Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-25

AN ACT to divide The stssO Of Missouri into wo judcia
districts.

AN ACT TO divide hs State Of Missouri into Ho Judicial
dislrisiB-
Be it enacted By The Senate aud House Of Representa-
tVes Of the United States Of America 10 Congress Assem-
bsi That he sials OF Missouri is hereby div into I've
Judicial districts Ia following manner 10 wiz the cOun-
uss huylsr, Adair KnsI, Shelby Monroe, Auiriau,
Montgomery, G1SeOnade, Franklin, Washington ReyuOds
shannon and Oregon the same we're bonded the si
day Of January eighteen and Fly ssFsD with s shatpari
Of the Sa'e lying Uas Of the above mentioned Counties
shall compose district 70 be called the district
Of Nj souri, aud court shall be held Tor The said district
ct the city OF SAINT Lous in sad State All the remaining
part Of said State shall comp Gn0thsr district be
called the western district Of MissOur, and court shall
bs held for the same in the city Of Jefferson in said State
Sec g. And be il further Issd That there shall be
two terms Of the district court begun aud held in and for
Rzid western district E the CT y OF JsfsrsOn the FIRST
HondsJsOf March and September Of each yea and there
shall be three terms Of the district court begua d held
in and for said western district 81 ths city Of St LOus
the third Mondays Of February, May, and November o.
each year. and ns said courts are hereby sut zsd to
hold journei terms when The business before We court
shall, in the opinion Of the court require it.
Dec And b il further suasts L That al suits and
other pr o3edngs Of whatever nature nov pend
ing in the district court Of the Un cd States Tor the pres.
EFT district Of Missouri shall be tried and disposed Of
the district FOR said district the man.
the Wsuld have BEEN In said State had
not bssn divided into dslcts and fer that purpose
the risdeuou is reserved - said district court the
said western dstEic and al process and other prOesed-
Tags taken issued made returnabls 10 the district
court for the present district Of Missouri shall be re urn
abba a the next term Of said dsot in and Tor SAID
ssS. And be It further ensssd That upon the ap2h
oion Of any party to any SUIT pIndag the district
05ur Tor tue present dsr ctOf Missouri and which would
have bu nmencsd the Eaid eastern district il this
had been in force before the commencement Of sad
suit The dsrie o1urt for said district may and II
al parties eansenI sh order that the be removed
for further proceedings 70 the district court for the said
eastern district and thereup1n the clerk Of the district
curt for sad western district shall transmit all the papers
in the case with Transcript Of the order Of the removal
70 the clerk Of the strict court Of said district
and all further proceedings shall be bsd in sad c0uct
If .he salt bad been originally commenced therein.
See Aud be il further enacted That the present judge
OF the district Of Missouri be, and be Is hereby assguei
10 bod said district in and for the western district
OF Missouri, and thal exercise the Jurisdiction, and
perform the duties within ssld western district
be exercises and performs within his present dis
tcict
Sec Aud b it further enacted, That deal process
upon auy judgmsat or decree entered IN district
court OF the United States To- the District OF Missouri
and al other process the enforcement Of any order o.
id court 10 any ouss nov pending therein except causes
removed hsrsnbeors provided, abah be Eua1 iro1
and made rsuruAbs 70 the district court Tor sad western
district o; Missouri and may and be eKecuod By The
msrshsi Of sad western dis ret IL any PEri Of said
State.
Sec z And Be il fnIbsf saao sd That toe oss dis
tref 10 % Of said ustrict Of Missouri be, and
he sins Is be sby created and o. Fs0n shall b 81.
pointed such dttF. ct judge who shall eEsEc tie
ursdeou and perform he same duties alain gad east
en- dsfde e district Judge 1t TIE pcassnt dis rs Of
Missouri sEsssl % psrog % within bis present.