The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-07
THE NINTH judicial
DISTRICT 1.-THE
CHANGES
That Would be Made in Case
Bill Now introduced Passes
Legislature.

ment of another judicial district to
be known as the ninth judicia! dis
trict has been introduced in the senate
of North Dakota. According to the
bill the new district wo;:id be compris-
ed of Bottineau, Pierce, and McHenry
counties District No. is affected and
would be comprised of Benson, RAM
sey. Rolette and Towner counties,
while district No. S would be COM
posed of Ward and Williams coun-
ties.
AS regards the time for the holding
of terms of court, the bill says:
Section 5. Terms of court. The
terms of the court for the second and
eighth judicial districts shall remain
as now fixed.
The terms of the district court in
the ninth judicial district shall be held
at the county seat of each county il
said district as follows: In the county
Of Bottineau on the second Noniay in
February the fourth Monday in April,
the third Monday in June. the third
Monday in September, and the third
Monday in November of each year,
provided, that no jury terms shall
be called for the terms of court opening
on the fourth Monday In April, the
third Monday in June and the third
Monday in September, except in the
discretion of the district Judge.
In the county of McHenry, on the
second Monday in March, the second
Monday in May, the secnd Monday in
July, the first Monday in October and
the third Monday in December of each
year provided, that no jury shall be
called for the terms of court begin
ming the second Monday in May, the
second Monday in July, the first Mon
day in Octber, except in the discretion
of the district Judge
In the county of Pierce on the third
Monday in January, the first Monday
in April. the first Monday in June, the
first Monday in September and the
third Monday in October of each year,
provided, that no jury shall be called
for the terms of court beginning III
the first Monday in April, the first
Monday in June and the first Monday
in September. except in the discretion
OF the district Judge.
In the county of Pierce, on the 3rd
Monday in January, the LIST Monday
in April. the LIST Monday in June, the
list Monday in September and the 3rd
Monday in October of each year, pro-
vided, that no jury shall be called for
the terms of court beginning the first
Monday in April, the first Monday in
June and the first Monday in Septe1-
Der, except in the discretion of the
district judge.
Any. terms of court now called by
the presiding judges of the second
and eighth judicial districts shall be
duly held, unless continued by the
judge of the ninth judicial district fol-
cause,
Sec. 4. Appointment of judge.y
The governor OF this state shall ap-
point judge of the district court for
the ninth judicial district of this state
who shall hold Office until the next
general election, and until his success
sor is duly elected and qualities, and
until the judge OF the ninth judicial
district be appointed and qualified, the
judge OF the second judicial district
shall continue to act as the judge OF
the district court in and for Pierce
county, and the judge of the eighth
judicial district shall continue to act
as judge OF the district court in anG
for the counties OF Bottineau and Nc
Henry
Sec. 5. Repeal) All acts or parts
of acts in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
Emergency. An emergency exists
in this, that the population and judi
cial business in the second and eighth
judicil districts of this state have
grown so large that the judges of said
districts cannot give proper attention
thereto, therefore this act shall take
effect from and after it's passage and
approval.