National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-11
AatiuuaI gepabIitatI.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
GENERAL NATuRE-No. S5.l
AN ACT relating to circuit courts Of the Uni

FORTY-THIRD OONGRESS.
GENERAL NATURE-No. IS.
AN Act relating to circuit courts OF the Uni
ted States for the districts Of Alabama.
Be Il enacted By the Senate and HoHSs of Rep
,eSesfafigss of The United States of America IN
hereby, established circuit court Of the UNI
ted States for the middle district of Alabama,
as said district is now constituted by law, 70 pe
held in the city Of Montgomery, and IKE
court for the northern district of Alabama as
said district is now constituted by law, 70 De
held in the city Of Huntsville.
Sec. 2. That said circuit courts shaL LaNe
and exercise, within Their respective als5Iicts,
the same original powers apd Jurlsoc;SI ~ "a q
are or may be conferred by law upon tne GIL-
cult court of the United States ior the soI "a
ern district Of Alabama at MoOHeI anu su,Li
have and exercise appellate ana reVsoIy ~ ~
diction over the DEGREES and VI .lis
district courts Of the United States lOI Wy sou
middle and northern districts, respectively
under the laws of the United States regulating
the jurisdiction, powers, and practice OF the
circIit courts. and the judges thereof, In cases
removed into said courts by appeal or writ OF
,arroT. and said courts and the judges thereof,
shall have the general superintendence and
Jurisdiction over all cases and questions arising
in said district courts, respectively, unoer the
act ennroyed March second, eighteen hundred
and siTtv-seyen, entitled Gan act to establish
q Tniform system of bankruptcy throughout
the United States" as is provided for in the
second section Of said act.
Sec. 8. That there shall be appointed for
each OF said circuit courts for said middle and
northern districts, by the circuit judge of the
circuit, clerk who shall take the oath and
Alive the bond required by law Of clerks Of cir
cult courts, and who shall discharge all the
duties and be entitled TO all the fees and emol-
uments prescribed by law for clerks Of circuit
courts: and the United States marshals for said
middle and northern districts shall, respec-
lively, act as msrshals 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 districts.
Sec 1. That the clerks of said district courts
for said middle and northern districts shall
transfer to the clerks of the said circuit courts
respectively ali the original dockets, records
and files Of papers in all common-law and
equity causes which might have been brought
and would have been originally cogniZable in a
circuit court, and which were either disposed
of or pending in said district courts while the
same were vested with Circuit-court powers.
Sec s. That the circuit court of the United
States held at Mobile, Alabama, shall be deS-
ignatcd and known as the circuit court Of the
United States for the southern district Of Ala
bama; and its appellate and reviSory power,
upon appeal or writ of error, or by bill or petit
ton, or otherwise, under the second section
of said act, entitled, Gan act to establish q
uniform system of BANKRUPTCY throughout the
United States" is hereby restricted to judg-
ments and DEGREES rendered or causes and
questions arising in the district court of the
United States for said southern district; and
that the fourth section Of the act approved
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, entitled Gan act relating to the circuit
and district courts Of the United States for the
middle and northern districts Of Alabama" be,
and the same is hereby, repealed.
Sec. 6. That terms Of the circuit and dis
trict courts for the several districts Of Ala
bama shall be held as follows: For the south
ern district, the terms of the circuit and dis
trict courts shall commence on the fourth
Monday of December and 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 Monday of April and the
second Monday of October in each year.
Sec. Z. That the fifth section Of the act ap-
proved February tWenty-seeOnd, eighteen hun
dred and thirty-eight, entitled Gan act TO sbol-
ish the circuit court at Huntsville in the State
Of Alabama, and for other purposes" and the
act approved August fourth, eighteen hundred
and fOrty-two, entitled can act to regulate ap-
peals and writs Of error from the district court
OF the United States for the northern district
Of Alabama" be, and the same are hereby, re-
Pealed.
Sec. 8. That all laws and parts of laws, in
consistent with the provisions of this act, be-
and the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved, June p, 1874.