Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-08-28
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By Bosh Henses OF Congress.
Following is the full text Of sthe bill
M paysed by the United States Senate
and House OF Representatives, and
signed BY the President, for the estab.
iishment Of q United States Judicial
District In Southern California:
An act TO detach certain counties frcm
the United States Judicial District OF
California, and to create the United
States Judicial District of Southern Cal
ifcrnia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
of America In Congress assembled; That
all that portion OF the State of Califor-
MIA now comprised in the counties of
San Diego. San Bernardino, Los Angeles,
Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis
Obispo, Fresno, TulaIe and Kern is
hereby detached from tho United States
judicial District of California and made
q separate judicial district, called the
Southern District Of California.
SEQ. 2. That the regular terms Of the
Circuit and District courts of the United
States, respectively, shall be held at Los
Angeles, in said Southern District of
California. beginning on the second
Monday ia January in each year.
Sec. 3. That the District Of Califor-
mia shall hereafter consist Of all the
counties OF said State not named In this
act, and shall hereafter DO called the
Northern District Of California; and the
Circuit and District courts shall be held
therein at San francisco, as follows:
Beginning on the first Monday in Feb.
ruary, the second Monday in July, and
the fourth Monday in Nov ember in each
year.
SIC. 4. That all suits and all other
proceedings Of every kind and nature
now pending IN The Circuit or District
court Of the United States for the dis
trict Of California shall be tried and dis
posed Of in the Circuit and District
courts respectively for said Northern
district Of California, Is the same would
have been If this act had not been pass-
ed, aud for that purpose jurisdiction is
reserved to said courts in the said
Northern district Of California; and the
Clerks Of the circuit and District courts
Of the present district Of California shall
retain the records and files of said courts
at the city Of San Francisco. aud do aud
perform all the duties sppertaining to the
said Offices respectively within said
Northern district, except as hereinafter
provided; and all process returnable to
or proceedings noticed for any term
Of the present Circuit or District court
of California shall be deemed returuable
to the next term of esid courts respect
ivsIy. ia the said Northern district, as
iixsd By this act.
SEC. 5. That upon application at any
marty to any suit or proceeding now
bending in the present Circuit or Dis
trlct Court of the present district Of
California, which would have been COM
meneed in the proper Court for the
southern District Vi California if this
act had been in force ct the time II the
commencement thereof, the proper
Court shall order, that the same be re-
moved for further proceedings to the
proper Court for said Southern District,
at the coat of the party applying for
such removal; and thereupon the clerk
shall transmit certified copies Of all the
papers, and Of all orders and records
made therein. to the Clerk Of the Court
to which suoh suit or procesdi ng shall be
removed. and all o her proceedings shall
be had in said Court to which the same
shall be removed, Is if said suit or pro-
ceeding had originally been commenced
therein.
SEC 8. That the passage of this act
shall not have the effect to destroy or
impair the lien Of any Judgment or de-
cree rendered in the Circuit or District
Court of the United States, for the pres
emit district of California, prior to this
act taking effect; and final process on
auv judgement or decree entered in the
Circuit or District Court of the United
states for the District of California, or
which shall be entered therein prior to
this act taking effect, and al other pro-
ces. for the enforcement of any order of
said courts. respectively. in any cause
or proceeding now pendinG therein, ex-
cent on proceedinQs removed AZ herein
provided. shall be issued and made re-
turnable to the proper court for the said
Northern District Of California. and may
be directed to and executed BY the Mar
shall of the United States for the said
Northern District in any part Of the State
Of California.
SEC. 7. That there shall be appoint.
ed District Judge for said Southern
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therein, and who shall receive an annual
salary Of four thousand dollars, payable
quarterly, from the treasury; and there
shall also be appointed Marshal, and
an Attorney Of the United States for
said Southern district Of California who
shall respectively receive such fees and
compensation and exercise such powers
and duties - are now fixed and enjoined
by Law.
SEQ 8. That the Circuit and District
Judges of said Southern district of Cali.
fornla shall each, respectively, appoint
q clerk for their respective courts. who
shall reside and keep their offices at
Los Angeles, in said district, and who
shall receive such fees and compensation
for services performed by them, respect
lively, a. are now fixed and limited by
law.
SIC 0. That either Of the clerks of
the Circuit and District Courts for the
said Northern District Of California is
hereby authorized, at the request Of the
District Judge Of said Southern Dis
trict and at the cost Of the parties re-
curing the same. to make transcri its Of
any Of the records, files or papers of the