New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-29

accounting OlncerS That the CLAIMANTS undel
this act have never received compensa
ton for then services from any source what
ever.
Approved, June "a, 1870.
(PrBLIC-NO. 100.
AN ACT to establish the western judicial
district of Wisconsin.
Be it enacted by the Senat" and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That tina;
portion of the State Of Wisconsin compris
ing the counties of Rock, Jefferson, Dane
Greene. Grant. Columbia. Iowa Lafayette,
Sank, Richland, Crawford. Vernon, La
Crosse, Monroe. Adams. juneau. Buffalo,
Chippewa. Dunn, Clark, Jackson, Eau
Claire, Pepn, Marathon, Wood. Pierce,
Polk Portage. ST Croix. Trempealeau,
Douglass, Barron, Burnett, Ashland, and
bayfield, shall hereafter. constitute q new
judicial district to he called the western
district of Wisconsin, and the circuit and
district courts of the United States for said
western district Of Wisconsin shall be held
at the city of Madison and at rhe city Of La
Crosse, within said district.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted That
term of the circuit and district court OF
the United States for said western district
shall he held at the city of Madison Oh the
first Monday of June, and AZ the city OF La
Crosse on the first Monday of d Gem Der i'll
each year
SEC 3. And be it further enacted. That
the district OF Wisconsin shall hereafter
consist OF the counties of said State not
named in this act and shall BE- called the
eastern district of Wisconsin; aud circuit
and district courts OF the United States shall
be held in said eastern district, as follows
At the city of Oshkosh on the first Monday
OF July, and at the city OF Milwaukee on
the first Monday OF January and On the first
Monday OF October. in each year.
SEC. !. And be il further enacted. That
the said circuit or district court tor either of
said districts may, III its discretion order
special terms, and order a grand or petit
jury, or both. to attend the same, by an
order to be entered OF record twenty DAYS
before the day at which said spectral term
Shall be ordered tn convene and said courts
respectively at such special terms shall have
all the powers that they have ut a regular
term appointed by law: Provided how
ever, That no special term Of said circuit
court for either district shall be appointed
except by and with the concurrence and
consent Of the circuit judge.
SEC. D. And he it further enacted. That
alF.suits and other proceedings. of whatso-
ever name or nature, now pending ii the
Circuit or District Court OF the United
States for the district of Wisconsin. shall
be tried and disposed of in the circuit ald
district courts respectively, for said eastern
district as the same would have been hal
if this act had not been passed. and for
that purpose jurisdiction is reserved To the
said courts in the eastern district: and the
clerks Of tn, circuit and district courts OF
the present district of Wisconsin shall re-
tain the records and files of the said circuit
and district courts at the city of Milwaukee.
and do and perform all the duties apper-
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within the eastern district, except as is
hereinafter provided: and all process re-
turnible to or proceedings noticed for any
term OF the present circuit Or district court
shall be deemed to he retuTnab be to the
next term of said court. respectively. in
the said eastern district, as fixed tv this
act.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. That
upon application OF any party to any suit
or proceeding now pending in the present
circuit or district courts OF the United States
for the present district OF Wisconsin. which
shOi:ld have been commenced in the proper
court for the western district II this act had
been IL force at the time OF the commence
ment thereof the proper court shall order
that the same be removed tur further pro-
ceedingS 70 the proper court Tor SAID west
ern district; and thereupon the clerk shall
transmit certified copies Of all the papers
and OF all orders made therein TO the clerk
of tie court to which said su;: or proceeding
Shall be removed. and all further proceed
ings shall be had in said court to which the
sane shall be removed as il the said suit
or proceeding had originally been com
mcnced therein.
SEC. I. And be it further enacted. That the
passage Of this act shall not have the effect
t. destroy or impair the lien Of any judy
ment or decree rendered ny the circuit or
district court of the United States for the
present district of Wisconsin. prior to this
act taking effect: and final process on any
Judgment or decree entered in the circuit or
district court Of the United States for the
district of Wisconsin, or which shall ben fbel
entered therein prior to this act taking effect,
ana all other process for the enforcement
OF any order Of said courts, respectively,
In any cause or proceeding now pending
therein, except causes or proceedings
removed as herein provided: shall be issued
from and made returnable to the proper
court for the eastern district Of Wisconsin,
and may be directed to and executed by the
marshal of the United States for the said
eastern district in any part of the State of
Wisconsin.
Sec. s. And be it further enacted That
there shall be appointed district Judge for
said western district of Wisconsin, who
shall receive an ANIMAL salary of three
thousand five hundred dollars: and there
shall also be appointed a marshal and dis
trict attorney OF the United States for said
western district of Wisconsin. who shall re-
spectively receive such fees and compen-
satlon, and exercise such powers and per-
form such duties as are fixed and enjoined
by law
SEC g. And by it further enacted. That
the circuit and district Judges shall appoint
two clerks, each of whom shall be clerks
both Of the circuit and district courts for
said western district, one of whom shall re-
side and keep his Office al the city of Madi-
son, and the other shall reside and keep his
Office at the city of La Crosse. who Shall
services performed by them. respectively,
now fixed by law.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted,
That either of the clerks of the circuit |
and district courts for said west |
ern district is hereby authorized |
under the direction of the district Judge of |
said western district to make transcript |
from any of the records, files or papers Of |
the district and circuit courts of the United |
States remaining in the Office of the clerks |
III said eastern district of all matters and |
which relate to or concern |
liens upon or titles to real estate situate in |
said western district: and for that purpose |
shall have access to said records i'll the |
office Of said clerks in said eastern district |
and such transcripts, wien so made by |
either Of said clerks, shall be certified to he |
true and correct by the clerk making the |
same, and the same when SO made and GER
titled shall be evidence in all courts and |
places equally with said originals.
SEC. Ii. And be it further enacted. That |
this act shall not affect the taking OF the /
census IN the State of Wisconsin in ammo |
Domlni eighteen hundred and seventy; but |
the same shall be had made and taken az