The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-06
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The more convenient Transaction Of husi.
acss ia The courts Of tn ailea smie,
"'lihn the siute At Lousiana. the said siair
shall be. aud the same Is hereby. divided
into iwh districts: IN manner following. To
VT III" counties 1T Atfakapas, Oprlou
sas, Raplde, Naehitoeles, and Dtarhita,
shail compose me district. to be called The
Western District of Louisiana aud all tn.
remaining part OF the said state shall cum
pose another district, To be- called the las
tern District Of Louisiana aud all criminal
actions, or civil suits, which have arisen IL
the Western District, together with all
process, WrltS, reeognl2uees, aud records,
belonging thereto, shall be transferred 10
the eslern District, and there shall br,
annually, only three stated sessions of the
District Court for the Eastern District. To
he held nj New Orleans, on the third Mon
DAYS OF November, February, and May
aud there shall be-, annually. one stated
session Of tn. said Court in the Western,
District of the state, To be held III opelon-
sas court House, to commence IN the
third Monday of Angus. and the District
Judge oi the United States, for the state
OF Louisiana, IL hereby authorized and fe-
CURED In hold special sessions of the said
court in the said Western District, for the
trial OF criminal or civil ealiscs, whenever
he may deem 1t expedWht That MI PRO
cess, writs, and rcCogninancrs, of every
KIND, whether respecting inries, witnesses,
bal, or otherwise, which relate IN the On
ses 10 he tried at the said special session,
shall be considered as belonging tn s,ich
aesslon, IN The same manner rs if they had
been isafed Or taken IN reference thereto (;
Thai any special srssion may be adjourn
ed Ia any tune, or times, previous to The
next stated meeting Of the District Count !;
That all business depending Tor trial nj any
special court, shall. AT the close thereof, be
CONSIDERED as of course removed ~ the
next stated term Of The District Court -
Thu said Judge shall appoint Clerk of
The sahl court III the Western District, who
shall reside, and keep the recurds Of the
court, NJ the place where the sessions of
the court are held, and shall receive, for
the services performed by him, the same
fees and compensation that are allowed 10
the Clerk Of the said court oi the Eastern
District ri The sijdc, aud shall be 4uhlrci
III every respect, 10 the same responsible
ties.
Sec. .. I'M b. u Ipriher enatiei, That
the President Of the United States, by and
with the adNire ~ consent OF the Senate of
the United States, he, and he hereby IL, Az
thonzed To appoint ouc person rs Marshal,
and one rs District Attorney, Tor the said
Western Judicial District OF the uuitcd
States within the State Of Louisiana, crea-
ted by this art, aud thai the terms Ut ap.
poIntmen' aud service, together with Tho
duties ard responsibilities uf The said Mar
slml and District ATTORNEY. respectively,
iJr the district aforesaid, be, In all respects,
TIM same within their said district AS the
terms oI appointment aud services, the du-
ties and responsibilities, OF the Marshal
aud District Attorney, respectively uf HE
Eastern District oT TIN State of Louisiana,
aud said Marshal shall fcceiv. such fees
aud emoluncnls AS are received by the
Marshal Of thu United States for the State
| Of Louisiana, and said Attorney an annual
compensation of two hunared dollars and
the same fees and emoluments as are al
lowed to the Attorney Of the United
States for the Eastern District of Louis.
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Approved Washington, March 8, ie23
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! w A5T further To prbIong the continuance
81 The Mint at philndplphin.
BE II eaacted by The Senate and House y
Representatives Of The Tniled States n n
NeIica IN Congress nSStmbfcd, That the
act, entitled I" An act CONCERNING the Mint,
approved March the third, one thousand
eight hundred and ONE, is hereby revived,
and continued in force and operation, for
the further Term of five years, from TIE
fourth day Of March nrxt.
Sre. .. Ind be 4 further enorfsd, That,
during the continuance of the Mint, at The
city Of Philadelphia, the duties which were
enjonrd on the commissioner Of loans, for
the state of Pennsylvania, by the second
section of the act, entitled IAN act cOucer-
ming the Mint" passrd on the third day oi
/ March, one thousand eight hundred and
une, shall be ppriursrd by the Collectuf
OF the port Of Philadelphia, for the time
being.
Sec. 3. .1ad be ii further cnofted, That,
wien ANY silver, brought to the mint for
colnagr, shall require refining, the expense
Of the materials used IN the process sball
be deducted from the amount of the de-
posite and that, whcn silver 81 deposited,
shall be Ola quality superior TO TINT Of the
legal standard Of tire silver COINS of the
United States, deduction shall Nc made
from the amount, equal 10 the expense oi
the copper necessary to redacc II 10 tht
Laid standard, and that all such deductions
be regularly accounted or by tie Treasu-
rer ofthe Mint, 70 the Treasury Of the q
States.
APPROVED Washington. March 3, 1873.
H.
| An ACT 10 revive. and to continue in force
the seventh scctibli ol All act, entitled Al
act, supplementary ia The several acts fol
The adjustment OF Iand Claims IN the Stale ri
louisiana. approved the eleventh Nry
/ eighlcen hundred md tMcntN md lnt OH.