The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-10
BY AUrHoRITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.


LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Public 2s
AN ACT TO divide the State Of Missouri into judicial
districts.
Be alaesd By ne saa sad House Of Representatives. et
me Oned States @ 4merica Congrsss asss5isd That the
State OF Missouri 10 hereby divided into two judicial dis
uictsia the following manuer 10 wit the countis OF
Schuyler, Adair, Knox Shelby Monroe, Audrain Mont
gomery, Gasconade, Franklin, Washington Reynolds,
Saannon, and Oregon the same bounded ON the
fist day OF January eighteen hundred aud ftyseven,
with all that part OF the State lying east of the abovemen
eastern district of Missouri and court shall be held for
the said district 8t the city of SAINT Louis in said State
All the remaining part Of said State shall compose another
district TO be called the district of Missouri and
conrt shall be held for the in the city of Jefferson
In said State.
SKcros 2. dndbea further enacted That there shall be
two terms OF the district court begun and held in and for
said western district at the city OF Jefferson the first
Mondays OF March and September Of each year and there
shall be three terms of the district court begun and held
in and for said eastern district at the city Of St Louis
the third Mondays of February, May and November OF
each year. and the said hereby authorized 10
hold adjourned terms when the business before the court
sball In the opiuion Of the court require IL.
SECTION 3. lind further enacted That all suits and
other proceedings Of whatever now pend
ing in the district Of the United States for the pres
ent district of Missouri shall be tried and disposed of in
the district court for said district the same man
ner as the would have been In said State had
rot been divided into two districts ard for that purpose
the jurisdiction 20 saa asirict ecurt IN "a"
said western district and all and other proceed
ings taken or issued or made re.urnable to district
the present district OF Missouri shall be returna
be the next term of said district court in and for said
western district of Missouri.
SECTION A. And be further enacted That upon the APP
pcaon of any party to any suit pending in the dis
tret for the present district Of Missouri and which
would have been commenced in the said eastern district If
this had been in before the comence,nen Of said
suit the district for said western district may and 1t
all parties esnse shall order that the be removed
for further proceedings to the district eonrt for the said
eastern district and thereupoa the clerk OF the district
court for said district shall transmit all the papers
in the case With transcript of the order OF the removal TO
the clerk H the district cqr Of SAID eastern district and all
further proceedings shall he had in said court as II the suit
had been originally commenced therein
SECTION 8. And be further enacted That the present
judge Of the district of Missouri be- and be is hereby as
signed hold said district in and for the western
district of Missouri and shall exercise the ursdic
toD and perform the duties within said dis
ct be exercises and persctms within his present
district I
SECTION 4ad be further enacted That iual procers
upon any Judgment decree entered in the district
court of the United States for the district of Missouri
and all other process for the enforcement Of any order of
said copr in ny pending therein except
removed herenbeore provided Shall be Issued from and
made reurnabe the district for said western dis
trct OF Missouri, and may and be executed by the
MARSHAL of said western district in any part of said
State.
SECTION T. And be ufle, enacted That the office Of
district Judge OF said district of Missouri be- and
the same s hereby created ard fiji person shall be ap-
point such district judge who shall exercise the
Jurisdiction and perform The duties within said
district the district judge OF the present district
Missouri now exercises nnd performs within bis present
ct And the district judge OF said eastern district shall
be led annual salary OF three thousand dollars
and the judge Of the western district the salary now
rided by law.
SECTION g. dnd be artier enacted That the present
district attorney for the district Of Mssohr shs be the
district attorney for the said district the present
marshal for the district of Missouri shall be marshal for
said eastern district and the present clerk Of the district
for the district of Missouri shall be clerk of the d
trict c6urt for said western district
SECTION o. And be further enacted That there be ap-
poinei district attorney and marshal for said
district and clerk Of the district for said
district shall be appointed by the judge thereof
SECTION TO- lind be further enacted That the circuit
OF the United States in and the present district
of Missouri shall be begun and held the times and
place heretofore it shall in all things retain jurisdiction
of all pending therein and have and exercise
the original jurisdiction in said State is vested
the several circuit of the United States organ
lied under existing laws and shall also have and exercise
the appellate jurisdiction the district courts
of the United States for said eastern and western dis
tricts OF Missouri by existing laws is vested in thu
several circuit courts of the United a'es th
district of the United States in their respect
i've circuits Said circuit court shall be called the cir
cult in and for the districts OF Missouri and shall
composed Of the justice Of the Supreme Court assg ed t
said circnt and the Judges of the eastern and
districts of Missouri but may be held by any
of said three judges in the absence OF the remainder Sar
justice of the Supreme Court in his absence the odes
OF De
siding judge Of said circuit court and in of any di
vision Of opinion among the judges of said circnit
the opinion of the presiding Judge shall prevail and be th
Judgment of the said circuit but any appeal
said circuit court from Of the said district courts thu
Judge Of the district court from which such appeal
taken shall tn said circuit court the trial decision
of the carried by appeal to said circuit court Tn
clerk Of the circuit court for the present district of Mis-
souri, shall be and remain the clerk of the circuit
modified by this act The district attorney and mar
shall for SAID eastern district of Missouri shall sucl
district attorney and marshal in said circuit court; bn
the process of said circuit court may be directed to tn
marshal of either of said and western districts
Missouri and shall be executed only by the marshal II
whom it is directed, by his duly appointed deputy ii
| his district.
| Approved March ,, 1857.
Public 30
AN ACT to amend the act reducing the duty imports
and for other purposes passed July thrtieth eighties
| hundred and forty six.
BE enacted By the Senate aud House Of Representatce
Of The United States Of Aericd in Congress assembled Ths