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428 FOBTY-NINTH coueunss. ssss. 11. cus. 273, 274. 1887. Feb. 28, 1887. A 27g.;-Totprovide for holding terms of United States courts at Texarkana, ‘;"‘-"*"-" l' 311888, 311 O1' 0 81* PHIPOSCS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Arkansas, east- States of America in Congress assembled, That terms of the c1rcuit and gt J¤d¤¤=*l dm- district courts of the United States for the eastern judicial district fork · ·the State of Arkansas shall be held twice in each year at the city 0 Term *0 M held Texarkana, in said eastern judicial district, commencing on the second “° T°’“'k“““‘ Monda s in Januar and Jul to be known as the Texarkana division r uh t ‘ t y L o said is nc . Texarkanadivis~ Sec. 2. That all process civil and criminal, against persons residing . . r .. 1¤¤- ID the counties of Columbia, Howard, Hempstead, La Fayette, Little ‘ River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, and Sevier, shall be made re- Prmriso. turnable to said courts, respectively, at said city of Texarkana: Provided, Crimes,ete. That all crimes and offenses heretofore committed within the division created by this act shall be prosecuted, tried and determined in the same manner and with the same efect as if this act had not been P¤$¤¤d- . Dapvty clerk at Sm:. 3. That the clerk of the courts for said district shall appoint a T°“"k“”“· deputy for the said division, who shall keep an office open at all times in the city of Texarkana, and shall there keep the records, files, and documents pertaining to the courts authorized by this act. Approved, February 28, 1887. Fqb_%, ;337_ CrH§Pti12;_4.-jg act leo prgiride for an additional associate justice of the supreme -*——-——— G0!] 0 B 8111 ry 0 BW GXICD. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United New Mexico. States of America on Oonyress assembled, That hereafter the supreme gupgeme cog, court of the Territory of New Mexico shall consist ofa chief justice and P_ w,_·> '°°· ¤ three associate justices, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum. tictdditional jus· (WSec. That shag be ttheduty of the President to appoint one ad- - iona assocm jus ce o said supreme cour m manner now irovid d by law, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, andluntil lhs _ _ _ successor is appointed and qualified. _T¤r;¤t¤ry51¤v;d¤•1 Sno 3. That the said Territory shall be divided into four judicial dis- “¥*° °“" d“’*"°*°· tricts, antdta district court sliallnbe hleldiu each district by one of the _]us_1ces o e supreme cour a suc ime an p ace as may be prescriped by] las,] Each judg1e,,after assignment, shall reside in the disnc o w ic e 18 assigne . Supreme court to SEC 4. That the present chief justice and his associates are hereby '”“k° d“"°*°”· vested with power and authority, and they are hereby directed, to divide s?id1Terrl1tory iutogourfjudicim diistricts, and make such assignmen s o e judges providec or in the rst section of this act a h. ll _ nu their judgment be meet and proper. S S 1 Jurisdiction. SEc_5. That the said district court shall have jurisdiction, and the same is hereby vested, to hear, try, and determine all matters and gauges thatdthe comllts of the other districts cg the Territory now ess- an or suc purposes wo termso said court shall be h ld annually, at such places within said district as may be designatedcby Jurors. the chief justice and his associates, or a majority of them ; and grand axsiclapetit jurors shall be summoned thereon in the manner now required W. 0¤`¤¤¤¤¤- Sno 6. That all offenses committed before the passage of this act shall be prosecuted, tried, and determined in the same manner and mtlh thte same eifect (except as to the number of judges) as if this act no passed. Approved, February 28, 1887.