New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-09

Inws OF the United States Passed at the
Third Session Of the FOrty.SecOnd
Secretary of the Senate

| Third Session Of the FOrty.<ecOnd
| Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-No. i3
An act 10 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
Amerca 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
amendatory, is 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 Vhlcn
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 to
| make all orders and issue OF all pro-
| cesses which said last named court might
| have done if it had not ceased to exist; and
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 10 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 if said act had
never been passed
SEC. ,. That the service of proCess mesne
or final, issued out Of said circuit court of
the United States in and for the district of
Missouri, which service was had alter the
az. OF which this act is amendatory took
effect, and all levies, seizures. and sales
| made hereunder, also all service. seizures,
levies, and sales made under any process
which issued az ont of said court after the
said act took etfeco, are hereby made valid,
and all said processes are to be deemed re-
turnable 10 said circuit court OF the United
States i'll aud tor the eastern district of
Missouri az of the return day thereof.
SEC. 3. That either of said United States
circuit courts i'll ana for the eastern ana in
and for the western district OF Missouri
| may order any suit, cause. or other matter
pending therein. and commenced prior to
the creation OF said new court. 20 be trans
terred for trial or determination 10 the
other OF said circuit courts when. Ill the
opinion of the court, said transfer ought TO
be made: and the court 20 which rald
| transfer is made shall have az full author
ity and Jurisdiction over the same from the
date the certified transcript OF the record
thereof is filed as if the same had been
originally pending therein.
SEC That the clerk of said circuit
court in and Tor 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 any
wise appertainlng 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 vested with
= XLt.
spect thereto as the clerk thereof had dur
ing the existence of said lastnamed circuit
court SAID circuit court of the United
States Ill and Tor the eastern districts of
Missouri Is hereby made the successor of
said circuit cour. OF III. United States in
and to- the districts of Missouri as TO all
suits. causes, and unfinished business there
in or IN any wise pertaining thereto. ex-
Cept as hcreinbetOre provided.
SEC. ). that hereafter there Ahall be
two regular stated terms each year OF the
district court of the United States i'll and
for the eastern district OF Missouri COM
mencng Oh the first Mondays, respectively.
Of MAY and November, in lien Of those now
fixed by law: and no action, suit, proceed
ing or process III said court shall abate or
be rendered invalid by reason OF tins act.
but all of the same not previously disposed
OF or otherwise provided for by special order
OF said court shall be deemed returnable
to, pending, and triablc at the next term OF
said district cOrrt established by this act
which may be held after this act
takes effect: Provided. however. That
nothing herein contained shall he con
strued 20 repea. 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. III v.!ca.
ton and AZ chambers.
Approved February % lS+.s