Chapter 202. to amend section three of an act entitled “An act to amend the act dividing the State of Missouri into two judicial districts, and for other purposes.”May 14, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Missouri
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CHAP. 202.— An Act to amend section three of an act entitled “An act to amend the act dividing the State of Missouri into two judicial districts, and for other purposes.”May 14, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Missouri.Amendatory of act dividing into two judicial districts.Vol. 24, p. 425.Amendments.*Post*, p. 839. That section three of the above-entitled act is hereby amended by striking out the words beginning with the word “except,” in the third line, and including the word “created,” in the fifth line; also the words beginning with the word “except,” in the seventh line, and including the word “year,” in the eighth line, and also the words beginning with the word “that,” in the fifteenth line, and including the word “proceedings,” in the twenty-second line, so that when amended it shall read as follows:
" “Sec. 3. Courts established. That there shall be, and there are hereby, established a district and circuit court of the United States in each of the several divisions of the said eastern and western districts herein created. Terms.That in each division there shall be held two terms of the district and circuit courts in each and every year. The time of holding said St. Louis.Kansas City.Jefferson.terms of court in the city of Saint Louis, the city of Kansas City, and the city of Jefferson shall be held at the time now established by law, and in the other divisions herein named the time of holding Hannibal.St.
Joseph.Springfield.said terms of court shall be at the city of Hannibal on the first Monday in May and November; at the city of Saint Joseph on the first Monday in April and October; at the city of Springfield on the first Monday in February and August. Assignment of judges.The district judges for the eastern and western districts of Missouri, each in the divisions of the proper district, and the circuit judge of the United States for the eighth judicial circuit, are hereby required Juries.to hold the courts aforesaid.
Juries shall be summoned for the courts hereby created as now provided by law for the summoning of juries in the said districts, and whenever the circuit and district courts in FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Chs. 202-205. 1890.107 either of said districts or divisions shall be held at the same time and place, jurors shall not be summoned for each of said courts, but for both said courts, and they shall act accordingly as grand and petit jurors for both said courts ” " Approved, May 14, 1890.