Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-04-06

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il each and every year afterwards Provi1sd
afz0ayJ, That when any Of the aid days ihall
happen on Sunday, then the laid court hereby
directed to be holden on fnch day, ihall be hol,
den on The next day thereafter and provided
0Bo, that there ihall be appointed il the Gzrh
circuit Judge Of the United States, to be call
ed Circuit Judge, who, together with the dif
rid Judges of Tenneifee and Kentucky, fhall
hold the circuit courts hereby directed to be
holden, within the fad circuit and thar when
ever the Office Of Dilrid Judge in the difrias
Of Kentucky and Tennehee respectively, fhall
become vacant, fuch vacancies fhall respectively
be iupPlled by The appointment Of two add
tional Circuit Judges, il the faid circuit, who
together with the Circuit Judge 6rf aforefaid,
thail ccmpofe the Circuit Court Of the laid
circuit
SIC. 3. Providsd ai5Uay1, ard Be II T4rtber
snd1sA, That the 1aid circuit courts hereby eta
blihed ihall have power, and hereby are au.
thor'zed, TO hold fPecial feGions for the trial Of
criminal cauies, at any other time or times than
Is hereby dire6ted, at their difcretion.
SEC. 3 md Prooidsd a56, and Be II further
eh'dtled, That IF in The opinion of any Judge Of
any Of the fAid circuit courts, II EzNBs dangerous
70 hold The next Jared felton, Of Iuoh court, for
any d,jfria 7Uabn tbc tircait 10 which fuch Judge
ihall belong, at the place BY law appointed for
holding the fame it fhall be lawful for fuch
Judge 70 ihue his order, under his hand and zeal,
70 the martial Of fuch court, directing him
to adjourn the faid felton,, to fuch other place
within the fame diilria as the f4id Judge fhall
deem convenient which faid MARTIAL 1hall,
thereupon adjourn the faid court puriuant to
fuch order, by making, in one or more public
papers, printed within the faid diArit, publica-
ton Of lIch order and adjournment, from the
lime when lie fhall receive fJ1ch order, to the
time appointed BY law for commencing fuch
ftated FELTON, and that the court 70 70 Be held.
according to. and by virtue Of fuch adjournment,
fha have the powers and authorities,
and hall proceed 10 the fame manner, as IF the
fame had been held at the place appointed BY
law for that purPofe.
SEC. 10. ind Be Il flrfler eaated That the
circuit courts fhall have, and hereby are lnvef
cd with, all the powers heretofore granted By
law, to tbe circuit courts Of tie United States,
Onlefs where otherwae provided BY this at.
SIC. ~. And Be II further ezaSed, That the
iaId circuit courts refrstlively fhal have cogni-
zance Of all crimes and offences cognizable IN
der the author Of he United States, and
committed within their refpeaive diArias, Or
uPon the high feas and alto Of all cafes in law
Or equity, ariiing under the contribution and
laws OF the UniteJ States. and treaties made or
which thall be made, under their authority /;
and alto OF all adions, Of iuits Of a civil nature,
At common law, or in equity were the United
States fhall be plaintiffs or oompainants /; and
alto Of all fixtures on land or water, and all
penalties and for FIXTURES, made, arillng, or &C
crung, under the laws Of the United States !;
which cognizance Of all penalties, and forfei
lures fhaIl be cxclUlvely Of the Gate courts, in
the faid circuit courts where the offence by
which the penalty Of forfeituTes is incurred. hal
have been committed within fifty miles Of the
place Of holding the f4d courts and alto Of all
actions, or fIits, matters or things cognizable
BY the judicial authority Of the United States,
under and by virtue Of the contribution thereof,
where the matter in di(pute fhal amount 70 fair
hundred dollars, and where original juril3ieion
IS not given BY the conititntion of the United
States to the fuprerle court thereof, or executive
ilrifIidion by law 10 the darid courts Of the
United States Progi4eS ai1ydrJ, That in all
cafes where the title, or bounds Of land ihall
come into que(tiHn, the jurifdiaion Of the faid
circuit courts, f1all nor he retFained, BY reafon
Of the value Of the land in dlpute.
SIC. r.. Aadh kfarf5er taat7ed, That the
faid circuit courts respectively, ihall have cog
nizance currently with the di9ria courts, Of all
cafes which lhall arift, wi,h,n thcr reflective
circuits, under the al to eaablifh an uniform
fytem Of Bankruptcy throughout the United
States; and that each circuit judge, within his
refpeaive circuit, ihall and may perform all and
! fngulsr the dstes enjoned By the faid att, up
on Judge Of diRnd court And that the
proceedings under commifIion Of Bankruptcy
which fhlll iiIue from circuit judge, ih4ll il
all refpeas Be conformable 70 the proceedings
under commiiTion If Bankruptcy which ihall
iiTue from d0ria Judge, mutats rnutandis.
Sec. f3. ind be IL further eaa7sd. That where
any action or fuit fhall be, or fhan have been
commenced, 10 any hate court within The Unit