GENERAL. INDEX

GENERAL INDEX.

AMENDMENTS.

an act to amend chapter thirty-two (32,) of the session
laws of 1865-66, entitled "an act to prohibit sheep and
swine from running at large, 119.

how chapter thirty-two amended, 119.

in act to amend chapter ten of the session laws of 1866-67,

120.

how chapter ten amended, 120.

when act to take effect, 120.

AUDITOR AND TREASURER.

an act relating to the auditor and treasurer, 120.
appropriation for office rent, &c., 121.

directed to procure scal, 121.

when act to take effect, 121.

CHEYENNE CITY.

an act to incorporate Cheyenne city, 126.
description, 126.

city made a body politic, 127.

legislative authority how vested, 127.

who considered as citizens, 127.

election of city officers, 127.
challenging of votes, 127.

eligibility to office, 127.

annual clection when held, 127.
commissioners of elections, 127.

notice of election, 127.
officers to be elected, 128.

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CHEYENNE CITY-Continued.

duties of the mayor, 128.

mayor to be conservator of the peace and ex-officio jus-
tice of the peace, 128.

powers of city council, 128.

council to license and prohibit shows, exhibitions, &c., 129.
council shall be the judge of the qualifications and elec-
tions of its own members, 129.

mayor to preside at all meetings of the council. 129.
ordinanbes of the council to be recorded, 129.

duties of the city clerk, 129.

city officers to take oath, 129.

salaries of city officers, 130.

the treasurer, clerk, assessor, collector and marshal to

give bonds, 130.

treasurer shall be ex-officio collector, 130.

marshal shall be ex-officio assessor, 130.

duties of the marshal, 130.

publication of the annual financial report, 130.

this act declared a public act, 130.

keeping and disbursing public money, 131.

auditing accounts, 131.

accountability of city officers, 131.

when act to take effect, 131.

CIVIL PROCEDURE.

an act to simplify and abridge the practice, pleadings, and
proceedings of the courts of this territory, 1.

preamble, 1.

remedies, 1.

definition of action, 2.

special proceeding, 2.

division of actions, 2.

criminal actions, 2.

civil actions, 2.

remedies not merged, 2.

COURTS of justice and their jurisdiction.

of the courts in general, 2.

their jurisdiction generally, 3.

SUPREME COURT.

its jurisdiction, 3.

its powers, 4.

terms. preferences of causes, 4.

judgment, concurrence of two judges necessary to pro-

nounce, 4.

court, where held, 5.

one or more of the judges may adjourn court, 5.

DISTRICT COURT.

terms of district court, 5.

special terms, 5.

inability of judges, 5.

business out of court, 5.

county commissioners of the several counties to provide
courts with rooms, &c., 6.

PROBATE COURT.

jurisdiction of probate court, 6.

COURTS of justices of the peace. their jurisdiction and prac-
tice, 6.

CIVIL ACTIONS.

FORM of civil action.

distinction between actions in law and suits in equity,
abolished, 7.

parties, how designated, 7.

actions on judgment, 7.

feigned issues abolished, 7.

TIME of commencing civil actions.

repeal of existing limitations, 8.

objection, that action was not commenced within limited
time taken by answer, 8.

when the people will not sue, 9.

when action cannot be brought by grantee from the ter-
ritory, 9,

when actions by the people or their grantees to be brought
within twenty years, 9.

seizin within twenty years when necessary, 10.

action or defence founded on title, 10.

action after entry or right of entry, 10.