Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-01-07
A NEW COURT BILL.
Bin Prepared BY Judge Springer For
The Relief OF Territory Courts.


ment of two additional Judges of
the United States court in the In
dian Territory and for other pur-
poses.
BE It enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the
United States OF America in Con-
gress assembled:
SECTION 1. That there shall be
appointed by the president by and
with the advise and consent of the
senate two additional judges of the
United States court in the Indian
Territory who shall hold their re-
spective offices for the term of four
years from the date Of their APP
pointment, unless sooner removed
as provided by law; and said
judges shall each take the oath of
Office required by law to be taken
by the judges OF the district courts
of the United States. Each OF said
judges shall be paid salary of
five thousand dollars per annum
and allowed his necessary expenses
when holding court away from
home, the same to be paid from
the treasury of the United States
in like manner as the salaries and
allowances Of the judges Of the
United Ststes district courts.
SEC 2. That the said judges
shall hold terms of court at the
places aud in the districts in said
territory provided by law and at
such times as the United States
court of appeals in said territory
may designate, and they shall
have within the judicial districts
in which they may hold court, all
such authority. both In term time
and vacation, as to all matters and
causes, both criminal and civil,
pending or that may be brought in
said districts and shall have the
same experimenting control over
commissioners courts therein and
the same authority in the judicial
districts where they may hold
court, to issue writs of habeas
corpus and prohibition, Injunction,
mandamus, certiorari aud other
remedial and final process as is
now by law vested in the other
Judges Of the United States court
in the Indian Territory, OF in the
circuit and district courts of the
United States.
SEC. 3. That the said judges
shall be members of the United
States court of appeals in the In
dian Territory. Three judges shall
constitute a quorum for the trans.
action of business in said court;
and in all cases where the court is
equally divided in opinion the
judgment Of the court below shall
stand affirmed. The judges whose ap
pointments are authorized by This
act shall have and exercise all the
powers and be subject TO the same
provisions OF law as the other
judges Of the United States court
in the indian Territory.
SEC. 4. Terms of court may be
held at two places in any one dis.
trict at the same time. There
shall be two terms Of court held at
Tulsa In the northern district
Of the Indian Territory at such
times as the judges Of said district
may fix and determine.
SEC. 5. That the judges whose
appointments are authorized by
this act may each appoint a depu-
ty clerk who shall also be a stem
ographer, who shall attend all
sessions of court held by them aud
who shall under the direction OF
the clerk, perform all such duties
as are performed by other deputy
clerks and be subject to the same
provisions of law and have the
same powers as other deputy
clerks; and they shall also per-
form the duties of a stenographer
TO the court and the judge. They
shall each receive a salary Of
twelve hundred dollars per annum,
payable monthly the same as other
deputy clerks. The clerks, dep
uty clerks and stenographers in
the Indian Territory shall be al
lowed their necessary expenses
while attending court away from
home.
SEC. 6. That there il hereby
appropriated out OF any money IN
the treasury not otherwise appro-
Driated the sum Of twenty-five
thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to pay
the salaries and allowances Of the
judges and deputy clerks whose
appointments are authorized by
this act, for the current fiscal year
and for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1898.