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

EIGHT HUNDRED.
An at to provide for the more con-
venicnt organization of the Courts
ofthe United States.
SECTION 1.
I'D E Il eHaEsd Iy TIE Senate and HosE Of Re
Id 5ysfntafivc5 Of tbe Uritad States OF Aaerica.
n Goggrs5 agsznbIed. That from and after the
hezt Seilion Of the Supreme Court Of theUnited
States, the faid court fhaII be holden BY the
kutces thereof, or any four of them, at the
Iriry Of Warrington, and fhall have two ietfons
'Iin each and every year thereafter. TO com
imrnte on the 6rR Monday Of June and De
Ercmber effectively; and that if four Of the laid
,finaicEs fhan not attend within ten days after
.Ethc times hereby appointed for the commence
lment of the faid felions respectively, the fad
Ercnrt fnall be continued over TIL the next fated
lEGion thereof. Provided alryays, That any one
lor more Of The faid jnfices attending as sfore-
lhid, fhall have power to make all necefary or
lters touching any fuit, action, appeal, wtit Of
Terror, procsls, pleadings, or proceedings, re-
burned to the fai5 court or depending therein,
Preparatory 10 rhe hearing, trial or dccihon,
of iuch action, fnit, appeal. writ Of erroI, pro
leeis, plead'ngs or proceedings.
Sec. 2. Ind be Il tartbar eAa7ed, That the
laid court fhall have power, and IS hereby au-
Ithorifed, to ilTue writs ot prohibition, manda-
mus, fore fAcas, habeas.corPns, certioravi, pro-
Icsdendo, and all other wrts not fpecially pro.
-4ided for by RatUte, which may be necedary
for the exsr:ife Of is jurifdiaion and agreeable
10 the principles and ufages Of law.
Sec. 3. Aa2 b. Il further mated, That from
and after the next vacancy that fhall happen in
the faid courJ,it fhall conGf Of five ufices only,
that is y fay, Of one chief julce, and four aho
Ica.es jufices.
Sec 4. Aad Beit filrtbr sadt7eG That for the
better etabldhment Of he circuit courts Of the
IUnted States, the faid aates ihall be, and here
by are divided into diRrias, in manner follow
ping; that isto fay: one'to coniiit of that part
Iof tie diHria Of Mafachufetts, which is called
Iife diRrid Of Maine, and TO BE called the
IdiRritt Of Maine one to conflt of the Gate
III New. Hampfhire,and 10 be called the diltrId
lof New r ampfhire one to contit OF The re
Ifnaining part Of the Gate Of Mahachulstts, and
Ito lie called the difria Of Mafachuietts one
Ito codff Of the fate OF Rhode Ifland and Pro-
violence Plantations, and 70 be called the diff
tic of Rhode Hand one to confit Of the
Rate Of Connecticut, and TO be called the diff
trio Of Connecticut one 70 contlR ol the Rate
I Of Vermont, and TO be called the diltria OF Yer
mont; one to coniR Of that part Of the rate
Of New York, which lies north Of the c0unhes
Of Dutchefs and Ulaer, and to he called the
diltria Of Albany one to conGt Of the re-
inaiping part Of the fate Of New York, and 70
be called the dillfia Of New York che to con-
|.fR Of the Rate Of New Jerfey, and to Be called
The difri6 Of JerIey ; one 10 conlif Of that
part Of the Gate Of Pennsylvania, which lies
eal Of the river Sulquehannah and the north
l wet branch thereof To the Inc hctwixt North
cumberland and LuzerDe counties thence welt
wAldiy along faid line, bet,vixt Northumberland
and Luzerne, and betwixt Luzsrne and Lyco-
ming counties until the fame lrikcs tie line
Of the fate Of New. York, and 20 be called the
eahe7n diarif Of Pennfylvlnia one 70 conltt
Of the remaining part Of the tate Of Pennlylva-
MA, and 10 be called the wcltern diltria ot Penn
fylvania one "a conflt Of the ltate OF Delaware,
and To Be called the dRria Of Delaware one
70 confa Of the rate Of Maryland, and 10 DC
fcaned the difria Ct Maryland one 10 cnnlit
Of that part Of the Gate OF VII GINA which lies
10 The ealfward 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 from the eaf fide ,hereof from thote
On he wrR tide thereof to the North Carollna
Ene. u Be called the esRern diaria OF Virginia
one to caniif Of the remaining part OF the idId
aa'e Of Virginia, to be called the weite5n DIFF
tria " Virginia one to conGa Of the tate OF
North Carolina and 10 be called the d'hrIot Of
N. ID 3 1oliua ono to copG2 Of he Ga:e @