United States Statutes at Large/Volume 3/17th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 32
Chap. XXXII.—An Act altering the time and place of holding the district court in the district of Mississippi.[1]
The district court heretofore holden, &c. to be held at Natchez at the courthouse of Adams county, on the first Mondays in April and October, &c.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the district court of the United States for the district of Mississippi, heretofore holden at the seat of government in the state of Mississippi, on the first Mondays in January and July, shall, after the next July term, which may be holden at the city of Natchez, hereafter hold its regular terms at the courthouse of Adams county, in the city of Natchez, on the first Mondays in April and October, and may continue to sit at each term until the business of the court is finished.
Writs, process, &c., returnable accordingly.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That every writ, process, subpœna, or recognisance, returnable according to law, or the tenor thereof, to either of the aforesaid terms holden on the first Mondays in January and July, shall, after the next July term, be returnable, and shall be returned to the next succeeding term of said court, to be holden on the first Mondays in April and October, after the passing of this act.
Approved, April 26, 1822.
- ↑ See notes to act of Jan. 11, 1821, ch. 6.