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 SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. III. C11. 231. 1911. 1089 Sec. 13. When any district judge is revented, b an disabilit D°¤*8.¤¤**°“ iff from holding any stated or appointed tgrm of his dgtricii court, arird iigtuigtfihggitigiiiei that fact is made to appear by the certificate of the clerk, under the m‘jfs°§,'j‘§§f}{f‘j§4_ seal of the court, to any circuit judge of the circuit in which the dis- _ trict lies or, in the absence of all the circuit judges, to the circuit justice oi the circuit in which the district lies, any such circuit judge or justice may, if in his judgment the public interests so require, designate and aptpoint the judge of any other district in the same circuit to hold said court, and to discharge all the judicial duties of the pm., gggther ci,. judge so disabled, during such disability. Whenever it shall be certi-  P 1,,, lied by any such circuit prdgp or, in his absence, by the circuit justice ' ` of the circuit in which the 'strict lies, that for any sufficient reason it is impracticable to designate and appoint a jud e of another dis- · trict within the circuit to perform the uties of sutii disabled judge, the chief justice may, if in his judgment the public interests so require, designate and appoint the judge of any district in another ‘ circuit to ho d said court and to dischargp all the judicial duties of Record 0, design _ the judge so disabled, dUl'l.l§1g such disa ility. Such appointment mm. ° shall be filed in the clerk’ s office, and.entered on the minutes of the said district court, and a certified copy thereof, under the seal of the. court, shall be transmitted by the c erk to the judge so designated and appointed. ‘ · Sec. 14. When, from the accumulation or urgency of business in ,,,,I§§“,§“”;fg',§’,’§‘,,,',§},,‘},,*’{; any district court, the public_ interests require the designation and orggggcbggngm appointment hereinafter provided, and the fact IS made to appear, · ` ’ ' by the certificate of the clerk, under the seal of the court, to any circuit `udge of the circuit in which the district hes or, in the absence - of all the circuit judgles, to the circuit justice of the circuit in which the district lies, suc circuit judge or justice may designate and appoint the judge of any other district in the same circuit to have and exercise within the district iirst named the same powers that , are vested in the judge thereof. Each of the said district judges u,%${,‘g',§{°° °°“"°” ‘“‘ ma, in case of such appointment, hold separately at the same time · ~ a district court in such district, and discharge all the judicial duties of the district judge therein. Sec. 15. If all the circuit judges and the circuit justice are absent 1Q_?’,;§‘,f,{;,Q,“b§,*(§§{:j from the circuit, or are unable to execute the provisions of either iiisuco. of the two preceding sections, or if the district judge so designated R‘°"°°°‘°°°""1°" is disabled or neglects to hold the court and transact the business . for which he is designated, the clerk of the district court shall cer- ` tify the fact to the Chief Justice of the United States, who may thereupon designate and appoint in the manner aforesaid the judge of any district within such circuit or within any other circuit; and said appointment shall be transmitted to the clerk and be acted upon by him as directed in the preceding section. _ _ _ Sec. 16. Any such circuit judge, or circuit justice, or the Chief ,fjL§Q‘,,e‘},f’$‘g““°‘°“’ Justice, as the case may be, may, from time to time, if in his judg- B·¤~·$=¤-5°·*·P·¤°¤· ment the public interests so require, make a new designation and appointment of any other district judge, in the manner, for the duties, and with the powers mentioned in the three preceding sections, and revoke any revious designation and appointment. _ _ _ _ Sec. 17. It hall be the duty of the senior circuit judge then present ,,§§§,Q,‘é§§{§‘{§§j,“2§§ in the circuit, whenever in his judgment the public interest so requires, digest ;;¤i{§,¤**· 105 to designate and appoint, in the manner and with the powers pro- v&1.`ti,;i.`4ei.p` ` vided in section fourteen, the district judge of any judicial district within his circuit to hold a district court in the place or in aid of ang other district judge within the same circuit. mm d wh ld Ec. 18. Whenever, in the judgment of the senior circuit judge di°?m°¤ei,Y¤{° ° of the circuit in which the district lies, or of the circuit justice assigned to such circuit, or of the Chief Justice, the public interest shall