Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-27
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

Public Nc. "a
AN ACT to divide the State OF Illinois into two
judicial districts.
Be It enactedby tie Senate and House of RepreSer-
tatiUes of the United States Of America in Congress
assembled That the State of Illinois be, and the
same is hereby divided into two judicial districts
in the manner following, to wit: The counties of
Hancock, McDonough Peoria, Woodford, Living
ston and Iroquois and the counties in the said
State, north of them, shall compose one district, to
be called the northern district of Illinois, and courts
shall be held for the said district at the city OF
Chicago and the residue ofthe counties of the said
State shall compose another district to be called
the southern dis riot of Illinois and courts shall be
held for the same at the city of Springfield
Sac 2. And be it further enacted, That there
shall be two terms of the circuit and dstric. courts
begun and held in each of said districts to wit
At the city Of Chicago for the northern district
the first Monday in July and third Monday in De-
cember and at the city OF Springfield for the south
ern district on the first Monday in March, and the
first Monday in October 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.
SIC ?. And be IL further enacted, That sill suits
and Other proceedings Of whatever name, nature,
now pending in the circuit district courts OF the
United States for the district of Illinois, shall be
courts respectively for the northern district Of Hi
nos, in the same manner the same would have
been in case said State had not been divided into
two districts, and for that purpose the jurisdiction
isTcverscd 70 the said courts in the northern DIS
tyict and the clerk OF the circuit and district courts
FOR the present district of Iinoi. shall remove the
records and files of the sold circuit and district
courts TO the city of Chicago; and do and perform
all duties spperaniDg tohis Office within the north
I,sEz: Al ,oflo al,
taken, or issued or made r,turnable to the circuit
or district courts Of the present district of Illinois,
shall be returnsble at the next term of the said
courts respectively in the northern district OF Hi
nois.
SEC t. And be Il further enacted, That upon ap-
plicaton Of any party to any suit now pending
which would have been commenced in the south
ern district if this act Tad been in force before the
commencement Of the said suit, the proper court
may and if all parties consent shall order that the
same be removed for further proceedings to the
proper court for the southern district And, there
upon the clerk transmit all the papers in the Sc
with transcript Of all orders taken therein to the
clerk OF the court TO which the suit shall be Temov-
ed and all further proceedings shall be had in said
court as if the said suit hadj been originally COM
menced therein.
SIC 5. and be 1t further enacted, That the pres
eut Judge of the district of Illinois be- and is her,
Dy assigned 10 Tue northern ulStilct OF ILLINOIS.
SEC. g. And be It further enacted That final pre- =
cess on any judgment or decree entered in the cir
cult or district courts of the United States for the
district OF Illinois, and all other process for the en-
forcement Of any order of said courts respectively
in any cause now pending therein, except causes
removed, as hereinbefore provided, shall be issued
from and made retnrnable to the proper court for
the northern district Of Illinois and may be directed
to and executed by the marshal of the said north
ern district in any part of the said State.
SEC I. And be it further enacted, That there be
appointed district judge for the [he said south
ern district of illinois, and the district Judge Of each
of the said districts shall be entitled 10 an annual
salary of twenty-five hundred dollars.
SlC 8. And be 1t further enacted, That the pres.
ent district attorney for the district Of Illinois shall
be the district attorney for the northern district the
present marshal of the district of Illinois, shall be
the marshal for the northern district and the pres
ent clerk of the courts for the district of Illinois
shall be the clerk of the courts for the northern dis
trict during heir respective official terms
SFC. .. And be ii further enacted, That there be
appointed district attorney, a marshal and q
clerk of the court for the southern district
Approved February l3, 1855.