Chapter 414. To amend section 77 of the Judicial Code to create a middle district in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 414.— An Act To amend section 77 of the Judicial Code to create a middle district in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.May 28, 1926.[[H. R. 10055](/us/bill/69/hr/10055).][[Public, No. 307](/us/pl/69/307).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,United States courts.Vol. 36, p. 1108, amended. That section 77 of the Judicial Code, as amended, is amended to read as follows: " 671 “ Sec. 77.
(a)The State of Georgia is divided in three judicialGeorgia Judicial districts. districts, to be known as the northern, middle, and southern districts of Georgia. “
(b)The northern district shall include three divisions, constitutedNorthern district.Gainesville division. as follows: The Gainesville division, which shall include the territory embraced on January 1, 1925, in the counties of Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White; the Atlanta division,Atlanta division. which shall include the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Campbell, Carroll, Cherokee., Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dekalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Fulton, Gilmer, Gwinnett, Heard, Henry, Mil ton, Newton, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding, and Troup; and the Rome division, which shall include the territory embracedRome Division. on such date in the counties of Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield. “
(c)Terms of the district court for the Gainesville division shallTerms. be held at Gainesville on the fourth Mondays in April and November; for the Atlanta division at Atlanta on the second Monday in March and the first Monday in October; and for the Rome division at Rome on the third Mondays in May and November. “
(d)The middle district shall include six divisions, constitutedMiddle district. as follows: The Athens division, which shall include the territory,Athens division. embraced on January 1, 1925, in the counties of Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Hart, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton; the Macon division, which shall include the territoryMacon division. embraced on such date in the counties of Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Pencil, Pike, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Upson, Washington, and Wilkinson; the Columbus division, which shall include the territoryColumbus division. embraced on such date in the counties of Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Talbot, and Taylor; the Americus division, which shallAmericus division. include the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Schley, Sumter, Terrell, Webster, and Wilcox; the Albany division, which shall include the territory embraced onAlbany division. such date in the counties of Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Turner, and Worth; and the Valdosta division, which shall include the territory embracedValdosta Division. on such date in the counties of Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas, and Tift. “(e) The terms of the district court for the Athens division shallTerms. he held at Athens on the first Mondays in June and December; for the Macon division at Macon on the first Mondays in May and November; for the Columbus division at Columbus on the first Mondays in March and September; for the Americus division at Americus on the second Mondays in February and June: *Provided*,*Proviso*.Rooms to be furnished at Americus. That suitable rooms and accommodations are furnished for holding court at Americus free of cost to the Government until a public building shall have been erected or put into proper condition for such purpose in said city; for the Albany division at Albany on the first Mondays in April and October; and for the Valdosta division at Valdosta on the third Mondays in March and September. “(f) The southern district shall include four divisions, to beSouthern district. constituted as follows: The Augusta division, which shall includeAugusta division. the territory embraced on January 1, 1925, in the counties of Burke, Columbia, Glascock. Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, and Wilkes; the Dublin division, which shall includeDublin division. the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Dodge, Emanuel, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair,672 Savannah division.Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler; the Savannah division, which shall include the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Jenkins, Liberty, Waycross division.Long, McIntosh, Sereven, and Tattnall; and the Waycross division, which shall include the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Glynn, Pierce, Ware, and Wayne. “(g) Terms. The terms of the district court for the Augusta division shall be held at Augusta on the first Monday in April and the third Monday in November; for the Dublin division at Dublin on the *Provisos*.Rooms to be furnished at Dublin.third Mondays in January and June: *Provided*, That suitable rooms and accommodations are furnished for holding court at Dublin, free of cost to the Government, until public building shall have been erected or put into proper condition for such purpose in said city; for the Savannah division at Savannah on the second Tuesdays in February, May, August, and November; and for the Way cross division at Waycross on the second Mondays in June and December: Rooms to be furnished at Waycross.*Provided*, That suitable rooms and accommodations are furnished for holding court at Waycross, free of cost to the Government, until public building shall have been erected or put into proper condition for such purpose in said city.” " Sec. 2. Northern and southern district judges, attorneys, and marshals continued therein.
(a)The district judges for the northern and southern districts of Georgia in office immediately prior to passage of this Act shall be the district judges for such districts as constituted by this Act; and the district attorneys and marshals for the northern and southern districts of Georgia in office just immediately prior to the passage of this Act shall be during the remainder of their present terms of office the district attorneys and marshals for such districts as constituted by this Act.
(b)Judge, attorney, and marshal to be appointed for middle district. The President is authorized to appoint, by and with advice and consent of the Senate, for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, a district judge who shall reside in such district, a district attorney, and a marshal.
(c)Offices to be maintained by clerks. The clerk of the court for each of said districts shall maintain an office, in charge of himself or a deputy, in the respective divisions of the district, and the offices for such court shall be kept open at all times for transaction of business of the court. Sec. 3. Acts repealed. The following Acts are repealed: 1. Vol. 37, p. 1017. The Act entitled “An Act to amend section 77 of an Act entitled ‘An Act to codify, revise, and amend the laws relating to the judiciary,’ approved March 3, 1911,” approved March 4, 1913; 2. Vol. 38, p. 960. The Act entitled “An Act to place Barrow County, Georgia, in the eastern division of the northern district of Georgia,” approved March 3, 1915; and 3. Vol. 38, p. 960. The Act entitled “An Act to place Candler, Jenkins, and Evans Counties, Georgia, in the eastern division of the southern district of Georgia, and to place Bacon and Thomas Counties, Georgia, in the southwestern division of the southern district of Georgia,” approved March 3, 1915. Approved, May 28, 1926.