Public Law 68–252

That section 71 of the Judicial Code, as amended, be amended to read as follows:

“Sec. 71.

(a)(a)

The State of Arkansas is divided into two districts, to be known as the western and eastern districts of Arkansas.

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“(b)“(b)

The western district shall include four divisions constituted as follows: The Texarkana division, which shall include the territory embraced on July 1, 1920, in the counties of Sevier, Howard, Little

El Dorado division.

River. Pike, Hempstead, Miller, Lafayette, and Nevada; the El Dorado division, which shall include the territory embraced on such

Fort Smith division.

date in the counties of Columbia, Ouachita, Union, and Calhoun; the Fort Smith division, which shall include the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Polk, Scott, Logan, Sebastian, Franklin,

Harrison division.

Crawford, Washington. Benton, and Johnson; and the Harrison division, which shall include the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton, and Searcy.

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“(c)“(c)

Terms of the district court for the Texarkana division shall

Terms.

be held at Texarkana on the second Mondays in May and November; for the El Dorado division, at El Dorado on the fourth Mondays in January and June; for the Fort Smith division, at Fort Smith on the second Mondays in January and June; and for the Harrison division, at Harrison on the second Mondays in April and October.

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“(d)“(d)

The clerk of the court for the western district shall maintain

Offices of clerk.

an office in charge of himself or a deputy at Texarkana, Fort Smith, El Dorado, and Harrison. Such offices shall be kept open at all times for the transaction of the business of the court.

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“(e)“(e)

This Act does not repeal or amend the remainder of section

Eastern district not changed.

71 of the Judicial Code as it applies to the eastern district of Arkansas.”

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