Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-01
Approved, January 28, 1857.


An acts divide tho STATE Of Texas iao two JadieaDil
Be isenassd II ne senate and Huuss Of Rspzsssnia-
tives Of TIE United States q America 30 Congress assem-
bled Thai 1o State Of Texas be and he same ID hereby
divided into tao juiioai dstrct1 ia he 70 lowing
er to wit ALI tie isrrilory % the State q Texas smbTs
csa in the eoaais Of NeEteu jasper JssEs0n Orange,
Tyler, Polk, Ltesiy, Galveston. Harris, Montgomery
Austin, Fort Beld brazsra, I0iofafe, Wharton, Aata
gorda LaFarc1 Jackson C&iHoun Dewitt Victoria Co
lad, go, Sln Patico, Muses. cameron, oaTr Webb
and tidaiEo they existed a gltet1 hundred snd hiy-
two shah c1p8 one district 10 BE- c1led the eastern dis
et Of Tszas snd 81 toe Isnaining part Of he territory
Of the said State a compose an0lhs district 70 be call
cd the western district Of Texas
Sec 2 And Be il further enacted That there shall Be
held in each year four terms Of the district Of The
eastern district Of Texas Two Of which terms shall be be-
gun and held Of Galveston ca TIE nst MUnoaysln Deem
Der AID Nay, peonVsy ard the otter tEo SHALL be
b. gun and held at ansYis on the first Mondays OF
March and October, respsctFe and tour terms o. ne
district court II lhe district 81 Texas shall be held
each year two q which terms sha be begun and hsd
az Ausun on TIE frst Mondays Of January and June
speetyev and tho olher shah be begun and heid 81
TYLER en- The ir1l Mondays Oi March and November
s5ecTsy; and he said courts hershy authorized %
hold adjourned terms dhan me business o. me SAID e3ur1
shall ia hs opinion Of She judge or Judges require Be.
Sec 3. And be is further enacted That ell SUITS and
PROCEEDINGS Of whatever name nature pending the
district e0urt Of Texas atanY Of hs places g which ierma
Of the said courts egonsd 10 be held and which said
places may be within the eastern district Of Texas, shall
Be transferred the discf court 81 the eastern district
Of Texas daehsuiia and proseeanss pending ai sny
Of the pisces which tem Of the sad district court were
enoinsd Be hsle, and which said paca1 may be within
TIE western district shall Be transferred 20 thu district
court Of the western district Of Texas and this OCT shah
MOI produce Eeonnuanca Of any such suit OF prgcsed-
ing ofany order, ISSUE or process therein; sad urs
dStion is here gwen to the ssd district courts respsege
" and perform 81 duties apsanog % the said suits and
pr0cesdngs and proceed % try and dispose Of The same
Tally he district e9ust q Texas vas aus % ao
and al process msans OF ma, Hhcn may have ISSUED
from aay tie courts Of ihs district of Ierls shall be
proceeded ia AID returned 70 hsdsl e0uft 70 be holden
Is the place from whence tae same issued, and shall be o.
IN, arlIe
divided into districts, and all process which may have
issued from the said district court q Texas IN any cause
pending taersn or any penal other process Which may
hsrefrssue from any Of the sad courts TO euioce any
order judgment Decree IN any cause heretofore endei
and determined therein, shall be issued from and made
rsturnabls the IN which the aaid cause or me
record thereof mey be- and may issue and be executed By
the marshall Of he street from Whicb issues in asy part
Of the State.
said district may application Of the parties de-
PENDANT and for good shOWn, order any suit
pending, ard transferred 20 such court By his cot % be
removed % toe proper co OF me oaer district Tor TURNER
procsedings and ihersup0n the clerk shall transmit AL
papers in Tie causs with transcripts Of ell The pro
esedng and orders rsHoR heretl 70 the clark Of The
court 10 Which he ssil shall removed aad a further
proceedings shall be hsd IN the sad COURT IS il the suit
had been originally commenced therein.
Ser Aud Be i further ena1Ied That ne present judge
Of the district It Texas Be and be Is hereby assigned %
hold said courts the eastern district Of Texas and shall
exercise the sans Jurisdiction and perform The same duties
within the said district he now e1eroaea and performs
within bis present district There shall be appointed
district Judge or the western district Of Texas who shall
possess the same powers and do and perform all such du
in bis srol are nov enjoyed, or IN any manner
appsrisning the present district judge for the district
OF Texas And The district udgs d each district shall be
entitled to the same pensaton b. law Is provided
tor the present Judge Of the district Of Texas.
SEED And be further enacted That there be appoint
ed one person district attorney and person
shall for said western district whose u appointment
aud service, WeA as duties and emOlumsnts shall be
the with those fcFsy appertang to the said
offices in the district Of Texas; and said marshal shall
g,vs the bond that other n1rshas required 70
give be approved and recorded drsstsl By law
Provided hat the present district attorney Of the district
Of Texas shall 10 he disct attornsy r The eastern dis
tret but shall retain charge Of az suits already common
csd until the nal termination, unless the President Of the
United States sla otherwise drscs and the present mar
aha Of the district Of Texas shai1 be me marshal Of the
eastern district during their Respects Ve official terms
Sec z. And be it further ed That al suits here
after be brought in either Of said c0urs NOS Of local
nature shall be brought in the couTt Of hs district where
the defendant rssdss 5ut If thers be than one De
PENDANT and they resds in different districts the plaintiff
may issue In either and send dupl cate writ aganst ha
defendants directed TO the marsha Of the other district
on which writ endorsements shall be made that the
thus ssnt is copy Of writ seed out Of the couri Of
the proper district and said WFis when executed and re-
turned into the oce from Ehsaes they issaed shall con
situte one suit ana be pfocsedsd in accordingly.
Approved February 81 1851