The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-18
[PupLIc-No. ISL

[PunlIc-No 85.l
AN ACT for dividing the State of Georgia into two judicial
districts, and organizing and establishing additional
district of the United States with circuit court pow
ers and jurisdiction.
Be enacted bu the Senate and House of Representatives. of
the United States Of america in Congress assembled, That
the State of Georgia shall be- and the hereby divided
into two Judicial districts in manner following to W.T. the
counties of Harris, Talbot Upson Monroe JONES' Putnam
Hancock, Warren, Columbia and all the counties in said
State south Of them shall compose district TO be called
the southern districts and the courts shall be held as hereto
FORE and at the times authorized and required by law
at Savannah. The counties of Troup, Merriweher Pike,
Butts Jasper, Morgan, Greene Talafcro, Wilkes, Lin
con and all the remaining counties in said State north of
them shall compose district to be called the northern
district and court shall be held for the said district at Ma
rletta In the county OF Cobb
SEC g. find be il further enacted That there shall be
of the district for the northern district held at
Marietta each and every year, to begin On the second
Monday in March, and the second Monday in Septem
Der. And the district Judge of the United States for the
State of Georgia hereby required hold the afore
said and furthermore, he Is authorized and required to hold
special terms Marietta in each year, if in his
opinion the business OF the court or the public convenience
shall require it to be done.
SEC B. And be further enacied That the second Monday
in March and the second Monday in September in each
shall be return days for wrts and Executions return
able the said district be held for the northern
district Marietta and the parties to such suits shall be
so returned shall make up their eadings under such rules
the court shall prescribe order to have the causes
returned IN state of readiness for trial at the succeeding
regular terms.
SEC a. ina be further enacted That all causes at law
chancery pending the said district Savan
nah in the circuit of the United States Savannah
and Medgevle, where the defendant defendants reside
in the northern district Gas hereby esabshed the
of serving process shall be transferred or trial the dis
ct for the said northern district and be proceeded
heard, adjudged, and determined in the
though originally commenced prosecuted in said
And shall be the duty of the clerks of the said
Savannah and Miledgevie safely to transmit the clerk
the district Marietta the original papers in all
hereby ordered be transferred together with transcript
Of all orders and other proceedings had thereon.
SEC s. .7nd be further enacied That all suits hcreafe,
to be instituted of said courts not of local nature
shall be commenced OF the district where the DE-
PENDANT resides but if there be than defendant
and they reside different districts, the pnin may
either send duplicate wrlts to the other defendants, on
which the plaintiff his attorney shall endorse that th'
writ thus is copy of writ sued out OF the proPe'
District and said wrts when executed and returned mt
office from which they issued shall constitute one anu
the suit, and be proceeded in accordingly.
SEo. 6. find be il further enacted, That the Judge OF tht
said district shall appoint clerk of the district cou
the northern district who shall reside and keep his oo
and records and documents appertaInng thereto at III
place Of holding said And the said clerk shall be en-
uted to the fees allowed by Jaw The clerks of tht
district courts in the other district in said State perform the