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AN ACT further to prolong the continuance
of the Mint at PHILADELPHIA. sf#f33s

AN ACT further to prolong the continuance
| of the Mint at Philadelphia. 80 s''
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives orthe United States
ofAmerica in Congress assembled, That
the act, entitled San act concerning he
Mint" approved March the third, one
thousand eight hundred and one, rs here
by revived,s and continued in force and
operation, for the further term of FIVE
years, from the fourth day OF March
| next.
Sec. 2. Ind be il further enacted,
That, during the continuance Of The Mint
at the city OF Philadelphia, the duties Of
which were enloined on the commissions
sloner of loans, for the State of PENN
| sylvania, by the second section ofthe act,
| entitled IAN act concerning the Mint"
passed on the third day oil March, one
thousand eight hundred and one, shall
be performed by the Collector OF the
Port OF Philadelphia, for the time being.
Sec. 8. Ind be it further enacted,
That, when any silver, brought, 20 the
mint for coinage, shall require eGning,
the expense OF the materials used in The
process saall be deducted from the
amount of the deposite; and that, when
the silver SO deposited, shall be of
quality superior to that of the legal
standard oithe silver coins of the United
States, a deduction shall be made from
the amount, equal to the expense of the
copper necessary to reduce it TO the
said standard, and that all such deduc..
tons be regularly accounted for, by thes
Treasurer of the Mint, TO the Treasury
of the United STATES.
| Washington, March 3, 1922 -
Approvedi JAMES MONROE.
| AN ACT for the better organization of The
| District Court of the United States within
the state of Louisiana. .,
Be it enacted blythe Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United Mates
Of america in Congress ASSEMBLED, That
Tor the more convenient TRANSACTIONS Of
business in the Courts of the United
States within the State of Louisiana, he
said state shall be, and the same is berel
! by, divided into two districts; in manner
following, to wit: The counties OF Alta.
kapas, Opelousas, Rapide, Natchi,oches,
and Ouachita, shall compose one dis
Itrict, to be called the Western District
! of Lonisiana and all the remaining part
OF the said State shall compose another
district, 10 be called the Eastern District
lof Louisiana and all criminal actionss
n Twill cnifc ,yhich hnvo 10, -,
Western District, together with al, pro-
cess, wriss, recognizances, and records,
Belonging thereto, shall be transferred
10 the Western District and there
shall be. annually, only three stated SEES
sions Of tthe District Court for tho
Eastern District, to be held at New-Or-
leans, on the third Mondays of Novem-
Der, February and May; and there shall
be, annually, one stated session of the
said Court in the Western District OF
the state, to be held at Opelousas Court
House, TO commence on the third Mon,
| day in August and the District Judge
| OF the United States, for the state Of
Louisiana, is hereby authorized and re-
CURED to hold special sessions of the
said court, in the said Western District.
for the trial Of criminal or civil causes.
whenever he may deem it eypedien, /.
That all process, wri,s, and recoenizan-
ces, OF every kind, whether respecting
luries, Witnesses, bail, or otherwise,
which relate 10 the cases TO be tried at
the said special session, shall be consi-
dered as belonging to such sessions, in
the same manner as if they had been lie.
sued or taken in reference thereto: That
any special session may be adjourned to
any time, or times, previous 10 the next
stated meeting Of the District Court:
That all business depending for trial A
any special court, shall ct the close
thereof, be considered as Of course re-.
moved 10 the next stated term of the
District Court: The said Judge shall
appoint Clerk Of the said Court il the
Western District, who shall reside and
keep the records of the court, at tho
place where the sessions ofthe court are
held, and shall receive, for the services
performed by him, the same fees aid
compensation that are allowed to thu
CLERK Of fhe said rc.,.A - A. r..