, 1855-08-24
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
BY AUTHORITY.


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State Of Illinois into tiro IirO J'rticial Dis
tricts.
Be ii enacted By The Seaair and HonS Of
Representatives. of the United States cf Amer-
Tea in Congress assembled, That the State
Of Illinois be, and the same is hereby, dvi-
ded into two judicial districts, in the man
ner following, to-wit: The counties of
Hancock, McDonough, Peoria, Woodford,
Livingston, and Iriquois, aud all the coun-
ties in the said State, north of them, shall
compose one district, to be called the north
ern district Of Illinois, and conrts shall be
held for the said district at the city of Chi
cagO T; and the residue Of the counties Of
the said State shall compose another dis
trict, to be called the southern district Of
Illinois, and courts shall be held for the
same at the city of Springfield.
SEC g. And be IL further enacted, That
there shall be two terms of the circuit and
district courts begun and held in each Of
said districts, to-wit: At the city Of Chi
cago, for the northern district, Oh the first
Monday in July and third Monday in De-
'cember; ahdat the city Of Springfield, for
the southern district, on the first Monday
in March, and the first Monday in Octo-
ber, in each year and the said courts are
hereby authorized to hold adjourned terms
when the business shall, in the opinion Of
the courts, require it.
SEC. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That
all suits and other proceedings of whatever
name, or nature, now pending in the circuit
or district courts Of the United States for
the district of Illinois, shall be tried and
disposed of in the circuit and district courts
respectively for the northern district of Hi
nois, in the same manner as the same would
have been in case said State had not been
divided into two districts, and for that
purpose the jurisdiction is reserved to the
said courts in the northern district and
the clerk of the circuit and district courts
for the present district of Illinois shall re-
move the records and files of the said cir
cult and district courts to the city of Chi
cago; and do and perform all duties apper-
tanning to his Office within the northern
district. And all process or other pro-
ceedings taken, or issued, or made returna-
BILE to the circuit or district courts Of the
present district of Illinois, shall be returna-
Die az the next term OF the said courts re-
spectlVeiy In the northern district OF ILL.,
nois.
SEC. =. Ana DC u JHrfher enacted, Ihat
upon application OF any party 10 any snit
now penang "hicn wouio nave oeen COM
menced In the southern district, II this act
had been in force before the commence
ment Of the said suit, the proper court
may, and If oil parties consent, shall order
that the same be removed Tor further pro-
ceedings to the proper court for the south
ern district: And thereupon the clerk shall
transmit oil the papers IN the cause with a
transcript OF Oil orders taken therein TO the
CLERK OF the court TO which the SUIT shall
De removed, ana al iurther proceedings
snaii oe nad' IN said eour', as IL tne said
SUIT nao Deen originally commenced there-
H..
oEc. Q. ana o." JIrfNsr enactea, ihat
sne present yudge OF tne aistrlct OF iiiinois
oe. ana Is hereby, assigned TO the northern
district OF LIMOS.
Ssc. o. ana DC " t~rther enacted, fhat
hnal process on any Judgment or decree
cu.ersu ~ 'rs e.rcu,s VI u's.re. eoar'S 81, "
'ns on,seI N o.a.es % lor .ne s S's'rIc' ol III
no.s, aSu an o'1er psoeess lot sn' euioic.
,nene o, ahy oruer VI sa'u courts respecF
Ney, III any oausc NOV pehu.ng .neren'