Chapter 332. Designating the State of New Mexico as a judicial district, fixing the time and place for holding terms of court therein, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 332.— An Act Designating the State of New Mexico as a judicial district, fixing the time and place for holding terms of court therein, and for other purposes. June 7, 1924.[[S. 3023](/us/bill/68/s/3023).][[Public, No. 254](/us/68/pl/254).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * United States courts. That the State of New Mexico shall constitute one judicial district, to he known as the district of New Mexico.
New Mexico judicial district constituted.Vol. 41, p. 1301, amended.Terms of court.Terms of the district court shall be held at Santa Fe on the first Monday in March and September, at Albuquerque on the first Monday in June and December, at Roswell on the first Monday in May and October, at Las Cruces on the first Monday in November, at Silver City on the first Monday in January, at Las Vegas on the first Monday in February, and at Raton on the first Monday in *Provisos*.Adjournments if business insufficient.April: *Provided*, That if at the time of the holding of the terms of said court in any year in the cities or towns of Las Vegas, Las Cruces, Silver City, or Raton there is insufficient business to justify the holding of any such term the same may be adjourned or continued by order of the judge of said court made at any place in the district: *And provided further*, Rooms to be furnished at Silver City, Las Vegas, and Raton.That terms of court at Silver City, town of Las Vegas, and Raton shall not be held unless facilities therefor are furnished by the county of Grant at Silver City, the county of San Miguel at town of Las Vegas, and the county of Colfax at Raton, without cost and expense to the United States, until such time as court rooms and other necessary facilities have been constructed by the United States.
Transfer of causes allowed.Causes, civil and criminal, may be transferred by the court or either judge thereof from any of the aforesaid places where court shall be held in said district to any of the places hereinabove mentioned in said district whenever in the opinion of the court or judge the convenience of the parties or the ends of justice would be promoted by the transfer. Deputy marshals and clerks.That the marshal and clerk of said court shall each, respectively, appoint at least one deputy to reside at and who shall maintain an office at each of the cities of Albuquerque and Roswell, and the marshal and the clerk of said court may each, respectively, with the643approval of the Attorney General, appoint one deputy at each of the cities of Las Cruces, Silver City, Raton, and the town of Las Vegas: *Provided*, That upon completion of the Federal building in the city*Proviso*.Court at Las Vegas on completion of Federal building. of Las Vegas, the court shall be transferred to and held in the city of Las Vegas instead of the town of Las Vegas and court at the latter place discontinued.
Approved, June 7, 1924.