The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-10-06
FOR j. 5. COMMISSIONERS
SOME PROPOSED NEW LAW FOR
THEIR GOVERNMENT.
These Changes and New Provisicns
viii Be Presented 70 Congress
and Passage Of Same viii Be
Urged by the Senators.

law governing United States commits
sioners in the Indian Territory
An act 60 amend am act obuued
AN Act 20 provide Tor the appoint
ment OF additional judges of the
United states Court in the Indian
Territory. and for other purposes ap.
proved March lst 1885
Bc it enacted by the senate and
House Of Representatives of the
United States ot America In Congress
assembled. that the Act OF Congress.
entitled. AN Act 90 provide for the ap.
pointment of additional judges ID the
United states Court in the Indian Ter.
ritory. and for other purposes" an.
proved March lst, 1895. be- amended
as follows to-wit.
Section a. That said commissioners.
acting as Justices of the peace in civil
causes shall i'm AN causes (chanccry
and equity cases. and actions for the
recovery OF the possession of real prop.
erty excepted have and exercise eX-
elusive jurisdiction where the amount
OF value OF the demand. or OF the %. OPP
erty or thing in controversy does not
exceed one hundred dollars; and con
current jurisdiction with the United
States District Courts where the
amount or value of the demand of the
property or thing in controversy ex-
coed the sum OF one hundred dollars
and does not exceed the sum of FIVE
hundred dollars. except In actions Of
damages wherein the amount shall not
exceed the sum OF ,hree hundred
dollars.
That said United States commissions
ers shall have concurrent Jurisdiction
with the United States District Courts.
of all criminal cases whicn are less
than felony; and in all felony cases
shall have jurisdiction to hold prelim-
mary examinations, and discharge,
hold to bail and commit, aud in such
cases shall have all the powers of
United States comisioners Cf the Cir.
States. and of justices of the peace un.
der the laws OF Arkansas heretofore
adopted and put in force in the In
dian Territory. That the constable for
each commissioners district in the In
dian Territory may, with the approval
of the judge of the district appoint
one or more deputies, and the con
stable shall be responsible for the
acts of his deputies. Such deputies
shall each. as his compensation. re
Ceiye and be allowed tJ Ic
tain the gross fa's, irclud
ing mileage earned by him ir
civil and misdomeanor cases cognila
BILE before the United States commits
sioners in the Indian Territory ia
be taxed in accordance with section
thirty-two hundred and Gfty-eight OF
Mansheld's Digest in force in said
Territory as amended by this act. but
the United States shall no; be liarl,
for such fees except as provided u
section sixteen OF this act That cacl
of said constables shall be eXonicic
clerk of the commissioner. court iu
his district
Appeals may be taken from the ii
nal judgments of the United States
commissioners in all cases. in the
same manner that appeals may be
taken from the final Judgments OF
Justices of the peace under the pro
visions of chapter ninctyone in civil
cases and chapter lortysiN in Grim
inal cases. of Mansfclds Digest of
the statutes of Arkansas. 1854 hereto
tore put iu force ina the Indian Terri
tory Provided that no appeal shall
be allowed in civil causes. where the
amount, value of the demand or of
the property or thing Ina controversy
as alleged in the complaint is less
than twenty dollars exclusive OF in
terest and costs. That i'm the trial OF
jury iu tho United States commission
ers courts In tho Indian Territory tho
commissioners may instruct the jury
as to the law applicable TO the case
and the jury shall Dee governed D.,
such instructions in rendering their
verdict, and the commissioners may
on motion grant a new trial it tho
verdict IS contrary to the law and
evidence That i'm every criminal case
before a United States commissioners
court in the Indian Territory when q
jury is demanded by the defendant
the commissioner may, in his discre
tion. appoint any one of the licensed
attorneys in the Indian Territory tC
represent the United States in the
case, and may tax against the defend
ant, IL he be found guilty, and auor
ney's fee of FIVE dollars as a part o.
the cost in the case, and, when collect
de by the commissioner, he shall pal
the fee so charged To the attorney who