Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-30

Of Wafhiogion, VIZ. On the fira Monday
Of June aad Decem5er.
2. That after the ecxt vacancy the court
fhsll copGa OF FIVE iuaices.
3. That the ieverai Gates hlll be divi5ed
into ,S-Uty-two dilrias.
4. Tha5 the laid twenty-five diariAs
ihali DC claiIsd in,o Gx circuits, viz. /, Coo
iiiing OF ditrieis OF Maine, &ew-Hamp.
hire, Mailichuiet,g and Rhode-lilsnd !;
Z. Conlilting Of Connecticut and Yer
mont; 3. Contiitiog OF diiiets OF Ierley,
Eat aud Wei Feanfyisania and Dela
ware /, 4, Conliting of ditrit.s of Mary.
land, and Eaa and Wei Virginia &. C1n.
hting OF di8rcis OF North. Caroina, South.
Carolina and Gcofgia 8. Couli4ing Of
dltrias OF EAT TenuciIee, Wc9 resnedee,
kentucky and Ohio.
S, That ia each Of thefc circuits there
hsil be three judges, % be called cir:a..
Judge, swo Of whom ihaH form uaorum.
20 hold TWO Ccfiioes Annually at csr,ain lps-
cihcI places, and one of whom ilia,l be com
mi'Ioned as chief lattice.
o. That the c:rcuit courts ihall have oil
the powers heretofore vefcl ia the circus,
courts OF the Uncl State,
7. That the fad circuit courts reflective.
~, ha'l have cosnizauce of all crime, aud
offences cognizabe under the authority of
the Uniied States, and committed within
their rcfPseive diariets, or upon the. ,iqh
Teas and ALTO Of al cafes in law or souity.
ariIing under The conai.u;ion and laws of,br
Un''ed States, aud treaties rnsde, or which
ihsii be made under their authority and
alto all actions, or fuits of ciyil nslure, al
common law, or in equity, where the Uai-
ted States iha!l be plaintiffs or com iainants
and ALTO of all a1tious, or fuils, matters or
things cogoizable by the Judicial authority
OF thc United States, under and by virtue OF
ne coaittutioh thereof, where the matter
in 6iIpu,e fall amount 10 jsHy hundred dol /
lars, and where original iG:ii5.Etion is not
given by The contribution OF the United /
States 70 the fu?rene ccar5 thereof, or ex.
cluii'e ju';!diGtion by lar to he afif,ia
courts Of Tie UaHrd Slater PJoridld al (
aogyj, That in all cafes wh--s me ,i,fe o.
Sounds of land fhalI come iato auction, T..
the jurifdi6ton of the fsid circuIe csur:s +
hall NOT be rearained b. r-alol oil tie value
OF the land in difpG;e.
s. d" That all actions, fri,s, sra--is, F.
pleading, and other proceedings oF VIA,
nature or Kind fo,7er, depending c, exbf- I
ing in any OF the Preient circuit court, of +.
she United STATES, or 10 any O! the rrefeat {
diitrid courts vf the United S,a,es a6ting I
as circuit courts, Gall be, and hereby arg, !,
continued over TO is; circuit courIs eaab- /!
li;hed by this s2."
9. Tha, each Of The ,jrcuit Judges fhall !
be allowed ooo dollars per annon. ex-
cept the Judges of the 9th cire;ai, who ihsIi (
be allowed 800 dollars.
10 10 the 9th circuit there is ~ De sn
additional Judge appointed, who, with che
TWO prelsot diarie judges, are to compoTs I
the circui, court for that circnit.
II. All the preleut powers with which |
the diariet courts are velled are transfer
red to the circuit courts, excepting admi-
raity powers.
In SENATE, YeRerdey, the 6ra fiction
OF the " Bill FOR ereGing a Mau!oieum 10
George Wilmington" Previoa1y paGsd in
the Houfe Of Representatives, was mega.
tived.