Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-08-01
OFFICIAL.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Third Session Of the Thirty
Seventh Congress. ..90
[PuBLIc-No. 81.
An ACT to divide the State of Michigan into
two Judicial Districts, and to provide for
holding the District and Circuit Conrts
therein. ..
Be It enacted BY the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer-
ica in Congress assembled. That the State
of Michigan be, and the same is hereby, divid.
ed into two judicial districts, in the following
manner, namely
THE EASTERN AND WESTERN DISTRICTS.
The western district shall embrace all the
territory and waters within the following
boundaries, to wit: Commencing at the
southwest corner of Hillsdals county, in the
State of Michigan, and running from thence
north, on the west line of said county, to
the south line Of Calhoun county thence east.
on the south line thereof, to the southeast
corner Of said last-named county; thence
north, on the east boundary of said county, to
the south line of Eaton county; thence east,
on said south line, to the southeast corner of
Eaton county; thence north. on the east
boundary Of Eaton county. to the south line
of Clinton county; thence west. on the south
boundary Of said county, to the southwest
corner thereof; thence north. on the west
boundary of Clinton and Gratiot counties, to
the south boundary of Isabella county; thence
west, on it's south boundary, to the southwest
corner of said last-named county; thence
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counties. to the south boundary of Missaukee
county; thence east, on its south boundary,
to the southeast corner of Missaukee county
thence north, on the east line of Missaukee,
Kalcasca, and Antrim counties, to the south
boundary (ofl Emmet county thence east to
the southeast corner of Emmet county; thence
north, on the east boundary Of Emmet county,
to the Straits of Mackinac; thence north to
midway across said straits thence westerly.
in direct line, to a point on the shore Of
Lake Michigan where the north boundary of
Delta county reaches Lake Michigan; thence
west, on the north line of Delta county, to
the northwest corner Of said Delta county
thence SOUTH on the west boundary Of said
county,, to the dividing line between the
States OF Michigan and Wisconsin in Green
Bay; thence northeasterly. on tho said di.
viding line, into Lake Michigan; and thence
southsrly, through Lake Michigan, to the
southwest corner Of the State Of Michigan. on
a line that will include within said boundaries
the waters of Lake Michigan within the
admiralty Jurisdiction Of the State of Michi.
gan thence east, on the south boundary OF
the State of Michigan, to the intersection Of
the west line Of Hillsdale county. The judi.
cial centre Of which district shall be at Grand
Rapids, in the county of Kent, where the conrts
of said district shall be held. The eastern
district shall embrace all the other territory
Of the State of Michigan and MI other waters
Of said State not embrace within the foregoing
boundaries of said western district. The ju-
dicial centre of said eastern district shall be
at Detroit, in the county of Wayne, where the
courts Of said district shall b. held.
Sec. 2. And be i further enacted. That
there shall be two terms Of the circuit and
district courts begun and held in each Of said
districts. to wit: At the city Of Detroit, for
the eastern district, on the first Tuesday IN
June, November, and March in each year;
and at the city Of Grand Rapids, tor the
western district, on the third Monday Of May
and third Monday of October in each year.
And the said courts are hereby authorized to
hold adjourned terms when tho busines. be-
fore tho courts shall. in the opinion Of the
courts. require it. .-a.e t.I
SEC. 3. And be Il further enacted. That
all suits aud other proceedings, Of whatever
name or nature, now pending in tho circuit or
district courts Of tbs United States for the
district of Michigan, shall be tried and dispose
of in the circuit and district courts, respective.
". for the eastern district Of Michigan. in the
same manner as the same would have been
in case said State had not been divided into
two districts; aud for that purpose the juris.
diction is reserved to said courts in the
eastern district. And the clerk Of the circuit
and district courts for the present district Of
Michigan shall remove the records and files Of
tho said circuit and district courts to the city
of Detroit. and do and perform all the duties
appertaining to his Office within the eastern
district and all process and other proceedings
taken or issued, or made returnable TO the
circuit or distric court for the present district
Of Michigan, shall b. returnabl~ at the next