The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-04
MasbpiEEe MataH.
ToFFICIAL.l
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at he Third Session Of The Thirty
seventh Congress.
EfPuBLto No 54.l

HpUBLtc No. 3D.
49, .cr IA JiyiJe the state OF Michigan into two Ju-
i,,,,i ugtrFts, and TO provide FOR holding IRE us
lrict aud Circuit Courts therein
n, Il otaeef bg me Senae and House 81 Repressntd-
III u,yei gfaies Oh Amaica 81 Congress dacn.
NJ fn,af tho state OF Michigan be, and the Fame g
Iafebv. divided INTO two iudlcial ~distriota, IN the iW-
lowing manner namely -
rr EASTERN AND wgsrERs psrmcrs.
The western district shall embrace all the territory
and waters within the following boundaries, t9-mh
Commencing o. the SOUTHWEST corner ol hlrsu ~
COUNTY. ia tho state OF Michigan, and running from
tlefea north, on the west line Of said county 70 me
south line Of Calhoun county thence east, on the
south line thereof, 10 the southeast corner .. saIu
ast-namcd comfy thence nOrth on tue east pVuh'
diary Of said county, TO the south Inc 81 haion ,ouh
ty thence east, on said south line 10 the so1lh.Ast
corner OF Eaton oounty thenGe nosthi t Ua ~ en-
ton county thence west, on the south oolhuisy ~
said county, 10 TIE southwest corner theroo tneiee
north, on the west boundary oil CLINTON 9nu 1la,o,
counties, 70 tie south bounf AIRY ol l.auslm eYunt9
thenco west, on its south boundary, 20 inc boulnWtst
corner Of sald iast.namod county thence north on
tho woat line Of Isabella and Clare countless 10 tue
soutb bo,Indary Of Misgaukee county thence cast,
on its south boundary, 20 the southeast corner d
Missaukoo county thence north, on tue esst line o.
Nissaukee, K~alcasca, and Antrim counties, TO the
south bounda lofl Emmett county thence cast 20
the southeast corner Of kmmet county thence nortb,
on the east boundary Of Emmett county 70 the Straits
Ut Mn1kinac thence north TO midway across tNd
straits. thence westerly, in n direct line, to a point
on tlo shore Of Lake Michigan where the norm poun-
Diary ct UeIta county reaches Lake micklgau utenee
west, ON the north line Of Delta county 10 tue noflh-
west corner Of said Delta county thence s9ulh on
The west boundary Of said county, 70 the diyldinB hne
bctwesn the States Of michigan and Wls99nsn IN
Green nay; thence northeasterly, on the balu ulNiu
me ltte. INTO Lake Michigan and thence southerlyl
Though Lake Michigan, to the southwest cornerVi
the state Of Michigan, on a lne va. w utniIean
within said boundaries the waters OF LAKE michigan
within the admiralty Jurisdiction Of tue STATE OF
Michigan thoncc cast, on tue south boundary OF the
state 81 Michigan, 70 the mte section ofthe west line
OF Hllsdale county. Tho judicial centre oil winch
district shall be at Grand Rapids, in the county Of
Kent, where ths courts Of said district shall be held.
The eastern district shall embrace all the othtr terri
tore OF tue Slate Of Michigan and all other waters Of
said State not embraced within the foregoing boun
daries Of said western district. Tho judicial centre
Of said G stern diatrict shall be at Detroit, in the
county Of Wayne, where the courts OF said district
SIC. 2. And b 4 Mritg enacted, That there shall
be two terms Of the circuit and district courts I. gun
and held in each oil said districts, 20 Wit AT tho city
of Detroit, for TIE eastern district, on the first Tues
day IN June, November, ant March In each year
aud at the city Of G. aud Rapids, Tor the western dis
trct, on the third Monday Of May and third Monday
of October IN each year. And tho said courts are
hereby authorized to hold adJonrned terms when the
business before the courts shal I'D tue oplhlon Oh the
court, require 1t. u,
other proceedings, of whatever name or nature, now
handing In the circuit or digtrict courts Of the United
Slategi Tor the district Of Michigan, shall be tried ana
disposed of 10 the circuit and district COURTS respec-
lively. Tor the Hnklcrn GlHtfNA OF alltnlNAuf ii ANo'
sTme manner ~ The Same would have been IN case
said State hadnot been divided into two districts
and for that purpose the jurisdiction IS reserved TO
said courts ia the eastern district. And the clerk OF
the circuit and district courts for the present district
OF Michigan shall remove the records ana HES OF the
std circuit and district courts TO the city OF Detroit,
aud do aud perform all the duties apPertaining to his
office within the eastern district aud all process and
other proceedings taken or issued, or made return
able ~ the circuit or district courts Tor she present
district of Michigan, and shall be returuable AT the
Ng 1t term Of the said courts, realttilNoly, IN inc
eastern digtsict Of Michigan.
SIC. 4. And be u further eAaded' Ihat upon the
application Of any party 10 any suit now pending
which would have heen commenced IN the western
district il tnis act had been In force before the com
mencemcnto OF said suit, the proper. court may, and
IL ali pa rides consent, shall, order that the same he
removed Tor iurther proceedings TO the proper court
ior The western district aud thereupon the clerk
shall trIamit all the papers N tine cause, with :
OF the court 10 which the said suit shall be removed
aud all further proceedings shall be Ind IN sad court
as IL the suit had been originally commenced therein
Sec. 3. Ind be IL Further etdeed, That the present
Judge of tbs district Of Michigan be and he is hereby
assigned 70 hold said courts in the eastern district o.
Michigan, aud shall exercise the sane jurisdiction
and perform the same duties within SAID district al
lie now exercises and performs WITHIN MS presenl
district.
upon any Judgment on decree entered in the circuit
or district court Of the United States for the district
Of Miohigrn, ana all other process for me enforce
mcnt Of any order OF said courts, respectively, In ans
cause now pending therein, except causes removed a
b,roInhcfore provided, shall be issued from and mad
returnable To the proper court for the eastern distrlc
of. Michigan, aud may run and be executed by Tia
marshal Of said eastern district m any part OF sd'
state.
pointed a district judge for the said western distrlc
Of Michigan, who shalt possess the same powers an
do aud perform all such duties IN his district as ar
now euioined or In any wise Rppcrtaiulng 70 the pre-
sent district Judge for the district Of Michigan; ans
the district Judge Of each district shall be entitled L
the same oompensation as by iaw y provided mr tu
Sec. s. And Be u further enacted, That there be ap
pointed one person as district attorney and one per
son as marshal for said western distriat, whose term
of appnintmcnt and service, as well as duties aul
em0luments, shall be the same with those respect
lively appertainug 10 TIE said Offices IN the distric
of Michigan. Aud said Marshal shall give the saml
bond that other marshals are required to give, to b.
approved aud recorded as now directed by law
Pr0riisd, That tue present. district attorney Of tn
district OF Michigan shall be ire district attorney o
The eastern district, and retain the Charge OF all suit
already commenced until nntl termination, unlesst tn
President Of the United States ahall otherwise direct
and the present marshal OF TIE district Of Michigan
shall DO the marshal of the eastern district, during
their respective official terms.
STc. y. Aad Do Il further 0sGctcd, That an SUN
hereafter To be brought In either of Baid courts not o
a local batnro, shal be brought In the court Of Oh,
district where the defendant resides; but it there b'
more than one defendant, and they reside In dihereu
districts, the plAintif may sue In either, end send
dupNoate writ against the defendants, directed I,
the marshal Of the other district, on which an en-
dorsement shall be made that the writ thus sent is
copy OF a writ sued out Of tho court Of the proper dis
triot; aud the said writs, when executed aud %roturne,
into the office from whence they issued, shan consti
tute one suit, and be proceeded m accordingly.
Approved, February n, 1868,