Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-03-07
THE APPELLATE COUET,

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THE APPELLATE COURT.
Under the new law which went in
to effect February 81, the state is d.
vided into a northern and southern
department and each department is
divided into three divisions to be des-
ignated as eastern, central and vest
ern divisions. The northern depart
ment shall be constituted of the coun-
ties of Wyandotte, Leavenworth,
johnson, Douglas, Shawnee, Morris,
Wabaunsee, Dickinson, Saline, Ellis
worth, Russell, Ellis, Trego, Cove,
Logan, Wallace, and all the counties
lying north of said counties. The re.
naming counties shall constitute
the southern department. Each of
said departments shall be divided in
to three DIVISIONS, to be known as the
eastern, central and western divisions
respectively. The eastern division of
the northern department shall con-
sist Of the counties of Wyandotte,
johnson, Douglas, Shawnee, Wabaun-
see, Pottawatomie, jackson, Jeffer-
son, Leavenworth, Atchison, Doni-
phaD, Brown, Nemaha and Morris,
with terms of court at Topeka. The
central division of the northern de-
partment shall consist of the counties
of Marshall, Geary, Riley, Washing
ton, Clay, Dickinson, Saline, Ottawa,
Cloud, Republic, Jewell, Mitchell,
Lincoln, Ellsworth, Osborne, and
Smith, with terms Of court at Con-
cordia, The western division of the
nothern department shall consist of
the remaining counties of said north
ern department, with terms of court
at Colby, The eastern division of
the southern department shall con-
sist Of the counties of Miami, Linn,
Bourbon, Crawford, Cherokee, La
bette, Neosho, Allen, Anderson,
Franklin, Usage, Coffey, Woodson,
Wilson, Montgomery, Chautauqua
and Elk, with terms Of court at Fort
Scott. The central division of the
southern department shall consist of
the counties Of Lyon, Greenwood,
Chase, Marion, Mcpherson, Reno,
Harvey, Butler, Sedgwick, Kingman,
Barber, Harper, Sumner and CowleY,
with terms of court at Wichita. The
western division of the southern de-
partment shall consist Of the remain
ing counties of the southern depart
ment, with terms of court at Garden
City.
All terms of said court Of appeals
shall convene on TIM tirst Tuesday of
the months respectively IN which such
terms are to be held, and shall be
held IN said eastern division in the
months of March, June and Novem-
Der; in said central divisions in the
months of January, May and Octo-
Der; and in said western division in
the months of February, September
and December, and at such other
times as said courts designate. The
judges of each of said courts who
shall be the oldest in years shall be
first presiding judge, and all judges
so appointed shall hold under such
appointment until the second Monday
in January, 1897, and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified,
This court is to have concurrent
jurisdiction with the supreme court
in all cases involving less than $4,000,
and the supreme court is to sppor-
ton the cases now on its docket to
the several divisions OF the appellate
court.
Mr., g. j. Brown, clerk of the su-
preme court, estimates that the su-
preme court will be relieved OF about
one-half its business, or from 100 to
1000 cases, which are now On its
docket,
The judges Of the appellate court
are to meet in Topeka within ten days
after they are appointed aud appoint
the clerks and stenographers Of their
respective districts.
The secretary of state is to provide
the necessary books, blanks and sta