The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-08
UNDERWOOD'S LINE DIVIDES ALABAMA Federal Court Bill is introduced
 in Congress FOUR DIVISIONS PROVIDED Matter Has Been Referred to the Judiciary Committee of the
 House-The Bill in
 Full.
FOUR DIVISIONS PROVIDED

The following bill Introduced by Con- gressman Underwood on February 2, in the House of Representatives has been referred to the committee on the judiciary and ordered to be printed;
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House os Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, That the southern judicial district of the state of Alabama is herby divided into four divisions, which shall be known as the northern southern, eastern and western divisions of the southern district O. Alabama. The north ern division of said southern district shall include and be composed of the counties that at present constitute the southern division of the northern district of Ala bama and also the county of Ma rion, except those transferred to the eastern or western divisions of said southern district, as hereinbefore pro- vided; and term of the circuit court and the district court of the United States for said southern district shall be held for said northern division at the city of Birmingham, in the county of IWltt III tdt.l yedTt dI lne llIle6 provided by law Tha; the southern di- vision of said ,outnern district shall in- clude the counties that are now included in the southern district, except Marengo county; and a term of the circuit court and the district court of the United States for said southern district shall be held for said southern division in the city of MobiIa in tha coiintv of MobiIe tuina in each year, at the time and place now provided by law. That the eastern division of said southern district shall include the counties of Dallas, Hale, Marengo Perry and Wilcox; ard a term of the circuit court and the district court of the United States for said southern district shall be held at said eastern division in the city of Selma, in the said county of Dallas, twice In each year, at the time and place designated and fixed by the district judge of said southern district of Alabama. That the western division of said southern district shall include the counties of Sum ter. Greene, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, and Bibb; and a term C. the circuit court and the district court oI the United States for said southern district shall be held for said western division at the city of Tus- caloosa in the county of Tuscaloosa, twice in each year. at the time and places designated and fixed by the district judge for the southern district of Alabama.
 When Enforced.
 "Sec. g. That this act shall be in force from its passage, and all other provisions of law relating to the circuit and district courts for the southern district of Ala bama shall remain in full force and gov ern the said four divisions of the south ern district of Alabama.
 "Sec. 8. That 'all civil process issued against persons resident in the northern divisions of said district cognizable before the United States courts shall be made returnable to the courts. respectively, to be held in the city of Birmingham, and all prosecutions for offenses committed in any of said counties of the said north ern division shall be tried in the appro- priate United States court at the city of Birmingham. That all civil process issued against persons resident of the southern district and cognizable before the United States courts shall be returnable to the courts, respectively, to be held in the city of Mobile, and all prosecutions for of lenses committed in either said counties shall be tried in the appropriate United States court at the city of Mobile. That all civil process issued against persons resident in the counties that composed the eastern division of said southern dis trict cognizable before the United States courts shall be returnable to the courts, respectively to be held In the city of Selma. and all prosecutions for offenses in either of said counties shall be tried in the appropriate United States courts at the city of Selma.
 Returnabie to Tuscaloosa.
 "That all civil process issued against persons resident In the counties that com pose the western division of said south ern district before the United States courts shall be made returnable to the courts respectively to be held In the city of Tuscaloosa, and all prosecutions for offenses committed in either of said coun- ties shall be tried in the appropriate United States courts at the city of Tus- caloosa.
 Section 4 That all cases civil and criminal, now pending on the dockets of the southern division of the northern district of Alabama. and nf the middle district or the southern district of Ala bam, as heretofore created, coming to the courts of said northern and middle dis | tricts of Alabma from counties hereby transferred to the southern district of
 
 dockets of the courts established in the northern, eastern and western divisions of said southern district. the transfers being made to the court for the division in which said counties are now placed, as herein provided
 Section 5. That the clerks of the cir cult and district courts of the southern district of Alabama shall maintain offices in charge of themselves or a deputy at { hn nf O n loosa and Selma, which shall be kept open at all times for the transaction of the business of said courts.
 Section G. That the district attorney and marshal of the southern district of Alabama shall respectively maintain an office in charge of themselves or a depu- ty at said cities of Birmingham, Tusca- loosa and Selma. which shall be kept open at all times for the transaction of the business of said courts