The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-15
HOUSE BILL NO. 100.

HOUSE BILL NO. Ios.
For an act to create the Seventh
Judicial District, Of the State OF
North Dakota, and defining the boun'
daries Of the First aud Seventh Judi,
c!al Districts, and providing for terms
of court la tho Seventh Judicial Dis.
trict.
Be it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly Of the State OF North Da.
kota:
Section l. The State Of North Da-
kOta. shall lie divided into seven judi
cial districts.
District No. l. Shall consist of'the
counties uf Grand Forks and Nelson.
Districts Nos. II, Ill, Nv, V and
vi shall be and remain us they are at
present constituted.
District No. VII shall consist Of tho
counties Of Walsh, Pcmbina and Gu.
Waller.
SEC. 2. There shall be appointed
by the governor judge of the dis.
trict court, Of the Seventh judicial
district, who shall hold Office until
the next general election, and until
his successor is duly qualified.
AT the next general election, there
shall be elected in the Seventh judi
cial district, judge Of the district
court, whose term Of Office shall be
four years from the first Monday in
January succeeding his election. and
until his successor is duly qualified.
SEC. 3. Any terms of court hereto
fore called In the counties Of Walsh,
Cavalier and Pembina, by tie present
presiding Judge Of the First district,
shall be duly held ut the time they
are SO called for by the Judge Of the
First district.
SEC. 1. All actions brought, and
n w pending 10 the counties of Penn.
bina, Walsh and Cavalier, and cntitl.
ed in the First judicial district, shall
Seventh judicial district, and ans
judgement rendered thereon, shall be
In full force and effect IN the said
Seventh judicial district, and the
court upon its own motion, shall
dirict and authorize said actions to be
entitled In the Seventh judicial dis
trict.
SEC. 6. The terms of court, of the
district court, shall be held in each
OF the counties composing the Seventh
judicial district, in each year, us fol.
lows: In the county of Pembina. ut
Pembina, In said county, commencing
respectively on the first Tuesday 10
January; the first Tuesday in June;
the first Tuesday In April and the first
Tuesday 10 October; provided, that ut
the said terms, appointed to be held
In the months Of April and October,
no jury shall be called, unless called by
the court for the trial of criminal
cases.
In the county Of Cavalier, ut Lang.
DON In said county, on third Tuesday
In May and the first Tuesday in No.
vembcr, In each year. ,.
In county Of Walsh, at Grafton. in
said county, on the fourth Tuesday
In January, and the third Tuesday in
June, and the third Tuesday In No.
vember, and the third Tuesday 10
March, provided, that at said terms
appointed to be held in the months
OF March and November, no jury shall
be called except In the discretion OF
the court for the trial of criminal
cases.
The court shall, On the first Monday
In each month, except In the months
In which the terms of court are called
to lie held in Pcmbina county, have
its chambers ut Pembina, in said
county for the purpose Of hearing and
transacting such business as may be
fore 1t, and at all other times shall
hold its chambers ut Grafton, IL
Walsh county, except on the thirG
Monday in December, and the fourth
Monday in September, when it shall
hold Its chambers at Langdon, in thu
county of Cavalier.
SEC. 8. An emergency exists, II
that the First judicial district as al
present constituted, is too populoul
for one Judge to transact the business
thereof; Therefore. This act shall
take effect from and after its passage
and approval.