The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-20

by their prior order, determine; and ad-
journed terms sittings, and sessions may
be held when the business SHALL in the
opinion of such courts, respectively, re-
quire It.
THE APPOINTMENTS.
Sec. 8. That the president, by and with
the advice and CCrscnt of the senate,
shall appoint for said middle district a
district Judge, marshal, and district
attorney; and clerks for the said circuit
and district courts hall be appointed in
the same manner as is now provided by
law with regard to such officers in the
western district of Pennsylvania
Sec. 1. That the courts and judges Of
said middle district shall, within said
district, respectively POSSESS the same
jurisdiction and powers, civil, criminal,
equitable, or otherwise, and perform the
same duties as are now respectively pos
sessed and performed by the circuit and
district courts and judges of the United
States of the western district of Penn
sylvania.
Sec. 3. That the district Judge of the
said middle district shall receive the
same compensation as is now by law pro-
Vided for the district judge of the west
ern district of Pennsylvania; and the
marshal, district attorney, and clerks of
the circuit and district courts shall sew
orally possess the powers and perform
the duties lawfully possessed and per-
formed by the like officers in the said
western district, and shall be, respective
ly, entitled to like fees, compensation, and
emoluments and until otherwise pro-
NidCd by law the salaries herein pre-
scribed or provided for shall be paid out
of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated.
Sec. +. That the said circuit and dis
trict courts, or either of them, may from
time TO time, in their discretion, appoint
special terms Of court, civil or criminal,
and require grand, traverse, or petit
juries, or all Of them, to attend the same,
by an order to be entered of record thirty
days before the day at which such term
shall convene and at such special terms
shall have all the powers which they re-
spectively have at the regular terms ap-
pointed by law Provided. however That
no special term Of said circuit court shall
be appointed except upon the order of
the circuit judge or Of the associate Judge
of the supreme court allotted to the third
judicial circuit.
JURISDICTION OF COURTS.
Sec. T. That the jurisdiction ana au-
thCrity of the courts and officers of the
eastern and western districts of Penn
sylvania over the territory embraced
within the said middle district shall con-
tinue as heretofore constituted and es-
tablished up to the day of the organiza-
tion of the courts of said middle district
but shall thereafter cease and determine
except as herinafter provided i'm regard
to crimes and misdemeanors heretofore
committed therein; but any lien acquired
by virtue of a decree, judgment. eXcCu-
tion, attachment, seizure, or otherwise
upon property situate or being within the
said middle district shall not be divcstcd
or affected by this Act: Provided, Thai
to enforce the same, certified copies OF
the record thereof shall be taken and cu-
tered in the proper court Of the said
middle district, and thereafter like pro-
ceedings shall be had thereon as though
the same had been originally entered in
such court.
Sec S, That the jurisdiction Of the
courts and officers of the eastern and
western districts Of Pennsylvania as now
constituted and established Is hereby rc,
served to the same, respectively, over al
crimes and misdemeanOrs which shaI
hav been committed within the territory
embraced in the said middle district prior
to the organization of the courts thereof
the same as though the said middle dis,
trlCt had not been established; and the
respective courts of the said eastern anG
western district shall have the right L
summon grand and petit Jurors from tn,
body of the districts as now constituted
respectively, for the purpose of inquI'
| ing into such crimes and misdemeanors
and prosecuting and trying indictments
| founded thereon, until every of SuCi
| crimes and misdemeanors shall have beer
| inquired into, prosecuted, and tried: Pro
| vided That such offenses hall be in
| quired into, prosecuted, and tried a.
| special terms or sessions to be convened
| and upon special Writs of Venire facia!
| iuratoTes, issued by said courts, respect
| lively: Provided further. That nothinl
| I'm this section shall affect the jurisdic
tion of the courts Of said middle distric
| over crimes and misdemeanors committee
| therein after the organization of tn,
courts of said middle district.
REMOVED TO NEW COURT.
Sec. Q. That all local actions suits, an,
| proceedings pending in any Of the court
| Of the eastern or western district o
| Pennsylvania at the time of the organi
| cation of the courts of said middle dis
trict, and which relate to property EN-
| braced within the territory of the sale
middle district shall thereafter be n,
| further proceeded with in the courts
| where the same are depending. but upoi
! petition of either or any of the parte
| thereto such local action, suit, or pro
| ceedlngs shall, upon the order of sucl
court, or of judge thereof in vacation
| be removed to the proper court of tn,