Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-05-17


lhree diilriets, one to conlih of all that part
thereof which by the laws Of the fate Of North
Carolina, now forms the diRriefs of Edenton
and Halifax. which diItriet ihall be called the
di6,id If = 'h-marle, and diltrief courE il and
! for tne fame, ihal be holden at Edenton by the
| diitritt judge of North Carolina, on the third
Tusf1aY in April, on the third Tuefday in
Augut, and on the, third Tuefday in Deem
Der, in each and every year one other to be
called the dlaria at Pamptco, and 10 conGl
of all thar part of North Carolina which by the
laws of the faid lfste now forms he ditriCfs If
Newbern and Hiiifboroush, together with all
that part of the dltria OF Wilmington which
lies to the northward and eaitwaid Of New
| River for which difrid OF Pamptico, dit
riet court ihali be holden at Newhern by the dit
rlet Judge laa aforefaid on the fecoad Tusfday
in April, on the fgcond Tuefday ia Augua ald
on the iecond Tuefday 10 December, ia each
and every year and one other TO conflt Of the
remaining par Of the iaid diAriet of North Car.
DINA, and % be called the diirid Of Cape Fear,
in and foi which tilrid court fhalI be holden
at Wilmington, by the diifIia Judge laR afore-
faid, on The 6rlt Tuelday in April. on the frt
Toeiday in Augua, and on the fri Tueiaay
in December, in each and every year which
faid dltriGt courts heieby dre6ed to be holden
ihal reipettiyely have and exereife within their
ieveral eiFids, The fame powers, authority and
| junfdiaiob which are veftsd by law in the dIl-
Titt coutts of The United States.
Sec. 8. Ind b. IL Juyfbsr easdlfd, That the
circuit eourt and diItrie1 courts fof the 1lria
Of Northcarolina lhall appoint clerks for the
f'id court, relpeaivey, which clerks fhall reGde
and keep The records of the laid courts at the
places OF holding the courts, wheleto they ihall
iefpetiiSely belong. and ihail perform the fine
duties and be entitled TO, and receive the fame
emolunents and fees, rel positively, which are
| by Jaw eRabliIhed fer the clerks a the circuit
| and datritt courts Of the United States, ref
Peeiveiy.
Sec. 9. lid be it G1tber e1a6ed, That AL
! actions, cauies, pleas, Proceis, and other pro-
ceedings relative to any caufe, civil or GRIMM.
| al, which lhAn be returuable to, or depending
in the ievega! circuit or diaria courts OF the u
nited States, on the fri day Of July next, (halI
| be and are hereby declared to he respectively
| transferred, returned and continued to the few
era circuit and dilria courts conlituted BY
| this ad, az The times herein bsfore and herein
after apPSintsd for the holding If each Of The
| fad eonifs, and fhail be heard, tired and lie
terminsd, therein il the fame manner and with
| the fame etfctt, as if no change had been made
| 10 the faid courts. And it thall be the duty of
the clerk of each and every court hereby con-
| fituted, TO receive and to take into his fafe
keeping the wrts, process, pleas, proceedings
and papers of all thole canfes and actions which
| by this aa ihall be transferred, returned or
continued to fuch court, and alfo al the records
and Office papers Of every kind respectively be
longing TO the courts aboilhed by the repeal Of
The act, entitled ar ad TO provdefor the more
CONVENIENT organization of the courts of the
United States and from which the faid caufls
flal have been transferred as aforelaid.
Sec. Ie. Ind Be IL further tn1Sed. That all
fats, Proceis, pleadings and other proceedings,
OF what nature or kind foever, depending in
the circuit court in the diaiia of Ohio, ard
which fhail have been. or may hereafter be
com nenceS within the territory of the United
States north wed of the river Ohio, in the fad
courts, fha4, from and after the 6rlt day Of
July neat, be continued over, returned, and
made cognizable, in the hyperion court Of the
laid territory next thereafter 70 be holden, and
all aeions, fuits, Proceis, pleadines and other
proceedings as aforelaid, depending in the cir.
cult court of the faid diltria, and which fhall
have been or may hereafter be commenced
within the Indiana territory in flid coHrt, ihall,
from and after the 6ra day Of July next, Be
continued over, returned and made cognizable
in the hyperion court Of the laid Indiana terri
tory, next thereafter to be holden.
Sec. II. Hnd be Hfprtbsr ena7sd, That in all
cafes in which proceedings ihall on the iaid 6rlf
day Of July next, be pending under commit
fion Of bankruptcy, iaued in purfuance Of the
aforefaid act, enttled " All act TO provide for
the more convenient organization Of the courts
of the United States" the. cognizanee of the
fame fhall be, and hereby is transferred to, and
SeRed in, the diRria judge of the difria with
in which fach commiHion lhall have ifiled, who
is hereby empowered TO proceed therein in the
fame manner and 10 the fame effect, as if fuch
commidion Of bankruptcy had been idued By his
ordrr.
Sec. II. Aad Be il further euaFsd, That from
and after the 6rR day of July next. the difriti
judges Of Kentucky and TenneiTee, fhall be and
hereby are fcveraly entitled to falary of 6f
teen hundred dollars, annually, TO be paid
quarter yearly at the treafury of the United
States.
Sse. Is. Aadbs Il further snazeA, Tia; the