The true Democrat., 1855-06-05

ol the House Of Representatives.
 AN ACT to ii idle the State of Illinois into Tw,
 Judicial DietIi,ts.
 De It enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentative, of the United State, of America in Con @le>> assembled, That the State of lllinc. be- and the same ls hereby d Nided into two judicial districts i1 the manner following. t. wit The counties of lI;iI- cock, McDon,ugh. Peoria, " oodlord Lyingst Il. and lriquos. and ail the eounc, in the said State Huth "t them. shall compose one district, to be cal led the northern district of Illinois and courts shall bc held tor the -d district at the city of Chicago; anu tue l,odue "t the counties of the said State shall compose another district, be called the southern district of Illinois. and courts shall be held for the same at the city of Slringhcld.
 2 And be iJ fmJher enacted. That there shall be two tca of the circuit and district begun and Icid Ill each Of said districts to wit: At the city of Chicago, tur the northern district the first Mon day iii July and third Monday in December; and at tho city ot Springfield. for the southern district, on the first Monday in March, and the first Monday in October, in each year; and the said hereby authorized to hold adjourned terms when the business shall in the opinion of the courts. require if.
 g. And be it further enacted That all suits and ether proceedings of whatever name. nature, now pending i'll the circuit district courts of the United States for the detlct of Illinois, shall be tried and disposed of in the circuit and district courts rc5pcc- lively for the northern district of Illinois in the same manner ar the same would have been in case said State had not been divided into two districts and for that purI IoSc tie jurisdiction s rcser,cd to the said courts in the uoIt h"rn district; and the clerk of the circuit aLd district for the present district of Illinois shall remove the records and il, If he >aid circuit and district courts the city If Chcap0 and do and perform all duties appcrtanns to his office within the northern district And all process or other lrocccdngs taken. or issued. or made rctUrnabc to the clIc or district courts of the present district of Illinois, shall be rcturnablo the next term of the sad courts respectively in the northern district of H. lMois
 5 !. And be it further enacted That upon apnli cation of any party to any suit now pending, Which m f1Oa mood Ii this act had been in force before the commrlre- lnent ot the sad suit the proper ourt may, and if all rarues consent shall order that the same be re moved for further proceedings to the proper court for the southern district. And thercupon the clerk shall transmit all the papers i'll the with a transcript of ai orders taken therein to the clerk ot the court to which the suit shall be removed, and all further proceedings shall be had, in said court if thu said suit had been originally commenced therein.
 $ 5. And be it further enacted, That the present judge of the district of Illinois be- and is hereby as signed to the northen! district of Illinois.
 6. And be 1t further enacted That final process any judgment or decree entered ill the circuit or district of the United States for the district of Illinois. and all other process the enlorccment of any order of said courts, respectively, in any cause pending therein. except removed, as here nbctore provided, shall be issued from and made urnabe to the proper court for the northern district of Illinois. and may be directed to and executed by tbe marshal of the said rthern district in any part of the said State.
 :. And be 1t further enacted, That there be ap- pointed district judge for the said southern district of Illinois, and the district judge of each of the said districts shall be entitled to an annual salary of S2- 300.
 S. And be it further enacted That the present district attorney for the district of Illinois shall be the district atarney for the northern district the present marshal of the district of Illinois, shall be the mar sha for the northern dstrc and the present clerk the courts for the district of Illinois, shall be the clerk of the courts for the northern district, during their respective official terms.
 g. And be it further enacted, That there be ap- pointed district attorney marshal, and d clerk of the court for the southern district.
 Approved, February 13, 1855.
 IN ACT to continue, temporarily the Offices of Re
 gistcr and Receiver at Nincennes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- senatives of the United States of America in Con gross assembled That the offices of register and re cever shall ccontinued at Nnccnnes, Indiana until after final report shall have been made by the com mssioncrs pursuant to the act of Congress approved July 27th 1851. entitled to ascertain and ad just the titles to certain lands in the State of Indiana and the act of Congress approved l2th June $40 for the discontnuance of land offices under certain cir cumstanccs. shall not apply to the offices at Vncennes until the services required by the aforesaid act of 27 tn July 1854 of the commissioners shall have been fully performed.
 Approved February l3, 1855.
 AN ACT to refund to the Officers of the Customs and Others of the District of Passamaquoddy, certain
 Moneys.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- scntatves of the United States of America in Con ress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasary be- and hereby is authorized and directed of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated to pay the late officers of the customs of the dis trct of Passamaquoddy. and intormers their propor ton of the net proceeds of sale by virtue of existing laws arising from the condemnation of the schooners L'Etang' and Josephine" and the barque Phe- nix for violation of the revenue laws in the dis tct of Maine: the same having been wrongfullv paid into the treasury of the United States through mistake
 Approved, February l4, 1855.
 AN ACT to amend |" an act making Appropriation.
 for the Improvement ofccrain llarbors and Rivers,
 approved August 30th, 1852.
 Belt enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con gross assembled, That the section reading as follows For re-opening a communication between Abe marie Sound, North Carolina, and the Atlantic Ocean by the construction of hraal5zater CrnataI