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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 4 STAT. · May 16, 1820 · Chapter CLXX

Chapter CLXX. *to alter the judicial districts of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.*(*a*)(*a*)See notes to the act of May 16, 1820, ch. 111

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Chap. CLXX.— An Act *to alter the judicial districts of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.*(*a*)(*a*)See notes to the act of May 16, 1820, ch. 111.May 26, 1824. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatCertain counties to compose a part of the western, instead of the eastern judicial district of Pennsylvania. the following counties in the state of Pennsylvania shall cease to be a part of the eastern judicial district of Pennsylvania, and shall be added to, and form a pan of, the western district; that is to say:
Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Union, Northumberland, Columbia, Luzerne, and Lycoming: and that, besides the terms of die district court directed by law to be held at Pittsburg, for the western district, the judge of the said western district shall hold two termsTime and place of holding courts. in every year, at William’s Port, in the county of Lycoming, which shall commence on the first Mondays of the months of June and October, in each and every year, beginning in October next, and be continued and adjourned from time to time, as die court may deem expedient for the despatch of the business thereof.
Approved, May 26, 1824. Chapter CLXXI: to establish an additional land office in the state of Missouri. 4 Stat. 50 1824-05-26 Chapter CLXXI 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 2025-11-26 18 1 public
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