Smyrna times., 1863-05-14
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Third Session Of the 7Rirty.seuenth
Congress.

[PuBIIc-NO. 1911
An ACT to divide the State of Michigan into two Judi
cial districts. and to provide for holding the dis.
trict and circuit courts therein.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentGtues Of the United States Of America, in Con-
grsss assembled, That the State Of Michigan be and
the is hereby divided into two judicial districts
in the following manner, namely:
THE EASTERN AND WESTERN DISTRICTS.
The western district shall embrace all the terrific
ry and waters within the following boundaries to
wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of Hills
dale county, 10 the State of Michigan, and running
from thence north, on the west lno Of said county
to the south line Of Calhoun county thence east.
the south line thereof 20 the southeast corner of
said last.named cOuRty thence north, en- the east
boundary Of said county, 20 the south line of Eaton
county thence cast said south line TO the south
east corner Of Eaton county; thence north, on the
east boundary Of Eaton county, TO the south line o
Clinton county thence west, on the south boundary
of said county, to the southwest corner thereof :;
thence north, the west boundary of Clinton and
GratiOt counties, the south boundary of Isabella
county thence west; its south boundary, to the
southwest Of said last named county thence
north, the west line of Isabella and Clare ,un-
ties, to the south boundary of Mssaukee county :
thence east. its south boundary,to the southeast
corner of Missaukec county thence north. on the
east line Of Mssauke-, Calcasca, and Antrim coun.
ties, to the south boundary of Emmet county
thence east to the southeast Of Enmet coun.
ty, TO the Straits of Mackinac thence north to mid
way across said straits thence westerly, in direct
line, 10 point the shore of Lake NJ chigb where
the north boundary Of Delta county rsIcle, Lake
! Michigan thence west, on the north line of Delta
county, TO the northwest OF said Delta county,
thence SOUTH on the west boundary of said county,
to the dividing line between the States of Michigan
aud Wisconsin in Green Bay thence northeasterly,
on the said dividing, into Lake Michigan ; and
! T.ha a..
SO ithwest of the State Of Michigan, a line
that will include within said boundaries the waters
Of Lake Michigan within the admiralty jurisdiction
OF the State of Michigan; thence east, the south
boundary Of the State Of Michigan. to the intersec-
ton Of the west line of IIsdale county. The Judi
cial centre Of which district shall be at Grand
in the county of Kent whore the courts Of said dis
trict shall be held. The eastern district shall EN-
brace all the other territory Of the State of Michigan
and all other waters Of said State not embraced with
in the foregoing boundaries of said western district
The judicial centre of said eastern district shall be
At Detroit in the county of Wayne, where the court.
Of said district shall be held.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there
shall be two terms Of the circuit and district courts
begun and held in each OF the said districts to wit
At the cty of Dctrot for tho eastern district the
FIRST Tuesday in June, November, and Mlrchin each
year aud at the city of Grand Rapids for the west
ern district, tie third Monday Of May and third
Monday Of October in each year. And the said
courts hereby authorized 10 hold adjourned terms
whea tho business before tho courts shall, ia the opn
ion Of the court, require il. 81.
| Ssc. 3. And be IL further enacted, That all suit.
and other proceedings, of whatever narae nature
now pending in the circuit district courts Of the
United States for tho district Of Michigan shall be
trisd disposed Of in the circuit aud district courts
rorpeetively foB the eastern district of Michigan in
tho manner as the same would have been in
case said State had not been divided into two dis
tricl4 ; and for that purpose the Jurisdiction is re-
served 10 said courts in the eastern district And
the clerk OF the circnit and district cans for tbs
present district of Meh,gap shall the record,
and files Of the said crcni and district courts to the
ty Of Detroit and do aid perform all tho duties ap
pertaining to his ohice,within the easern district
and all process and other proceedings taken
or m ado retuRnabo 10 the circuit or district cour
for ths psesont district Of Michigan shall be retnrna
BILE az tho soxt term Of the said courts respectively