Chapter I. *to enlarge the Jurisdiction of the probate Courts in Idaho Territory*
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CHAP. I.— An Act *to enlarge the Jurisdiction of the probate Courts in Idaho Territory*. Dec. 13, 1870. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Probate courts in Idaho to have jurisdiction in certain civil and criminal cases; That the probate courts of the Territory of Idaho, in their respective counties, in addition to their probate jurisdiction, be, and they are hereby, authorized to hear and determine all civil causes wherein the damage or debt claimed does not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars, exclusive of interest, and such criminal cases arising under the laws of the Territory as do not require the intervention of a grand jury: *Provided*, That they shall not havebut not in land, chancery, or divorce cases. jurisdiction in any matter in controversy, when the title, boundary, or right to the peaceable possession of land may be in dispute, or in chancery or divorce cases : *And provided further*, That in all cases an appealAppeals. may be taken from any order, judgment, or decree of said probate courts to the district court.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistentRepealing clause. with this act are hereby repealed: *Provided*, That this act shall not affect any suit pending in the district courts of said Territory atPending suits. the time of its passage. Approved, December 13, 1870.