New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-26
Approved, June "a, 1870.
PUBLIC-No. 1091
AN ACT to establish the western judicial
district Of Wisconsin.

AN ACT to establish the western judicial
district Of Wisconsin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
| America in Congress assembled, That that
| 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. Fan
| Claire, Pepin, Marathon, Wood, Pierce,
| Polk Portage, St. Croix, Trempealeau,
| Douglass, Barron, Burnett, Ashland. and
bayfield, shall hereafter constitute new
| judicial district to be 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 the CITY of La
Crosse, within said district.
SEC. 2 And be it further enacted That
a term of the circuit and district court of
the United States for said western district
shall be held at the city of Madison on the
hrst Monday OF June, and at the city of La
Crosse on the first Monday of December. in
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; and 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. T. And be it further enacted, That
the said circuit or district court for either of
said districts may, in it's discretion, order
special terms, and order a grand or petit
jury, or both, to attend the same, bv an
RI no aOfa Of H.
before the day at which said special term
shall be ordered to convene; and said courts
respectively at such special terms shall have
all the powers that they have at 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. 5. And be it further enacted, That |
all suits and other proceedings, of whatso-
ever name or nature now pending in the |
Circuit or District Court Of the United |
States for the district of Wisconsin shall |
be tried and disposed of in the circuit and
district courts respectively, for said eastern
district as the same would have been had
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,
tanning to their said offices, respectively.
within the eastern district, EXCEPT as Is
hereinafter provided: and all process re-
turnaDie to or proceedings noticed for any
term OF the present circuit or district court
snail be deemed to be returnable to the
next term of said court respectively, in
the said eastern district, as fixed by 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 |
tor the present district of Wisconsin. which
should have been commenced in the proner
court for the western district if this act had |
been in force at the time of the commence
ment thereof; the proper court shall order
mat the same be removed for further nro-
,eeoinss 10 the proper court for said west
I'm district; and thereupon the clerk shall
certified copies of all the naners
and OF all orders made therein to the cierL
u the court to which said suit or proceeding
mail be removed, and all further nrocaad Z
ngs shall De had in said court to which Tho
anne shall be removed as if the said sn;t
u 'o processing .fg had originally been com
SEC I. And be it further enacted Tb.++,
effect | .
o destroy or impair the lien of anv indol
H y or decree rendered by the circuit or
district court of the Uuited States for or the he
resent district of Wisconsin, prior to this
e5 taking effect; and final process on any
augment or decree entered in the circuit or q
istrlct court Of the United States for tho c
lstrlet OF Wisconsin, or which shall hem rhaI
ntered therein prior to this act taking effect
u al other process for the enforcement
any order of said courts. resnect;relr 2
any cause or proceeding now nendina
lereln,, except causes or proceed;nrS
emoved as herein provided; shall be issued
ON and made returnable to the nronar A
ourt TOR the eastern district of W;scnni;,
nd may be directed to and eyecutad hr- ~ w.
larshal of the United States for the es sa eHT
s : district in any part of the State of
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That 4 4
l;i snail be appointed district Judge for =
lid IA, western district of Wisconsin. Who - y,
IAN receive an annual salary of three :,
lousand hve hundred dollars: and thew - !.
iau also be appointed marshal and dis. ~
ict attorney OF the United States for said ~
es1ern district Of Wisconsin, who shall re-. +; f.