Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15
DAVID FULTON, EDITOR.
VOL. !5.-~-NO. Z.
EBY AUTHOR ETE.
Acts and Resolutions passed at the FIST
Session Of the Thirtieth Congress-

Session Of the Thirtieth CONGRESS-
TPUB1Ic-No, 50 IAN Act for dividing the
State Of Georgia into two judicial districts,
and oreanjzing and establishing an addition
al district court of the United States, with
circuit court powers and jurisdiction.
Bet enacted by The Senate and House Of Re-
Dyesentatires 0fhc United States Of america
| an Congress ssemb'ed, That the State of Geor-
gia shall be, and the same is hereby, divided
into two judicial districts, in manner following,
10 wit: the counties Of Harris, Talbot. Epson,
Monroe, Jones, Putnam, Hancock, Warren,
Columbi5, and all the counties in said State,
south Of them, shall compose one district, TO
be called the southern district; and the courts
shall be held as heretofore, and at the times
now authorized and required by law, at Sa-
vannah. The counties of Troup. MelrIweth-
er, Pike, Butts, Jasper, Morgan, Greene, Tai
iferro, Wilkes, Lincoln, and all the remain
ing counties in said State north Of them, shall
compose one district, to be called the northern
district, and a court shall be held for the said
district at Marietta, in the county of Cobb.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, T hat there
shall be two terms of the district court for the
orthern district, held at Marietta, in each and
every year, to begin on the second Monday =
March, and on the second Monday in Septem-
hor And the district iudgo Of tho IInitcd
States for the State Of Iporoio is hereby re-
ouired 70 hold the courts AFORESAID. and fur.
thcrmore. he is authorized and required TO hold
one or more sneciaI terms at Marietta in each
yoor # in ii. on;nion the business If the
ccorrt or ,bo ,,uhI;c cor,-cn;onc, eholI roor;ro
it TO be done.
SEC. 8. and be 1t further enacted, That the
second MONDAY; in Niarcb and ,ho socor4 Mon.
3o.,;,, Cor,ar,Ior =, oool aLo,I ~, rat,,.,,
J"! ~ "','s,l ~ -
tbo ea;d district conrt n ho LoId for thn no,th
ern district. at Marietta; and TIE parties 10
such suits as shall he 50 returned shall make
M their HEADINGS under such rules rs fine
~',,,~' Iii IN er.ler have the cav,
ses so returned IN state OF readiness Ior tra
al me 1"cceeuINS regular TERMS
SEC. a. IN" be /" J"Tt"eT e"Gcted' Ia
al cases IN law or chanccry pending IN the
said district courts at Savannah, or IN the cir
cult court OF the United States at Savannah
and AiIIcd&cYIIIc, where ihc defendant OF de-
PENDANTS reside IN the northern district Gas
hereby cstabilshcd) at the time o. serving pro-
cess, shall he transferred Tor trial to the dis
trct court Tor Inc SAID northern diS'r!ct, and
| be proceeded IN, heard, adJudged, ana deter
mined in the same manner as though original
ly commenced or prosecuted in said court
And 1t shall be the duty OF the clerks q the
said courts at Savannah and AIII!edgevlIle
safely to transmit to the clerk OF the district
court at Marietta the original papers in all ca
ses hereby ordered 10 be transferred, together
with a transcript CT all orders and other pro
cecdDgs had thereon.
SEC }, 14nd be " jdTther cnactcd. That al.
suits hereafter TO be instituted IN either OF sad
courts, not OF local nature, shall be common
ccd in a court OF the district where the dctcn.
dant resides; but if there be more than one
defendant, and they reside IN different districts
the plaintiff may sue IN either and send Gu
p!icate wrIts to The other CetendantS, on which
me PIaln'Lh OF III" "ioIney SIia'I en4orSe ma
the writ thus sent Is copy OF WIT sued ou
when cXecutee1 and returned unto the office
from which they issued snail constitute one
and the same suit, ana be proceeded IN accOr
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