The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-30
GENERAL NATURE No. iii
Approved, June 4, 1872.

AN ACT TO provide for holding a circuit
court of the United States in and for the wes-
tern district OF Missouri,
Be il enacted Lyfhe Senate and House
Of Representatives. of the United Stdtes Of
America in Congress assembled.
That circuit court Of the United States in
and for the western district OF Missouri shall
hereafter be held at the city OF Jefferson, at
the place of holding the district court of the
United States for The sail western district of
Missouri, on the Third Mondays of Aprlt and
November in every year.
SEC =. That the said Circuit court Of the
Uuited States In and for the western district
OF Missouri shall In all things have and re-
tain Jurisdiction of all matters arising there
in that circuit court OF the Unitel States in
and for the eastern district Of Missouri shall
be held at the same time and place lat The
city Of Saint Louis as now provided by law
for holding the circuit court Of Ihc United
States in and for both the districts Of Missouri;
that the SAID circuit court OF the United States
in and for the eastern district OF Missouri
shall in all these things have and retain juris-
diction OF all matters arising therein; and
thar the said trcuit courts OF the United states
hereby established in and i,T the eastern ami
western districts Of Missouri shall, respective
", have and exercise the same original jui1s-
di;tion In the said districts, respectively, as Is
vested in the several circuit courts Of the
United States as organized under existing
laws, and shall also sespectively have and
exercise the same appellate jurisdiction over
the district courts Of the United States tIr
said eastern and western districts, respective
", as by existing laws rs vested in the said
several circuit courts Of The United States
ovsr the district courts of the Unitee Safes
IN their respective circuits. said cir;nit
courts shall lie called, respectively, the cir
cult court of the United States in aud for the
western district OF Missouri, and the circuit
court Of the United States In aud for the cas-
tern district Of Missouri, and shall be COM
posed, respectively. Of the jus ice Of The Sii.
ITeme Court of the Uniiei Sales allotted 10
The eighth judicial circuit, the judge Of the
eighth judicial circuit, and the judge Of the
district court for The western district Of Mis-
souri,, in the said western district, aud Of the
said two first-named Judges, and the Judge Of
the district court for the ca stern district 0l
Missouri, in The sail eastern district, but may
be held by any one Of said three Judges in thu
absence Of the remainder. The clerk OF tho
circuit court for the present districts Of Ni+-
souri shall remain the clerk Of the circuit
court of The United States in and for the
eastern district OF Missouri: and the district
attorney and marshal for said eastern district
Of Missouri shall at as such district attorney
and marsha In said circuit court In and for
the eastern district Of Missouri as now proyi-
ded by law. The circuit court In and for the
wsstern district Of Missouri shall appoint u
clerk Of said court, who shall keep bis Oftice
In the city OF Jefferson aforesaid, perform its
duties, and receive It's fees and emOluInents,
subject and In conformity to existing laws
regulating The duties, fees, and em0lnmente
Of other clerks II circuit courts 0f the United
States. And the district attorney and mar
shal for said western district of Missouri shall
at as such district attorney and marshall In
said circuit court In and for the western dis
tri:t Of Missouri.
SEC. O. That the United States circuit court
for said eastern and western districts Of Mis-
souri, shall have power at any time to order
adjourned terms of said circuit courts, res
pecsiyely, at WhIih adjourned terms any
business may be transacted which could be
transacted al any regular terms thereof A
copy Of said order, in the eastern district or
Missouri, shall be posted on The door Of the
courtroom. ard advertised in some newspa-
per printed In the city Of Saint Louis, and
copy Of said ordor, in the western district Oi
Missouri. shall be posted on the ouit-ro0m
door and advertised In some newspaper print
ed In the city Of jefferson, twenty days at
least before said adjourned terms shall 10
holden.
Approved, June 8, 1872.