New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-29

that this act grants no back pay or addi-
tiOnal pay in am manprr whatsoever
Approved February -, 1872
GENERAL NATURE-NO. III
An act TO amend an act entitled IAN act to
provide for holding circuit court OF the
United States in the Western district OF
Missouri approved June elSht, 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 IL and tor
the eastern district OF Missouri, which was
created by the act of which this act Is
amendatOry, is hereby vested with fuli and
complete Jurisdiction to hear. determine,
and dispose OF, according To the usual
course OF judicial proceedings, ali SUITS,
causes, motions, and other mat tefS Enlch
were pending in the late circuit court OIL
the United States in and for the districts OF
Missouri at the time the act OF which tins
act is amendatory took effect, and also all
other matters which have since arisen that
pertain to said suits or causes, and also tC
| make all orders and issue OF all pro
cesses which said last named court might
! have done if it had not ceased TO exist; ana
| said circuit court in and tor SAID eastern
district of Missouri is hereby vested with
| jurisdiction and authority to 40 ali ana SIN
| gular that may in the due course OF Judlcia
| 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 it said act haG
never been passed.
SEC. ,. That the service Of process, mesnt
| or final, issued out of said circuit cour. o.
the United States in and for the district o.
Missouri, which service was had after the
| act of which this act is amendatory to0A
| effect, and ali levies seizures, and sale:
made Hereunder, also all service, seizures
| levies, and sales made under any process
which issued as out OF said court after tht
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
I States in and for the eastern district o
Missouri "a OF the return day thereof
SEC 3. That either of said United State!
| circuit courts in and for the eastern and II
| and for the western district OF Missouri
| may order any suit, cause, or other mattel
| pending therein and commenced prior t
| the creation of said new court, to be trans
ferred for trial or determination to thu
other Of said circuit courts when, IN thu
opinion Of the court, said transfer ought t.
| be made; and the court TO which sal'
transfer is made shall have as full author
| ity and jurisdiction over the same from tn
date the certified transcript Of the RECORD
| thereof ia filed as if the same had beer
originally pending therein.
SEC. i. That the clerk of said circul
court i'll and for the eastern district OF Mis-
| souri,, and his successors in office, shall
| have the custody of all records, books
papers. and property belonging or in an,
| wise apperta!nlDg to said circuit court o
| the United States in and for the district
OF Missouri. and, as such custodians ant
| the successors Of the clerk of said las
named court. they are hereby invested will
tue same powers and authority with re
spect thereto as the clerk thereof had dur
| ing the existence of said ldStnamed circu
| court Said circuit court of the United
| States IL and for the eastern districts o
| Missouri is hereby made the successor O
said circuit court of the United States il
ami for the districts Of Missouri as to al
suits. causes. and unfinished business there
in or ia any wise pertaining thereto ex
cept as hereiEbetOre provided
SEC. ;. That hereafter thers shall bt
| :w0 regular stated terms each year o! TIT
district court Of the United States in anC
for t{e eastern district of Missouri, com
menc.ng on the first Mondays. respectively
| OF Nav and November, in lieu OF those nov
fixed by law: and no action. suit. proceed
Ing or process N said court shall abate o
| be rendered invalid by reason OF thls act
bat all Of the same not previously disPase'
of or otherwise provided for by special orde
Of said court shall be deemed returnabl
to. pend =. aid triable at the next term o
said district court established by this ac
which may be held after this &C
tad.s effect: Provided. however. Tina
nothing herein contained shall DE cor
s.rued ta repeal tine powers heretofor
granted Tor ordering special or adjourne
terms of said court, or the powers and dU
ties of the judge of said court, in vaca
ton and d: chambers.
Approved February Is, 1873.