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220 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. -594. 1900. at the places in said divisions, and at the times, to wit, in and for the northern division, at the city of Fresno, twice in each year, namely, on the first Monday in May, tobe known as the May terms of said courts, and on the second Monday in November, tobe known as the November terms of said courts; in and for the southern division, at the city of Los Angeles, twice in each year, namely, on the second Monday in January, to be known as the January terms of said courts, andon the second Monday in July, to be known as the July termsof said courts. Where sum may be Sec. 4. That all suits not of a local nature in_ said circuit and district br°“gm‘ courts against a single defendant, inhabitant of said State, must be brought in the division of the district where he resides; but if there are two or more defendants residing in different divisions of the district, such suits may be brought in either division. U Processetc. Sec. 5. That all civil process issued against persons resident in the northern division of said southern district of California, and cog-nizable before the United States courts, shall be made returnable to the- courts, respectively, to be held at the city of Fresno; all prosecutions for odenses committed in said northern division shall be tried in -the appropriate court of - jurisdiction at said city of Fresno; that all- civil - process issued against persons resident in the southern division of the said southern district of California, and cognizable before the United States courts, shail be made returnable to the courts,—respectively,_to bej held at the cit of Los Angeles; and all prosecutions for offenses . committed in said'- southern division shall be tried in the agpropriate grwwvv- . court of jurisdiction at said city of Los Angeles: Provide , That no ending sims, etc., . _ d _ t. d __ .t.,. t.t t d b f th unatiecte . process issue or piosecu ion commence O1 sui ins 1 u e e ore e passage and approval of this- Act shall be in any way aifected by the - gin detached coun- provision thereof: Provided further, That all offenses committed in “°S‘ that portion of the northern district of California hereby detached therefrom and prior to the passage of this Act shall be prosecuted, tried, and determined in the same manner and with the same effect to all intents and purposes -as·if this Act had not been (passed: Provided, —¤*¤¤¤f¤¤ of- however, That the judge of said circuit court an of such district court may, upon motion by either party to any suit now Fe-nding in said circuit or district court of the southern district of Cali ornia, and commenced prior to the passage of this Act, transfer any such cause for hearing to the northern division of said southern district of California, to·be tried at*said=city of Fresno, as though. originally commenced in saidnorthern division-of-said district. s gwg- Sec. 6. That all-grand and petit jurors summoned: for service- in °° Ss' each division shall be residents of such division. All mesne and final process subject to the provisions hereinbefore contained, issued in either of· said divisions, may be served and executed in either or=both of-the divisions. F R¢¤¤>v¤¤= Sec. 7. That in all- cases of removal of suits from the courts of the State of California to the courts of the United States in the southern district of California such removal shall be to the United States courts - in the division in which the county is situated from which the removal is made, and thestime within which the removal shall be erfected, in so far as it refers to or is re ulated by the terms of the ignited States courts, shall be deemed to reér to the terms of the United States courts held in said division of said judicial district. Fgslgrt ¤¤i1<1i¤s. SECL 8. That each of said courts held at Fresno shall be held in a ` building to be provided for that purpose by the county or municipal authorities and without expense to the United States. Aglrgigs Office M MS Sec. 9. That except when court is in session, and a judge present, g ‘ the clerk’s office of the said courts may be at Los Angeles, where all I>¤1>¤ry¤¢Fr¢S¤¤- records for said courts may be kept, and all duties performed; but should, in the judgment of the district judge and the clerk, the business of said courts hereafter warrant the employment of a deputy