Public Law 53–149

That the following counties of the State of Florida, to wit: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard. Clay, Columbia, Dade, Duval, Handlton, Lake, Madison, Marion, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Putnam, Saint John, Sumter, Suwannee, and Volusia, be and the same are hereby detached from the northern judicial district of said State, and attached to the southern judicial district thereof.

Sec. 2.

That, terms of the district and circuit courts for said southern

Terms, Jacksonville

district shall be held at Jacksonville, Florida, beginning on the first Monday of December of each year, in addition to the times at Key West and Tampa as now provided by law.

Sec. 3.

And be it further enacted, That all cases or proceedings pending

Pending causes.

in the circuit court for the northern district of Florida at Jacksonville, Florida, or filed in the office of the clerk of said circuit court at Jacksonville aforesaid, and all records of said court at Jacksonville aforesaid, are hereby transferred to said circuit court for the southern district of Florida, to be proceeded with therein as if originally instituted in said court. And all eases or proceedings pending in the district court for the northern district of Florida at Jacksonville, Florida, or filed in the office of the clerk of said district court at Jacksonville aforesaid, and all records of said court at Jacksonville aforesaid, are hereby transferred to said district court for the southern district of Florida, to be proceeded with therein as if originally instituted in said court.