New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-16
LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES.
Passed ut the Third Session of the Forty.
First Congress.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled. That the
counties OF Albenarle. Allegheny. Amherst.
Appomutox. ATul.usta Bath, bedford,
Bland, Rotetouir)t, Buchanan. Bucking-
ham. Canpbcll. Carroll Charlotte. Clarke.
Craig, Cumberland. Floyd. Franklin. Fred
ericE Fluvanna. Giles, Gravson. Green.
Halifax. Henry. Highland. Lee. Madison.
Montgomery. Nelson, Patrick. Page. Pull
ask. Pitt>vlvalIa Rappahannoch. Eoanoke,
Ruckhrid.e. Rockingham Russell. scott.
>myth. Shenandoah Tazcweil. Washington.
Wire. Nythe. and Warren. 81 the State OF
Virginia. shall hereafter constitute new
judicial district OF the United States. aud be
called the western district ri Nlrginit; and
the circuit and district courts OF the United
States for said western district Of Virginia
| shall he held II LvncibUrg. Danville.
! Abingdon. and HarrlSonUurg, within SAID
| district.
SEC ,. And he it further enacted. That /,
term OF the circuit and district court of the
United States for said western district shall
ne held at Danvillc. ON the first Monday of
March and September at Lynchburg. on
the second Monday OF March and >eptem-
hey: 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 ;. And he 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 be 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 cxandri:
on the first Monday of January aud on the
first Monday of July, and at Norfolk Oh 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. i'll 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 he ordered to convene: and said
courts respectively ut such special terms
shall nave all tEc powers that they have ut
regular term appointed by law: Provided,
however. That no special term of said cir
cuit court lof either district snail he ap-
pointed except 10y and with the concurrence
ana consent OF the circuit Judge
SEC anu ne Ii further enacted, 1hat
all SUITS ana othcr 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 be tried
and disposed OF IN the circuit and district
courts, respectively, tor sad eastern dis
trict. as tie same would nave been If this
act had not been passed and for that p,lr-
pose jurisdiction Is reserved to the said
courts III the sald eastern district; and the
c1arlS ot fine circuir and district cnj,rtS nj
the present district of Eire ini:i 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 appertainng