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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 639, 640. JUNE 20, 1936. 156 1 [CHAPTER 639 .1 AN ACT June 20, 1936 . To amend the Judi cial Code to divid e the midd le distri ct of Geo rgia into seven 	[n .R. 11614 .1 division s by addi ng a new division to the mid dle distr ict, and providing for [Public, No. 733 .] terms of said court to be held at Thomasville, Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsect ions (d) and (e) of section 77 of the Judicial Code, as amended (U . S . C ., 1934 edition, title 28, sec . 150), is amended as follows : "( d) The middle district shall include seven divisions, constituted as follows : The Athens division, whicl . shall include the territory embraced on January 1, 1925, in the counties of Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Hart, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton ; the Macon division, which shall include the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Upson, Washi ngton, and Wilkin- son ; the Colum bus d ivisio n, whi ch sha ll in clude the te rrito ry embraced on such date in the coun ties of Chattaho ochee, Clay, Ha r- ris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Talbot, and Taylor ; the Americus division, which shall include the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Schley, Sumter, Terrell, Webster, and Wilcox ; the Albany division, which shall include the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Turner, and North ; the Valdosta division, which shall include the territory embraced on such date in the counties of Berrien, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, and Tift ; and the Thomasville division, which shall include the territory embraced on such date in the co unties of Th omas, Brook s, Col quitt, Grad y, Dec atur, and Seminole. "( e) The terms of the district court for the Athens division shall Terms of court . be held at Athens on the first Mondays in June and December ; for the Macon division at Macon on the first Mondays in May and November ; for the Columbus division at Columbus on the first Mon- days in March and September ; for the Americus division at Ameri- cus on the second Mondays in February and June : Provided, That Rooms etc ., to be suitable rooms and accommodations are furnished for holding court furnished at Americus . at Americu s free o f cost t o the Go vernment until a public building shall have been erected or put into proper condition for such purpose in said city ; for the Albany division at Albany on the first Mondays in April and October ; for the Valdosta division at Valdosta on the third Mondays in March and September ; and for the Thomasville division on the third Mondays in May and November : Provided, That suitable rooms and accommodations are furnished for holding court thereat free of cost to the Government at Thomasville ." Approved, June 20, 1936 . [CHAP TER 640 .] AN ACT Rel ating to the admis sibility in eviden ce of cert ain writi ngs and r ecords ma de in the regular course of business . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in any court of the United States and in any court established by Act of Con- gr ess, any writing or reco rd, whet her in t he form of an entry in a book or otherwise, made as aa me mor and um or rec ord of any act, transaction, occurrence, or event, shall be admissible as evidence of United States courts . Georgia middle judi- cial district . Vol. 44, p. 671; U. S. C.,p.1240. Ante,p.681. Athens division . Macon division . Columbus division . Americus division. Albany division . Valdo sta divi sion . Thomasville sion . Rooms, etc ., Thomasville. June 20, 1936 . [H . R. 11690.] [Public, No. 734 .] U nited Sta tes cour ts. Ad missibi lity of cer- tain docu mentary evi. dence. di vi- at