Year: 1870

journ court to future day within thirty davs ofthe first day, of which adjournment the clerk shall give notice by posting copy of said or der on the front door of the courthouse where the court is to be held and the district judge and in his absence the circnit judge, may or der aspeciBl term or the circuit court, desig- mated in similar order. to be published in a similar manner, and in one or more news. papers ia the place where the court is held i; and by said order the judge may prescribe the duties ofthe officers of the court in summoning juries and the performance of other acts ne cessary for the holding of such special term i; or the court may, by it's order, after + is open. ed, prescribe the duties of its officers, and the mode of proceeding, and any of the details thereof.

 SEC, 3. And be it further enacted, That such nnmber et jurors shall be summoned by the marshal at every term of the circait and dis trict courts, respectively, as may have been or dered of record at the previous term and in case there Is uot sufficient number of jurors in attendance at any term, the court may or der such number to be summoned as, in it's judgment, may be deemed necessary to trans act the business of the court. And 0 grand jury may be summoned to attend every term of the circuit or district court by order of court. The marshal may summon jurors or talesmen, in ease of deficiency, pursuant to an order Of court made during the term and they shall serve for such time as the court may direct.

 SEC. 4. And bs 1t further enacted, That special term of any district court may be held at any time that the district judge may order, by giving notice thereof on the front door of the courthouse where the court IS 70 be held, and in some one or more newspapers, if there be any at the place.

 SEC 5 And be 1t further enacted That the district judge may adjourn the court from time 10 time to suit the convenience of ltigants and to meet the necessities of the business and the intervention of a term of district or cir, cult court at another place shall not preclude the power to adjourn over to a future day.

 SEC 6. Aud be it further enacted, That the terms of the circuit and district courts shall not be limited to any particular number of days, nor shaili 1t be necessary 10 adjourn by reason ofthe intervention of a term of the court elsewhere but the business of the court at two places may proceed, there being judge pres ant at each nlaee. or the court in;ary ryallins be adjourned over, IS herein provided, til the business of the court in session Is concluded,

 SEC :. And be it farther enacted, That the marshal of said district, in persan nr by as sistant and tue clerks Of said courts for the district aforesaid, in person or by deputy, shall attend the said courts when in session at EV- ansviIe or New Albany The clerks Of Dis- trict and circuit courts of the United States are hereby empowered to appoint such deputy clerks as may be necessary for the efficient performance of their duties but such deputies shall take the same oath required by law to be taken by the clerks. and the court may ins its discretion require any such deputy 10 give bond to the United States for the faithful ds- charge of his duty as such deputy in the same penalty required Of the clerk and with surety in like manner: Provided however, That the talk ing of such bond shall in no manner affect the legal responsibility of the clerk for the acts of such deputy: And provided further. Ina! said additional courts shall not be held as aforesaid at the places aforesaid until the board of com- miSSioners of the counties in which said cities of New Albany and Evansville are respectively situated shall have agreed, by orders in due form entered upon their records respectively, that said board, in each county aforesaid, will supply, without any charge whatever against the United States suitable court rooms in which to hold said additi onal terms of said court; and said court shall not be held if such rooms are not so provided; and duly authenti cated copies of said orders shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the district courts aforesaid at Indianapolis.

 Approvad, June 90, 1870.