The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-06-12
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LAWS OF TnE UNITED STATES PASSED AT TIL
THIRD SESSION OF THE TwENrr-FiFrH
CONGRESS-.
TPuBLIo-No. 4.1

CONGRESS-.
TPuBLIo-No. 24.1
AN ACT 10 amend the act ofthe third Marcel
eighteen hundred and thirty seven, entitle
An act supplementary TO the act entiue
AN act 10 amend the Judicial system of IN
United States and for other purposes"
Be aeaaetedby The Senate and House Of Representf
tires of The United States Of dBiorioa "a Congress a.
semJed That il shall be the duty Of the distriC
Judge of Missouri TO attend at ~. LOUIS, on IN
first Monday of October annually, who shal
have power TO make all necessary orders touch
ing any suit, action, appeal, writ OF error, pro
cess, pleadings, or proceedings returned TO TN
circuit court, or depending therein, preparator,
to the hearing. trial, or decision of such action
suit. appeal, writ of error, process, pleadings
or proceedings; and all wrts and process may
be returnable to the said courts on the frs
Monday of October, in the same manner as ia
the sessions of the circuit courts directed 10 be
held by the said act Of third March, 1887 and
the said writs returnable TO the circuit courts
may also bear teste on the said first Monday OF
October, as though a session Of said court, was
holden on that day.
Sec. 2. Ind be IL fuither enacted, That the
district court ofhe United States for The district
OF East Tennessee shall, hereafter be holden
on the third Monday Of October in each year,
instead Of the second Monday of October, as
now prescribed by law; and that the district
court of the Middle District Of Tennessee shall
be holden on the first Mondays of March and
September, in each year; and all causes and
processes shall be continued over, and be re-
turnable to, the respective terms Of said courts
as hereby established and said courts shall
be holden at the places now prescribed by law,
,.nd yer,.ise all the nowprs and iurisdIctiOn
they now enjoy.
Sec. 3. And be IL further enacted, That
from and after the first day of June next the
circuit court OF the United States for the south
eru district of Alabama shall commence its
terms on the second Monday OF March and
the fourth Monday of November in each and
every year and the circuit court for the cas-
tern district of Louisiana shall commence its
terms on the first Monday of April and the
third Monday of December in each aud every
year. and all writs, pleas, suits, recognizances,
indictments and all other proceedings, civil and
criminal, shall be heard, tried and proceeded
with by said court, at the times herein fixed, iD
the same manner as if no change in the times
of holding said courts had taken place.
Sec. A. And be Il further enacted, That
the circuit and district courts Of the United
States for the district Of Michigan, shall be
neiu AT DclfUN, on the SecOnu mOnuay oil oC-
tober, instead of the first Monday in November.
as heretofore established; and that all writs,
pleas. suits, recognizancss, indictments and all
ether proceedings, civil and criminal, shall be
heard, tried, and proceeded with by the said
court, at the times herein fixed, in the same
manner as if no change in the times OF holding
che said court had taken place.
Sec. . ind be IL further enacted That the dis
trict court of the United States for the district
of Arkansas, shall be held at Little Rock on
the first Monday Of October instead of the
first Monday in November annually as hereto
fore established; and that all wrts, pleas, suits
recognizauces, indictment. and all other pro-
ceednss, civil and criminal, shall be heard,
tried and proceeded with by the said court at
the times herein fixed, in the same manner as
if no change in the times of holding the said
court had taken place.
Sec. 6. And be u further enacted, That the
circuit court ofthe United States for the south |
ern district of New York, shall hereafter be
held on the last Monday in November, instead
of the last Monday in October. the time here
tofore established by law; that all Indictments,
suits or actions, and proceedings
Of every kind, whether of civil or criminal ma
ture, depending in the said court, on the first
day OF October, next, shall thereafter have day /
determined, at the time herein appointed for
holding the said court in the same manner as
they might and ought to have been done had |
the said court been holden at the time hereto
fore directed by law.
Sec. 7. Ind be Il further enacted, That all
writs. suits, actions or recognizances, or other
proceedings which are or shall be, instituted. |
served, commenced, or taken TO the said Cir |
cult Court to have been holden as heretofore !
directed by law, shall be returnabe to, ente red
in, heard, tried, and have day in court, to be |
holden at the time by this act directed in the |
same manner as might and ought to have been
dune had the said court been holden at the time 1
heretofore directed by law.
Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted That it
shall be the duty Of the clerk Of the district
court OF the southern district of New York,
within six months after the passage of this act,
to transmit certified copy of the dockets OF
alt judgments rendered in that court, or in the
circuit court of the United States for that dis
triet, since the fourth day Of March. 1929, to
HE CLERK OF the supreme court Of said state in
the city of New York and on the tenth and
twenty fifth days Of each month thereafter, TO
transmit like certificate of all dockets of iudc
menfs as may have been rendered in either Of
said courts since the last certificate was trans
mitted.
Sec. Q. And be IL further enacted, That il
shall be the duty Of the clerk of the northern
district of said State within six months after
the pnssage of this act to transmit a certified
copy Of all judgments rendered and docketed
IN that court, either as district court, or as
Circuit court, and Of all judgments in the cir.
enit court of the United States for that
district, docketed since the fourth day of March.
so2s to the clerk Of the Supreme court Of said
sa S.Me at Utica; and on the tenth and twenty
my Gays OF each month thereafter, to transmit
a IKE eer'ihca,e OF all such dockets Of judc.
ments as may have been rendered in eitber Of
sald courts since the last certificate was trans.
mittcd. ""' ''""''
sec: 10. And be IL further enacted. That
every judgment which shall have been render
ed either IN the district or circuit courts aCore.
SAID, previous to the passage of this act. shall
as against subsequent purchasers or incum'