Chapter CLXVII. to alter the judicial districts of Virginia, and for other purposes.(a)(a)See notes to act of February 4, 1819, ch. 12

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Chap. CLXVII.— An Act *to alter the judicial districts of Virginia, and for other purposes.*(*a*)(*a*)See notes to act of February 4, 1819, ch. 12.May 26, 1824. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatCounties to compose a part of the western, instead of the eastern judicial district of Virginia. the following counties in the state of Virginia shall cease to be a part of the eastern judicial dis-EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.

Sess. I. Ch. 168. 1824.49trict of Virginia, and shall be added to, and form a part of, the western district, that is to say: the counties of Botetourt, Rockbridge, Alleghany, Bath, Pendleton, Augusta, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Jefferson, Berkley, Morgan, Hampshire, and Hardy: and that, in addition to the terms of the district court now holden in the western district the judge of the said western district shall hold two terms in each year, at Staunton, in the county of Augusta.

Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatTimes and places fixed for the holding of the courts. the terms of the courts in the said western district shall be held on the days and at the places hereinafter mentioned, viz; at Staunton, on the second Mondays in April and September; at Wythe Courthouse, on the third Mondays in April and September; at Lewisburg, on the fourth Mondays in April and September; and at Clarksburg, on the fourth Mondays in May and October, in each year. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* ThatCourts to be adjourned should the judge not attend. if the judge shall not attend on the first day of any court, such court shall stand adjourned, from day to day, for three days, if the same cause continue; after which time, if the judge still fail to attend, the court shall stand adjourned until the first day of the next term.

Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* ThatPower of the said judge. the judge of said court shall have power to hold special sessions, at his discretion, at either of the said places, for the trial of civil or criminal cases. Approved, May 26, 1824. Chapter CXLVIII: far altering the time for holding the circuit court of the United States for the fourth circuit in the Maryland district. 4 Stat. 49 1824-05-26 Chapter CXLVIII 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.

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