For stitching reports and bills, per hundred copies, three dollars. For book paper, per ream, thirty dollars. For bill paper, per ream, fifteen dollars. For binding, in strong paper or otherwise, such reasonable compensation as shall be fixed by the Secretary of the Territory, under the instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States: Provided, That the allowance made by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States shall be full compensation for printing and publishing the laws and journals. SEC. 7. For all blanks and forms printed and delivered, the following rates shall be charged and paid. For all commissions, not to exceed thirty dollars per thou sand. For all receipts, orders on the Treasury, licenses, and all other blanks and forms required, but not otherwise provided for in this section, not to exceed twenty dollars per thousand. SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of said Territorial Printer to publish, in the columns of the newspaper published by him, all laws passed by the Legislative Assembly, within twenty days after their passage; and he shall receive the sum of two dollars per thousand ems as a compensation for such services, to be paid out of the Territorial Treasury in the same manner as other claims against the Territory are paid. Every law so published may be read in evidence from the paper in which it shall be contained, in all Courts of Justice of this Territory, and in proceedings before any officer, board or body, for six months after the close of the session at which it became a law. SEC. 9. All Acts, and parts of Acts, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed. SEC. 10. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. VETOED by the Governor, January 11th, A. D., 1866, and passed over his head January 12th, A. D., 1866, by the required two thirds vote, and became a law. CHAPTER XLI. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. District Attorneys, number of, term of office; sec. 1. Bond, condition of, amount; sec. 2. Duty of; sec. 3, 4. Salary of, fees of, how paid; sec. 5, 6. AN ACT Creating the office of District Attorney in each of the organized Judicial Districts of Idaho Territory, and defining their duties, privileges and powers, and fixing their compensation. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Idaho, as follows: SECTION 1. There shall be a District Attorney for each of the organized Judicial Districts, as now established by law; they shall hold their offices for the term of two years, and until their successors are elected, or appointed, as required by law. SEC. 2. They shall each, before entering upon the duties of their offices, execute and file with the Judge of their respective districts, a bond, to be approved by the said Judge, with one or more sureties, in the sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned that they will well and truly pay over all moneys collected by them as District Attorneys, and for the faithful performance of their duties; which bond shall be forwarded by said Judge, and filed in the office of the Secretary of the Territory. SEC. 3. They shall be public prosecutors in their respective districts, and shall sign all bills of indictment that may be found by the Grand Jury; and shall prosecute, on behalf of the people, all public prosecutions wherein the people of this Territory are a party; and they shall each have power to appoint a deputy at any time when the business of the respective offices shall seem to require it. SEC. 4. They shall, when requested by any member of the Grand Jury, give their opinion to them on any matter of law pertaining to their duties as Grand Jurors; and shall, when requested by any township or county officer, give to them their opinion on any matter of law pertaining to their duties, without fee or reward; they shall, also, prosecute on behalf of the people all forfeited recognizances, and shall receive, to their own use, ten per cent. of all moneys thus collected; also, all forfeited bonds, recognizances and undertakings, wherein the people are a party, or necessarily involved in the action. SEC. 5. Each of the said District Attorneys shall receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars, payable out of the Territorial Treasury, quarter yearly, out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated, upon an order drawn on the Territorial Treasurer, by any Judicial District Judge, for that purpose. SEO. 6. They shall also be entitled to receive the following fees, to wit: For every conviction of felony, when the punishment is death, one hundred dollars; for every conviction of felony, where the punishment is otherwise than by death, fifty dollars; for every misdemeanor, the sum of twenty-five dollars; for every trial not resulting in conviction, twenty dollars; for every criminal examination before a committing magistrate, fifteen dollars. Said sums to be paid out of the County Treasury of the county where the trial, examination or conviction shall take place, as other moneys are drawn and paid out. SEC. 7. That all laws, or parts of laws, in conflict with the provisions of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. SEC. 8. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its approval by the Governor. APPROVED, January 10th, A. D. 1866. CHAPTER XLII. AN ACT Amendatory of an Act entitled "An Act defining the Judicial Districts of this Territory, assigning the Judges, fixing the time and places of holding the Supreme and District Courts, and limiting the jurisdiction thereof, providing for special terms and adjournments, for the appointment of Clerks, and the procuring of Seals, and prescribing the mode of proceeding in the District Courts." Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Idaho, as follows: SECTION 1. That section eleven of the Act entitled "An Act defining the Judicial Districts of this Territory, assigning the Judges, fixing the time and places of holding the Supreme and District Courts, and limiting the jurisdiction thereof, providing for special terms and adjournments, for the appointment of Clerks, and the procuring of Seals, and prescribing the mode of proceeding in the District Courts," approved December 18th, A. D. 1863, be, and the same is hereby repealed. And all laws, or parts of laws, or Act, or Acts, conflicting with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 2. Any Judge of a Judicial District in this Territory, may hold a term of Court in any District in this Territory, in case of vacancy occurring through sickness, death, disqualification, resignation, or unavoidable absence from the District of the Judge properly assigned to that particular District, upon his being notified or served with a written notice, or request, from the Governor of the Territory, which said notice or written request, shall be entered on the records of said Court; and from the time of the service of said notice or request upon him, he shall have power to act as Judge of said District, during such absence, sickness or disqualification, and do any act that may be necessary and proper for the holding of said Court, including the appointment of a Clerk, and the designation of a seal, in all cases where there is no Clerk or seal. SEC. 3. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its approval by the Governor. APPROVED, January 6th, A. D. 1866 CHAPTER XLIII. TERRITORIAL CONTROLLER. Controller, where to reside and keep his office; sec. 1. Report, when and how made; sec. 3, 13. Estimates for public expenditures, sec. 3. Persons required to pay money direct to Treasurer to report to Controller; sec. 5. Failure to pay into Treasury, penalty; sec. 6. Claims against Territory, to whom presented; sec. 7, 12. Claims, when allowed and when disallowed; sec. 8. Documents to be preserved; sec. 9. Dissatisfaction, how to be adjusted; sec. 11. Salary, how paid; sec. 14. Books, papers, etc., subject to inspection of Committee of Legislative Assembly; sec. 15 Seal to be kept by Controller; sec. 17. Controller to be ex officio Territorial Librarian; sec. 18. AN ACT Defining the duties and fixing the salary of Territorial Controller. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Idaho, as follows: SECTION 1. The Territorial Controller shall reside and keep his office at the seat of government, and before entering upon his duties shall execute and deliver to the Governor a bond to the Territory, in the sum of ten thousand dollars, to be approved by him, conditioned for the faithful performance of all duties required, or which may be required, of him by law, and take an oath of office before some Judge or Justice of the Peace within the Territory, to be indorsed on his commission, and file a copy thereof, together with his bond, in the office of the Secretary of the Territory. SEC. 2. The Controller is declared to be the general accountant of the Territory, and the keeper of all public account books, accounts, vouchers, documents, and all papers relating to the accounts and contracts of the Territory, and its revenue, debt, and fiscal affairs, not required by law to be placed in some other office, or kept by some other person. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Controller to digest, prepare, and report to the Legislative Assembly, at the com |