Viewing Douglas A. Hedin: "Documents regarding the terms of the Justices of the Supreme Court of Minnesota Territory, 1849-1858: PART THREE-B. (Salary legislation, opinions of the U. S. Attorney General, and Meeker Manifesto)." (MLHP, 2009)Douglas A. Hedin: "Documents regarding the terms of the Justices of the Supreme Court of Minnesota Territory, 1849-1858: PART THREE-B. (Salary legislation, opinions of the U. S. Attorney General, and Meeker Manifesto)." (MLHP, 2009)To encourage judges to remain at their posts, Congress enacted legislation in 1851-1853 that barred payment of salaries to judges who were absent from the territory for longer than sixty days. Legislation on the salaries of absentee judges is posted in this Part.
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