ALLOTMENT, ETC., OF THE JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS MADE APRIL 1, 1874, UNDER THE ACTS OF CONGRESS OF JULY 23, 1866, AND MARCH 2, 1867. NAME OF THE Judge, and STATE NUMBER AND TERRITORY OF THE DATE AND AUTHOR OF THE JUDGE'S WHENCE COMING. CIRCUIT. COMMISSION. HON. J. P. BRADLEY, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, ALA New Jersey. BAMA, MISSISSIPPI, Lou- SIXTH. 1870. March 21st. PRESIDENT GRANT. 1862. January 24th. PRESIDENT LINCOLN. 1862. July 16th. PRESIDENT LINCOLN. 1862. December 8th. PRESIDENT LINCOLN. 1863. March 10th. PRESIDENT LINCOLN. (iv) GENERAL RULES. AMENDMENT TO RULE NO. 13, IN EQUITY. The thirteenth rule of practice in equity is amended so that it will read as follows: "The service of all subpœnas shall be by a delivery of a copy thereof by the officer serving the same to the defendant personally, or by leaving a copy thereof at the dwelling-house or usual place of abode of each defendant, with some adult person who is a member or resident in the family." [Promulgated May 3d, 1875.] AMENDMENT TO RULE No. 20 OF THIS COURT. The first paragraph of the said rule is amended so that it will read as follows: 1. "In all cases brought here on appeal or writ of error, or otherwise, the court will receive printed arguments, without regard to the number of the case on the docket, if the counsel on both sides shall choose so to submit the same within the first ninety days of the term; but twenty copies of the arguments signed by attorneys or counsellors of this court, must be first filed; ten of these copies for the court, two for the reporter, three to be retained by the clerk, and the residue for counsel." [Promulgated May 3d, 1875.] AMENDMENT TO RULE No. 26. Add, at the end of paragraph 4: "All motions to advance cases must be printed, and must contain a briet statement of the matter involved, with the reasons for the application." [Promulgated May 8d, 1875.1 (•) |