Year: 1863

PUBLIo-NO. 72l


An AST TO give greater efficiency 10 tba


Judicial system Of the Uuitcd Statea


BE II enacted by he Senate and Hglm Of
Representatives OF de United States of Amer.
Ca IN Congress assembled, That whenever
the judge of the Supreme Court for npv
circuit, from disability, absence, the ao.
cumulatioh OF business in the circuit
court in any district within his circuit
or from his having been of counsel or
being interested in any case pending IN
such circuit court, or from any other
cause, shall deem it advisable that the
circuit court in such district shall be
holden by the judge ANY other circuit
he may request, in writing, the Judge of
any other circuit TO hold the circuit court
IN such district, during a time 10 be
named In such request; and such raouest
shall be entered upon the journal OF the
circuit court 80 to be holden. And there
upon It shall be lawful tor the Judge so
requested TO hold the circuit court iu
such district, aud TO exercise all the
powers Of the judge Of said circuit witIls
In and for such district during the time
named in such request.


Sec. 2. And Be IL 6lrtser esactei, That
the judge Of any circnii may ufder any
civil cause certified into any circuit court
within his circuit from any court of the
United States, to be certified back to the
court whence IL came; and in such case
such cause shall be proceeded in by such
courts, in all respects, as II the same had
not been certified from it ProCidS,l, That
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for the judge of such court to try any
such cause so certified back, the sano
shall be tried by some other Judge hold
ing such court, pursuant 10 the provis-
ions of this act. Whenever, by reason
of death or resignation, there shall be ne
judge Of any circuit, the chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court of the United States
may make the requests herein provided
for, which shall be operative until such
circuit shall be assigned TO another Judge.
In case OF vacancy in the office OF mar
shal or district attorney in any circuit,
the judge Of such circuit may All such
vacancy, and the person so appointed
shall serve until an appointment shall be
made by the Presid mt and the appointee
has duly qualified and no longer; and
the marshal so appointed S hall give bond d
as II appointed by the President, and the
bond shall be approved by such Judge.
| The appointment so made shall DO in
writing, and such writing shall be filed
in the clerks Office of the circuit court
and q copy thereof shall be entered upon
the Journal Of such court. The clerk of
every court shall give bond in such sum
as may be fixed by the court, with sure
ties to be approved by the court and a
new bond may be required whenever the
court shau deem it proper that such bond
shall be given. Every marshal's bond
so given shall be filed Ia the on 90 OF tho
clerk of the circuit court and a copy
thereof entered upon the journal of the
court. A copy of every bond given by
any clerk shall be entered on the journal
Of the court for which ho il appointed
and the bond shall be deposited tor safe
keeping as the court may dir,cf. A cer-
tilted copy Of such entry shalt he pfima
facte proof of the execution of such bond,
aud of the conteuts thereof.


Sec 3. and be il fluthS esaotsi, That
all acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act be and tbs
same are hereby repealed.


Approved, March 3, 1863. .a