Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-01-27

tPuBt1O--No. 204.
AN ACT to requisite the sessions Of he circuit
and district courts for the northern district Of
New York, and for other purposes.
Be IL enacted 5y the Senate and House 1f Repre-
seatatiVss Of Me United States Of America in Con-
grsss assembled, That instead Of the times now
fixed by law for holding district courts Of the
United States for the northern district of New
York, the said court shall herea fter be held at
the following times and places, that is to say
At the city of Albany on the third Tuesday Of
January; at the city Of Utica on the third Tues
day in March; at the city of Rochester on the
second Tuesday in May; at the city Of Buffalo
on the third Tuesday in August at the city of
Auburn on the third Tuesday in November; and
in the discretion Of the judge Of said court, one
term annually at such time and place within tho
counties Of st. Lawrence, Clinton, Jefferson,
0swego or Franklin, as the judge of said district
shall from time to time appoint, by notice Of
at least twenty days, to be published in the
State paper Of the State Of New York, and also
IN one newspaper published at the place wherethe
said court is TO be held, which term shall be held
only for the trial Of issues Of fact arising wi thin
the said counties. But nothing herein contained
shall prevent the judge Of said court from hold
ing special terms thereof at the places above
specified or at any ether places in said districts
10 addition to said regular term, [WheD1 he
shall deem it necessary.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in
stead Of the times and places now provided by
Law for holding the terms of the circuit court Of
the United States for the northern district Of New
York, the said circuit court shall be held at the
times aud places following, that is to say At
the village Of CanandRigue on the third Tuesday
in June at the city Of Albany on the second
Tuesday in October; and the term of said court
appointed by this act to be held at the city OF
Albany in October shall, when il is adjourned
be adjourned TO meet in the city Of Albany the
third Tuesday in January, and at the adjourn
ment of said adjourned term shall be further
adjourned to meet at the city Of Utica on tho
third Tuesday Of March. And the said adjourned
terms shall be held for the transaction Of civil
business only, and no jury shall be drawn for
service therein exclusively, but the Jury drawn
TO serve in the district court at the time and
place of the said adjourned term of said circuit
Icourt1 shall be used for the trial of issues of
fact arising in civil causes in said circnR court
and the verdcts Of said jury, and all proceedings
on the trial Of said issues shall be ss valid and
Of the same effect as If the said jury had been
drawn to serve in the said circuit court.
Sec. 8. And be II further enacted, That no
process issued or proceedings pending in either
Of said courts shall be avoided or impaired by
the change Of time and place Of holding such
court; but all process, bail bonds and recogni-
zances returnable at the next term Of either Of
said courts, shall be returnable and returned to
the said court next held according to this act,
in the same manner as if 80 made returnable on
the face thereof, and shall have full effect ao-
cordingly; and all continuanoes may be made
to conform to the provisions Of this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in
place and in lieu Of the salary now pAid to the
Judge Of the district court of the United States
for the northern district Of New York, there
shall be allowed and paid quarterly to said judge
ont Of the Treasury Of the United States, the
sun Of three thousand five hundred dollars PER
year.
Approved, July 4, 1864.