United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/28th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 10
Chap. X.—An Act requiring one of the judges of the circuit court for the District of Columbia hereafter to reside in Alexandria.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,In case of vacancy of one of the present judges, his successor to reside in Alexandria. That whenever hereafter a vacancy shall occur in the circuit court of the District of Columbia, by reason of the death, resignation, or removal, of any one of the judges nor composing said circuit court, the vacancy so occasioned shall be supplied by the appointment of some suitable person, whose duty it shall be to reside within the town of Alexandria, in said District of Columbia, during his continuance in office;Afterwards one of the judges always to reside there.
The judges may make an exchange of residence between them to that end. and after the happening of such vacancy, as is herein before contemplated, one of the judges of the said circuit court shall thenceforth always be required to reside in the said town of Alexandria: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent, at any time, an exchange of residence between the judges of said court, should they think proper to make such exchange, so that some of said judges shall at all times, after the next appointment hereafter to be made of a judge of said court, reside in the said town of Alexandria.
Approved, April 4, 1844.