Year: 1937
Type: article
Abstract: The landed turritory of Iowa was a part of the Louisiana Purcliase, made by the United States from France in 1803^ and wa.s iir.st governed by tiie Ordinance of 1787, Thi.s wa.s a eongressional aet for tlie government of the territory of the United States, northwest of the Oliio River, adopted July 13, 1787, Later Iowa was sueeessively attaehed, for judicial purposes and government, to the states of Missouri, Michigan and Wiseonsin, June 2, 1838, Iowa was det;iehed from Wiseonsin, and on .l\úy'•i, 1838, it became a separate territorial entity, permitting it limited self government under a governor appointed by the president /lnd a legi.slativeassembly eonsisting of a Council of thirteen members and a House of Representatives of twenty-six members.At it.sfirst territorial Legislative Assembly' held at Burlington January 21, 183!), three judieial distriets for holding the District Court were established in thirteen eastern countie.s.The Supreme Court with three members, was organized and sessions held the fírst Monda}' in July and December eaeh year.Statute laws of tlie state in its territorial capaeity enacted at this session inehide an aet fixing the terms of the Distriet Courts, as well as the Supreme Court, The first ,Tudieial Distriet was composed of the eonnties of Henry, Vnn Buren, Lee and Des Moines; Charle.sMason was the judge.The Second Judieial Distriet was composed of Louisa, ^Sltiseatine, Cedar, ,rohnson and Slaughter.Slaughter was afterward renamed Washington County, ,Tosepli Williams was the distriet judge.The Third Judicial .District included Jaekson, Dubuque, Seott and Clayton; and Thomas Wilson was tlie judge, I'or judieial purpose.s the county of Linn was attaehed to .Jolinson County, the
Source: The Annals of Iowa
Author: O. H. Montzheimer
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W180836507