New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-11
LGRSERAI. NArrREANo. 43.l

AnRct TO amend an act entitled "an act TO
provide for holding circuit court OF the
United States in the Western district OF
Missouri" approved June eight, eighteen
hundred and seventy-twO.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
circuit court of the United States in and for
the eastern district of Missouri, which was
created by the act of which this act is
amendatOrv. ia hereby vested with full and
complete jurisdiction to hear, determine,
and dispose of, according to the usual
course OF judicial proceedings, all suits,
causes, motions. and other matters which
were pending in the late circuit court of
the United States in and for the districts of
Missouri at the time the act of which this
act is amendatOry took effect, and also all
other matters which have since arisen that
pertain to said suits or causes, and also 10
make all orders and issue Of all pro
resses which said last named court might
have done if it had not ceased to exist; anu
said circuit court IN and for said eastern
district of Missouri is hereby vested with
jurisdiction and authority to do all and sin
gular that may in the due course of judicial
proceedings pertain to any of said suits,
causes, or unfinished business, as fully as
the said circuit court in and for the districts
Of Missouri might have done II said act had
never been passed.
SEC. 9. That the service of process, mesne
or final, issued out OF said circuit court OF
the United States in and Tor the district or
Missouri, which service was had after the
act OF which this act is amendatory took
effect, and all leyies, seizures, and sales
made Hereunder, also all service, seizures,
ievies, and sales made under any process
which Issued as out of said court after the
said act took effect are hereby made valid,
and all said processes are to be deemed re-
turnable to said circuit court Of the United
States in and for the eastern district of
Missouri as of the return day thereof.
SEC. 3. That either of said United States
circuit courts in and for the eastern and in
and for the western district OF Missouri
NAV order any suit, cause, OF other matter
pending therein, and commenced prior to
the creation Of said new court, to be trans
ferred for trial or determination to the
other of said circuit courts when, in the
opinion of the court, said transfer ought to
be made; and the court TO which said
transfer is made shall have as fluid author
ity and jurisdiction over the same from the
date the certified transcript Of the record
thereof is fled as if the same had been
originally pending therein.
SEC. 4. That the clerk Of said circuit
court in and for the eastern district of Mis-.
have the custody Of al records, books,
papers. and property belonging or in any
wise appertainiDg to said circuit court of
the United States in and for the districts
Of Missouri, and. as such custOdians and
the successors of the clerk of said last
named court. they are hereby invested with
the same powers and authority with re.
spect thereto as the clerk thereof had dur.
ing the existence of said lastnamed circuit
court. Said circuit court of the United
States in and for the eastern districts of
Missouri is hereby made the successor of
said circuit court of the United States in
and for the districts Of Missouri as to all
suits, causes, and unfinished business there.
in or i'll any wise pertaining thereto, ex.
cept az hereinbeiore provided.
SEC ). That hereafter there ehal be
two regular stated terms each year OF the
district court of the United States in and
for the eastern district of Missouri, com.
mencing on the first Mondays, respectively.
of May and November, in lieu OF those now
fixed by law and no action. suit. proceed.
ing or process in said court shall abate or
be rendered invalid by reason Of this act,
but all of the same not previously disposed
of or otherwise provided for by special order
of said court shall! be deemed returnable
t., pending, and triable at the next term of
said district court established by this act
which NAV be held after this act
takes effect: Provided. however, That
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to repeal the powers heretofore
granted for ordering special or adjourned
terms of said court, or the powers and du-
ties OF the Judge of said court, in xSc&-
ton and at chambers.
Approved February .. 1873.