Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-25
FOUR DISTRICTS.
Full Text OF Law Passed by Congress
Relating to U. s. Courts in
North Dakota.
Court at Bismarck in April, Fargo
in May, Grand Forks, December,
Devils Lake, February.
Four Bites of a Cherry.

n -Four Bites OF q Cherry.
The following is the full text of the bill
that passed congress and is now q law,
dividing North Dakota into four divisions
for the purpose Of holding terms of the
United States court.
Be 1t enacted, etc., That the state of
district.
SEC. 2. That for the purpose of holding
terms OF the district court, said district
shall be divided into four divisions, to be
known as the southwestern, southeastern,
northeastern and hortn western divisions;
present counties Of Burleigh, .Stutsman,
Logan, Mcintosh, Emmons, Kidder, Foster,
Wells, Mclean and all the territory in said
state of North Dakota lying south and
west of the Missouri river shall constitute
the southwestern division. the court for
marck. That portion OF the state COM
prising the present counties Of Cass,
land, Barnes, Dickey, Sargent. LaMoure,
Ransom, GriggS M Steele shall constitute
the southeastern division, the court for
which shall be he'll at the city Of Fargo.
That portion of the state comprising the
present counties Of Grand Forks, Trail,
shall constitute the northeastern division,
the court for which shall be held at the
city of Grand Forks. That portion of the
state comprising the present counties of
Ramsey, Eddy, Benson, Towner.. Rolette,
Bottineau, Pierce, McHenry and Ward,
Dakota lying north of the said southwest
ern division, shall constitute the northwest
ern division, the court for which shall be
held at the city of DEVILS Lake.
Sec. 8. That the terms of the district
court for The district of North Dakota
shall 1n hold ~ D;cro coIr ~ <Lo c-oA
Tuesday of April in each year; at Fargo
on the third Tuesday OF May in each year;
at Grand Forks on the first Tuesday Of
December in each year, m at Devils Lake
on the first Tuesday of February in each
year. And the provision of law now ex-
listing for the holding of said court on the
first Monday in April II November of
each year is hereby repealed, and all suits,
prosecutions and processes. recOgnizances,
bail bonds, and other proceedings of what
ever nature pending in or r%eturnable to
said court on the days last named, are
hereby transferred to and shall be made
returnable to and lave force in the said re-
same manner n with the same effect as
they would have had had this act lot been
passed.
SEC. 4, That all civil suits not of a To-
cal character now pending or which shall
be brought in the district or circuit courts
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North Dakota, in either of the said divis-
ions against q single defendant, or where
all the defendants reside in the same divis-
ions OF said district, shall be brought in the
division in which the defendant or defend.
ants reside, or, if there are two or more de-
PENDANTS residing in different divisions,
such suit may be brought in either divis-
ion, and all mesne and final process sub
ject to the provisions Of this act. issued in
either Of said divisions, may be served and
executed in either or all of said divisions.
All issues of fact IN civil causes triable in
any of the said courts shall be tried in the
division where the defendant or one of the
defendants reside, unless by consent of
both parties the case shall be- removed to
some other division.
SEC. s. That the circuit court of the
United States for said district shall be
held at Bismarck on the first Tuesday of
April in each year, aid at Fargo on the
Grand Forks on the first Tuesday of De-
cember in each year, and at Devils Lake
on the first Tuesday of February of each
81 year; and cases taken On appeal or writ of
error from the district court shall be re-
turnable to the circuit court held in that
judicial sub division from which the ap-
peal was taken. When the circuit court n
district court is held, as provided in this
act, at the same time and place. one grand
and one petit jury only shall be summoned
and serve in both said courts.
SEC. 8. That the clerk of the circuit and
district courts for said district shall each
appoint a deputy clerk at the place where
\ their respective courts are required to- be
held in the division Of the district in which
such clerk shall not himself reside, each of
whom shall, in the absence of the clerk,
exercise all the powers and perform all the
duties of clerk within the division for
which heETshall be appointed. Provided,
That the appointment of such deputies
shall be approved by the court for which
and may be annulled by such court at its
pleasure, and the clerks shall be RESPONSE
BILE for the official acts and negligence of
all such deputies.
Hettinger County1Marl.