New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-14
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed nj the Third Session of the Forty.
First Congress.
GEO. E. BOVEE.
Secretary OF State.

GENERAL NATURE-No. II.
AN ACT to divide the State Of Virginia
into two judicial districts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
counties Of Albemarle, Allegheny, Amherst.
Appomatox. Augusta, Bath, bedford.
Bland. Botetoufr]t. Buchanan. Bucking-
ham, Campbell, Carroll. Charlotte, Clarke,
Craig, Cumberland, Floyd. Franklin. Fred
erick. Fluvanna. Giles, Grayson. Green,
| Halifax. Henry. Highland, Lee. Madison.
Montgomery, Nelson, Patrick. Page, Pull
| ask. Pittsylvania. Rappahannock, Roanoke.
Rock bridge. Rockingham, Russell, Scott,
| Smyth. Shenandoah, TaZewell. Washington.
Wise Wythe. and Warren, Of the State of
| Virginia. shall hereafter constitute new
judicial district of the United States. and be
| called the western district Of Virginia; and
! the circuit and district courts of the United
! States for said western district OF Virginia
shall he held at Lynchburg, Danville,
Abingdon. and HarrisOnburg, within said
district
| SEC. = And be it further enacted. That
| term of the circuit and district court OF the
United States for said western district shall
be held AT Danville, on the first, Monday OF
| March and September: at Lynchburg. on
the second Monday of March and Septem-
| Der: at Abingdon, on the third Monday OF
| March and September: and at Harrison
burg, on the Wednesday after the fourth
| Monday of March and September in each
| year.
| SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That
| the district of Virginia shall hereafter con-
| siSt Of the counties of said State not named
| in this act. and shall he called the eastern
district of Virginia; and circuit and district
| courts of the United States shall be held in
said eastern district, as follows: At the city
of Richmond on the first Monday of April
and October, and at the city of Alexandria
on the first Monday of January and on the
| first Monday of July, and at Norfolk on the
| first Monday of May and first Monday OF
| November. in each year.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the said circuit or district court for either
| of said districts may. in its discretion order
special terms, and order 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 special
| term shall be ordered to convene: and said
courts respectively at such special terms
| shall have all tie powers that they have at
regular term appointed by law: Provided,
! however. That no special term of said cir
cult court for either district shall be APP
pointed except by and with the concurrence
and consent of the circuit judge.
SEC ). And be it further enacted, That
bill 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 Virginia. shall he tried
and disposed of in the circuit and district
courts respectively. for said eastern dis
trict as the same would have been if this
act had not been passed, and for that pur
pose jurisdiction is reserved to the said
courts in the said eastern district; and the
L. al cf,. I,f tu OF
the present district of Virginia shall retain
the records and files of the said circuit and
district courts, at the city Of Richmond, and
do and perform all the duties appertaining
to the said offices. respectively. within the
eastern district, except as is hereinafter
provided: and all process retlrnable to OF
proceedings noticed for any term of the
present circuit or district court shall be
deemed to be returnable to the next term OF
said courts, respectively, i'll the said eastern
district, as fixed by this act
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted Thai
upon application OF any party to any sui,
or proceeding now pending in the present
circuit or district courts of the United States
for the present district OF Virginia, which
should have been commenced in the proper
court for the western district if this act ha,
been in force at the time of the commence
ment thereof, the proper court shall order
shat the same be removed for further pro
ceedings to the proper court for said western
district; and thereupOn the clerk shall trans
NIT certified copies of all the papers and o
all orders made therein to the clerk of thu
court to which suit or proceeding shall be
removed, and all further proceedings shall
be had i'll said court, to which the same
shall be removed as if the said suit or pro
ceeding had originally been commenced
therein.
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, Tina
the passage of this act shall not have thu
effect to destroy or impair the lien of any
Judgment or decree, rendered by the circuit
or district court of the United States for the
present district of Virginia prior to this
act taking effect and final process OF
any judgment or decree entered il
the circuit or district court of the
United States for the district of Vir
ginia, or which shall be entered therein
prior to this act taking effect, and all other
process for the enforcement Of any order OF
said courts respectively, in any cause O,
proceeding now pending therein, excen,
causes or proceedings removed as hereir
provided, shall be issued from and made no
turnable to the proper court for the eastern
district OF Virginia, and may be directed t(
and executed by the marshal of the United
States for the said eastern district in any
part OF the State of Virginia
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, Thai
there shall be appointed district Judge fol
said western district of Virginia, who shall
receive an annual salary Of three Thousand
hve hundred dollars; and there shall also
De appointed marshal and district attorney
OF the United States for said western dis
trlct OF Virginia, who shall respectively re