The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-05-29
BAR MEETING.
Held at Bay st. Louis to Secure a
Federal Court for the Coast.

At a meeting of the bar of the
Seacoast counties, held at Bay ST.
Louis, on the 10Th day of May, 1885,
for the purpose OF taking steps to
secure, from Congress, a division
OF this State into two Federal
Court Districts, Hon. Il. Seal was
elected chairman, and j. l.. Dantz
Ter, secretary.
On motion the Chairman was au-
thurized TO appoint u committee of
three TO draft suitable resolutions
for the purpose OF calling, at some
convenient point, IA meeting of all
the members of the bar in the
counties composing East MisSis
sippi.
The Chair appointed Il. S. Ford,
Ed. Watkins and j. II. Neville as
such committee.
The meeting then took q recess,
and on reassembling the committee
reported the following resolutions,
which were, on motion, adopted
WHEREAS, BY reason of the fact that
non-residents and corporations are now
accustomed To IemOve suits in which they
are parties from the State courts to the
Federal courts thereby largely Increasing
the volume of business Il ereiu, aud
WHEREAS, 1t is a hardship on those IN
tcrested in such litigation IN many parts
OF the State to be compelled, at great cx-
pense, and personal Inconvenience to at
teud the Federal courts at the places now
fixed by law. resulting, in many instances,
in the defeat of Justice, aud
WHEREAS, With respect TO the local in
~terests of the business men residing on
the Seacoast of Mississippi 10 dealing with
vessels trading at eur ports, the distance
to the city of Jackson is 50 great that
they are necessarily compelled to submit
to great losses, annually, tram thu ms
praeticahility of commencing suits IN all
miralty IN the short term usually ayaila-
Bile. II is. + I%ereforc.
Rss0lred That Ia the opinion of this
meeting the Interests Ot The people of the
State require tha; an additional Judicial
district be created IN the state OF MiSsis-
sippi to the cud that the places Of hul lin.
terms of the Federal courts be- increased
in number for the convenience of the
public. lie it further
R%esOirct, That in the opinion of this
meeting that a divis on of the territ ~ of
the state, one to Ice called tine Eastern
aud me the Western district of MlssisSip-
pl, having reference to the line of public I
travel, and with terms of court to be held
at Aberdeen, Meridian, aud on the Seacnast
in such Eastern district, aud at oxford,
jackson aud Natchez or other suitable
place iuSuch Western district would afford
the required facilities for administering
the business OF such courts. BE 10 further
Rcs0ired, That VIZ respectfully invite
the cooperation of the members OF the
bar in East Mississippi toward the end
proposed, aud for the purpose OF securing
an expression of their sentiments. We
a convention of the members of
the bar IN Fast Mississippi, to be held at
Meridian on the 81 Saturday in July next.
to take into coGsid .ration the proposition
in these resolutions. aud to take
such action in the premises rs the interests
OF the people may demand. Delegates to
said convention to be selected by the bar
N such Of the counties in the proposed
Eastern district. BE it further
Rcs0Ircd. That the Secretary of this
meeting be %reqnestad to communicate
til Sc resOlu.i ions to the members of the
profession in East Mississippi and invite
their cooperation.
RcsOlrod, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Coast papers.
and other papers ia the said contemplated
Eastern district be requested to copy the
same.
On motion I. S. Ford, Ed. Wat
zins aud j. l.. Ddutzler were au-
-horized TO furnish the Secretary
with a list of the counties to be
embraced in the contemplated
Eastern district.
On motion the meeting adjourned
inc die,
r. SEAL, Chairman.