The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-17
BY AU TIL @ r | t Y.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Public "a.
AN ACT to divide the State Illinois into dis
frirts

Public "a
AN ACT to divide the State Of Illinois into judicial dis
tricts.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House Of Representative
the United Stutes Of Congress assembled, That
Of Illinois be and the hereby divided into two
udical districts the folownE wit: The
Hancock McDonough, Peoris, Woodford Livingston
guoi and all the counties in the said State north Of
them shall compose district be called the northern
Of Illinois, and courts shall be held for the said dis
the city Of Chicago and the residue OF the counties
of the shall compose another district to be called
the district OF Illinois, and courts shall be held for
the al the city d Springfield.
two circuit and district courts begun and held in
each Of said districts TO vii Al the city Of Chicago o the
day December and at the city Of Springfield for the
southern district the FIRST Monday in March and the first
Monday in October IN each year and the said courts are
hereby authorized bold adjourned terms when the business
shall, in the opinion Of the courts, require IL
Spc g. nd further enacted That all suits and other
proceedings Of whatever nature, pending in
The circuit district courts Of the United States for the
district Of Illinois, shall be tried and disposed q in the
cult respectively for the northern district
Of Illinois, in the the same woud have been
said State had not been divided into two districts
and purpose the jurisdiction reserved to the said
the northern district and The clerk Of the circuit
and district courts for the present district Of Illinois shall
move the records files the said circuit and district
city Of Chicago and do and perform all duties
appertaning to his Office within the northern district And
all process other proceedings taken, issued made
retunabe the circuit district courts f the present dis
ic Of Illinois shah be retnrnAbls al the next term Of the
said respectively in the northern district Of Illinois
Src a. Ard be further eRooted, That upon application
Of any pending which would have been
iced the southern district, this had been
before the Of the said suit the proper
court rsy all parties consent, shall order the
same Cor further proceedings the proper
for the district. And thereupun the clerk shall
papers the with all
orders taken therein clerk II the which the
be removed and All further proceedings shall be
had said the said snt had been originally
menocd therein
s. Add ls Further ssaosod That the present Judge
Of district Of Illinois be- and il hereby assigned % The
northern district Of Illinois
sro. G. And Re further enacted, That final process
on any iudaeB decree entered in the circuit District
courts the United States for the district o. Illinois
process for the enforcement Of order Of said
respectively. IN pending therein. except
causes removed bercinbeore provided be issued
from made returpabe the proper court for the north
rn district 81 Illinois, aud be directed and
hy the marshal Of the said northern district In any part
I the said State.
gpc Z Aad b. fuvfier enarfsd That there be appointed
district nudge Tor the lthel said southern district o. MI
nn the district Judge o each 81 the said districts ha
be entitled 10 annual salary q twenty i've hundred dol
! lars.
4 src g AnS u yuTksr saossea, That the present die
trct attorney Cor the district Of Illinois shall be the district