Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-02
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed Of Second Session of Forty-frs Congress
IfrBIIC-NO. 1921
An ACT to establish the wes eru IudciaI district Of


TfrBIIc-No. lOgI
AN ACT to establish The wes ern judicial district Of
~ u enacted BY tn. IeGn'n SGSil mss gor,. o, Ye,,,,o
tnirss O ths Gated States Of America ~ Csa sress
si That that portion % the stare Of wScoa
Sreene, Srsnt, Columbia lowe, LaFayette. Sank,
Adams, Juneau, Buffalo. Chippewa, Dunn, C'ayk,
Jackson p; Eau nlaire, Pspina Marathon, Woct,
Douglass Barron, Barett Asbsnd 1dB and B,SsG StSaG
~ ndrgatsr ts Constitute new ndicial dstrc 70
circuit aud di.tricI courts OF the ed sta:es Ter
"a western district of Wisconsin shall De hc Ia az
me cl'y q Madison and at the city of La Cross,
SEC 2, And be ii further enacfsd, That term OF
fer said western district shall be held at the city Il
Madison on the first Monday OF June, and at the
CITY ot La Crosse ON the first Monday of December
SEC. 3. Aad Be II Jrtasr eauefsd, That the district
OF Wisconsin shall hereaft, consist Of the counties
o said State named in this act and shall be called
Ihe eastern district Of Wisconsin, and circuit and
orhhosh the first onday Of niy, and at the city
on the fiji st Mondav of October, in each year
SEC 4 And Be ~ fryfhe' en1rief That the said
may in its discretion, order special terms and order
grand or petit jury, or both attend the by
the day at which said special term ,hai be ordered
TO convene; and said courts respectively at snch
have at regular term appointed by Law: PCoU'r.d,
ho,rl.,y That no special term Of said circuit court
inr either district shall be appointed aXcept by and
with the concurrence and consent of the circuit
SEC. s. And be 1t further eaat.sd That all suit
and other proceedings of whatsoever name or na.
5rT nSa nGS esndng o m R he Or district court #
he tried and disposed OF in the circuit and dis
Iiot courts fr said eastern district
parsed and for that pnrp9se jurisdiction is re
reryed TO the said courts in the said eastern district
and the clerk OF the circuit and district of
the present district of wisconsin shall retain the
cores and files of the said circuit and district caurts
al Eea md do md AL IA
duties appertainisg to their said offices, pectivey
pr"ade and ali reHrnabie 10 10 DT erocee
u gs n.ic, for any term OF the present circuit
eastern district, as fixed by this act.
cation Of any party to any suit proceeding now
rehding ~ the present circuit or district courts of
sin, which should have been commenced in the
proper court for the western district if this act had
thereof the proper court shall order that the same
be removed for further proceedings TO the proper
clerk shall transmit certified eopes of all the papers
and of all orders made therein the clerk 81 the
mo, cd, and all further proceedings shall be had in
raid court to which the same shall be removed if
the sal1 sit or proceeding had originally been com
SIC AID Je At Jsrther enocfsa, That the passage
OF this act shall not have the effect 10 destroy
pair tn. lien Of any Judgment Dc cree rendered by
he circuit district court of the United Stats Tor
the present district of Wisconsin prior to th,s act
taking effect; and final process on any Judgment or
decree entered ia the circuit district court Of
United states for the district of Wisconsin, which
shall ben be entered therein prior this taking
erect, and all other process for the enfor Of
any order OF said courts respcctNc in any
or proceeding now pending therein, except Cause or
prooeedlnes removed as herein provided, -hali be
ssued from and made returnabie to the proper court
lot tIe eastern district OF Wisconsin. and may he
directed 70 and executed by the marshal Of the
United States for the said eastern district in any
part 81 the State Of vi iscOnsin.
SIC :, iHd b. ti tRT'bsT sH1rfed, That there shall
De appointed district Judge for said western dis
ulct oi Wl-c9nsin, who shall receive an annual sal
ary q three thousand five hundred dollars aud there
sEal alsO De appointed aniarbal and district attOr-
neY Of the United state Tor said western district Of
i>conslT who shall respectiN ely receive such fees
and {, mpensa'iCD, aud exercise such powers aad
perform such duties a are fixed and cpJ0ined by law
c,S; &c; = dHd :. - ylrtttT tnasti That, 'he cir
each OF whom shall be clerks both Of the circuit and
uisct courts Tor said western dis IF whsn
sEdi reside and keep his Office at the city Of Mali
the CITY OF La crosse, who shall receive the fees AID
eonlpensatlon Tor services performed by them, re-.
peetIyeiy, now fiNed by law.
SEC 10. AHd Js ~ JHrtteT enacisd. That either uf
the Clerks OF the circuit and district courts for said
western district is hereby authorized under the al
IeclGn of he district Judge of said western district
papers oi the district and circuit Of the Uni
'ed states remaining IN the Office Of the clerks i'm
ssd eastern district Of all matters and proceedings
winch relate to concern liens upon or titles real
estate situate in said district and for that
pun pose shall hay access to said records in the Office
cf the sAd clerks in said eastern district and ch
shall lie certified TO be true and by the clerk
maklr the same, and the when 50 made and
certified shal be evideI in all courts and places
equally with said originals.
SEC. II. And be II further ennrfsf, That this act
shall not affect the taking Of the census In the State
oi Misconsln, "a ammo Domini eisht en hundred aud
seventy but the same shall be had. made and taken
as though this act had not been passed.
Approved, June ~, ls70.