The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-01-17
TIE TEr Err BILL.
Ia Its Original TerDG As Gwen GO
the Judiciary COmmittee.

ed States OF America IN congress as
>Amblnd.
That section 10 Of an act entitled
An act tn provide temporary gov
crnment for the Territory Of Okla
homa. to enlarge the jurisdiction of
the United States court in the Indian
Territory. and for other purposes" ap-
; proved May ,, 1890, be. and the same
: j. hereby. so amended as to read as
follows:
Sec. 30. That for the purpose Of
holding terms of said court said In
dian Territory is hereby divided into
two districts, to be known as the
northern and southern districts.
, The northern district shall consist
Of all the Seminole country. all of'the
Creek country, all of that part OF the
Cherokee country east of the ninety
sixth meridian. Of the country occu- :
pied by the Indian tribes in the Qua
paw Indian agency, and Of the town
site of the Miami TownSite Company.
and the place of holding court in said
district shall be at Mu>cogee. Ninita
and Wyandotte, and the laws of the
United States and other laws made
applicable To the Indian Territory by
existing law are hereby extended over
Miami TOwnsite Company Territory.
That for the purposes of this act the
said northern district shall be cunSid-
cred as judicial division.
The southern district shall be di-
vided into three divisions.
THE first division shall consist Of
all that part of the Chicka>aw Indian
reserve west Of range two west OF the
Indian meridian. and the place Of
holding court therein shall be al
ChickaSha.
THE second division shall consist Of
ali that part of the ChickaSaw Indian
reserve not included in the first di-
vision. and the place of holding court
therein shall be II Ardmorc.
The third division of said southern
district shall consist of All the Choc-
taw country. and the place ef holding
said court therein shall be at South
McAlesteT.
That the attorneygeneral Of the
United States shall appoint three as
sistant attorneys for said districts
who shall perform the duties TO which
they may be assigned by the United
States district attorney for the In
dian Territory. and who shall receive
such compensation as is now allowed
by law 10 the assistant United States
slttorneys for the western district OF
Arkansas together with actual trav
cling expenses when upon government
business
1T shall be the duty of the United
States attorney for the Indian Terri
tory in addition tohis present duties
to supervise and conduct all prosecu
tions before the commissioners pro
vided for by this act in person or by
his deputies, and he shall receive foI
his services one-half the fees now al
lowed him by law in such cases wheT
instituted in the United States court
Of said Territory.
And he clerk OF said court shal
appoint deputy cirrz in each of saiC
divisions in which sid clerk does no
himself reside. at the place of holdiny
c 'urt in such divisions. Such deput,
clerk shall keep his Office and reside a
the place appointed for holding cour
III the division of such residence, ant
snail keep the records of said cour
for such divisions, and in the absCnc
of the clerk may exercise all the off
ciai powers of the clerk within In
division for which he is appointed
Provided, that the appointment @
such deputies shall be approved b
the Judge holding court in the divi'
ion for which said appointment
made, and may be annulled by sal
judge at his pleasure: and the cler
shall be responsible for the Offici;
acts and negligence of his respectiy
deputies
The Judge of each of said district
shall hold at least two terms Of cOul
each year in the northern district q
each of the places designated f
holding the courts and at least tW
terms each year in each of the divi
ions nf the southern district, at sue
regular times as said Judges shall +
and determine: and the judge of IL
southern district shall be paid his a
tuai travelling expenses and subsis
ence while attending and hOldiT
court at places other than that of h
residence
And jurors for each term Of sa
court in each division shall be select,
and summoned in the manner prOvi
ed in said act of March /, 1889: PH
vided, however. that Indian citiZeI