Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-08-29
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passea al HE Second Session Of The Thirty Segent
Congress.

Passei al Me Second Session Of The Ihirfy 'Segfnm
Congress.
GPuBLIo-No. l46.
An acr to amend the act OF the third of March,
eighteen hundred and thirty-sevcu, entitled
mAn act euppemeutary to the act entitled
AN net TO amend tho jUilcal system OF the
Uaited States."
Be Il enacted 5g The Senate and House Of Repre-
shatipes of lie UBHsd Siattg of Amsrica n COR
gress assembled, Tint hereafter lac districts OF
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, aud Mort Caro-
lima shall constitute TIE fourth circmt; lhe DIS
tricts uf South Cat4'iun, Georgia, AlahHma,
NiasisaipDi mud Florida shall institute the NTH
circuit; The districts Ur Louisiana, Texas. Ar
kansas, Kentucky, aud Tennessee shal hsitntt
tho s1th circuit; the districts Of Ohio aud lndi-
ana shall constitute thn seventh circuit; the die
tricts of Michigan, Wisc0n-in, and Illinois shall
constitute the eghth cifcua; aud the districts
Of Missouri, Town, KGnsns, md Minnesota shall
constitute the ninth circuit; aud the circuit
courts in the districts heretofore included WITHIN
nny circuit Of the United States which by this
not nre attached to n different circuit shall he
held at the same times nnd places rs are now
prescribed By law, anl the circuit courts IN
tistricts which by this act arc for the frat time
attached 10 circuia shall hr held at the same
times and places ns are now prescribed by law
for holding the district courts in said districts,
except in the district Of Town. in which the cir
cult court shall be holden at the capital Of the
State on the second Tuesday in May and NoVem-
her of each year, at which times and d,place terms
of the district Cluri shall be- Eollen Proridsd
this net shah not interfere with the terms Of said
district court now provided by law for said dis
trict. The allotment vi their chief justice aud
the associate Justices of the said Supreme Court
to the several circuits shall hO made ns hereto
fore
Sec .. Aaa5e il (ariher cRdcied, That so much
Of any act or ncls Of Congress as vests IN the
district courts Of the United States Tor the dls-
iricts Of Texas, Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Jowa. and Knusas, or either ot them, the power
and jurisdiction Of circnit courts, be and Tho
same is hereby repealed md there shall here
after be circuit courts held for said districts by
the chief or nHsocatG Justices Of the Snprem
Court, assigned Or allotted TO the circuit Il
which said disticta may respectively belong, an'
the district Judges Of such districts seyeraly AM
respectively, either Of whom shall constitute
quorum which circnit courts aud the Judge
thereof shnll have like powers nnd exercise liR
iurislictop ny other circuit courts aud the Judge
hereof; and the said district courts and til
Judges thereof shall have like powers aud exel
cse like Jurisdiction as the district courts, nm
The Judges thereof, in the other circuits.
Sec. 3. And be II fHlft,r Enacted. That all nc
tions suits, prosecutions, causes, pleas, process
aud other proceedings relative 10 nny cause civ
Or criminal, (Which might have been DTongl
aud could have been originally cogni2able in
oiIcuit court,) now pending in or retnrnable
the several district courts of Texas. Florid'
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas, actin
us circuit courts. (or 20 empowered to aot)
Tie fret day of October next, ehall be and n
hereby declared to he, respectively, transferred
leturnable, and continued to the several eircu
courts constituted by this net 10 be holden with
the said districts, respectively and shall
heard, tried, and dctermined therein in the san
manner us if originally brought, entered, pros
outed, or had in puch circuit courts And Il
said circuit courts shall be governed by the sai
laws aud regulations az apply to the other CT
cult courts Of the United States; and the cler
of the said courts, respectively shall perfol
the same dutiea and snail be entitl d to recei
the same fees and emoumeutd which are BY IL
established for the clerks Of the other oirc'
courts uf tho Unittd S ates
Sec. 4 And be afTider enacted, That all a
and provisions inconsistent with tni5 act be a
the same are hereby repealed
Approved, July lG, 1862.