The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-07-08

An ACT for the better organization Of the
District Courts Of The United States within
the State OF Aisbams.
e Be il enacted by fae Senate and House Of
Rehresensafives Of He United Sf0fes Of .5nier.
irc in Congress assembled, Thst The State Of
Alabama shall be, and tho Same 10 hereby, di.
vded into TWO Districts, 10 manner following,
20 Wit That part thereof composing the
eounties Of Jackson, Decatur, Msdison, Lime.
stone, Laude rdsle, + snklin, ,Lswrsnce, B.ovni,
St. CIsir, Jefferson Walker, and Msrion, shall
compose one Disric,, to be called the North.
crn District OF Alabams aod tho residue
thor, OF, shall compose snothe' District, 10 be
called the Southern District Of Aiabsms.
Sec. 3. and be n further enacted, That
thore shall be Two terms Of the Disuici Court
for the Southern District, held at Mobile, In
each year, 10 begin on the third Monday sfter
abe iousth Mandsy in March, and he fourth
Nond, y after the fourth Nondsy 10 October |;
and one term al Cahswbs, in each yeat, to be.
gin oD the ,hid Monday 10 June aud ono
Ter IN of the Districi Court, for the NoriheIB
Diu'ict, shall be held ip Huntsville, 10 each
year, to begin on the second Monday in July |;
and the District Judge of tho United States,
for the State OF Alabama, 10 hereby requi cd
60 hold the Courts sfotessid, and fur,her more,
TO hold one OF moro special terms, at Cshsw-
ba, and at Huntsville, in each year, IL, IN his
opinion, the business OF the Court shsll require
1t TO be doue,
SEE. ,. And be if further enacted, That the
third Monday. 10 December, in each year, shall
be return day Tor wrNs and executions, re.
turnable 10 the ssid District Court 81 Csbaw.
ba; and the, second Mondsy in January, in
each year, shall be q return day TO- w'its and
executions retutnable to Tho said DiNrict
Court al Huotsville rsnd the parties 10 such
suts ss shall DO so returned, shall make up
sheir plesdiugs under such, rules as the Court
shall prescribe, in etder TO have the causes so
yetutnsd, in Q state for trjsl at the next regu.
hf term. "a
Sec. 4. And be 10 y(Grshev enacted, Tha, oil
causes pending IN tho said Distlct Cour,s at
Mobile aud Cshauba shall be adjourned and
continued from the times heretofore presctib.
cd By law for holding said Courts, respective.
8 ly, 70 tho times appoin,ed by this sct and all
tecognizsnces and process OF every 6esciip.
zion, made sc,urnabIe 10 the foi mer tel mo OF
holding said Cou!ts, respeetively, shall be 10.
suIned TO the terms herein established, and be
ss valid ss if the time Of holding The same had
90; been changed.
Sec. S .dnd Be t further enacted, That, ell
! Ssusss,st law O IN chancery, pending 10 tho
said District Courts at Mobile and Cshswbs,
, In which the defendant or defendants resided,
: In the Northern D,suict, at tho time OF setv-
ipg the process, .shsll be transferred to The
District Court for the said Northern District,
established by this act, and be proceeded in,
sdiudged, and determined, in the same man.
sasr ss iiorg,nsIly commenced in ssld Cour
!. md il sbai be he dury Of tho Clerks Of The
= ,id District Court. at Mobile and Cahswbs,
u 10 transmit, by some safe conveyance, 10 tho
). Clerk OF the Dissgict Court for the Northern
District, the original papers in ell such csus'
,sss. together with transcript OF all proceed
j lngs had ,hereit
- Sec. o. .1nd Be 10 further enacted, That
fsll suits herester TO be brought, 10 either Of
The Courts aforesaid, not oi a local nature
J. sbsll be brought only in the District where
ithe defendant shall reside |; but Vt there be
l1nors than one defendant, and some OF them
seside ia the Northern, and some in the Souih.
4 srn Dntict, the plaintiff may sue 10 either,
n end send duplicate writ 10 the other, on
(which he shall endorse that IL is part of Q sui,
tbrough, 10 tho Di.!ric, from which IL Is sent |;
is;k the said w,its, when executed end return.
hcf ?, sh r. constitute one suis, aud be proceeded
ise,hirds dinghy.
pk;svsi7. find Be h farsser enacted, That The
{, cf<s;, of said Courts shall appoint Clerk oi
~ tici Court Of the No,hern District,
Sry,> ll'seside, end keep his Office, and the
<sef and documents spperaining thereto
,-in -s'i zee Of holding said Court: be entitled
!, ,ssyensc ,ssmees SLOWED by Law to the Clerks
outto Distiei, cad be snbjec, 10 the
rues aud penalties.
x7up1nd be is further enacted, That the
a. InornsY heretofore sPpoInssd for the