The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-28
TOFFIuAI. |
ToFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE United STATES,
Passed at the First Session Of the Thjrty-Njatb
Congress.

CHAP. CCLNXN.-An act in Relation to the
District Courts of the United states i'll the
states Of California and Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF America
in Congress assembled, That the southern
Judicial district of the State of California and
the western district Of Louisiana shall be, and
the same are hereby, abolished, and hereafter
the said States shall respectively constitute
one judicial district, and shall respectively be
called the districts Of California and Louisiana.
The district judge, marshal, and district attOr-
uey Of the United states for the northern di>-
tr1ct of California and the eastern district of
Louisiana shall respectively possess and eXer-
else the same powers and jurisdiction in said
district courts Of California and Louisiana as
they now possess and exercise in their reSpec-
tive districts.
SEC. ,. And he it further enacted That
all actions, suits, and proceedings. civil or
criminal, which shall have been commenced.
and Mt the time Of the passage Of this act shall
DE penulug IN the southern district of CalifOr-
mia or the western district Of louisiana, and
all process, orders. judgments, DEGREES, records,
OF other papers or proceeding, relating thereto
or filed therein, shall be transferred 70 the said
district courts Of California and Louisiana re-
spectIvey. which courts shall possess and eX-
ercisesovcr such actions. suits, and proceedings
and the process, orders, Judgments, and de-
@reeS, records, and other papers and proceed
ln-S so transferred, the same authority and
jurisdiction as they would have had if such
dItllN- Sttit~- anu proceedings U.tl Bttll COM
mynced in said courts; and no Indictment, writ
process, recOgnjzanre, or other proceeding re-
turnahle to or 10 be heard, tried. or considered
in the said southern district of California or
said western district OF Louisiana shall be
a5atcd, discontinued, or rendered void by the
transfer thereof rs aforesaid.
SIC. 3. And be it further enacted. That the
clerks of the said southern district of CaIifor-
mia and the said western district of Louisiana
shall, soon n practicable after the passage
of this act, deliver to and deposit with the
clerks Of the said district courts of California
and Louisiana, respectively. all property.
books, records, documents, and papers remain
ing in their respective offices, and the same
shall be received and kept by the said last
mentioned clerks subject to the order and
direction Of such courts respectively.
see. l. And be it further enacted, That
executions may be issued out Of the said dis
trct court of California and the said district
court of Louisiana, respectively. to collect any
Judgment or decree rendered in the said south
trivt If Louisiana before the passage Of this act
with the same effect a. the same might now be
issued out Of the court in which such judy
mant or decree was rendered; and all process
which shall have been issued out of said dis
trict court for the southern district Of Caif0r-
MIA or said western district of Louisiana and
shall not have been returned before the pass
aye Of this act, shall be returned to and filed
with the clerks Of the district courts Of Cali
f0rnja and Louisiana respectively.
sec. .. and be it further enacted. That the
salary of the United States district judge for
the district of Louisiana shall hereafter be four
thousand five hundred dollars per aunum.
Approved J+Ily y, 1868.