Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 35 Part 1.djvu/859

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842 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 269. 1909. plrillicipgls is apsponsible for his conduct and for all money received by ` in 'o cia ca acit ." gge'l¤:jmt°‘·¤gg,°“‘ Sec. 8. That nothling this Act shall be construed td limit or ter- °minate the term of office of any of the `udges, district attorneys, or marshals now serving in Alaska; but each shall serve out the term for _,g‘P¤¤¤*¤*h'*°°i'*· which he was appointed unless sooner removed. The judge, district ` attorney, and marshal now serving in the third division of said district shall hereafter have their residence and hold their respective mwhenu offices in the fourth division created by this Act: fromlded, That the g" ‘ President may, in his discretion, change the assignment of any of said officers from one division to another. d§§2$g;;g$ew¤B*fB§· Sec. 9. That section seven hundred and seventy-one of chapter vm. s1, s gi, re; eighty, title two, of said Act, approved Jime sixth nineteen hun red, P°g,1§‘,,;,,,k, wb, 1,,,, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and the Attome —General is infed- _ authorized and directed to rescribc a schedule of fees for the servicesbrendered by the United? States commissioners acting as ex officio pro ate ju es. ‘b¤¤<m¤=•¤°¤m,:;*g”¥:: Sec. 10.dThat when in the opinion of the Attomey—General, it wiinsmwea. wiH be impossible for the accounts of any court oihcial or other person whose accounts pertain to the United States courts in Alaska to be transmitted to the Department of Justice within the period prescribed by law, the Attorney-General may modify, as he may deem proper, any requirement of law concerning the time when such accounts sha be rendered and transmitted. §:;*m*1{;?*$•gh,_, m_ Sec. 11. That hereafter the supreme court of the Territory of New creased to seven aus Mexico shall consist of a chief-justice and six associate justices, any “'§‘3,*,,,,,,,_ four of whom shall constitute a quorum: Promlled, That the judge $gg¤‘¤¢g•>¤·p 5,2, who presided at the trial of a cause in the court below shall not sit at smenheu.' the hea? or; the same ease on appeal or writ of error in the supreme co1n·t o e erritoiy. . - mgggjefgggg °‘ '“" Sec. 12. That it shall be the duty of the President to appoint one ` additional associate justice of said siiilpreme court in manner now provided by law, who shall hold his office for the term of four years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. sqm. armies es. Sec. 13. That the said Territory shall be divided into seven judicial °‘m'“"°°‘ districts, and a district court shall be held in each district by one of the justices of the supreme court at such time and place as is or may Re···i¤e¤··e required. ble: pgescribepl by Iflapnh Each judgg, after assignment, shall reside in t e istrict ow 'c eisassigne . r>¤v¤¤¤<>¤ mm win- Sec. 14. That the chief justice and his associates are hereby vested ""'""‘ with Tpower and authority, and they are hereby directed, to divide said erritory into seven judicial districts and make such assignments of the judges provided for in section twelve of this Act as shall in their g)g*,§*;,,,_mw€,,_ judgment be meet and proper: Prwded, That one of said judges sha reside and hold a district court in the city of Roswell. n,{j'° ‘°'¤** °'*¤¤· Sec. 15. That two terms of said court shall be held annually within ` each of said districts at such places within said district as may be dlisignated by the chief justice and his associates, or a majority of t em. reuainguuses Sec. 16. That all offenses committed before the passage of this Act shall be prosecuted, tried, and determined in the same manner alrnld Xithhtlge same eifegt, except as to the number of judges, as if t 's ct a not asse . digpqtpms northern Sec. 17. That the northwestern division of the northern judicial _N§‘;1;,,8,,,m dm- district of the State of Alabama is hereby established, composed of ¤**g,*j;um,esc0mp0S,¤g_ the counties of Lauderdale, Colbert, Marion, Franklin, and Winston. _m»¤.¤es»€m am- All other counties now in the northern division of the northern °“‘€¥‘;,;_ 3Q_ ,_ 8,,2, judicial district of the State of Alabama shall constitute the north- ¤§,$*g}°géc_ m P_ 8g_ eastern division of the northern district of Alabama, and the courts pauisaeuésasvsiie. of the northeastern division of said northern district of Alabama ° ‘ $2* " shall be held at Huntsville. as now provided by law.