The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-09
4 JUDICIAL ! ] | |: |
DISTRICT
BILL | |.
To Divide North Dakota Dis
trict is Passed By. the
Senate.
FEW AMENDMENTS

With FEW AMENDMENTS
Text Of the Bill Which is Of Vital In.
terest to State
judiciary.
By Wire From E. c. Snyder.
Washington, D. C., March s.-The
senate has passed the bill introduced
by Senator Hansbrough to amend a
former act I'd divide the judicial dis
trict of North Dakota. The Hans
sbrOugh bill was amended in some par
ticulars. these amendments relating
entirely to the dates for the holding
of federal courts in North Dakota,
The bill as passed by the senate is as
follows sl5 g,s h
That the act entitled AN act TO
divide 1.-The judicial district of North
Dakota approved April %, 1890, be
amended 80 as to read as follows:
That the state of North Dakota
shall constitute one judicial district.
6ec. 2. That for the purpose of
holding terms of the district court
said district shall be divided into five
diy1sions, to be known as the south
western, southeastern, northeastern,
northwestern, and western divisions.
That the portion Of the state com
prisfng the, present counties Of Bur
leigh. Stutsman, Logan, Mcintosh,
Rmmons. Kidder. Foster. Wells, Nc
Lean. and all the. territory in said
state Of North Dakota lying west of the
Missouri and south of the twelfth
standard parallel shall constitute the
southwestern division, the court, for
which shall be held at the city OF Bis
marck. That portion Of the state coma
prising the presents counties of Cass,
Richland. Barnes, Dickey, Sargent, La
Moure, Ransom, Gr1ggs and Steele
shall constitute the southeastern di- 4
vision, the court for which shall be
held at the city OF Fargo. That por,
tfoa of the state comprising the pres
'ent counties of Grand Forks, Trail,
Walsh, Pembina, Cavalier, and Nelson
shall constitute the northeastern di-
vision, the court, for which shall be
held at the; city of Grand Forks That
portion Of the state comprising the
present counties Of. Ramsey, Eddy,
Benson, Towner, Rolette, Bottineau,
Pierce, and McHenry shall constitute
the northwestern, division, the, court
for which shall be held at the city Of
Devils Lake. That portion of the state
comprising, the present counties Of
Ward, and Williams and all that terri
tory lying west OF the Missouri river
and north Of the twelfth standard par
:allel in the state Of North Dakota shall
constitute fsthe western division, the
court for which shall be held at the
city Of Minot. 5ii,..s.s MI N I. 4.3 4 j,
"Sec. 8. THAT the terms of the dis
trfct court for the district of North
Dakota shall be held at Bismarck on
the first Tuesday in March in each
year; at Fargo on the third Tuesday IN
Maysin each year; at. Grand Forks on
Ehe second Tuesday in November in
each year; at Devils Lake on the first !.
Tuesday in JIly tn9each year, and at
Ainot 1.-The second Tuesday in Octo-
Der In each. year. And the provisions
of law now existing for the holding Of
said court on the first Monday in I
April and November Of each year Is
hereby repealed, and all suits, prose-
'cutnons and processes, recognizances.
hail bonds. and others proceedings of
whatever nature pending In or re-
turnable to said court on the days last
named are hereby transferred to- and
shall be made returnable to and have
force In said respective terms pro-
vided in this act In the same manner
and with the same effect as they would
have had had this act not been passed.
"Sec. =. That all civil suits not OF q
local character now pending or which
ahall be brought lin the district or cir
cult courts of the United States for.
the district Of North Dakota in either
Of said divisions against single de-
fendant, or where all the defendants
reside in the same divisions Of said
district, shall be brought In the diyis-
ion In which the defendant or defend
, ants reside, or, II there are two or,
more defendants residing In different
divisions. such slit may. be brought IN
: either division, and all mesne and final
process subject to the provisions Of
this act, issued in either ofE said divia-
Ions, may be served and eyecuted In
either-sor all Of said divisions. All
issues Of fact ia civil causes triable IN
i any, of the said courts shall be tried In