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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 11 STAT. · July 8, 1856 · Chapter L

Chapter L. *to change the times of holding the United States Courts in Tennessee.* July 8, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That instead of the times nowSessions of courts in Tennessee. fixed by law, the circuit and distric

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Chap. L.— An Act *to change the times of holding the United States Courts in Tennessee.* July 8, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That instead of the times nowSessions of courts in Tennessee. fixed by law, the circuit and district courts of the United States for the several districts in Tennessee shall hereafter be held at the following times, to wit: at Jackson on the first Mondays in April and October; at1855, ch. 143.
Nashville on the third Mondays in April and October; and at Knoxville on the third Mondays in May and fourth Mondays in November; and all writs, processes, recognizances, and other proceedings, shall be returnable to the said times, and shall be heard and tried accordingly. But this act shall not take effect until the next terms of said courtsAct when to take effect. after the passage of this act in the said divisions shall be held. Approved, July 8, 1856. Chapter LI: granting to certain Citizens of the State of Missouri the Right to enter certain Lands in the Plattsburg District, in said State. 11 Stat. 23 1856-07-08 Chapter LI Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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*to change the times of holding the United States Courts in Tennessee.* July 8, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That instead of the times nowSessions of courts in Tennessee. fixed by law, the circuit and distric
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