The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-08-26

AN ACT 70 DIVIDE the State Of Pcnnsylvsoia
into Two judicial ,Distslcts.

AN ACT 70 d vide the State Of Pcnnsylvs vsnia
into Two Judicial Distsicts.
BE s enacfed by rae Senate and House Of
RenresenfaGDes of fhe Uaised States Of .dmc-
Sica, in Congress assembled, That the state
of Psunsylvania be, and the same is hereby,
divided into two districts, 10 manner follow
log. 60 wiz !: the counties of FAystte, Q,eene,
Washington, AIlegany, Wesunoreland Som
s-sc,, Bedfofd, Huntingdon, Centre, Miff1in,
Clearfsld, M'Ecan, Potter, Jsfferson, Cam
bria, IadiAna, Arms,rong, Butler, Beaver,
Mercer, Crawford, vonango, Erie, and War
rem, shall compose one district, to be called
the Westera district aud the residue of the
said state shall compose saother district, to
30 called the Eastern District ;and the terms
of the district cocu for tbs said Eastern dis
trict, shall be held 10 tho city sf Fhiladeirhia,
ct the several times they are now directed 70
be held in said district of Pennsylvania ; aud
the tersns Of the circuit court for the West-
esa district shalt commence aud be held in
the city OF Pi,ts6urg. on he h,ss Mondays Of
the months Of June ADD Dscsmber, ia each
and every year, and be continued aad jarrD-
cd, from time to time, ss the court may deem
expedient for the despatch Of the business
thereof.
Sec. 3. Ind be IL fnysher enacted, Tha,
Richard Peters, now judge OF the district
court of PeunsylvanIa, shall be, end he is
hereby, assigned as the judge 10 hold the
courts in TIC Eastern district, and 20 do ali
things apperssining TO the cfficc Of disrie !
Judge, und=r the constitution and laws Of the
United States.
Sec. S. y1sd Be il further enacfed, Tha.
the President Of the United States be. and he
I Is hsreby. authorized and directed, by snd
with the adsice uo1 censent;ol she Senate, 70
&pp0lUk'd dIsfffct Judge Tor the said yvesiern
district oi PcnnsyIvsnia which judge, wbe,'
appointed, shall receive . salary of one ,hous
and SIX hundred dollars per snncm, TO be paid
in the same manner as the salary of the Judge
of he Eastern district of said state, and nc
shall also do and perform all such duties %
are enjoined on, OF in a0ywise appertaining
to, q district Judge of the United States.
Sec. &. And De is further enacfcG, Tha,
the circuit court Of thr Uailed States shalt be
held, for the Eastern district Of Pennsy ylvanis,
at tho city Of Philadc lphia, at the times, and
In the manner, now directed by lay to be held
for the dis.rics OF Pennsylvania (, and thetd dis
trist court for the said Wes,crn district, in
addition to the ordinary jurisdiction sud pow
ers Of district court, shall, within the limits
Of the said Western district, have Jurisdiction
of all causes, except Of appeals and writs ct
error, ceguixablc BY law in a circuit court,
and shall proceed therein in tho same man
ner as Z circuit court and wsits Of e-ro,
ahall lie from decision therein to the circuir
court In tho said Eastern district of Penugi
vaoia, in the same msuncr as from other dis
trict courts 10 thoir respective circuit courts
Sec. S. Iad Be IL further enacted, That the
Presidcn, of the United States, by and with
the advice And consent oi the Senate, be, and
hereby is, authorized 10 appoint one person ss
district attorney, and one person as marshal
for the said Western district, whose ,erms
OF appoiot mens and service, as we'll 90 duties
aad cmoiumcuts, shall be the same with those
respectively anne xed to the said Offices in the
Eastern district. And the district attorney
and the marshal FOR the district Of Pcnnsy
vsnia snail, respectively, be district attorney
and marshal for said Eastern district.
Sec 6. Ind be IL further enacted, That al
actions, suits, process, picadings, and osheI
proceedings, Of . civil nature, except IN eas
es Of appeals and wri;s Of error, commenced
or pending in the district or circuit court o
/. said dis,ric; OF psnnsyIvanis, in which no yer
4 dict shail have passed, or plea 70 the merits
n shall have been decided, aud which, by law
u should hare been bad or commenced 10 saiu
! district court of said Western district, IL the
3 same had been had o. commenced before tht
4 passing hereof, and where the parties TO the
u same shall not otherwise sgcoe, shall be, and
hereby are, continued overso the district
couf, Of the Western district established BY
n this act, and shall there Be proceeded In with
n like eifects and 10 the same msnuer, as II or
ieinaIiy had or comm0ccd therein. Aat
RI the said district and circuit courts Of ssi,
' Eastern disrict sh,lI possess and exercise 81
IA necessary powers Tor the removal Of ell Pa
" pess end 6es relating 70 such scsioas, suits,
process, plssdings, sod other proceedings, q
che ssid district court Of said Western dis
Hfsicr, so coo,iaucd oter 80 aforesaid: Pro-
5vided, That no,hing herein contained shsi
1be construed 10 sGect sny bsud or fecoxn..
-acce n<ie or catered iato 10 coy Of Che &C.