Year: 1863

The Act Of Congress Esta6lishing the


New Dist ict.-Pyovision for hold-


ing tie District and Circuit Courts


Therein.


The following is the act to divide the
State of Michigan into two judicial
Districts, and to provide for holding
the District and Circuit Courts therein:


BE 10 enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled,


That the State of Michigan be and
the same is hereby divided into two Ju-
dicial Discricts in the following manner,
namely The Eastern and Western
Districts.


The western district shall embrace all
the territory and waters within the fol
lowing boundaries, to wit: Commenc-
ing at the southwest corner of Hlllsdale
county, in the State of Michigan, and
running from thence north, on the west
line of said county, to the south line of
Calhoun county thence east, on the
south side thereof, to the southeast
corner of said last named county; thence
north, on the east boundary of said
county, to the south line of Eaton coun-
ty; thence east on said south line, to
the south east corner of Eaton county;
thence north on the east boundary of
Eaton county, to the south line of Gin.
ton county; thence west on the south
boundary of said county, to the south
west corner thereof; thence north on
the west boundary of Clinton and Ora
toit counties, to the south boundary of
Isabella county; thence west on its
south boundary, to the southwest cor
ner of said last named county thence
north on the west side of Isabella and
Clare counties, to tho south boundary
Of Mlssaukee county thence east on
its south boundary to the southeast
corner of Missaukee county; thence
north on the east line of Missaukee,
Kaldasea and Antrim counties, to the
south boundary of Emmet county;
thence east to- the southeast corner of
Emmet county thence north on the
east boundary of Emmett county to the
Straits of Mackinac thence north to
midway across the straits; thence
westerly in direct line, to point on
the shore of Lake Michigan where the
north boundary of Delta county reaches
Lake Michigan thence west on the
north line of Delta county, to the
north.w eat corner of said Delta county;
thence south on the west boundary of
said county, to the dividing line between
the States of Michigan and Wisconsin
in Green Bay thence north.easterly on
the said dividing line, into Lake Michl-
gan; and thence south easterly through
Lake Michigan, to the southwest cor
ncr of the state of Michigan, on line
that will Include within said boundaries
the waters of Lake Michigan within the
admiralty jurisdiction of the State of
Michigan; thence east on the south
boundary OF the State of Michigan, to
the intersection of the west line of
Hillsdale county. The judicial centre
OF which district shall DO Grand Rapids,
in the county of Kent, where the courts
of said district shall be held. The
eastern district shall embrace all the
other territory of the State of Michigan
and all other waters Of said State not
embraced within the foregoing bounda
ries of said western district. The judi.
cial centre Of said eastern district shall
be Detroit, in the county of Wayne,
where the courts of said district shall be
held.


SEC 2. And be it.fWther enacted, That
there shall be two terms of the circuit
and district courts begun and held in
each of said districts, to wit: AT the
city of Detroit, for the eastern district.
on the first Tuesday of June, Novem
Der and March in each year; and at the
city of Grand Rapids, for the western
distiict, on tho third Monday Of May
aud third Monday Of October in each
year. Aud tho said courts are hereby