Public Law 46–120

That the circuit court of the United States in and for the district of Iowa shall hereafter be held at the times and places provided by law for holding the United States district court in and for said district. Causes removed from any court of the State of Iowa into said circuit court within said district shall be removed to the circuit court in the division in which such State court is held, unless the parties thereto shall otherwise agree, or the court, for good cause, shall otherwise order.

Sec. 2.

That all civil suits not of a local nature which shall be hereafter

Civil suits.

brought in the circuit or district court of the United States in said district must be brought in the division of the district where the defendant or defendants reside; but if there are two or more defendants residing in different divisions the plaintiff may sue in either one of the divisions in which a defendant resides. AH issues of fact triable in either of said courts shall be tried in the division where the defendant or one of the defendants resides, unless by consent of both parties the case shall be removed to some other division. Where the defendant is a nonresident of the district suit may be brought in any division where property or the defendant is found.

Sec. 3.

That the northern division of said district shall contain the

Northern division.

following counties: Alamakee, Winneshiek, Howard, Mitchell, Floyd, Chickasaw, Fayette, Clayton, Butler, Bremer, Grundy, Blackhawk, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, and Clinton. The southern division shall contain the counties of Cedar,

Southern division.

Scott, Muscatine, Louisa, Washington, Keokuk, Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello, Jefferson, Henry, Des Moines,

Western division.

Lee, Van Buren, Davis, and Appanoose. The western division shall contain the counties of Monona, Crawford, Carroll, Guthrie, Audubon, Shelby, Harrison, Pottawattande, Cass, Adair, Union, Adams, Montgomery, Mills, Fremont, Page,

Control division.

Taylor, and Ringgold. The central division shall contain the remaining counties of the State.

Sec. 4.

Th at the clerk of the district court shall be the clerk

Clerk.

of the circuit court at all the places where the same is held in said district except at Des Moines.

Sec. 5.

That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are

Repeal provisions.

hereby repealed.