The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-25
Public IA
AN ACT to divide the State Of Texas into two judicial dis
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Public Ia
AN ACT to divide the State of Texas judicial dis
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
The United States Of America an Congress assembled, That
two Judicial districts in the following manner to witt All
the territory Of the State of Texas in the
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ria Colorado Wharton Matagorda Lavacca, Jackson Cal
Nueoe Cameron Starr Webb and Hidaso as they en
ed in eighteen hundred and fltytwo shall compose one dis
remaining Of the territory said State shall compose
another district to be called the western district of Texas
SEC And be further enacted That there shall be held
district Of Texas two of which shall be begun and held
at Galveston the fret Mondays in December and May
respecvey and the other two shall be begun and held
Brownsville the first Mondays OF March and October
respectively and four of the district the
district of Texas shall be held in each year. of which
terms shall be begun and held at Austin the first Mondays
Of January and june respectively and the other two shall
be begun AID held at Tyler the first Mondays March
and November respectively and the said hereby
authorized hold adjourned terms when the business Of said
SIC. s. And be Il further enacted That ali suits and pro-
ceedDgs OF whatever nature pending the district
court OF Texas at of the places at which of the
said courts enoned held and which said places
may be within the eastern district Texas shall be transferred
the district district Of Texas and such
proceedings pending any of the places at which
terms Of the said district court enoined held
which said places may be within the western district shall be
the
and this act shall not produce dcontnuance of any such
and Is here given to the said district courts re-
speetve and perform all duties apperainng to the said
suits and proceedings and to proceed 10 and dispose
fully the district court Of Texas author
lied to dol and all process, final which may
issued from any Of the OF the district Of Texas
be proceeded in and returned to the district court be hold
at the place from whence the issued and shall be
full force and effect IL the said district had been dvi
ded into two districts and all which may have issued
from the said district court Of Texas pending
therein penal other process which may hereafter
issue from Of the said courts &c enforce order
ment decree 10 heretofore ended and deter
mined therein shall be issued from and made returnable
the court in which the sad the record thereof
be- and may issue and be executed by the marshal Of the dis
trict from which issued in any part of the State.
SEC. T. And be further enacted, That either Of the said
district courts may, application Of the parties defendant
and for good cause shown order any suit pending and
transferred to such court by this act be removed to the
proper court OF the other district for further proceedings
and thereupon the clerk shall transmit all the papers
with transcript of all the proceeding and orders in
relation thereto 20 the clerk Of the court TO which the suit
shall be removed and all further proceedings shall be had in
the said court IL the suit had been originally commenced
therein.
SEo. g. And Be- further enacted, That the present Judge
OF the district of Texas be- and he s hereby assigned hold
said courts in the district Of Texas and
else the Jurisdiction and perform the duties within