CHAPTER XCIV. TWELFTH AND FOURTEENTH DISTRICTS. AN ACT concerning terms of court in certain districts therein named, and amendatory of section 1, chapter No. 116, and section 1, chapter 118, o the Session Laws of 1885. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That section one of chapter one hundred and sixteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 1. That the terms Twelfth district. of district court in and for the twelfth judicial district shall commence as follows: In the county of Marshall on the third Marshall county. Monday of March, the fourth Monday in August, and the sec county. ond Monday in December; in the county of Washington on Washington the first Monday in April, the first Monday in June, and the fourth Monday in November; in the county of Republic on Republic county. the fourth Monday of January, the fourth Monday in May, and the second Monday in October; in the county of Cloud Cloud county. on the fourth Monday in April, the first Monday in August, the fourth Monday in October, and the third Monday in Feb ruary; in the county of Clay on the second Monday in Jan- Clay county. uary, the first Monday in May, and the third Monday in September. district. SEC. 2. Section one of chapter one hundred and eighteen of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. That the terms Fourteenth of court in the fourteenth judicial district shall commence in each year as follows, to-wit: In the county of Russell on the Russell county. second Monday in March and the second Monday of September; in the county of Lincoln on the fourth Monday of March Lincoln county. and the fourth Monday of September; in the county of Ells- Ellsworth county. worth on the second Monday of April and the second Monday county. of October; in the county of McPherson on the fourth Mon-McPherson day of April and the Wednesday after the first Monday of November; in the county of Saline on the fourth Monday of May Saline county. and the first Monday of December: Provided, That in the Proviso. county of McPherson on the last Monday of January and the second Monday of August there shall commence a law term at which it shall be lawful to hear, try and dispose of any and all business by the court, but no jury shall be summoned for such terms. SEC. 3. Section one of chapter number one hundred and sixteen and section one of chapter number one hundred and eighteen of the session laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five, of which this act is amendatory, are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the official state paper. Approved February 19, 1886. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the official state paper February 25, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State. Terms of court. Mitchell county. CHAPTER XCV. FIFTEENTH DISTRICT. AN ACT to regulate and fix the terms of the district court of the Fifteenth Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the terms of the district court of the fifteenth judicial district shall commence in each year as follows: In the county of Mitchell on the second Monday of January, the third Monday in April, and the fourth Monday in SeptemOsborne county, ber; in the county of Osborne on the first Monday in February, the second Monday in May, and the third Monday in October; in the county of Jewell on the fourth Monday in March, the first Monday in June, and the second Monday in November; in the county of Smith on the first Monday in March, the first Monday in September, and the first Monday in December. Jewell county. Smith county. SEC. 2. All summonses, subpenas, bonds, recognizances and all other processes, and all notices either by publication or otherwise, issued out of and made returnable to or given in any proceeding in the district court of any of the counties included in this act, and which shall have been issued or given prior to the passage of this act, shall by force of this act refer to the first term of court held in each of said counties under this act; and proceedings pending in the district court of any of the counties included in this act shall be taken up and proceeded with at the term herein specified for holding district court in said counties, the same as if no changes had been made in the time for holding said courts. SEC. 3. Chapter ninety-nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-three, approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, is hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the official state paper. Approved February 18, 1886. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the official state paper February 23, E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State. 1886. CHAPTER XCVI. SIXTEENTH DISTRICT. AN ACT to amend section one of chapter 119 of the Laws of 1885, and fixing terms of court in the Sixteenth Judicial District. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: . SECTION 1. That section one of the act to which this is amendatory be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. That the terms of court in the sixteenth Terms of court. judicial district shall hereafter be held as follows: In the county Pawnee county. of Pawnee on the first Tuesday of May and the second Tuesday of December; in the county of Edwards on the first Tues- Edwards county. day of March and the fourth Tuesday in October; in the county of Ford on the third Tuesday in March and the second Ford county. Tuesday in November; in the county of Finney on the second Finney county. Tuesday of April and the second Tuesday of October; in the county of Hodgeman on the second Tuesday of May and the Hodgeman first Tuesday of October; in the county of Hamilton on the Hamilton county. first Tuesday in June and the fourth Tuesday in September; county. and in the unorganized counties in said district at such time after the same shall have been organized as the judge of the district shall order. SEC. 2. Section one of chapter one hundred and nineteen of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-five is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall be in force and take effect from and after its publication in the official state paper. Approved February 19, 1886. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the official state paper February 25, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State. Terms of court. Rooks county. Phillips county. Norton county. CHAPTER XCVII. SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT. AN ACT to establish the times of holding courts in the several counties o. the Seventeenth Judicial District of the State of Kansas. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the terms of court in the seventeenth judicial district shall hereafter commence in each year as follows, to wit: In the county of Rooks on the second Monday in March, on the second Monday in July, and the first Monday in December; in the county of Phillips on the fourth Monday in March, on the fourth Monday in July, and the third Monday of December; in the county of Norton on the second Monday of April and on the second Monday of October; in the county of Decatur on the fourth Monday of April and the fourth Monday of October; in the county of Rawlins on the first Monday of May and the first Monday in November; in Thomas county. the county of Thomas on the second Monday of May and the Sheridan county. second Monday of November; in the county of Sheridan on the third Monday of May and the third Monday of November; in the county of Graham on the fourth Monday of May and the fourth Monday of November; and in the unorganized Decatur county. Graham county. Sherman counties of Cheyenne and Sherman, after the same have been Cheyenne and organized, at such times as the judge of said district court counties. shall order. SEC. 2. All summons, subpenas, bonds, recognizances, and all other process which may have been or may be issued and made returnable to the terms of the district courts of the respective counties as heretofore required to be held, shall be deemed and are by this act made returnable to the terms of court as herein required to be held. All notices which may have been given, either by publication or otherwise, with reference to the terms of said court as heretofore required to be held, or any or either of them, shall by force of this act refer to the terms of court as herein required to be held in the respective counties; and all proceedings, causes and matters pending in said court shall be taken up and proceeded with at the terms herein specified to be held, the same as if no change was made by this act in holding the terms of said court. SEC. 3. That all suits, actions, provisional remedies or other legal proceedings now pending in the district court of the county of Sheridan, and arising in the counties of Thomas and Sherman, are hereby ordered to be transmitted to the district court of Thomas county, and shall there be tried and proceeded with the same as though the said suits, actions, provisional remedies or other legal proceedings had been originally brought in the district court of Thomas county. SEC. 4. That chapter one hundred and one of the session laws of 1883 is hereby repealed. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after its publication in the official state paper. Approved February 19, 1886. I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original enrolled bill now on file in my office, and that the same was published in the official state paper February 26, 1886. E. B. ALLEN, Secretary of State. -10 |