The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-08
THE NEW FEDERAL COURT
SYNOPSIS of The Act Dividing the
State Into Districts.
A MATERIAL CHANGE IN THE LAW.
jurisdiction in Land Suits Depends on
the Location Of the Land and Not
on the Residence of Defendants

Galveston, Texas June 7,--Mr. G. Darl,
clerk of the United States district and cir
cult courts OF the southern district OF
Texas has prepared the following synopsis
which win be Of Interest TO all
Synopsis Of the Act Of Congress DlNldinG
the state Of Texas into -Four Jnd cial
Districts ana Creating the southern Ju-
dicial District OF Texas Approved March
IL. 1907 ana Taking EnCct July j. lVu2'
insofar AS the Same Applies to the South
crn judicial Dstnt.
The Southern Judicial district includes the
following counties. and the waters thereof:
Polk. trinity, Madison, Brazos, Grimes
Walker, San Jacinto, Montgomery, Hhrris'
Chambers. Galveston, Brnzoria, rort Bend
Waller. Austin. Colorado. Lavaea, wharton
Mntngordn, Jackson, Victoria, Gollad, Cal
noun, Refugio Aransns san Patrie'o'
Ncuces, Cameron, Hidnlgo, starr. IapRtn'
webb. Dimmit, La sale, McMuilen ana
Duyal,
Courts nre appointed TO be ncld at fonr
places in the district as. Follows
| At Galveston, in the county Of Galveston
on the second Monday OF January ana inc
/ nrst Monday Of June.
Al Houston, In the county al Harris on
the fourth Monday Of February ana TUG
fourth Monday of September.
Al Laredo. ~ the county OF Webb, on the
third Monday OF April aud the secohn MUM
| day Of November ,,. -, Gam
oron ON tho second Monday of May ah'
inc FIRST Monday Of Deccmper, q, inc
Process against defendants resldlnE w .n'
following counties Is retnruaDle a. ,n,,a,uts
That ali process issued against deiehuu ,,,
,oeidinp i'm the counties OF Ausuu, ~
Bend Matngorda, Wharton, BraLon,n' ~, ~
weston and Chambers shall DE ietuineu ~
galveston. ot,st detendant'
rostding In the counties Of Gollau' VIZ 80
calhoun. Jackson. Lavaca, ColorAu9,, NV NV
Ter, Crimes Brazos, MauiSU'~ ,,oIk anc
walker. Montgomery. san Jncinlo' YIN "''
N " atn shall be returned to Houston.
rhat all process issued against oeleH i,n,,,
residing in the counties o, InP%.1' Ymeces
3 Duyal Dimmit, La Sale, M1Siultfn' snou M
4 San Particle, Aranshs M" "'''H'
returned 10 Laredo. go. ,o,.ndant
! J'hnt all process Issued aRhuist aron ~
: residing In the counties OF 'na',,rnso 4
dalgo and starr shah pe
Brownsyille'
gruRNABLE TO HOUSTON.
n. ri no noted that the following coun
49, heretoforo returnable to Beauhoh'
p Voc Tyler and San Antonio ARE nov
!. ,nodo ret1trnalae to Houston: The couhue
!, - sop Jaclnto and Polk, heretofore ~
= trrroble 70 beaumont in the Eastern Oh
4 trict. the county OF Brazos In the NoIthei
a dlgtrict heretofore returnable 10 "nc
d and tho counties OF Goiiad, victoria "a
It honn and Iayaca, IN the western u'''''e
;. heretofore retunable to san Antonio an
'lII the county Of Trinity, heretofore felu''
ie ag rhe 70 act - pToyldes as follows. .,,n,
~ rsee Z. That all causes ana Ploeed ~,
Ia of every name and nature, ~, 80 ~ the
indi, HS 1WH+pfIcts 81 the state OF Texas
heretofore constituted. Wuste,ott M ii
OF the Southern judicial olss st,tt,te cd won
n, State NJ Texas as hereby CONSTITUTES " az -,
VI ssate Sad inTisdlction n said dlstrlet ~
lt The courts thereof had been eon ISL
ne when said causes or proeesutn ave- hereiI
TX stJtutad shall be- and the same aIe ~, ~ n,
ssat ,,.snr,red Ia and the same SHAH Oe ~
eeeded with In the southern Jeroi,v %
trict OF the State Of Texas AZ ~ 6ere
sll,utsSu, ~ 20 and vested In the courts
said southern judicial district ana raia II
~ ords and proceedings therelh shetl Ike e,
tie ~ enId proceedings and causes hnhn ~, co ~
~ ~ s1ia ~ iran Tered thereto; ana ali chus
H. and urocaedings Of every name ~. ~" M u,
10. civil and criminal. now ps ai ,Sutsstricts
DD courts OF tho several luulclhl ,,,har,
~ sTs az heretofore constituted, Will
.ns the courts OF the several Junlvinih con.
~ the state OF Texas as ns.ffos 40 =,
.nted would have had 1urlsucliph -,
SIstric,a and tho courts thereon hau '.
Constituted as under the proyisiSSplsg o. ~
he act when said causes or pE re same
3D. hasaby Transferred 10. and the same 81 3.
MS b b. Proceeded with in TIE sad seyfr r1a y
AN cial districts Of the stat q aid h
ia c,aI districts had been const lu .p
-ds created as by the provisions o. nv, mr.,
lay when such causes or proceeding 4. asr,
~. srnnsferred 10 and vested In the courts
said Judicial districts. respeeuss''