Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-05-16

AN ACT for the better organization of the dis
trict court Of The United States within the State
of Louisiana
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rcpresea-
tatires Of the CRtsd States Of america in Congress
| ssmbicd, That for the more convenient transaction
OF bushes in the courts of the United States with
in the State of Louisiana, the said State shall be- and
the same is hereby, divided into two judicial dis
triCs, in the manner follows, 10 wit the parish
cs of Sabn:, Desoto, Caddo, Natchitoches Bossier,
Rapides, Claiborne. Jackson, Catahou la, Colawel,
Ouachta, Union, Morchouse, Franklin, Carroll, Mad
lson Tensas, Concordia, ST. Landry, Ayoyelies Cal
casieu, 81 Mary st. Martin, Nermiiliun, and Laay-
cite, shall compose district, to be called the
western district Of Louisiana and all the remain
lug part of the said State shall compose another dis
trct to be called the eastern district OF Louisiana
and all criminal actions civil suits, either in law
or equity which have arisen in the western district,
against persons residing therein or concerning
lands situated therein. together with all process,
wrIts. recognizances, and records, belonging there
TO, shall be transferred instituted againgt persons
residing in the said western district, or suits con-
corning lands situated in the in the courts of
the United States shall be in said district and there
shall be held annually in said district stated ses
sion of the court at each OF the following Places
wit: at OrelousaS, on the first Monday in August,
for the parishes of ST. Landry Calcasicu, ST. Mary
st. Martin, Nermil!ion, and Lafayette at AleXan-
dria the first Monday in September. for the par
Ishes of Rapides, Avoyelles, and Natchitoches al
Shreveport, on the first Monday in October, for the
parishes of Caldo. Sabine, Desoto, Bossier. and
Claiborne at Monroe. on the first Monday in No
vember, for the parishes Of Ouachta, Jackson, L.
Mon. Norehouse, Franklin, Catahoula, Cerrol Mad
son, Tensas, anI Concordia and a person learned
IN the law, residing in said western district Shall
be appointed by the President of the United States
by and with the advice and Conset of the Senate,
judge thereof with salary of two thousand dollars
per annum payable semi annually, with the same
powers and duties the district Judge ofthe United
States for the district of Louisiana, il now exists
and such conferred on him, or requiIe ed of him
by this act who is required to hold said TERMS and
authorized and CURED TO hold special sessions of
the said court, in the said western district, for the
trial Of civil or Criminal cases, whenever he may
deem it expedlent that all process, writs and re-
cognizances of every kind whether respe citing i,-
ries, witnesses, bail, otherwise, which relates
to cases to be tried at said special sessions shall
be considered as belonging to such sessions in the
same manner as il they had been issued or taken in
relation thereto that any special session may be
adjourned 10 any time or times previous to the next
stated meeting of the district court for said Districts
that all business pending for trial at any special
court shall, at the close Thereof, be considered as
of course removed to the next stated term of the
courts that the duties, and possess all the powers
circuit courts OF the United States for the State of
Louisiana, except in cases of appeal and writs of
and the said judge shall appoint clerk of the
court in the western district, for each other place
where the court sits, who shall side, and keep the
record Of the court at that places and Shall receive
for the services performed by them, the same fees
and compensation that allowed 10 the clerk of
Of said court holding its sessions in New Orleans,
in the same State, and shall be subject in every re-
spect to the same restrictions and responsibilities
and the district court for the eastern district Shall
be held in New Orleans as heretofore and it shall
be the duty of the clerk of the district and circuit
court Of the United States in New Orleans TO .ans-
NIT by some safe conveyance, or deliver to the
clerk of the western district to their order, the
original papers in all such cases properly belong
to the court the western district by The Drovis-