United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/28th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 39
Chap. XXXIX.—An Act to change the time of holding the Federal courts in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Circuit and district courts in Kentucky. That from and after the passage of this act the fall sessions of the circuit and district courts of the said United States for the district of Kentucky, heretofore commenced and held on the third Monday in November, annually, shall instead thereof be commenced and held the second Monday in November, annually.Circuit courts in N. Carolina.
S. Carolina. That the circuit courts of the United States for the district of North Carolina shall be held at Raleigh on the Monday preceding the first Monday in December, and after the year eighteen hundred and forty-five on the second Monday in March. That the spring term of said court shall be held in and for the district of South Carolina at Charleston, on the Wednesday preceding the fourth Monday in March, after the ensuing term shall have been held at the time no appointed by law.Georgia. That the spring term of said court shall be held in [and] for the district of Georgia at Savannah, on the second Monday in April after the ensuing term shall have been held at the time now appointed by law.Southern district of Alabama. That the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of Alabama, shall commence its spring term at Mobile, on the second Monday of April in each and every year after the ensuing spring term of said court shall have been held at the time now appointed by law.Louisiana. And the circuit court for the district of Louisiana shall commence its spring term at New Orleans on the fourth Monday of April in each and every year, after the ensuing spring term of said court shall have been held at the time now appointed by law.Process returnable, how. And all actions, suits, appeals, recognizances, processes, writs and proceedings whatever, pending, or which may be pending in said courts, or returnable thereto, shall have day therein, and be heard, tried, proceeded with, and decided, in like manner as if the time of holding said courts or sessions had not been hereby altered.
Approved, March 1, 1845.