Columbus Democrat., 1839-03-23
owed, january 25th, 1899.



AN ACT 10 recognize the district courts Of TIE
United States in the State Of Alabama.
BE it enacted by the Senate aud House Of Repre-
sentaliyes Of the United Stoles OF America IN Com
gress assembled That the State Of Alabama shall
be, and The same is shereby, divided into lhiec dis
tricis IN manner following, to wit. The counties of
Nalner pIchens, Sumter, Marengo, Green Perry,
Blob, Autauga, Coosa, Talapoosa, Chambers Shcl.
by Jefferson, and Tuscaloosa, shall compose one
DISTRICT TO be called the middle district ;.and court
shall be held for the said district at Tuscaloosa.
Tie counties Of jackson, Madison, Limestone,
Iauderdac, st. Clair, Aarlon Fayette, Randolph,
Ialadega, Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, Benton,
Marshall, De Kab, Cherokee, and Boun', shall
hereafter compose one district 10 bc called The north
ern dstr CT aud court shall be held for the saHe
as heretofore at Huntsville and the residue OF the
counties OF said State Shall hereafter compose the
southern district Of Alabama aud court Shall be
held Tor the same, as heretofore, at Mobile.
Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, That there
shal be two terms Of The district court for the md
die district held at Tuscaloosa, in each year, to be-
gin on the fourth Monday in May, aud the first
Monday after the fourth Monday in November; /;
aud the district Judge of the United States for the
State Of Alabama is hereby required to bold the
courts aforesaid; and, furthermore, 10 hold one or
more speeial terms at Tuscaloosa in each year, Il IN
his opinion, the business Of the court sal require il
10 be done.
sec. 8. And be il further enacted, That the fourth
Monday in May, and first Monday after the fourth
Monday IN November, ID each year, shall be return
days for Wriisa executions TetrnabIe to the said
district court at Tuscaloosa and the parties to such
suits as Shall be SO returned shall make up their
pIeadiugs under such rules as the court shall pres
cnbe IN order to have The causes so returned in
stale Of readiness for trial The succeeding regular
term.
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted, That all eau
ses at law or in chancery, pending in the said dis
trict courts at Mobile aud Huntsville, or IN tie cir
cut court Of The United States at Mobile, IN which
the defendant or defendants resided IN the middle
district (as hereby estabished) at the tine of sery
ing process shall he transferred for trial 10 the dis
trcL court for the said middle district and be pro-
ceeded in, heard adWdged, and determined, in the
same manner as though originally commenced or
prosecuted in the said courts and It shall be the du
iy CT the clerks Of tie said courts OF Huntsville and
Mobile safely TO transmit to he clerk Of the dlSFct
court at Tuscaloosa, the original papers in all cases
hereby ordered to be transferred, together with
transcript Of aH orders and other proceedings had
| thereon.
Sec 5. And be It further enacted, That al suits
hereafter 10 be brought in either Of said courts not
OF local nature, shall be brought in court Of the
district where tile defendant resldes butli there be
more than one defendant, and they reside III diner
ent districts the palntf may sue m either, and send
duplicate writ or writs TO the other Defendants On
which the plaintiff or bis attorney shaa endorse nal
| The writ titus sent is copy Of wit shed outo
court Of the proner district; and me sa!d Wits