Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-13
IGxsxRAL NAruKx-No. Ss.l

AN ACT relating 90 Circuit courts OF the United
states for the districts OF Alabama
Re u enaeted bg tAs S,nats asd HoHss q Repre-
senfaftres of fAs Jsited States q Amerlca N Con
sress dsse-shled. That there shall be. and IL
States for the middle district OF Alabams, As
said district IL now constituted by law 10 be
held IN the chg OF Montgomery, and . like
court for the northern district OF Alabama As
std district Is now constituted By law, 90 be
held In the city OF Huntsville.
SEC. ?. That said circuit courts shall have sud
exercise, within their respective distrtCts, the
same original powers and Jurisdiction a. are or
may be conferred by law upon the circait court
OF the n led States for the southern district OF
Alabama st Mobile, and shall have and eNer-
else appellate and Gevisory jurisdiction over tue
DEGREES and judgments OF the district courts OF
the United States for the said middle and north
ern districts, respectively, UNDER the laws OF the
United States regulating the jurisdiction.
powers, and practice OF the circuit courts, and
the judges thereof, in cases removed into said
courts by appeal or writ of error, and slii
courts, and the judges thereof, shall have the
general superintendence and Jurisdiction over
sll csses and QreTtiOns arising "a said district
courts, respectively, under the act approved
March second, eighteen hundred And sixty
seven, entitled IAN act % establish = uniform
system Of bankruptcy throughout the United
States" A. Is provided for In the second section
SIC. 3. That there shall Ne appointed Cor each
OF said circuit courts tor said middle aud north
ern districts. by the circat judge OF the circuit
a clerk who shall take the oath aud give tie
bond required by Law OF clerks of circuit courts,
and Who shall discharge all the duties and be
entitled TO all the fees and emOluments pre-
scribed by law for clerks OF circuit courts: aud
the United States msrshAls for said middle and
northern districts shall, respectively, act as
msrshsls for said circuit courts. and the United
States district attorney for said districts shall
discharge the duties OF district attorney in said
circuit courts for said middle and northern dis
tricts.
SEC. 4. That the clerks Of said district courts
for said middle and northern districts shall
transfer to the clerks OF the said circuit courts
respectively All the original dOckets, records
ara tles Of papers in all com mon-lAw aud equity
causes which might have been brought and
would have been originally equitable In q
circuit court, and which were either disposed
OF or pending In said district COURTS while the
same were vested with circuit court powers.
SIC. 3. That the circuit court OF tue United
States held at Mobile, Alabama, shall be desig-
mated and known A. the circuit court OF the
United States for the southern district OF Ala
bsms; and its appellate and revisory power,
upon appeal or writ OF error, or by bill or Pc
ttion, OF otherwise, under the second section Of
said act. entitled, can act 90 establish a uni
form system Of bankruptcy throughout the
United States" is hereby restricted 20 iudg-
ments and DEGREES rendered or causes and que5-
tons srisIng In the district court OF the United
States for said Duthern dis,sict; aud that
the fourth section of the act approved March
third, eighteen hundred and seventy three.
entitled, IAN act relating 90 the circuit and
district courts OF the United States for the mid
die and northern districts Of Alabama" be, and
the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. The terms OF the circuit and district
courts for the several districts o. Alabama shall
be held g. follows For the southern district, the
terms Of the circuit and district courts shan
commence on the fourth Monday Of December
snd on the first MONDAY of June in each year:
for the middle district, on the first Monday of
May and the first Monday OF November in each
year; for the northern district. on the FIRST Mon
day OF April and the second Mondayo OF October
in each year.
SEC. Z. THAI the Eth section of tue act APP
Prov February twenty second, eighteen hum
dred and thirtS-eight entitled, "An act To
abolish the circuit court At Huntsville in fhe
State Of Alabama and for other purposes" and
the act approved August fourth, eighteen hum
ored and forty two, entitled "An act 20 regulate
appeals and writs Of error from the district
court of the United States for the northern dis
trict of Alabama be, and the same are hereby,
repealed.
SIC. 3. That all laws and parts Of laws. in
consistent with the provisions Of this act, be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved, June -, Is74.