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BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
BY AUTHORITY

BE II enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of Ame-
r,cd IN Congress assembled, That the State of
Missouri Is hereby divided into two judicial
districts IN the following manner, to wit: the
counties OF Schuyler, Adair, Knox, Shelby,
Monroe, Audrain, Montgomery, Gasconale,
Franklin, Washington, Reynolds, Shannon,
and Oregon, as the same was bounded on the
first day Of January, eighteen hundred and
fifty seven, with all that part of the State ly
ing east of the above mentioned counties
shall compose one district to be called the
eastern district Of Missouri, and a court shall
be Eeld for the said district at the city of ST.
Louis in said State. All the remainin" part
of said State shall compose another district
to be called the western district of Missouri,
and a court shall be held for the same in the
city OF Jefferson in said State.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
there shall be two terms of the district court
begun and held in and for said western dis
trict at the city OF jefferson on the first Mon
day oi March and September of each year;
aud there shall Ce three terms of :he district
court begun and held in and for said eastern
district, At the city of St. Louis, on the third
Mondays Of February, May, and November,
Of each year, and the said courts are hereby
authorized To hold al djourncd terms which the
business before the court shall, in the opinion
OF the court ,qulre 1t.
Sec. 3. 1nd be IL further enac ted, That
all suits and other proceedings Of whatever
name or nature now pending in the district
court Of the United States, for the present
district O. .Iissouri, shall lie tried and dispos-
ed OF IN the district court for said western dis
trict, IN the same manner as the same would
have been, in case said State had no, been
divided into two districts; and for that pur-
pose the jurisdiction is reserved to said dis
trlct court IN the said western district; and all
process and other proceedings taken or issued
or mace returnable To the district court for
the present district OF Missouri, shall be re
turnable at ihe next term Of said district court
in and for said western district of Missouri.
Sec. 4. lind be t further enacted, That
upon the application of any party to any suit
now pendiug in the district court for the
present district of Missouri, and which would
have commenced in the said eastern district
il this act had been I'm force before tho com
mencement OF said suit, the district court for
SAID western district may, and if all parties
consent, shall order that the same be removed
for further proceedings TO the district court
for the said eastern district and thereupon the
clerk of the district court for said western dis
trict shall transmit all the papers in the case,
with a transcript of the order OF the removal,
to the clerk of the district court of said east
ern district, and all further proceedings shall
be had in said court if the suit had been
originally commenced therein.
Sec. 5. Aad be Il further enacted, That the
present Judge Of the district Of Missouri, be,
and he is hereby assigned TO hold said district
court in and for the western district of Mis-
sour, and shall exercise the same jurisdiction
and perform the same duties, within said west
ern district as he now exercises and performs
within his present district.
Sec. g. Ind be IL further e,.acted, That final
process upon any Judgment or decree enter
ed IN the district court of the United States
for the district of Missouri, and all other pro-
cess for the enforcement of any order of said
court, IN any cause now pending therein, ex-
cept causes removed as hereinbeiore provided.
shall Se issued from and made returnable to
the district court for said western district of
Missouri, and may run and be executed by the
marshal of said western district in any part
d: said State.
Sec. 7. And be It further enacted, That
the office OF district judge of said eastern dis
trIct OF Missouri be, aud the same is hereby
created, and "A tit person shall be appointed
such district Judge, who shall exercise the
same duties, WITHIN said eastern district as the
d strict Judge of the present district, of Mis-
sour now exercises and performs within his
present district. And the district Judge of
said eastern district shall be EMIT led to an
al all n Ill.
the judge ot the western district the salary
now provided by law.
Sec. 8. And be At further enocted, That the
present district attorney Tor the district of Mis-
souri shall be The district attorney for the said
eastern district; the present marshal for the
district of Missouri shall be marshal for said
eastern district; aud the present clerk Of the
district court for the district of Missouri shall
be clerk of the district court of said western
district.
Sec. 9. And be It further enacted, Tha.
there be appointed a district attorney and a
marshal for said western district; and a clerk
of the district court for said eastern district
shall be appointed by the judge thereof
Sec. 10. And be IL further enacted, That
the circuit court of the United States in and
for the present district of Missouri, shall be
begun and held at the same times and place
as heretofore, it shall in all things retain ju-
| risdiction of all matters now pending therein
and have and exercise the same original ju.
risdiction in said State as is vested in the sew
eral circuit courts of the United States, as or
| ganized under existing laws, aud shall also
have and exercise the same appellate jarisdic
ton over the district courts of the United
L r
of Missouri as by existing laws is vested in tn.
several circuit cen:ts Of the United State
over the districts Of the United States. in the
respective circuits. Said circuit court shall
be called the circuit court in and for the dis
tricts of Missouri and shall be composed 0
the justice Of the Supreme court assigned +