The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-17
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An ACT 20 divide the State Of Ohio two Judicial
ooarts Of ths United States therein.
Be enacted ts Senate AID onse Of epreseaars ~
ks Tasted stai1 81 Amoroa Congress as.cmbied That
the State Of Ohio be- and hereby divided into
counties Of Belmont, Guernsey, Muskngum Licking Frank
lin, Madison, Champaign, Shelby and Mercer, together
with all that part Of the State living south above
toned counties shall compose district called the
southern district Of Ohio, and shall be held the
said district at he city of Cincinnati and all the remaining
part Of the saie State shah compose another district 10 be
called the northern district Of Ohio and shall
held for the IN the city Of Cleveland in said
Sro- O. And Be further enacted That there shall be two
terms Of the circuit and district begun and held
each Of said districts the city q Cincinnati for
the southern district the third Tuesdays Of April and DC
ober and at be city Of Cleveland for the northern district
the second tuesdays Of July November in each year
the said hereby authorized TO hold adjourned
terms when the business before the shall the opn
ION Of the court require it.
SEC. And i futer enacted That all suits and other
proceedings q whatever nature, pending in
tct Of Ohio, shall tried disposed circuit
district courts respectively for the southern district Of Ohio
in the same manner az the same woud have beer in ease sad
State had not been divided into districts and for TINT
purpose the Jurisdiction Is reserved 10 said in the
southern district and the clerk q the circuit and district
ord and files OF the said circuit and district to the
city Of Cincinnati and do and perform, all the duties
pertaining lis Office within the southern district and all
and other proceedings taken issued made
turnab the circuit district the present
trct Of Ohio shall be returnabe at the of the said
courts respectively, in the southern district Of Ohio.
SEC A. And Be further enacted That upon the sppioa
been commenced in the northern district if this had been
in force before the Of said suit the proper
conrt may, and II all parties consent shall order that the
for proceedings the proper
for the northern district and therefore the clerk shall
der of the removal the clerk OF the which the
suit shall be removed and all further proceedings shall be
had in said court as if the suit had been originally com
menced therein.
SIC. 5. And Dc further enacted That the present judge
Of the district of Ohio be- and be is hereby assigned hold
said courts in the southern district Of Ohio and shall
else the Jurisdiction and perform the duties with
in said district be exercises and performs within has
present district.
SEC 8. And Be further enactod That final process upon
any Judgment decree entered the circuit district
Of the United States for the district Of Ohio and all other
Fsdaed t r4E6esofe rssried run xnu
made returnabe TO the proper court 70, the
southern district in any part OF said State
SIC 4 And Be further enacted That there be appointed
district judge the said northern district Of oho who
shall possess the powers and do and perform all such
duties his district as are now enned or IN aPps
tanning the district judge for the district Of oh
and the district judge Of each district shall be entitled TO the
by law provided for the present judge
ssc And be II rther enacted That there be appointed
person district attorney and one person as marshA
said southern district whose terms OF appointment and
service well duties and emouments shall be the same
with those respectively appertaning to the said Offices N the
district Of and said marshal shall the same bond
that marshas required TO to be approved and
recorded directed by law Prordsd That the pres
district attorney Of the district Of ONO shan DC the ois
ct attorney the northern district but shall retain the
charge Of all suits already commenced until ma
ton the President OF the United States shah other
wise direct the present marshal OF the district OF Ohio
shall be the marshal OF northern district during their
spective official terms
SEC O. And further enacted That all suits hereafter
To be brought either Of said courts not OF local nature
h be brought in the Of the district where The de-
fndant resides but If there be than one defendant
and they reside different districts the plaintiff may sue in
either and duplicate writ against the defendants d.
reed 10 the marshal the other district which an
aorseen shall made that the writ thus sent IS copy OF
writ sued Of the court Of the proper district and the
said wrts when and returned into the office from
whence they ued shall constitute suit and be proceed
ed in accordingly
February 10th, 1859.