Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-06-12
AN ACT
the JUDICIAL SYSTEM of shs
Usitsd States. :

DE enaf7td 6y fbe Srrfe and HOWE Of r..
11 p,ejtsfafiss ef f6e Us,frd Sssses of Amer.
iea, is Corg,5t qgsrbied. That from and after
the psIhng oi this ACT, the fupreme court Of ia
United States hall be hoidrn by The juAiccs
thereof, or any iopr Of them. az the civ Of
Wilmington, and Nall have one Eilion in each
and every year, to comnence on the fra Moe.
day of February annually, aud thar If four Of
the faid juAices ihall not attend within rem days
after the time heseby sppo;nred Tor the com.
mencf nent nf the fad isiion. the buiineis of the
fsid court hall be continued over tIll the nexs
italed feHion thereof P,evixsx slssa,s. That
any one or more cf the isid juAices attcodinv A.
atoIefAid ihsli have power 70 make all necsfiary
ordcn touching any fuit, scaion, wris of crsof.
psocsfs, pleadings or proceedines, reformed 20
the fAid court or depending therein, preparatory
10 the hearing, trial or deciion of fuch adam.
fnis, appeal, writ Of error, pfosefs, plcadirsa 81
proceedings. And 70 much Of the al eusithd
An sa 10 eaab!ih the Judicial courts Of he
United States" paiI,d the twenty soo,,h d.y ef
September. icven,een hundred and ei.thtx nine.
rs provides tor ,hr holdinga iefion of Inc a.
pteme court OF rhe United States, on the 6riE
Monday Of ASgua, ssnsaiIy, IA hereby sspssIA
ed.
Sec. 4. Ind Be IL ys,fbsy ssxdex. That Il
hall be the doy Of the aGociste jstlice reHaene
IN sbe fourth eircuii formed by rbiA AZ, 20 -.
tend at the city Of Wsfhiogtoh on the hsR Mon.
day OF Aueua nsxs. and on the fra Monday of
AuRoH each aud every year thereafter. who fhsll
have power to make all neceGary orders touch4
ing any iui,, stlion, appeal, writ Of error. pro.
csis, pleadings or proceedings, re,utnsd 20 the
fsid coor, OF depending therein. preparatory to
~ ksas ssa A., Il r. + -
appeal, writ OF error, procefs, plcsdings OF pro-
credings: and that all writs and proceft may be
returnable to the ssid coutt on the fad 6rA
Monday in Aogua. in the fame manner a. 10
the ieHion OF the faid court, herein before di.
reesed to he holden on the 6rli Monday in Feb
Iuaty. and may ALTO bear teRe on the fsid Hrit
Monday in Augpa, /" though kilion Of the
faid court was holden on that day. and /, mail
be the duty Of the clerk Of the foprene coust 20
attend the faid junics on the faid Erl Mooday
Of Auguf. is each and every year, wbo fhall
make due entry Of all foch matttn and thing, az
fhall or may be ordered as sforeiaid BY the fsid
jonice, and at each and every foeh Aupo& lef.
hon, all sftioos, pleas and other proceedings re.
hdvs 20 any csuie, civil or criminsl, ihsll bs
continued over 10 the enfoing February ieiron.
Sec. ;. Asi Se n jsrfbsr nasfd, That all
sAions, iui.', procsis. PIeadings and other Pro-
ceedings, Of what nature or kind ioeyer, civil OF
criminal, which wSSe continued from the IA.
preme court Of the United States, which wss
began and holden on the fiff Monday Of DeA
eea,ber Lar, TO che next court TO have been hol-
den on the fra Mon6ay Of Jone. under the sek
which paiTed on the thirteenth day Of February,
one thouiaod cish, numbered sv1 one, in,ituleds
I" An act to provide Tor the moro Convenient
organization Of the courts Of the Unicd Sta.c,."
snd sD writs. prcceis and proceedings, ~ afore-
faid, which are or may be made refhInable ia
the fame June feaion, fhall be con,jnsej. return
cd TO, and have day, in the fefIop TO Be hoIdca
by this sa, on the hrff Monday Of AcguA next;
and fuch proceedings fhsll be had thereon, as 10
herein before provided.
Sec. a. Ind bs ii fxrfIy s~e6sS, That the
diarifts Of the United States lexceptine the DIFF
tritts Of Maine, Kentucky, sod TennsHse) fhau
be formed into Gx circuits in manner following
The diasi<is Of New. HsmpfAife, Ma1achs-
fetts, and Rhode-l lnznd. fhsll eonaitu,e she FRA
circuit;
The diAnes Of Connetsicus, New York.
and Vermont, fhali eoaRitu'e ,he iecond circoit,
The diRritts Of New. jsriey and Peanfyl-
vanis. fhall conaitose she third circuit,
The diAfi<ts Of Maryland sad Delaware.
fhall conliitute The fornh circuit;
The diHntas Of Virginia snd Nasih- Caro-
lima, fhau constitute the ffh eircuif; and
The diAritss Of South. CsroIioa sod Gvor-
sia, fhalf confiito,e the fxfh circuit;
And there fash he holieo annually "a each
diifria Of the kid circdits, swo eours. which
fhall be called circuit oourrs. In the GA cir.