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, Laws of the Union.
PUBLISHED Br AUTHORITY.
Court of the United States, the said
court shall be holden by the justices
thereof, or any four of them, at the
city of Washington, and shall have two
sessions in each and every year thereaf
ter, to commence on the firft Monday
of June and December refpedively ;
and that if four of the said justices shall
not attend within ten days after the
times hereby appointed for the com
mencement of the said sessions respec
tively, the said court shall be continued
over till the next hated session thereof.
Provided always. That any one or more
of the said justices attending as afore
faid, shall have power to make all ne
cessary orders touching any suit, adion,
appeal, writ of error, process, pleadings
or proceedings, returned to the said
court or depending therein, preparato
ry to the hearing, trial or decision, of
such a&ion, suit, appeal, writ of error,
process, pleadings or proceedings.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled, that
the said court shall have power, and is
hereby authorized, to issue writs of
prohibition, mandamus, fcire-facias,
habeas corpus, certiorari, procedendo,
and all other writs, not ipecially pro
vided for by statute, which may be ne
eeffary for the exercise of its jurifaic
tion and agreeable to the principles and
usages of law.
Sec. 3. And be it further endued, that
from and after the next vacancy that
shall happen in the said court, it shall
consist of five justices only ; that is to
fay, of one chief justice, and four asso
ciate justices.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, that
for the better establishment of the cir
cuit courts of the United States, the
said dates shall be, and hereby are di
vided into diftrids, in manner follow
ing ; that is to fay: one to consist of
that part of the diftrid of Massachusetts,
which is called the diftria of Maine ;
and to be called the diftria of Maine ;
one to consist of the date of New-
Hampshire, and to be called the diflrift
of New-Hampshire ; one to consist of
the remaining part of the Rate of Mas
sachusetts, and to be called the diftria
of Massachusetts ; one to consist of the
Rate of Rhode-Ifland and Providence
Plantations, and to be called the dif
tria of Rhode-Ifland : one to consist of
the state ofConnecticut,and to be tailed
the diftria of Connecticut; one to con
sist of the state of Vermont, and to be
called the diftria of Vermont ; one to
consist of that part of the state of New-
York which lies north of the counties
of Dutchefs and Ulster, and to be cal
led the diftria of Albany ; one to corf
fid of the remaining part of the state of
New-York, and to be called the diftria
of New-York ; one to consist of the
state of New-Jersey and to be called the
diftria of Jeifey ; one to consist of that
part of the state of Pennsylvania, which
lies east of the river Sufquehannah and
the northeast branch thereof to the line
betwixt Northumberland arid Luzerne
counties ; thence weftwardly along
said line, betwixt Northumberland and
Luzerne, and betwixt Luzerne arid
Lycoming counties, until the fame
strikes the line of the state of New-York,
and to be called the eastern diftria of
Pennsylvania ; one to consist of the re
maining part of the state of Pennsylva
nia, and to be called the weftern diftria
of Pennsylvania; one to consist of the
state of Delaware, and to be called the
diftria of Delaware ; one to consist of
the state of Maryland, and to be called
the diftria of Maryland ; one to consist
of that part of the state of Virginia
which lies to the eastward of a line to
be drawn from the river Potomac at
Harper's Ferry, along the Blue Ridge, with the
line which divides the Counties on the EaR
fide thereof, from those on the Weft fide
thereof to the North-Carolina line, to
be called the eastern diftria ofVirginia;
one to consist of the remaining part of
the said state of Virginia, to be called
• the weftern diftria of Virginia ; one tri
'confift of the state of North Carolina,
arid to' be called the diftriaof North-
Caroliria ; One to consist of the state of
South Carolina; and to be called the
diftria of South-Carolina; One to con-
An ACT to provide for the more conveni
ent organization of the Courts of the
United States.
-T)EW enoßed by tie Senate and Hwfe of
I. Reprefentatiwu of the United States of
America, in Congrefe afembled^That from and
after the next Setfon of the Supreme
3i*tb Congrefc of the United States, at tie second
Seffon, begum and held at the City of Washington,
in the Territory of Columbia on Monday the t^th
of November, one tboufend eight hundred.'
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the United States,
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR.
of ALL THE DISPOSOTON3 Ak D HA2m WHICH LEAD to rou^c^ PROSPERITY, RELIGION AN b MORALITY are ^^^^ supports. WASHINGTON to^
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SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1801.
Sec. 6. And be it farther enafted,
that the said diftrifts shall be classed in
to fix circuits in mariner following, that
is to fay—the firft circuit shall consist
of the diftrifts of Maine, New-Hamp
shire, Massachusetts, and Rhode-Ifland ;
the second of the diftrids of Connecti
cut, Vermont, Albany,and New-York;
the third, of the diftri&s of Jersey, the
eastern and weftern diftri&s of Pennsyl
vania, and Delaware ; the fourth, of
the diftri&s of Maryland, and the east
ern and weftern diftrids of Virginia ;
the fifth, of the districts of North Caro
lina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, and
the sixth, of the diftri6ts of East Tennes
see, Weft Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio.
Sec. 7. And be it farther enabled, that
there shall be in each of the aforefaid
circuits, except the sixth circuit, three
judges of the United States, to be cal
led circuit judges, one of whom shall be
commissioned as chief judge, and that
there shall be a circuit court of the U
nited States in and for each of the a
forefaid circuits, to be composed of the
circuit judges, withinthe five firft cir
cuits, and in the fixtli circuit, by a cir
cuit judge; and the judges of the dif
trift courts of Kentucky and Tennessee
refpe&ively, the duty of all of whom
it shall be to attend, but any two of
wlx>m shall foim a quorum ; and that
tach & every of the said circuit courts
shall hold two sessions annually; at the
times and places following, in rind for
erich diftrift contained within their sev
eral circuits refpe&ively ; that is to ray,
the circuit court of the firft circuit at
Froviderite bn the eighth day of May,
and at New-Port on thb firft day of
November, in and for the diftria of
Rhode-Ifland ; at Boston, in and for
the diftria of Maffachufett^, on the
twenty-fecorid day of May and fifteenth
day of October $ at Portsmouth on the
eighth day of June, and at Exeter on
the twenty-ninth day of September, in
arid for the diftria of New-Hampshire ;
in and for the diftria of Maine, at
Portland on the fifteenth day of June,
and at Wifcaffet on the twenty-fecoud
day of September. —The circuit court
of the second circuit, at New-Haven,
oh the fifteenth day of April ; and at
Hattford on the twenty-fifth day of
September, in and for the diftria of
Conneaicut ; at Wmdfor on the fifth
day of May, and at Rutland on the fif
teenth day of Odober, in arid for the
diftria of 'Vermont ; at the city of
Albany, in and for the diftria of Al
- on the twentieth' day of May and
twenty-fifth day of Oaober ,at the
city of New-York, in and for the dis
tria of New-York,' on the fifth day of
-June and the tenth day of Novem
ber. The circuit Court of the third cir
cuit, at Trenton, in and for the diftria
of Jersey, on the second days of Ma,
and Oaober ; at the city of Philadel
phia, in and for the eastern diftria of
Pennsylvania, on the eleventh day of
May and eleventh day of Oaober ; at
Bedford, in'and for the weftern diftria
of Pennsylvania, on the twenty-fifth
day of June, and twenty-filth day of
November ; and at Dover in and for
'the diftria of Delaware, on the third
day of June and twenty-seventh day of
Oaober. The circuit court of the 4th
circuit, at Baltimore, in and for the
diftria of Maryland, on the twentieth
day of March and fifth day of Novem
ber ; at Lexington, in Rockbridge
county, iff and for the weftern diftriq
ofVirginia, on the fifth day of April
and twentieth day of November ; and
arid at the city of Richmond, in and
for the eastern diftria pl Virginia, on
the twenty-fifth day of April, and fifth
day of Deceriib* The circuit court
lift of the state of Georgia, and to he
called the diftria of Georgia; one to
consist of that part of the state of Ten
nessee v/hich lies on the east fide of
Cumberland mountain, and to be cal
led the diftria of East Tennessee ; one
to consist of the retraining part of said
state, and to be called the diftria of
Weft Tenneflee; one to consist of the
state of Kentucky, And to be called the
diftria of Kentucky ; and one to consist
of the territory of the United States
north-weft of the Ohio, and the Indiana
Territory, to be called the diftria of
Ohio.
Sec. 5. And be it farther enafkd, that
where any two adjoining diftri&s of
the United States shall be divided from,
each other, in whole, or in part, by any
river, bay, water, water-course, or
mountain, the whole width of fhch ri
ver, bay, water, water-course, or moun
tain as the case may be, shall be taken
and deemed, to all intents rind purposes,
to be within both of the diftrids so
to be divided thereby
of the fifth circuit, at Raleigh, in and
for the diftria of North-Carolina, on ,
the firft day of June & firft day of No--
% _mber ; at Chaflefton on the sixth day
of May, and at Columbia on the thirti
eth day of November, in and for the
diftria of South-Carolina ; at Savan
nah on the loth day of April, and at
Augusta, cn the fifteenth day of De
cember, in & for the diftria of Georgia;
and the circuit court of. the sixth cir
cuit, at Knoxville, ih and for the dif
tria of Ea& Tennessee, on the twenty-
Afth day of March and twenty-fifth
day of September; at Nashville, in and
for the diftria of Weft Tenneffce, on
the twentieth day of April and twenti
eth day of Odober; and at Bairdftown,
in and for the diftria of Kentucky, on
the fifteenth day of May and fifteenth
day. of November ; and, at Cincinnati,
in and for the diftria of Ohio, on the
tenth day of June, and on the tenth
day of December, and so on the sever
al days and at the several places arore
faid, in each and every year after
wards : Provided always, that when
any of the said days shall happen on
Sunday, then the said court hereby di
re&ed to be holden on such day, shall
be holden on the next day thereafter :
And provided alfr, that there shall be ap
pointed, in the sixth circuit, a judge of
the United States, to be called a Circuit
Judge, who, together with the Diftrid
Judges of Tennessee & Kentucky, shall
hold the circuit courts hereby direded
to be holden, within the said circuit ; and
that whenever the office of Diftria
Judge in the diftri& of Kentucky and
Tennessee refpedively, shall become va
cant, such vacancies shall refpe&ively
be supplied by the appointment of two
additional Circuit Judges, in the said
circuit, who. together with the Circuit
Judge firft aforefaid, shall compofc the
Circuit Court of the said circuit.
Sec. 8. Provided always, and be it further
envied, That the said circuit courts hereby ef
tabliflied shall have power, and hereby are au
thorized, to hold special sessions for the trial of
criminal causes, at any other time or times than
is hereby directed, at their direction.
Sec. 9. And provided also, and be it further
enabled, That i/in the opinion of any judge of
.any of the said circuit courts, it fall be dangerous
to hold the next Rated session of such court, for
any Jfri& within the circuit to which such judge
shall belong, at the place by law appointed for
holding the,faerie ; it shall be lawful for such
judge to issue his order, under his hand and
seal, to the niarflial of such court, directing him
to adjourn the said feition, to such other place
within the fame diftria as the said judge&ll
deem convenient ; which said marshal shall,
thereupon adjourn the said court pursuant to
such order, by making, in one or more public
pipers, printed within the said diftri&, publica
tion of such order and adjournment, from the
time when he shall receive such order, to the
time appointed by law for commenting such
Rated session; and that' the court so to be held,
according to and by virtue of such adjournment,
shall have the fame powers and authorities, and
shall proceed in the fame manner, as if the fame
had been held at the place appointed bylaw for
that purpose.
Sac. 10. And be it further enabled, That the
circuit courts shall have, an,hereby are inveff
cd with, all the powers heretofore granted by
law, to the circuit courts of the United States,
unless where otherwise provided by this ad.
Sac. 11. And be it further enabled, 1 hat the
said circuit courts refpe&ively shall have cog
nizance of all crimes and offences cognizable
under the authority of the United States, and
committed within their refpe&ive diftri^s, or
upon the high seas ; and also of all cases in law
or equity arising under the constitution and
laws, of the United Scutes, and treaties made or
which shall be made, under their authority ;
and also of all actions, or' suits of a civil nature,
at common law, or in equity were the United
States shall be plaintiffs or complainants ; and
also of all feizurefon land or water, and all pen
alties and forfeitures, made, arising or accruing,
Under the laws of the United States ; which
cognizance of all penalties and forfeitures,
shall be excluftvcly of the state courts, in the
said circuit courts where the offence by which
the penalty of forfeiture is incurred, shall have
been committed within fifty nines bf the place
of holding the laid courts; and also of all ac
tjons, or suits, matters or things cognizable by
the judicial authority of the United States, un
der and by virtue of the constitution thereof,
sphere the matter in dispute shall amount to
four hundred dollars', and where original jurif
di&ion ix not given by the constitution of the
United States to the fuprgme court thereof,
or exclufiVe ihrifdidtion by law to the diftrift
courts of the United States: Prided always,
fhatin all cases &hefe the title, or bounds of
land (foil come into qubftioh, the jurifdiaion,
of the said circuit courts, shall not be reft'ramed,
by reason of the value of the land .in difptte..
Sec. Hi And,be it further enußed, That the
said circuit courts refpedhvelyjhal! have cogniz
ance concurrently with the diftriCT courts, of a,
cases which shall arise, within their refpe&ve
circuits, under the i& to aftablifn an uniform
system of Bankruptcy throughout the United
States ; and that each circuit judge, within his
refpeaive circuit, shall and may perform all and
lingular the duties enjoined by the laid act, up
on a judge-of a diftrift court: And that the
proceedings under a commiffiion of Bankruptcy
which shall issue from a circuit judge, shall in
all rcfpe&s be conformable to the proceedings
under# commission of Bankruptcy which shall
issue from a diftrife judge, mutatis mutandis.
Sac. 13. And be it further enabled, That
Where 0, adion of suit fall be, or shall hage
Koi. Xl.
No. 2 1
Morning, by CHARLES PEIRCE, Printer of the Laws &c. of
in 'New-Hampfhire.'
been commenced,' in any state court within the
United States, againff an alien, or by a citizen
or citizens of the state in which such fait or ac
tion shall be, or shall have been commenced,
against a citizen or citizens of any bther stat%
and the matter in dispute, except in case where
the title or bounds of land shall be in question,
shall exceed the sum or value of four hundred
dollars, exclusive of ccifts, and the defendant or
defendants, in such suit or salon shall be per
forally served with the original process therein,
or shall appear thereto ; or wherein an, suit or
aaion, so commenced, or to be commenced,
final judgment, for a sum exceeding four hun
dred dollars, exclusive of costs, shall have been
rendered in such state court, against feeh de
fendant or defendants, without return of per
sonal service on him, her, or them, of the ori
ginal process in such suit or action,and with
out an appearance thereto, by him, her or
them, and a writ of error, or writ of review,
shall be brought by such defendant or defen
dants in such state court, to reverse the said
judgment ; or, where any suit or action, shall
have been or shall be commenced in any such
court, against any person or persons, in an,
case arising under the Constitution or laws of
the United States, or treaties rhade 6r : to be
fnade under their authority ; then, and in any
of the said cases, it shall be lawful for the de
fendant or defendants, in such suit or a&ion, at
the time of entering his, her, or their appear
ance thereto; and for the plaintiff or plaintiffs in
such writ of error, or writ of review, at the
time when such writ shall be returnable, to file
in such court a petition for the removal of such
suit, adion, writ of error, or writ of review to
the next circuit court of the U, States, hereby
directed to be holden in and for the diftriCT
within which futh state court shall be holden,
and to offer to such state court, good & fuffici
ent surety for entering, in such circuit court, on
the firft day of its next epfuing session, true co
pies of the process and proceedings, in such ac
tion, suit, writ of error, or writ of review, and
also for his, her or their appearance in the said
circuit court, at the period aforefaid, and then
and there entering special bail, in the said suit,
or action, if special bail, was originally de
mandable and demanded therein ; whereupon
it shall be the duty of the said state court to'
accept the said security, and to flay all farther
proceedings in such suit, a&ibn, writ of error,
or writ of review, and to difeharge any bail
that may have been given therein ; and that
the said copies being filed as aforefaid in such
circuit court, and special bail, in manner afore
faid, being given therein, such suit, a&ion, Writ
of error or writ of review, shall be therein pro
ceeded on, tried, heard and determined in the
fame manner as if there originally commenced
or brought ; Provided always, That any attach
ment of the good, or estate of the defendant,
by the original process in such suit or action,
shall hold the goods or estate so attached to
answer the final judgment in the said circuit
court, in the fame manner as by the laws of the
state they would have been holden to answer
the final judgment, had it been rendered by the
court in which the suit or action was commenc
ed.
Sec. 14. And be .it further enabled, That
When any suit or action, commenced or to be
Commenced, in any state court within the U
riited States between citizens of the fame state,
the title or bounds of land shall Come into
question, it shall he lawful for citht~ party, be
fore trial, to state to the said court, and make
affidavit, if thereby required, that he, she or
they, doth of dd claim under, and at the hear-'
ing or trial shall rely upon a right of title tjffie
lands in dispute, under a grant, pt grants, from a
state other than that wherein fti£h suit or action
is, or shall be pending, and to produce to the
said court the original grant, 0^ grants, so clafo
eduridcr, or exemplifications' thereof, except in
cases where the loft of public records shall put
it out of his, her or their power so to do ; and to
move thlt the adverse party do inform the said
court, forthwith, whether he, she of they, doth'
or do claim the land in dispute, under | efaat
ct grants from the state wherein such suit or
aaion is, or shall be pending ; whereupon the
said adverse party ^all give such information,
or otherwise not be allowed to plead, or give
in evidenced the cause, any such graht ;' an#
that if it shall appear from such information,
that the said adverse party doth claim the said
bids, under any such grant, or grants, then it
shall be lawful for the party moving for such
information, if plaintiff or complainant in the
said suit or adlion,,to remove the fame, by mo
tion, to the next circuit court of the United
States, hereby directed to be holden in and for
tfe.diflrfa within which such Rate court shall
be holden ; and if defendant in the said suit or
action, then to remove the fame, as aforefaid,
in the fame manner, arid under the like regula
tions, terms and conditions, as are provided in
and by the preceding fed ion Os this act, in the
Cases of actions thereby directed to be removed;
aid that the said circuit courts refpeCtively,
irito which tich fait, of action, shall be remov
ed, puffuant to the provisions ifr this fe&pri
contained, shall proceed in, tfy, hear and deter
mine the fame, in like manner as if therein
brought by original process ; Provided always,
That neither party so removing any suit or ac
tion, shall be allowed, on the trial or hearing
thereof, to plead, give evidence of, or rely an,
any other title than that by him; her, or them,
so Rated as aforefaid, as the ground of his, her,,
or their claim.,
Sec. ifr Arid be it further enabled, That any one
judge of any of the said circuit courts, shall be, &
hereby is, authorifed and empowered, to hold
the fame from day to day not exceeding five
days, to impaond and charge the grand jury, to
order proofs oil any indictment, or ft eftyt;
ment found in the said court; so direct fub
poeoas fsr witneftes to attend the fame, and
the requisite process on the non-attendance w
witnesses or jtitors fto receive any pfefentmeot
or indidment from tile grand jury ; to take
recognizance for the attendance of any witness
or for the appearance of any person, presented
or indicted ; to award arid issue process, and or
der commitment for contempts; w commit any
person presented or indi&ed, for want of secu
rity or otherwise ; to order publication of Gefti
moiiy ; to issue commissions for the examination
of witneffCT, where allowable by law ; to grant
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rules and orders of survey; to take frder,
where necessary, relative to jurors, to fs ve at
the next stated session of the said court ; to di
re6tthe examination of wimefTes, de brae effe,
where allowed by law ; to make rules of refer
ence by consent of parties, and to grant con
'tinuatices on the motion of either party, upon
such terms and conditions, as shall be agreeable
to pradice and the usages of law ; and that if
some other judge of the said court shall not at
tend the fame within firp days after the com,
mcncement thereof, inchdive, then the said
court shall by virtue of phis aa, be continued
over to the next Rated session thereof; in which
case, all writs, process, and recognizances, re
turned and returnable to the said court, and all
actions, suits, process, pleadings,and o'her pro
ceeding, of what nature or kind soever, depend
ing before the said court, shall, by virtue of this
a&, be continued to the next stated session of
the. fame. ~
, Sac. 16. And be it further enabled, That no
person shill be arrested in one pf the said dif
tri&s, for trial in another, before any of ttye
said circuit courts in any civil salon ; and that
no civil aaion or suit, shall be brought before
any of the said courts, by any original process,
against an inhabitant of the United States, in
any other diftrid than that whereof, he is an
inhabitant, or jn which he shall he found at the
time of serving the writ ; nor shall any diflria
or circuit court have cognizance of any suit to
recover the contents of any promissory note, or
other etiefe in adion in favor of an assignee,
unless zfuit might have been,profecuted in such
court to recover the said contents, if no assign
ment had been made except in cases of foreign
bills of exchange.
Sec. 17.. And be it farther enabled, That the
trials of all irtues of fad, before any of the cir
cuit courts hereby established except in cases of
equity, and. admiralty and maritime jurisdic
tion, shall be by jury.
Sec. 18. And be it further enabled, That any
judge of any of the said circuit courts, shall be
and hereby is, authorifed and empowered, in all
cases cognizable by the court, whereof he shall
be a judge, tb grant writs of ne-exeat, and writs
ofinjunaion to flay wafte,or to flay proceedings ,
at law, on any judgment rendered by such cir
cuit court, upon the like terms and conditions
as such writ, may be now granted, by the jufti-
Ccs of the Supreme Court of the United States,
Sec. t§4 And be it further enabled, That if
in the opinion of any circuit judge, of the circuit
within which such diftria may be situated, the #
life or lives, of any person or persons, confined
in the prifou of such diftria, under or by vir
tue of any law cf the United States, shall be in
imminent danger, arising from the place of such
confinement, it shall, in such case be lawful for
such judge, and he is hereby authorized and
empowered, to direa the Marshal of such dif
tria to remove, or cause to be removed, the
perfon,or persons so confied; to the next adja
cent prifou, there td be confined, until he, she,
or they, may fafely be removed back, to the
place of his, her, or their firft confinement; and
that the said removals; shall be at the expense
of the United States.
Sec. XO. And^e it further eniaed, that all ac
tions,fuits,proccfs, pleadings,and other proceed
ings, of what nature, or kind soever, depending
or exiting in any ot the present circuit courts of
the United States, or in any of the present dif
trie courts of the United States ading as circuit
courts, (hall be and hereby ^re continued over
to the circuit courts eftablilned by this ad, in
manner following : that is to fay, all such as
shall on the fifteenth day of June next be de
pending and undetermined, or (hall then have
been commenced and made returnable before
the diftrid court of Maine, anting as a circuit
court, to die next circuit court hereby diredied
to be holder within &for the diftrid of Maine ;
all such as (hall be depending and undetermined
before the circuit court for the diftrift of New-
Hampfhfre, to the next circuit court hereby di
re&ed to be holden within and for the diftri&
of Ncw-frtampfhire ;'all such as (hall be depend,
ing and undetermined before the circuit court
for the diftrid of Marfachufetts, to the next
circuit court hereby directed to be holden with
in and for. the diftridl of Massachusetts; all
fich as than be depending and undetermined
before the circuit court of the diftri& of Rhode,
Irfand, co the next circuit court, hereby dirc&ed
to be holden within and for the diftrid of R.
Iftand ; all such as Thall be depending and un
determined before the circuit court for the dif^
trid of Conneaicut, to the next circuit court
hereby direded to be holden within and for the
dillrid of Conneaicut, all such as (hall be de
pending and undetermined before the circuit
court for the diftria of Vermont, to the next
circuit court hereby directed to be holden with
in and for tie diftrid of Vermont ; all such id
(hall be depending and undetermined before the
circuit court for the diftrid cf New-York, to
the next circuit court hereby direaed to be
holden, within & for the diftrid of New-York!
all such as fh'aU be depending and undetermin
ed before the circuit court for the dif
trid of New-Jersey, to the next circuit
court hereby direfted to be holden with
iriand fox 'the diftri& of Jersey ; all such
as shall be depending and undetermin-'
ed before the circuit court for the dif
tri& of Pennfylvanfa, to the next circuit
court hereby directed to be holden with
in and for th'e eastern diftrift of Penn
fylvani&; all such as shall be depend
ing and undetermined before the cir
cuit court for th^diftria of Delaware;
to the next circuit court hereby direct
ed to be holdert', within and for the dif
tp'd of Delaware ; ^ such as,flball be
depending and undetermined before
the circuit court for the diftrift of Ma
ryland, to the nt* circuit court hereby
directed to beholden within and for the
diftri& of Maryland ; : all such as shall
be depending 'and undetermined before
the circuit court fdr the diftrid of Vir
ginia, tb the next circuit court hereby
directed to,be holden within & for the
eastern diftrift of Virfas ; all such. a