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694 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 145. 1895. Umm! ¤*¤¤‘*°*· The central district shall consist of all the Choctaw country, and the places of holding courts in said district shall be at South McA1ester, Atoka Antlers, and Cameron. smmim aim-me The southern district shall consist of all the Chickasaw country, and the péaces gif holding courts irésaicll dmtrict shall be at Ardmore, Purcell, au s alley, Ryan, and hic as a. ' jam; •·“*“°'*°* Sec. 2. That there shall be appointed by the President, by and with ' the advice and consent of the Senate two additional judges of the United States court in said Indian Tierritory, who shall hold their respective offices for the term of four years from the date of their appointment, unless sooner removed as provided by law, one of whom shall be the judge of the northern district and the other shall be the judge of the southern district; and the judge of the United States — court now in office shall, from and after aid appointments, be the judge of the central district, and shall hold his office for the term for which he was appointed, and during the period of their service said judges shall reside in the judicial districts for which they are appointed; and said judges of the northern and southern districts shall each take the oath of office required by law_to be taken by the judges of the district - courts of this United Staltgs. The judge for each district shall U6 paid semen, ew a salary o ve thousan ollars per annum, and allowed his necessa — expenses when holding court away irom home, the same to be paid from the Treasmy of the United States in like manner as the salaries and allowances of the judges of the United States district courts. If the appointment of said judges, or any of them, shall not be made during the present session, the President of the United States shall be, and is hereby, empowered to make such appointment during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of the next session. P<·*¤r¤ of J¤¤z¤¤· The judges shall have, within the judicial districts for which they are appointed, all such authority, both in term time and vacation, as to all - matters and causes, both criminal and civil, pending or that may be brought in said districts, and shall have the same superintending control over commissioners’ courts therein, and the same authority in the judicial districts, to issue writs of habeas corpus and prohibition, injunction, mandamus, certiorari, and other remedial and final process as is now by law vested in the judge of the United States court in the Indian Territory, or in the circuit and district courts of the United MTM i¤ •¤·¤·¤r ¤i•· States. The judge of each district is authorized and empowered to hold court in any other district, for the trial of any case which the judge of saicd other clistrictt ia cgisqulaliiied from trying,a%d the disqualiiications un er is ct s a e the same as are provided b the laws of the State of arkansas to disqualify the circuit judges of gnat State, except that no judge shall be disqualified by the filing of an ailidavit of his prejudice. and whenever on account of sickness, or for any other reason, the judge of any district is unable to perform the duties of his office, either of the other judges may act in his stead, in term time or in vaca ion. n};f;}¤;>;_>;:8rgt;:;;¤:r- august? phleegpygniimtmgnt and qutalimcatiiap of sind jmdgles crfthiecgogthern u sric s, respec vey eju e o e ni tates ` court in the Indian Territory shall continue to perform all the duties ppdeelxelmisehall the aufhogty that is now, or hereafter may be, conn m as suc judge. nhelitorneys and me- There shall appointed by the l’resident an attorney and marshal §?£.*§‘;‘t€°‘$‘.Td".1§ti‘t§’.§f’$L‘L.EE§§.§}‘é,t€.t§$i’E'.i“i1 °°““"‘“€;2i“ °“3°° fi" i $1 u a in an ua i- lied, and they shall discharge the like duties agotli; United Sltates attorneys and marshals. Each of said marshals shall appoint one or Deputy mu-nine. more deputies, who shall have the same powersqiertorm the like duties, and be removable in like manner as other deputy United States marshals; and said marshals shall give bond, with two or more snreties, to be approved by the judge for said district, in the sum of ten thousand