426 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 149, 150. 1867 The average vided, That the whole sum allowed shall not exceed an average of six
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' Am-·novm>, March 2, 1867. CHAP. CL.-An Act amzmdator of "An Act to providea temporary Government jbr
the Territory qf]lIontana,," appragenl Zllay twenty-aix, eighteen hundred and siztyfwr.
l. "i. . '. . . . V0 Xu P SD Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of Representalzves of the Uimcd Legislative as. States of America in Congress assembled, That the legislative assemblies "Fml?ll°5 °{tT°*”· of the several Territories of the United States shall not, after the passage g:§:,QesS;gci,_(; of this act, grant private charters or especial privileges, hut they may, by charters; but general mcorporauon acts, permit persons to associate themselves together {::grl;:i;§’);°'“l aslpodies corporate for mining, manufacturing, and other industrial pur ucrs tor, ·o. SUI S- Jurisdiction of Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the probate courts of the Ter- §f°b;‘“’ °°“:*$ 3* ritory of Montana, in their respective counties, in addition to their probate cdc11s1I;?;,?,? - jurisdiction, are hereby authorized to hear and determine civil causes civil and crimi- wherein the damarre or debt claimed does not exceed five hundred dollars, ""I °“s°s* and such criminalccases arising under the laws of the Territory as do not but HONG cm-- require the intervention of a grand jury: Provided, That they shall not i=1l¤ ¤%h€F¤¤¤S¤S· have jurisdiction in any matter in controversy when the title or right to the peaocable possession of land may be in dispute, or chancery or divorce Appeals a1- causes: And provided further, That in all cases an appeal may be taken l°“'°*l· from any order, judgment, or decree of said probate court to the district court. $,,],,,5, 0; me Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the chief justice and associate ¤l¤i¤f_.1¤¢*i¤¢> Md justices of said Territory and the Territory of Idaho, shall each receive mztgtffagg an annual salary of thirty-five hundred dollars. I limbo. Sec. 4. And be 2t jiartfzer eetactcd, That the Judges of the supreme l_g:;]‘;S§g“‘:_€ fx court of said Territory, or a majority of them, shall, when assembled at gem? me jud,_ tlxedsriat of governiment oftpaid g1`erritory, delinle the judicgag. distript; of cial i=tricts,¤s- said errttory, an assvm xc gu oes w io may e appointe or said er-
- §;‘0%;d$£i;;g ritory to the severaldislricts, suidcshall also fix and appoint thertimes and
and places or places for holding the courts in the several counties or subd1v1sions in h<>l<i_£S '>h° each of said judicial districts, and alter the times and places of holding °°%m; wma a the céourts aa tip lthelmlslhall seelm lpropefr gnpdconvenient, bpt not less than year at eac wo erms s a e e a. eac p ace 0 0 mv court eac year. Pl”°°·. . Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of revivinv the Legislative . . . . . ¤ {,,,,,,;,0,,, Og the legislative functions of the Territory of Montana, which have been ad- Tsrritvry of judged therein to have lapsed, the governor of said Territory be, and he gx?""' "°` is hereby, authorized, on or before the first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, to divide said Territory into legislative districts for the election of members of the council and house of representatives, and to A¤¤¢mb1y,&<=- apportion amonrr said districts the number of members of the legislative districts. as, ‘d¤d f · h · _ - · Emma of sem f y pgovi e b or ll} the prgapic act of said Territory, and the elec; members, tion 0 said mem ers 0 the egis ative y shall be held at suc time and shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the legislative assembly of said Territory at the session thereof, begun and holden at the city of Bannack, in eighteen hundred and sixty-four and eighteen Voters. hundred and sixty-five,·and the- qualifications of voters shall be the same as that prescribed by said organic act, saving and excepting the distinction therein made on account of race or color, and the legislative assembly, so U elected, shall convene at the time prescribed by said legislative assembly Appcrhonment at the session last aforesaid. The apportionment provided for in this sec- Q£n;°P’°S°°“*‘ tion shall be basedlupon such an enumeration of the qualified electors of the several legislative districts as shall appear from the election returns in thelofficc of the secretary of sa1d Territory, and from such other sources of information as wxll enable the governor, without taking a new census, to make an apporuonment which shall fairly represent the people of the
