Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-06-12
LAWS OF THE u. oIAIEo.
Br AUTR0RITf.)
An ACT


To extend Ju:itdietion IN certain Gales TO Rate
Judge, and fate courts.
Ell rna6cG BY tbe Senats aad Hosjt Of Re-
- prctSiahVeS Of fbr UAhtI Sistes st .smt,ica,
IN CoHgreJ5 egim6ied, That the ielpvetive coon.
~ courts witnln, or next adjoining the re,enae
diitfiefs herein after mentioned, ihali be, ano
are hereby authorized TO take eognizance of ali
complaints and projections for hles, penalties,
aud torfeitrres, srlGng under the revenue lava
ot the u. 5. in the dih riet, OF Champlain,
Sacket HarbDr, Ofwsgo, Geneiee, Niagara
and BufilOe Creek in the ft&,e OF New York.
and 10 the diariet of P'efque NE, in the nae
OF Penniylvsnia, and the diitu6t attornies OF n.
York and PENNY yIvanis respectively, arc heieb,
authorized aud directed TO appoint, by warrant
an attorney rs their iubfi,u;s or deputy, reipec-
lively, to prciecute tor the United States in
each Of the fAid cocnty couru. who ihall be
i~oin or sih med to the faithful execution OF
his duty a, pfoircutor aforeiaid P,ovidtS ihst
this authority ihall not be Continued I'd extend
j1nidittion to the county courts storeiaid, over
any civil cau!e. which may ariie in any OF thoie
revenue difrtls. Tor The collection OF dutes
payable TO the Unnsd States or Of bonds or
iecnrltie, given for the iecuri,y ard pay ment OF
dut'e, 10 the u. States.
SECT. 2, Azd be IL fu,fbey rso7ed, That
the county coaUs atoIefsid, or the aia Judge OF
each Of laid coart,, mail be, and hereby arc iur-
thet authorized 10 exercife all and every power
in the cafe, Of a criminal nature cognizsble be-
fore them ty virtue of the 6f fiction OF shii
act, tor the pnfpofc of obtaining a mitigation
or remiilon OF any hne. penalty, or torisiiore,
which may be exetcifed oy the judges Of the dlf-
tritt courts, 10 cafes dependiGe before them by
virtue Of the Law o, the u. Sta.e,, psfled on the
sd of March, Que thoniand ieyen handred and
sinety ieven, iufituled " an A6t to provide tor
mitigating or remitting the fJTieiture, penal
ties, aud ditabiiitie', accruing in certain cafes
therein meHtoned." Ard IN the cxercife OF
he asthorlty, by this fiction given TO iaid
county courts,o 10 The e Il judges thereof. they
ihsii b. governed IN every reipeet by the Iegu-
latiCn,, retrictions and provlhoas OF the law Of
the u. States Pshad on the thfd OF Mach, one
thouiand ieven huodred and ninety -iegen atoTe-
faid with 'hi' difference ony. that inReid OF
notifying the disntt aitorrie, refped,vey, laid
county courts. or ;he hIlt judges thereof q, the
cafe may be, A.l before txelcifiag iaid author
itie., cauie reaionabie notice q be givea 10 the
attorney who may have been appointed and
(wo,n or affirmed TO profecute for the u. ). in
fuch coort, thar he may have an opp portuniiy OF
fheRing caoie aga,na the mitigation or rniSioa
Of fnch fine, penalty, or forfeiture.
SECT. 8. Ind be it Ea,tbey tva7,a. That
this act nall remain in force dariog she term of
one year from it, psGagc, and from thence to
the end OF the mex, eiiion OF Consrel' thereai-
ter, and no longer.
NATH'L. MACON,
Speaker Of tbr Hoxt of Repr/tnfativt,.
GEO. CLINTON, Yiee. PyefSta et
,br U, S. and P,5Ifdtnt effbt Senate.
FEBRUARY zs, 1906.
Approved,