(Florida S. D., Rev. Stats. sec. 575; Wisconsin, Rev. Stats. sec. 576.)

§ 126. Terms in Kentucky and Indiana. In the districts of Kentucky and Indiana the terms of the district courts shall not be limited to any particular number of days, nor shall it be necessary to adjourn by reason of the intervention of a term of the court elsewhere; but the court intervening may be adjourned over till the business of the court in session is concluded. (Rev. Stats. sec. 577.)

§ 127.

Monthly adjournments for trial of criminal causes.-District courts shall hold monthly adjournments of their regular terms, for the trial of criminal causes, when their business requires it to be done, in order to prevent undue expenses and delays in such cases. (Rev. Stats. sec. 578.)

Not affected by 21 U. S. Stats. 45.

§ 128. Adjourned terms.-The judge of any district court in Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas may adjourn the same from time to time, to meet the necessities or convenience of the business. (Rev. Stats. sec. 579.)

The circuit court of the District of Columbia may adjourn to a distant day, and the adjourned session will be considered the same term. (Mechanics' Bk. v. Withers, 6

Wheat. 106.)

§ 129. Adjourned terms in Kentucky and Indiana. In the districts of Kentucky and Indiana the intervention of a term of the dis

trict court at another place, or of a circuit court, shall not preclude the power to adjourn over to a future day. (Rev. Stats. sec. 580.)

§ 130. Special terms.-A special term of any district court may be held at the same place where any regular term is neld, or at such other place in the district as the nature of the business may require, and at such time and upon such notice as may be ordered by the district judge. And any business may be transacted at such special term which might be transacted at a regular term. (Rev. Stats. sec. 581.)

Admiralty courts may proceed under their general powers in every case where not restricted by statute. (United States v. The Little Charles, 1 Brock. 380.)

Illinois.-The judges of the United States circuit or district court for said district may, by order, from time to time appoint and hold additional special terms of said court in said district for the disposal of the unfinished business thereof, whenever the interests of the public and the condition of the docket shall so require. ~ (24 U. S. Stats. 442; 25 U. S. Stats. 387; 26 U. S. Stats. 212.)

Mississippi.-The judge of the United States courts for said northern district may, by order, from time to time appoint and hold not more than two additional special terms of said courts in any one year in each division, nor for a longer period than twelve judicial days for each term, for the disposal of the unfinished business thereof, whenever the interests of the public and the condition of the docket shall so require. (22 U. S. Stats. 101.)

§ 131. Tennessee-When circuit judges may act as district judges.-In the case of the non-attendance of the district judge of Tennessee at any term of the district court in either of the districts thereof, the circuit justice, or circuit

judge of the circuit to which such district belongs, may hold such term, and shall have and exercise the jurisdiction and powers given by law to a district judge. (Rev. Stats. sec. 582.)

§ 132. Adjournment—Non-attendance of the judge. If the judge of any district court is unable to attend at the commencement of any regular, adjourned, or special term, the court may be adjourned by the marshal, by virtue of a written order directed to him by the judge, to the next regular term, or to any earlier day, as the order may direct. (Rev. Stats. sec. 583.)

§ 133. Adjournment, certain States.If the judge of any district court in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, or West Virginia is not present at the time for opening the court, the clerk may open and adjourn the court from day to day for four days; and if the judge does not appear by two o'clock, afternoon of the fourth day, the clerk shall adjourn the court to the next regular term. But this section is subject to the provisions of the preceding and next sections. (Rev. Stats. sec. 584.)

§ 134. Kentucky and Indiana.—In the districts of Indiana and Kentucky, the district judge, in the case provided in the preceding section, may, by a written order to the clerk within the first three days of his term, adjourn the district court to a future day within thirty days of the first day. The clerk shall give notice of such adjournment by posting a copy of said order on the front

door of the court-house where the court is to be held. (Rev. Stats. sec. 585.)

§ 135.

Intermediate terms.-Whenever the judge of any district court in the districts of California, Iowa, and Tennessee fails to hold any regular term thereof, it shall be his duty, if it appears that the business of the court requires it, to hold an intermediate term. Such intermediate term shall be appointed by an order under his hand and seal, addressed to the clerk and marshal, at least thirty days previous to the time fixed therein for holding it, and the order shall be published the same length of time in the several newspapers published within such districts respectively. And at such intermediate term the business of the court shall have reference to and be proceeded with in the same manner as if it were a regular term. (Rev. Stats. sec. 586.)

§ 136. Business certified to circuit court. When satisfactory evidence is shown to the circuit judge of any circuit, or, in his absence, to the circuit justice allotted to the circuit, that the judge of any district therein is disabled to hold a district court and to perform the duties of his office, and an application accordingly is made in writing to such circuit judge or justice, by the district attorney or marshal of the district, the said judge or justice, as the case may be, may issue his order in the nature of a certiorari, directed to the clerk of such district court, requiring him forthwith to certify into the next circuit court to be held in said district all suits and processes, civil and criminal, depending in said district court, and

undetermined, with all the proceedings thereon, and all the files and papers relating thereto. Said order shall be immediately published in one or more newspapers printed in said district, at least thirty days before the session of such circuit court, and shall be sufficient notification to all concerned; and thereupon the circuit court shall proceed to hear and determine the suits and processes so certified. And all bonds and recognizances taken for or returnable to such district court shall be held to be taken for and returnable to said circuit court, and shall have the same effect therein as they could have had in the district court to which they were taken. (Rev. Stats. sec. 587.)

The circuit court must remand the certified cases to the district court if the disability terminates in death. parte United States, 1 Gall. 338.)

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§ 137. Suits brought in district court after order to certify to circuit court.— When an order has been made as provided in the preceding section, the clerk of the district court shall continue, during the disability of the district judge, to certify, as aforesaid, all suits, pleas, and processes, civil and criminal, thereafter begun in said court, and to transmit them to the circuit court next to be held in that district; and the said court shall proceed to hear and determine them as provided in said section; provided, that when the disability of the district judge ceases, or is removed, the circuit court shall order all such suits and proceedings then pending and undetermined therein, in which the district courts have an exclusive original cognizance, to be remanded, and the clerk of such court shall transmit the same, with all mat