The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-02
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at he Third Session Of he fh'7y-
seventh Congress.
rprn1ro-No. 54.l

rPuBLro No. b4J
A N ACT to divide tho state Of Mishigap in.o awo M IN.
diciaI Dirtrcts and TO provide TOT no'u'ns w.
trict aud Circuit Courts therelh'
o. ...a.3 DO ge ,Senafs and Hoyss of RePresdtfa'
49,. ~ H. Tshoi States Of Americd IN Congress o.,s".
Nj rhat the state Of Michigan be, anl tne SAM
hereby, divided INTO two Jtdlc"l oiseHots' "
loving manner, namely -
al rr rasrEnx AID wfsrERS pnrEiors.
=, torn dietrict shal embrace all the territory
and waters within the following boundarieai to-wii
Commencing AT the southwest corner 81 hllsunlo
county, 10 the state Of Michigan and IunHnt r tIa
south line Of Calhoun county thence eastl on tne
south liuo thereof % the southeast corner "i saAa
ast-Hamed county thence north, on The east boun'
darv az said county. 10 Inc souh line OF Eaton coun-
" thence east, on said south me 70 the sDe'hea,
corner Of Eaton county thence norm on IN, ral'
boundary of Eaton county, TO the south iine o. Clh
Ion county . thence wcat. on the south boundary OF
said county, TO the southwest corner uiereoi thehoe
north, on the west boundary ct CLINTON snu eia.o.
counties, 10 the south BOUNDARY OF iaDehh o,uu'J
thence west, on It's south boundary 10 the A0utnm'at
ID Cornsr or said last named county thenee nuIth On
the west line OF Isabella aud Glare counties, 10 the
south boundary Of Mlssaukee county thence east,
~-Sn Ia aUath boundary, 10 The ASulhsasl corner ~
Misaankee county thence north, on the east ilhe on
Mssaukee, Ralcasca, aud Antrim counties, 10 the
south boundary lol Emmett county thence east to
the southeast corner OF Kmmet county thence norlhi
on the east boundary Of Emmett county, TO hestrsits
Of Ma3kinac thence north 10 midway acrom taid
straits thence westerly, Ia n direct Inc, 10 q point
ON The shore Of Lake Michigan where the north boun.
Diary Of Delta county reaches Lake Miehi 1Hn thenee
west corner OF said Delta county thence south on
tho west boundary Of said county, TO the dividing Inc
betwe,n the States Of Michigan and Wisconsin ~
Green bay thence northeaaterly, on the said diyid-
ing line, into Lake Michigan and thence southerly,
through Lake Michigan, to the southwest corner o.
the state Of Michigan, on a hue mat VIII lnoluuo
within said boundaries the waters OF lake Michigan
within The admiralty Jurisdiction OF tne elnt5 ol
r MICHIGAN thence cast, on The south boundary OF the
a. Al Fgkfuuu IN the Iutn nortlun Oh tue hfnA lflf
OF Hllsdale county. The Judicial centro OF Wnlch
district shall be at Grand Rapids, IN the county or
Keut. where the courts Of said district shall be held.
The eastcrn district shall embrace all the other terri
tory OF the state Of Michigan and all other waters OF
said state not embraced within the foregoing b0un
daries Of said western district. The Judicial centre
of said G stern district shit be at Detroit, ia the
county Of Wa. nc whore The courts Of said district
shall be held.
sgc. 2. Aud BE- Il further e,actod, That there shah
be two terms Of the circuit and district courts brgun
and held In each Of said districts, to wit Al the city
Of Detroit, for the eastern district, on the irst Tues.
day In June, November, and March In each year
and at the city OF Grand kapids, for the western dis
trlct, on the third Monday Of May and third Monday
OF October in each year. And The said courts are
hereby authorized 20 hold adjourned terms when the
business before the courts shall, il The opinion Of the
court, require it.
$50 3. and be Il further enacted, That all suits and
other proceedings, Of whatever name or nature, now
pending in the circuit or district courts Of the United
States Tor the district OF Michigan, shall be tried and
disposed of in the circuit and district courts, Tespec-
lively, for the eastern district Of Michigan, In the
sauna manner s. the same MOulQ nave been m case
said State had not been divided into two districts !
and for that purpose the jurisdiction ~ reserved 70
said courts In tho eastern district. And the clerk Of
The circuit and district courts for the present district
of michigan shall remove the records aud files Of the
said Circuit and district courts 70 the city OF Detroit,
aud 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 return
able 20 the circuit or district courts for the present
district OF Michigan, and shall be returnable at the
next torn Of tue said courts, respectively, in the
eastern district Of Michigan.
sEo. 4. And De U further enacted. That upon the
application Of any party 90 any suit now pending
which would have been commenced m the western
district If this act had been In force before the com
mencement Of said suit, the proper court may, and,
&c all pa rites consent, shall, order that the sCme BE-
removed for further proceedings 70 the proper courl
Tor the western district and thereupon the clerl
shall transmit all the papers In the cause, with
transcript Of the ordor OF the removal, 10 the olerl
of the court 90 which the said SUIT shall Be removed
aud al further proceedings shall be had In SAID cour
ua IL the suit had been originally commenced therein
Z Sec. o. ARd BE- u further enacted, That the presen
Judge Of the district OF Michigan be aud he Ii hereby
assigned 10 hold said courts 10 the eastern district o
Michigan, and shall exercise the alho jurisdiction
and perform the same duties within said distr ct a
lac now exercises and performs within bis presen
district.
SO. g. Ind be Il further enacted, That final process
upon any judgment or decree entered IN the circul
or district court OF the United States for the distro
of Michlgrn, anu all other precess for the enforce
ment OF any order OF said courts, respectively, in am
cause now pending therein, except causes removed u
hereinbefore provided, shall be issued from and mad
returnablo to the proper court TOR the eastern distric
of Michigan, and may run aud be executed by tn
marshal Of said eastern district In any part Oi sat
state.
Sec. :. And be il Further enacted, That there be ap
pointed a district Judge for the said western distrc
Il OF Michigan, who shalt possess the eaino powers an
doand perform all such duties IN his district as ar
now enloined or in any wise apperiaiuing TO the pre-
sent district Judge for the district Of Michigan; an
the district Judge Of each district shall be entitled /
the same compensation as by law u provided for IA
present Judge for the district of Michigan.
See. 3. Ind be q further enacted, That there be al
pointed one person A. distriot attorney and one pei
aon as marshal for gaid western diatrat, whose term
ofappoiniment and service, AZ well a. dutie8 Al
e~moluments, shall be the same with those respect
ively appertainlng 20 The said offices ia the diaIric
Of Michigan And said Marshal shall give the san.
bond that other marshalG are required 10 give, 10 b
approved and recorded as now directed by law
FToritfd, That tue present district attorney Of IA
district of Michigan ahall be tie district attorney g
the eastern district, and retain the charge OF all euit
already commence until hnr termination, unless "a
President OF the United states shaiiOtherwiae direct
and the present marshal Of The diatrict OF Michigan
shall be the marshal OF the eastern district, durin,
their respective Onicial terms.
$50. 9. 4ni BE- u fdrthsy eHaoieL, That all suit
hereafter TO be brought Ia either Ut said courts not o
a local nature, shall be- brought la the court Of th
diatriot where the defendant resides; but a there b
more than une defendant, and they reside la dInefen
d stricis, the plaintiff may sue in either, and send
duplicate writ against the deondants, directed 4
the marshal Of the other district, on which an en-
d0rsement shall be made that the writ thus sent Is
copy Of writ sued out Of the court OF the proper dis
tret; and the SAID writs, when executed aud returne,
into the Office from whence they issued, shall consti
tute one suit, and be proceeded N accordingly.
Approved February u, 1865,
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