Chapter 10. To provide for the time and place of holding the terms of the United States circuit and district courts in the State of South Dakota
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CHAP. 10.— An Act To provide for the time and place of holding the terms of the United States circuit and district courts in the State of South Dakota.November 3, 1893. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,South Dakota judicial district. That the State of South Dakota shall constitute one judicial district. Sec. 2. That for the purpose of holding terms of the district courtDivisions for district court. said district shall be divided into four divisions, to be known as the southern, northern, central, and western divisions.
The counties ofSouthern division. Clay, Union, Yankton, Turner, Lincoln, Bonhomme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody, Lake, Sanborn, Lyman, Miner, Gregory, Todd, Beadle and Kingsbury, Crow Creek and Lower Brule, and the Yankton Indian Reservation shall constitute the southern division, the court for whichCourt at Sioux Falls.Northern division. shall be held at the city of Sioux Falls. The counties of Brookings, Hamlin, Deuel, Grant, Roberts, Codington, Clark, Day, Marshall, Spink, Brown, McPherson, Edmunds, Campbell, Walworth, and the Sisseton and Wahpton Reservation shall constitute the northern division, the court for which shall be held at the city of Aberdeen.
The counties ofCourt at Aberdeen.Central division. Potter, Sully, Faulk, Hand, Hyde, Hughes, Buffalo, Jerauld, Stanley, Nowlin, and that portion of the counties of Pratt, Jackson, and Sterling not included in any Indian Reservation, and the Standing Rock, and Cheyenne Indian Reservations shall constitute the central division, the court for which shall be held at the city of Pierre. All that portion of theCourt at Pierre.Western division. State of South Dakota lying west of the central and southern divisions, and in addition thereto the Rosebud and Red Cloud Indian reservations, shall constitute the western division, the court for which shall be heldCourt at Deadwood at the city of Deadwood.
Sec. 3. That hereafter the terms of the circuit and district courts ofTerms. the United States in and for the State of South Dakota shall be as follows: At Sioux Falls on the first TuesdaySioux Falls.Pierre.Deadwood.Aberdeen. in April and the third Tues day in October; at Pierre on the first Tuesday in March and October; at Deadwood on the first Tuesday in February and September, and at Aberdeen the first Tuesday of May and the third Tuesday of November. 6FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Chs. 10–12. 1893. Sec. 4. That the provisions of statute now existing for the holdingRepeal of existing laws.Vol. 26, p. 14.Transferor pending causes. of said courts on any day contrary to the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, and all suits, prosecutions, process, recognizances, bail bonds, and other things pending in or returnable to said court on the days now fixed by law are hereby transferred to and shall be made returnable to and have force in the said respective terms in this act provided in the same manner and with the same effect as they would have had had said existing statute not have been passed.
Sec. 5. That all civil suits not of a local nature must be brought inJurisdiction. the division of the district where the defendant or defendants reside; but if there are two or more defendants residing in different divisions the action may be brought in either of the divisions in which a defendant resides. Sec. 6. That cases taken on appeal or writ of error from the districtAppeals. court shall be returnable to the circuit court held in that judicial subdivision from which the appeal was taken.
When the circuit court and district court are held, as provided in this act, at the same time and Juries.place, one grand and petit jury only shall be summoned and serve in both said courts, and all grand and petit juries for the circuit and district courts shall be drawn by the clerk of the circuit court and all grand and petit jurors summoned for service in each division shall be residents of such division. Sec. 7. That all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act areRepeal. hereby repealed.
Approved, November 3, 1893. Chapter 11: Providing for the construction of a steam revenue cutter for service on the Great Lakes. Chapter 11 28 Stat. 6 1893-11-03 United States Government Publishing Office 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. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-15 53 1 public
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