Chapter 347. providing an additional circuit judge in the second judicial circuit, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 347.— An Act providing an additional circuit judge in the second judicial circuit, and for other purposes.Mar. 3, 1887. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Additional judge to be appointed, second judicial circuit. That there shall be appointed for the second circuit, by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, in addition to the present circuit judge, another circuit judge, who shall have the same qualifications and shall have the same power and jurisdiction therein that the present circuit judge, has under existing laws, and who shall be entitled *Proviso*.Senior judge to sit in election proceedings.[R.
S., secs. 2011–2014, pp. 353, 354](/us/rs/t/s2011–2014/pp353/354).to the same compensation as the present circuit judge: *Provided*, That the applications and proceedings therein provided for by sections two thousand and eleven, two thousand and twelve, two thousand and thirteen, and two thousand and fourteen of the Revised Statutes shall be made and taken before the senior circuit judge of the second circuit j but in his absence or inability to act under said sections, or any of them,, such applications and proceedings may be made and had before the junior circuit judge in said circuit.
Approved, March 3, 1887.