An Act to create an additional judicial district for the State of Florida, to be known as the Middle District, and for other purposes
PL 87-562 (S.1824), enacted 07/30/1962

76 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-562-JULY 30, 1962 
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Public Law 87-560 
AN ACT 
July 27, 1962 
To waive section 142 of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the United 
[H. R. 10389] 
States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, 
holding court at Marshall, Texas. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,, That the limitations 
and restrictions contained in section 142 of title 28, United States 
Code, shall be waived with respect to the holding of court at Marshall, 
Texas, by the United States District Court for the Eastern District 
of Texas. 
Approved July 27, 1962. 
Texas. 
U. S. District 
Court. 
62 Stat. 898. 
Public Law 87-561 
AN ACT 
To postpone by three months the date on or before which the Securities and 
Exchange Commission shall report to the Congress the results of its study 
and investigation pursuant to section 19(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934, and for other purposes. 
July 27,1962 
[H. R. 11670] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,, That the second SEC. 
sentence of subsection (d) of section 19 of the Securities Exchange ^^^^^^^ 
l^^f^ 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78s(d)) is amended by striking out "January postponement.' 
3, 1963" and inserting "April 3, 1963" in lieu thereof. The last sen- 75'*|tf|^*46|^*' 
tence of such subsection is amended by striking out "$750,000" and 
inserting "$950,000" in lieu thereof. 
Approved July 27, 1962. 
Public Law 87-562 
AN ACT 
To create an additional judicial district for the State of Florida, to be known 
as the Middle District, and for other purposes. 
July 30, 1962 
[S. 1824] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,, That section 89 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"§89. Florida 
"Florida is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the 
Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida. 
Courts. 
Judicial district 
in Fla., addition-
al. 
« 
NORTHERN DISTRICT 
"(a) The Northern District comprises the counties of Alachua, Bay, 
Calhoun, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, 
Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Oka-
loosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington. 
"Court for the Northern District shall be held at Gainesville, 
Marianna, Panama City, Pensacola, and Tallahassee. 
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62 Stat. 895. 
Waiver. 
Effective date. 
"MIDDLE DISTRICT 
"(b) The Middle District comprises the counties of Baker, Brad-
ford, Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, De Soto, Duval, 
Flagler, Hamilton, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, 
Madison, Manatee, Marion, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, 
Polk, Putnam, Saint Johns, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter, Suwannee, 
Union, and Volusia. 
"Court for the Middle District shall be held at Femandina, Fort 
Myers, Jacksonville, Live Oak, Ocala, Orlando, Saint Petersburg, and 
Tampa. 
"SOUTHEBN DISTRICT 
"(c) The Southern District comprises the counties of Broward, 
Collier, Dade, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Martin, Mon-
roe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and Saint Lucie. 
"Court for the Southern District shall be held at Fort Pierce, Key 
West, Miami, and West Palm Beach." 
SEC. 2. (a) The district judge appointed September 26, 1950, the 
district judge appointed August 13, 1955, and the district judge ap-
pointed March 8, 1961, all for the Southern District of Florida, shall 
hereafter be designated as district judges for the Middle District of 
Florida. 
(b) The district judge for the Northern and Southern Districts of 
Florida shall hereafter be designated as the district judge for the 
Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida. 
(c) Nothing in this Act shall in any manner affect the tenure of 
office of the United States Attorney and the United States Marshal 
for the Northern District of Florida who are in office at the time of 
the enactment of this Act, and who shall be during the remainder of 
their present terms of office the United States Attorney and Marshal 
for such district as constituted by this Act. 
(d) Nothing in this Act shall in any manner affect the tenure of 
office of the United States Attorney and the United States Marshal 
for the Southern District of Florida who are in office at the time of 
the enactment of this Act, and who shall be during the remainder of 
their present terms of office the United States Attorney and Marshal 
for the Middle District of Florida as constituted by this Act. 
(e) The President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Semite, a United States Attorney and a United 
States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida. 
SEC. 3. The table contained in section 133 of title 28 of the United 
States Code is amended to read as follows with respect to the State 
of Florida: 
"Districts 
Judges 
Florida: 
Nortlieru 
x- 
1 
Middle 
3 
Southern 
3 
Northern, Middle, and Southern 
1". 
SEC. 4. The limitations and restrictions contained in section 142, title 
28, United States Code, shall be waived with respect to the holding 
of court at Fort Myers, and Saint Petersburg, Florida, by the United 
States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and at Fort 
Pierce, and West Palm Beach, Florida^ by the United States District 
Court for the Southern District of Florida. 
SEC. 5. This Act shall become effective ninety days after the date 
of enactment. 
Approved July 30, 1962.