Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-03-31


and discharged. as aforesaid.
NATHL. MACON,
Speaker Of tie House Of Representatives.
E 5 SMITH,
Pe,iaent Of 'be Senate pro te'npore.
March 8, lS07.-ApPeovep.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
Establishing circuirt courss, and a.
bridging the jurisdiction Of the dis
trict courts of the districts Of Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Ohio.
Be 1t enacted by the enate and
House of Representatives Of the II
nited States of America in Congress
Assembled, That so much of any
act or acts of Congress, as vests in
the district courts of the United
States, in the districts of Kentucky.
East and West Tennessee, and Ohio.
the powers, authority, and iurisdicti-
on OF the cicuit courts Of the United
States, shall be, and the same is here
by repealed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That Tor rhe purpose of holding there
IN the circuit courts TO be established
by this act; the state of Kentucky,
shall constitute one district, the state
oil Tennessee one district, and the
state ofOhio one district, and the said
districts of Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Ohio, shall constitute and he denomi-
mated the seventh circuit. And there
shall be holden annually in each dis
t.fct Of che SAID circuit, two courts to
he called circuit courts, and TO con-
sist of one Justice of the supreme
court of the United States, and the
judge Of the district where such cour,
shall be holden. And the sessions
of the said courts, in the district OF
Kentucky, shall be held at Frankfort,
and commence OIL the first Monday
In May and November, annually in
the district Of Tennessee, at Knox
vile, and Nashville, alternately, to
) commence on the first Monday in
June, and third Mondav in October
annually, beginning at Nashville and
in the district of Ohio, at Chillicothe
to commence on the first Monday IL
January, and September, annually
And the circuit court Of Tennessee
shall designate at which of the two
places where the said court is hereby
directed to be holden, the Office o
;. clerk thereof shall be kept.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted
: That all the authority, powers and ia
: risdiction, vested in the several cir
n cult courts of the United States, o
b, the Judges thereof, or either of them
: shall be, and hereby are vested in, ant
= may be exercised by the several cir
cult courts of the seventh circuit, an,
the judges thereof: And that all &C
tons, causes, pleas, process, and o
Their proceedings, relative to an
cause, civil or criminal, which shall
be returnable to, or depending in tn
several district courts of Kentucky
l ennessee, and Ohio, acting as cir
-, cult courts, on the first dav of Ma
!. next, shall be and hereby are declared
to be respectively transferred, return
: able, and continued, to the severa
q circuit courts constituted by this act
e at the time herein appointed for tn
- session of each of the said courts
!, and shall be heard tried, and deter
o mined therein, in the same manner
;, and with the same effect, as if n
!. change had been made hereby in tn
Il courts Of the sail district. And th
Al said circuit courts of the seventh cir
cult, shall be governed by the sal
= laws and regulations as apply to tn
\. other circuit courts Of the Unite
e States, and shall appoint clerks for tn
e. said courts, respectively, who sha
Z, reside, and keep the records Of tn
i said courts, at the places of holdin
ID the courts whereto they shall respe,
's lively belong, except as herein befol
provided, and shall perform the san
.. duties, and be entitled to, and recei,
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