The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-12-07

States courts for said territories in
any case arising or begun within the
limits of said state prior to admission
the parties to such judgments or de-
crees shall have the same right to
prosecute appeals and writs of error
to the supreme court of the United
States or the circuit court of appeals
for the Eighth circuit as they shall
have had by law prior to the admis.
sion of said state into the union.
Transferring Of Court Cases Now
Pending
Sec. 90. That in respect to all cases,
proceedings and matters now pending
in the supreme or district courts OF
said territories at the time of ad-
mission as state and arising within
the limits OF such state thereof the
circuit or district courts by this act
established might have had jurisdic-
tion under the laws of the United
States had such courts existed at the
time Of the commencement of such
cases, the circuit and district courts
each, respectively, shall be the sue
cessors of said supreme and district
courts of said territories and in re-
spect TO all other cases and matters
pending in the supreme or district
courts Of said territories or in the
United States courts for said terri
tories at the time of the admission Of
such state. arising within the limits
Of said proposed state the courts OF
said state shall, respectively be, the
successors of said supreme and dis
trict territorial courts and the United
States courts in said territories. And
all the files. records, indictments ami
proceedings relating to any such cases
shall be transferred TO such circuit,
district and state courts, respective
ly. and the same shall be proceeded
no writ. action, indictment, cause or
proceeding now pending. or that prior
to the admission of said state shall
be pending. in any territorial courts
of said territo ories or the United States
courts for said territories shall abate
by the admission of said state into
the union: but the same shall be trans.
ferred and proceeded with in the prop.
er United States circuit, district or
state court as the case may be: Pro-
vided, However, That in all civil ac.
tions. causes. and proceedings IN
which the United States is not party
transfer shall not he made to the cir.
cult and district courts Of the United
States, except il be case which,
under existing laws might he trans.
ferred from a state court to the courts
Of the United States, and upon written
request of one of the parties to such
action or proceedings, filed in the
proper court, as now by law required,
and In the absence of such request,
such cases shall be proceeded with in
the proper state court.
Proceeds from Public Land Sales, to
be Used for Reclamation Fund for
New State
Sec. 81. That the proceeds from the
sale of all public lands within the
present boundaries of Oklahoma AMI
the Indian territory not hereinbefore
| provided for, shall constitute drain
| age reclamation fund, to be expended
! as hereinafter provided: First: That
| said drainage reclamation fund shalt
be expended under the direction OF
the secretary Of the Interior and un.
| der the immediate supervision OF the
engineers of the reclamation service.
Second: The actual cost of the con.
| struction of any drainage works shall
be apportioned and assessed against
the property directly benefited, to be
paid by the owners thereof in equal