The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-24

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 Belt enacted hy fhs Seaaie snd Heuse If 2e2rs. srntsiivep ot the upitrd aisiss of AsDesea In Ccn- gress sssembied, That tof the more convenieni
 transaction ef bssness ia the courts Of t5s United States within the State ef Lousisna, the ssld St-ie shall b~, and the satpe is hereby, dIsieed into i've
 sdieiaI districts, in the nsnp~r following, to VII: The parishes Q: Sabine Desoto, sdde, Harhitoehes bossier, Rspidss, Claibosne, Jseks0h. Cst@houta. Caldwell. Ohsthiia. Union. Mofehouse. Fgsnkiin, Carroll, Madison, Tensss, CpneoIdia. St. L4n.iry Ayoyelles, Cslcsslea, st. Mary, Ss. MaTno. Vef- iaiItloa, and Lafayette. shall compose one dis'ret. io be called the wrstern district Of Louisiana; and s the remaining psFt of the ssid Sste shall roln-
 pose smother district, 70 be called the eas'ern ds. triei Of Louisiana, and all criminal seiioh or eivh srIis, either iu lave equity, which have sris"n H lew or eqaliy. which have arisen in the wesrsrn district, against persons residing therein. or con. epTning lands situated ihefsin, together with alf process writs, recognszanceH, and records, belong
 og thereto shall be transferred 10 The wesieIs dIs- tft and all rivil suits hereafter instiiied against persons residing in said western district oIsus con cerning lands situaied n the same, tn the eoarfs of the United States shall be ih sad district; and there shall be held annually in satd district one stated
 session of the eourt at each of the following places to wit; at 0peious4s. the 6rst Monday in August. ft the parishes ol Si Landry, Csicasiet, St, Mary, Si. Marlin, Vsrmion. and Lafayette. al Aiexandsia. on the first Monday in September, Tor the parishes oiRspds.. AYoyeiles. and Naici,iicehes a, Shfeve- post, the first Monday in October. for the parishes oI Caddo. Sabine, Desoio, fnsser, and Ciaibotue; at Monroe, on inc first Monday in November. for the parishes of Onaclita, Ja. kso., Unios, Mnrt- house, Franklin Catshosaa. Carroll. Madison, Ten sas. aud ConeOFdia; snd person learned m the law. residing m ssid western district. shsii 5e appess bv the President of the Unilet States. by and w,tb the advice and consent of the Se0ats adge thereof, with salary of two thousand dollars per annaau, payable semi-annnay, with The same powers ana duties inc district judge of the United States for the district of Louisiana, as h now exists. and slch are conferred hin, irqiEed Of bItn, by tass scf; who IS reqaised to boId sad terms. sRi s1- thoized and required to hoi special sessions ot tue sad court The said western district, for the i,a oi civil erininsI cases whenever he may deesa n expedieni that eli pnocrss wrss, and recognzhnces ot every kiHd swhelhsr respecting JagIes, witnesses, hs otherwise. which relate to to be tIed at said special sessions shall be considered as belong ing to sucn sessions, ln the same manner as II they had been issne or taken in reference thereio that shy special session may be adlonrned to any tliae or times previous to the next stated meeting Of ibe district court for sad districts; that all business pending for trial st any speeat court shall, at the close thereof be considered oi course removed to the next slated term of Inc court; that The distiet cont. m said western district shall perform all The duties. and possess all the powers oi ciren courts of the United States for the State of Louisiana, except m cases of appeal and wrts o errors and the said judge shall apjoni clerk of the court In the
 
 who shall reside, and keep the records of The coua at that place, and snail receive for the services per- formed by iheto, the same ices and competIsaiioh t"at are allowed to the clerk of salG eour holding is sessions in New Orlesns, in the same Sisie and shall be subject, m every respect, to the same restrictions and responsibilities; and the district court for the sastsrn diStict shaI be held ih New Orleans ss heretofore aud shall be the duty oi the clerks of the district and circuit courts of the United States in New Orleans, 'o transmit by some sale conveyance. or deliver te the clerks oi the western district, 0F Their order, ihe original papers iH all such cases as properly belong To the court in The western district by The provisions Of this ac together with a transcript oi the proceedings hsd therein.
 SEC ? Aud he t further enacted, That iiie Prpsi. dent of the United States, by and with the advice and consent oi the Senate Of the United States be- and IS hereby, authorized 10 appoint one person ss marshal and one as district attorney. Tor the said westera judicial district os the Unlfed States Miikla the State ot Lousiana created by ihs act and that the terms of the appointment and service, together Wiih the duties and responsbitie ot ihe sald mas. shal and district attorney. respectively. ior the dist tel aforesaid, be a all respects the same within their saii district, ss 10 tbe term of apponimen, and services, ibe dnties anS responsibilities oT be marshal and district attorney, respectively ol he eastern district of the State oi Louisiana; and said
 marsha; shall receive such fees and etno.u.nens ss are receiVed bv tte marshal Of the United States for the State of lonisIsns; and said attorney an aonual compensation of $100, sHd ihe same fees and enoiumsnts as are allowed 10 the a;tnrney oi tue United Sisies for the district oi Louisiana.
 APPROVED. March 3, ls4s.