The Holt County sentinel., 1886-02-26
Judicial Districts ot Missouri


Washington, ID. e, February Ii
The bill TO subdivilc the Judicial DIS
tricts OF Missouri is now upon the prly-
ate calendar, and the Missouri members
will have an opportunity to vote upon
the provisions before long. Blythe bill
the State Is divided. us now, into the
Eastern and Western Districts. The
Eastern is divided INTO the st. Louis
and lianuiba DIVISIONS. The ST. Louis
Diyision includes the citv and counties
of St Louis, Franklin, GaSconadc, JEFF
fcrson, Crawford, Washington, S.in,
Francois, Ste. GenevIeve, Dent, Iron,
Madison, Perry, Bollinger. Cape Cir
nrdeau. Shannon, Reynolds, Wayne,
Scott. Carter, Ripley, Or, fen, Butler,
Stoldmd, New Mad: id, Mississippi,
Dunklin. Pcmiscot, Montgomery. War,
rcn. Lincoln and st. Charles. This is
called the Eastern Division of the East
crn District, aud the Distract and Cir.
cult Courts are to DC held in St. Louis.
The Northern Division is composed
Of the counties of Macon, Ad,ir, Aud
rain, Clarke, Knox, Lewis, Marion.
Monroe. Pike, Rails, Schuyler, Scot
land. Shelby, Putnam and Hantolph.
The courts for this division are to be
Iot;s.ed at Hannibal.
the Western District is to be divided
INTO four divi iDns-thc ST. Joseph, the
Western, tho Central and the Southe, n
with courts at st. Joseph, Kansas City,
Springfield and jefferson City.
The counties of the st. Joseph Div
ision are: Atchlson, Nodaway, Holt,
Andrew, Buchanan, Platte, Clinton,
Caldwell, Livingston, Grundy, Mercer,
Harrison. Davicss, DE kalb, Gentry,
Linn, and Worth.
In the Kansas City Division are the
counties of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chari-
ton, Sullivan. jackson, Lafayette, Sal
inc, Cass, johnson, Bates, Henry, Yer
non and st. Clair.
The Sprin. field Division take in tie
C unties of Barton, Cedar, Polk, Dallas
l.aclede, Pulaski, Jasper, Dade, Green,
Webster, Wright. Texas, Lawrence.
Christian, Douglas, Howell, Newton,
Barry, Mcdonald, Stone, fancy, Ozarkl
The remaining cou.tics belong to the
jefferson City Division.
The Judges Of the two districts are
required to hold court in the respective
divisions. Cases now pending will re.
main where they are, unless by consent
Of both sides they are taken t, the div
islon where they belong The boil con-
that two District Attorneys
and the two M,rshals shall perform the
duties OF their Offices in the courts of
the subdivision, but for the courts to he
At Hannibal, St. 10 eph and
clerks who are residents OF
the respective divisions are to be APP
pointed Suits to be brought Hereafter
IN the Federal Courts of Missouri vii
DC instituted IN the divisions where the +!
rcsl,les. II is provided that !
while iae public buildings at Hannibal, |
st. Joseph and spring field are being /
completed the Jud. .,es need not arrange
for terms Of court until the County
Counts of the respective localities shall
have provided tree court-rooms, quar-. |
ters for the clerks and other necessary
accommodations. II this bill passes,
Judge krekel will have quite circuit.
Judge Treat will bs required to take
occasional trips to Hannibal. /
Missouri members are not agreed up !
On the measure. Representative Daw-
son, who wanted Il Southeast divl,Ion,
with cou: Is at Poplar Buff, Ii |. fl out.
MIR. Heads city, Scdalia, Is also ignor-
ed. The two Republican inrmbcrs find
irreconrilably separated by
|he Issue. Mr.. Wade is re,l.hat for the
bill, and Mr.. Warner, as the exponent,
Df Kansas Ciiy's interests, Ia decidedly
against any change from the present