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5 141. Designation of judge in case accumulation of business.-When, from accumulation or urgency of business in any rict court, the public interests require the desigon and appointment hereinafter provided, and fact is made to appear, by the certificate of the k, under the seal of the court, to the circuit -e, or, in his absence, to the circuit justice of circuit in which the district lies, such circuit e or justice may designate and appoint the ⇒ of any other district in the same circuit to and exercise within the district first named same powers that are vested in the judge of; and each of the said district judges may, se of such appointment, hold separately at the time a district or circuit court in such disand discharge all duties of a district judge n; but no such judge shall hear appeals from strict court. (Rev. Stats. sec. 592.)

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Designation of another judge by chief justice.—If the circuit judge rcuit justice are absent from the circuit, or able to execute the provisions of either of › preceding sections, or if the district judge gnated is disabled or neglects to hold the and transact the business for which he is ted, the district clerk shall certify the fact Chief Justice of the United States, who may on designate and appoint, in the manner 1, the judge of any district within such cirwithin any circuit next contiguous; and pointment shall be transmitted to the clerk, and be acted upon by him as di

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rected in the preceding section. (Rev. Stats. sec. 593.)

2143. Revocation and new appointment.—The circuit judge, or circuit justice, or the chief justice, as the case may be, may, from time to time, if in his judgment the public interests so require, make a new designation and appointment of any other district judge within the said circuits, for the duties and with the powers mentioned in the three preceding sections, and to revoke any previous designation and appointment. Stats. sec. 594.)

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$144. Duty of judge to comply with designation.—It shall be the duty of the district judge, who is designated and appointed under either of the four preceding sections to discharge all the judicial duties for which he is so appointed, during the continuance of such disability, or, in the case of an accumulation of business, during the time for which he is so appointed; and all the acts and proceedings in the courts held by him, or by or before him, in pursuance of said provisions. shall have the same effect and validity as if done by or before the district judge of the said district. (Rev. Stats. sec. 595.)

§ 145. Designation of district judge when public interest requires.—It shali be the duty of every circuit judge, whenever in his judgment the public interest so requires, to designate and appoint, in the manner and with the powers provided in section five hundred and ninety-one, the district judge of any judicial district

Chin his circuit to hold a district or circuit court the place or in aid of any other district judge hin the same circuit; and it shall be the duty the district judge so designated and appointed hold the district or circuit [court] as aforesaid, thout any other compensation then his regular ry as established by law, except in the case proed in the next section.] (Rev. Stats. sec. 596.)

Last clause repealed. 21 U. S. Stats. 454,

der this section the circuit judge, whenever in his ment the public interest requires, can designate and int the district judge of any judicial district within rcuit to hold the district or circuit court. An apment should be filed and entered on the minutes, unection 591, ante. (Ball v. United States, 140 U. S. 118.) listrict judge of one district appointed to hold court other district, can, while holding such court, where arties consent, hear and dispose of a criminal case on from a district court. (Harmon v. United States D. Colo.), 43 Fed. Rep. 817.)

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Expenses of district judgeYork.—Whenever a district judge from er district holds a district or circuit court in uthern district of New York, in pursuance › preceding section, his expenses, not exceedn dollars a day, certified by him, shall be paid › marshal of said district, as a part of the ses of the court, and shall be allowed in the al's account. (Rev. Stats. sec. 597.)

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Disability of judges in Florida. ›n a certificate of the judge of either of the s of Florida, stating that he is disabled to y regular, special, or adjourned term of the

such district, and requesting the judge of er district to hold the same, is filed in the

clerk's office of the place where it is to be held, the judge of the other district is authorized to hold such courts, and to exercise all the powers of district judge in the district of the judge so certifying. (Rev. Stats. sec. 598.)

$148. Disability of judge of New York. Whenever the judge of the northern district of New York is disabled to perform the duties of his office, it shall be the duty of the judge of the southern district, upon receiving from him notice thereof, to hold the district court, and to perform all the duties of district judge for such district. And whenever the judge of the southern district is so disabled, it shall be the duty of the judge of the eastern district, upon a like notice, to hold the district court, and to perform all the duties of district judge for the southern district. In such cases the said judges, respectively, shall have the same powers as are vested in the judge so disabled. Stats. sec. 599.)

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$149. District judge of New York.— Whenever the judge of the southern district of New York deems it desirable, on account of the pressure of public business or other cause, that the judge of the eastern district shall perform the duties of a district judge in the southern district, an order to that effect may be entered upon the records of the district court thereof; and thereupon the judge of the eastern district shall have power to hold the district court, and to perform all the duties of district judge for the southern district. (Rev. Stats. sec. 600.)

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§ 150. When district judge is interested in suit pending. Whenever it appears that the judge of any district court is in any way concerned in interest in any suit pending therein, or has been of counsel for either party, or is so reated to or connected with either party as to rener it improper, in his opinion, for him to sit on the rial, it shall be his duty, on application by either arty, to cause the fact to be entered on the records f the court; and also an order that an authentited copy thereof, with all the proceedings in the it, shall be forthwith certified to the next circuit urt for the district; and if there be no circuit urt therein, to the next circuit court in the State; d if there be no circuit court in the State, to e next convenient circuit court in an adjoining te; and the circuit court shall, upon the filing of h record with its clerk, take cognizance of and ceed to hear the case, in like manner as if it originally and rightfully been commenced rein. (Rev. Stats. sec. 601.)

ote.-The judge may order the record of a suit in ch he is interested to be transferred to the circuit t (Spencer v. Lapsley, 20 How. 264); and the district e of Texas has power to transfer a suit to the circuit of the district of Louisiana. (Spencer v. Lapsley, ow. 264.) So a suit was transferred to the northern et of New York when the State was divided. (U. Woolen Cloths, 1 Paine, 436.)

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Continuances by vacancy in e of district judge.-When the office dge of any district court is vacant, all procpleadings, and proceedings pending before court shall be continued of course until the

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