Graham guardian., 1909-01-15

embraced within the jurisdiction
of such courts, respectively, with
full power to proceed with the
same, award mesnc or final pro-
cess therein; and that from all
Judgments and DEGREES of the su
preme court of the Territory men
toned in this Act, in any case
arising within the limits of the
proposed State prior to admission
the parties to such judgment shall
have the same right to prosecute
appeals and writs of error to the
supreme court of the United States
or to the circuit court of appeals
as they have had by law prior to
the admission of said State into
the Union.
Sec. l6. That IN respect to all
cases, proceedings, and matters
now pending in the supreme or
! district courts of the said Territory
at the time of the admission into
the Union of the State of Arizona
and arising within the limits of
such State, whereof the circuit Or
district courts by this Act estab.
lished might have had jurisdiction
under the laws of the United
States had such courts existed at
the time of the commencement of
the case, the said circuit and dis
trict courts, respectively, be the
successors of said supreme and dis
trict courts of said Territory; and
in respect to all other cases, pro-
ceedings, and matters pending in
the supreme or district courts of
said Territory at the time of the
admission Of such Territory into
the Union arising within the limits
of said State, the courts established
by such State shall, respectively,
be the successors Of said supreme
and district territorial courts; and
all the files, records, indictments,
and proceedings relating to any
such cases shall be transferred to
such circuit, district, and state
courts, respectively, and the same
shall be proceeded with therein in
due course of law, but no writ,
action, indictment, cause, or pro-
ceeding now pending, or that prior
to the admission of the State shall
be pending, in any Territorial
court in said Territory shall abate
by the admission of such State into
the Union, but the same shall be
transferred and proceeded with in
the proper United States circuit,
district, or state court, as the case
may be: Provided, however, that
in all civil actions, causes, and
proceedings, in which the United
States is not a party transfers shall
not be made to the circuit and dis
trict courts of the United States
except upon cause shown by writ
ten request of one of the parties to
such action or proceeding filed in
the proper court; aud in the alb
sence of such request such cases
shall be proceeded with 10 the
proper State courts.
Sec. II. That the constitutional
convention shall by ordinance pro-
vide for the election of officers for
full State government, including
mem bers of the Legislature and a
representative in Congress, at the
time for the election for the rati-
ficatlon or rejection of the constitu-
tion; but the said State govern
ment shall remain in allegiance un
til the State shall be admitted into
the Union as proposed by this Act.
In case the constitution of said
State shall be ratified by the peo-
pie, but not otherwise, the legis
lature thereof may assemble, or
game, and elect two senators of
the United States in the manner
now prescribed by the laws of the
United States; and the governor
and secretary of state Of the pro
posed State shall certify the cleo