Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-25
APPROVED, February 2l 1857.
AN ACT to divide the State of Texasin two Judi
 cial Dlntricts.

cldl DlSUlctS
 Be it enacted etc. That the State of Texas be and the same is hereby divided into two judial district in the following manner to wit: All the territory of the State of Texas embraced in the counties of New ton, Jasper Jefferson Orange, Tyler. Polk Liberty Galveston, Harris Montgomery. Austin, Fort Bend BraZoria. Colorado, harton. Matagor.(a, Iavacca Jackson, Calhoun Dewitt Victoria Goliad Rcfugio San P ,tricio Nucces. Cameron. Starr Webb and Hidalgo, as they existed in 1852 shall compose one district to be called the eastern district of Texas and all the remaining part of the territory of the said State shall compose another district to be called the western district Of Texas.
 fs g. That there shall be held in each year four terms of the district court of the eastern district Texas two of which terms shall be begun and held at Galveston on the first Mondays in December and Nav respec- lively; and the other two shall be begun and held at Brownsville on the first Mondays of March and Oc- tober, respectively and four terms of the district court of the western district of Texas shall be held in each year, two of which terms shall be beoun and held at Austin on the first Mondays of January and June respectively; and the other two shall be begun and held at Tyler the first Mondays of March and November respectvey and the said courts are here by authorized to hold adjourned terms when the bu sneSs of the said courts shall in the opinion of the judge or judges require it.
 $ 3. That all suits and proceedings of whatever name nature pending in the dstrictcourt of Texas at any of the places at which terms of the said courts enioined to be held, and which said places may be within the eastern disrictof Texas shall be trans ferred the district of the eastern district of Texas; and such suits and proceedings pending at any of the places at which terms of the said district court enioined to be held. and which said places may he within the western district. shall be transferred t the district of the district of Texas and this act shall not produce diScontnuance of any such suit proceeding of order. issue or process theren and jurisdiction is here given to the said Ais trct courts respectivey " and perform all duties ap. pertaining to the said suits and proceedings and to proceed to try and dispose of the same as fully as the disrtict court of Texas was authorized 10 do; and all process mcsne or final, which may have issued from any of the courts of the district ef TeNas shalI be proceeded in and returned the district court to he holden at the place from whence the me issued and shall be of full force and effect as if the said dis trct had not been divided into two districts: and all process which may have issued from the said disri, court of Texas in any cause pending therein or any penal other process whch may hereafter ue from any of the said courts to enforce any order judgment or decree in any heretofore ended and deter mined therein shall ne issued from ana made retula ble to the court in which the said cause the record thereof may be. and may issue and he executed h, the marshal oT the district from wli h issues in an, part of tbe State.
 A. That either of the said district courts may, o, application of the parties defendant and for gooC cause shown, order any suit now pending and trans tered to sueh court by this tp he removed to tn, proper court of the other district for further proceed ings and thereupon the clerk shall transmit all tn, papers in the cause with transcript of all the pro ceedng and orders in relation thereto to the clerk
 the court to whi h the shit shall be removed and al further proceedings shall be had in the said court if the suit had been originally commenced therein
 B. That the present judge of the district of Texa be and he is hereby assigned to hold said courts in thu eastern district of Texas, and shall exercise the sam jurisdiction and perform the duties within thu said district he exercises and performs within his present district. There shall be appointed dis trict judge for the western district of Texas who shal possess the powers and do and perform all suel l duties in his district enjoyed or in any man ner appertanng to the present district judge for tn district of Texas And the district judge of each dis trct shall be entitled the same compensation as b, law is provided for the present judge of the dstrc | of Texas.
 s $. That there be appointed one person as dstrc attorney and one person marshall for said westerl district whose terms of appointment and service a well duties and emouments shall be the same witt
 those respectively appertanng the said offices il
 the district of TeXas and said marshal shall give tn same bond that other marshas are required to give
 to be approved and recorded now directed by law
 Progsded That the present district attorney of tn district of Texas shall be the district attorney for tn eastern district, but shall retain charge of all suit already commenced until the final termination un less the President of the United States shall other
 wise drect and the present marshal of the district Texas shall be the marshal of the eastern distric during their respective official terms.
 Something wanting here complete the sens but the Rolls are ss is printed above.