The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-06

determine all causes arising within their
wherein the debt or damage l
claimed does not exceed $780, exclusive of
AMI concurrent jurisdiction with
justices of the peace in criminal cases.
Justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction
in all civil causes in which the debt or
damages claimed, exclusive of interest does
not exceed $500; but they shall not have
Jurisdiction in any action where the boun-
daries or title to any real property shall be
called in question; and they shall have
criminal jurisdiction of such misdemeanors
as may be prescribed by the laws of the
territory.
Sec. II. The legislative power of the
territory of Utah shall extend to all right
full subjects of legislation not inconsistent
with the constitution and laws of the
United States, but no law shall be passed
with the primary disposal of
the soil. No taxes shall be imposed upon
the property of the United States nor
shall the lands or other property of non
residents be taxed higher than the lands or
other property of residents.
Sec. IS. All causes pending in the
supreme court of the territory OF Utah on
the first day of January, 1893, arising under
the laws of the territory of Utah, both of a
civil and criminal character, and all special
proceedings pending in said court, arising |
under the territorial laws, shall pass over
to and be heard and determined by the
supreme court herein provided for; and all
causes pending in the said supreme court
of the territory Of Utah, on the first day in
January, 1898, and arising under the con-
stitution and laws of the United States
shall be transferred to and heard and
determined by the circuit court of appeals
of the United States for the Eighth circuit,
and said court is hereby declared to have
jurisdiction of said causes.
Sec. 10. All causes pending in the First
district court sitting at Ogden, on the first
day in January, $685. shall be heard and de-
termined by the Second district court in
Weber county, and all causes pending on
the first day in January, 1893, in the First
district court sitting at Provo, and arising
under the territorial laws, shall be heard
and determined by the Sixth district court,
sitting in Utah county. and all causes
pending on the first day in January, $685.
before the Second district court. and aris-
ing under the territorial laws, shall be
heard and determined by the Seventh dis
trict court, sitting in Beaver county, and
all causes pending on the first day in jan
uary, 1893, in the Third district court of
| Utah, and arising under the territorial
laws shall be heard and determined by the
Third district court, and all causes pending
in the several district courts OF Utah ter
ritory on the first day of January, 1898, and
arising under the constitution and laws of
the United States, shall be heard and de-
termined by territorial district court
hereinafter created.
Sec. 90 There is hereby created a terri
torial district court for the territory of
Utah; said court shall have and exercise
the same jurisdiction in all cases arising
under the constitution and laws of the
United States as is vested in the circuit
and district courts of the United States.
said court shall hold twoAterms in each
year, and its place of sitting shall be Salt
Lake city, in the county of Salt Lake, in
said territory. There shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, a judge of said
district court, who shall hold his Office for
four years, and until his successor is ap-
, pointed and qualified. The Judge of said
court shall appoint clerk of said court.
, The salary of said district Judge shall be
50, 500 per annum. to be paid in the same
manner as the salaries of other district
court judges of the United States.
Sec 81 The board of commissioners
, created by the ninth section of the act Of
Congress of March 90, 1882, entitled "ar
act to amend section 1852 of the revised
statu es of the United States" is hereby
. abolished, and the duties prescribed by
q said section and the acts of Congress-
amendatory thereof shall, until some Other
f or different provision is made by the terri
torial legislature, be performed by board
consisting of the governor, attorney gen
eral, and the three justices Of the supreme
| court, elected as provided for in this act
/ This section shall not take effect until thu
9 first day in January, 1898.
+ Sec. %, Section four of the act of Con
a gress, approved June %, 1874, entitled cal
act in Relation to Courts and Judicial Off
y GERS in the Territory of Utah." is hereb,
8 repealed, and until some other and differ
+ ent provision shall be made by the terrific
p rial legislature it shall be the duty of tn
/ district judges elected as provided in thi
a act, to appoint in each county three jur,
n commissioners, who shall meet in eacl
q county on the second Monday in Januar,
: of each year and prepare jury list, whicl
a shall contain the names of two hundre
e electors of the county, duly quail
fled to serve as jurors. From
| oh liCf 10
y and county clerk of such county shall, a
q least ten days prior to the beginning of an
! term of the district court, upon order @
a the district Judge, draw the necessar
:. number of names to constitute grand o
10 trial jury, or both, if so ordered by tn
i, district Judge. No person shall be CON
te petent to serve as juror unless he ha
\ resided in the county for six months mex
te preceding and is an elector of the county
, and can read and write the Englis
i language. If in any county there be les
Of than two hundred qualified electors, the
r the jury shall be drawn from the who
,e number of electors in the county. TIL
If section shall not take effect until Januar
n l, 1898.
Sec. %. Section of the act of Congre:
re approved June 49, 1874, entitled IAN Act
w Relation to Courts and Judicial Officers
p the Territory of Utah." is repealed. A
as process issued by the supreme court of tt
so territory of Utah shall be served by tt
of United States marshal for said territor
as and he shall be paid therefor out of the te
Ill ritorial treasury the same fees and charg
u that are allowed for like services in cas-
10 arising under the constitution and laws
o. the United States. All process from Il