The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-05-31
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session of the Thirty
sevenM Congress.
UBLro No. Gil

TPUBLro-No. GIL
AN ACT to regulate the time of holding
the courts of the United States for the
district of Kentucky, and for other pur-
poses
Be IL enacted 6y the Senate and House OF
Representatives. Of the United States Of Amer
ica IN Congress assembled That the circuit
aud district courts of the United States for
the district of Kentucky shall hereafter
commence and be held as follows: At Gov
ingtou on the third Monday of April and on
the first Monday of December; at Louis
vile on the third Monday of February and
first Monday of October; at Frankfort on
the third Monday of May and first Monday
OF January; and at Paducah on the third
Monday of March and first Monday of No.
vember.
SEC. 3 And be ii further enacted, That
il neither of the judges of said courts be
present at the time tor opening court, the
clerk may open and adjourn the court from
day to day for four days, aud if the indge
does not appear by two O'Clock p m. of the
fourth day, the clerk shall adjourn the court
totthe next stated term. But either the cir
cult or district judge by written order to
the clerk within the first three days of his
term, may adjourn court 10 future day
within thirty days of the first day, OF which
q
door Ot the court house where the court is
to be held AID the district judge, and, in
his absence, the circuit judge may order
special term of the circuit court, designated
10 a similar order, to be published in SIM
liar manner, and in one or more newSpa-
pers in the place where the court is held
aud by said order The judge may prescribe
the duties of the officers of court in sum-
m3nng juries, and in the performance of
other acIs necessary for the holding of such
special term, or the court may by its order,
after it is opened, prescribe the duties OF it's
officers, aud the mode of proceeding, aud
any Of the details thereof.
Sec. 3 lind be IL further enacted, That
such numuer of jur1ls shall he sum
moned 10y the marshal at every term of the
circuit and dlstrlct courts, respectively, as
may have been ordered of record at the
previous term; and in case there is not a
sufficient number of jurors in attendance
al any time, the court may order such
number 10 be summoned as, in its judgment,
may be deemed necessary to transact the
business of the court. And grand jury
may be summoned TO attend every term of
The circuit OF district court by order of
court. The marshal may summon jurors
and talesmen IN case of deficiency, pur-
suant to al order of court made during the
term ; and hey shall serve tor such time
as t. c urt may direct.
Osc. 4. lind be Il further enacted, That
II special tel N OF aUy district court may be
held al any Tine that he district judge may
order by giving notice thereof Oh the front
door OF the court-hJuse where the court is
to be held, and in some respectable news
paper, If there DC any, at the place.
Sec. 5. And be IL further enacted, That
t,rE. mi .nr no
from time to time TO suit the con venience
Of ltigantS aud to meet the necessities of
the business; and the inIeI vention OF a
term of a district or circuit court at anoihtr T
place shall not preclude tue power to ad-
journ over TO future day
Sec. 6. And be IL further enacted, That
the terms OF the circuit and district courts
shall not be limited TO any particular num-
Der of days, nor shall il be nseessary to ad-
iourn by reason of the intervention of q
term of the court eIsew here; but the busi-
ress OF the courts at Two places may pro-
ceed, there being judge present at each
place, or the court intervening may be ad-
iourned over, a5 herein provided, till the
business of the court in session is concluded.
Sec. Z. And be Il further enacted, That
a clerk shall be appointed at every place OF
holding circuit and district courts for the
district of Kentucky, in like manner and
subject to the same duties and responsible
ties that other clerks are subject to in other
independent districts; the deputy clerks at
CovIngIon, Louisville, and Pnducah snail
perform the duties of the offices, respectively
till clerks are duly appoin ed and qualified.
Sec. 8. And be Il further enacted, That
commissioners appointed by the courts OF
the United States to take bail, afidavits,
and so forth, shall have like powers to take
surety of the peace, and for good behavior,
according to the act of July sixteen, seven
teen hundred and nlnety-eight, that other
officers designated by said act now have.
See. 9. A1sd be IL further enacted, That
all process which shall not have been re-
turned when this act takes effect, shall be
returnable TO the terms, respectively, herein
fixed; and the clerk, upon issuing process