Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-06-23

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the sum in controversy shall amount to
one hundred dollars; and shall have ORR
gina and exclusive cognizance of all
civil causes of admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction, including all seizures under
laws OF impost, navigation, or trade, of
the United States, whether such seizures
be made on land or water; and of all
suits for penalties, and forfetures incur
red under the laws oil the United States
and original, but not exclusive jurisdic-
ton, OF all suits in which the United
States shall be party, whatever may be
The amount IN controversy in such causes
and suits; and shall have and exercise
appellate jurisdiction, in all civil causes,
originating in the inferior courts of said
Territory, whatever may be the amount
! IN controversy; and Shall have and ex-
ercise original and exclusive jurisdiction
OF all crimes and offences committed
against the laws of The said Territory,
where the punishment shall be death
| and original and appellate jurisdiction OF
all other crimes and offences commit
ted against the laws OF the said Terrific
ry; and original and exclusive iurisdic.
ton of all crimes and offences which
shall be cognzable, under the authority
of the United S ates, committed within
the respective districts of the said supe-
rior courts, or upon the hiah seas.
Sec. 2. Ind be H further enacted. That
the said superior courts, and court OF ap-
peals, in term, and the Judges thereof,
in vacation, shall, respectively, have
iul power and authority, in all civil
| causes and criminal cases, to issue writs
OF habeas corpus, Of error, Of ceriorari,
of mandamus, of prohibition, OF scire
iaclas, and Of quo warranto, according to
the principles aud rules of law.
Sec. 8. .4nd be it further enacted, That
the said superior courts, respectively,
shall be held as occasion may require. 10
prevent delay OF justice for the trial of
causes OF admiralty and maritime juris
dction, and Tor the hearing Of causes in
equity, as often as the judges OF the
sand courts, respectively, shall deem fit
10 appoint.
Sec. A. .4n2 be il further enacted, That
the said superior courts, respectively,
shall have power, in cases where there
has been trial by jury, 10 gran, new
trials, as often as may be deemed neces-
sary for the due administration Of Justice,
| Tor reasons for which new trials have
usually been granted in courts Of law,
and shall have power to administer all
necessary oalhs or afhrnations, and to
make and establish all necessary rules
of practice and pleading, and for the or
derry conducting OF the business of the
said courts: PROVIDED, Such rules be
not repugnant TO the laws of the United
States, or OF the said Territory.
Sec. S. ind be il further enacted, That
wris OF error and appeal shall lie, and
may be taken on all final decisions Of
said superior courts, where the matter
in dispute shall amount to the sum or
value of one hundred dollars, exclusive
of costs, 10 the court of appeals of said
Territory in all civil causes Of admi
rally and maritime Jurisdiction in all
causes OF seizure, under the avs Of i'm.
post, navigation, and trade of the United
States in all suits for penalties and tor.
FIXTURES incurred under the laws Of the
United States, and in all suits in which
the United States shall be party in all
civil causes in law and equity, arising
under the Constitution and laws of the
United States, and treaties made, and
which shall be made, under their au,ho-
rity, and in all civil cases affecting Am
5assadors, other public Ministers and
Consuls; in controversies between citi
zens OF two different States, and between
aliens and citizens Of the United States,
10 the same m amer, and under the same
regulations as appeals are directed to
be taken from district to a circuit
court of the United States. And wri,s
of error and appeal shall lie, and may be
taken from the final decisions Of the
said court Of appeals, in all such cases,
TO the supreme court of the United
States, in the same manner, and under
the same restrictions and regulations,
as writs Of error and appeals are direct
ed to be taken from the circuit courts of
the United States. And in all other cases
where writs of error and appeal may be ia
ken and prosecuted from said superior
courts to the court o! appeals, in such
manner as the Legislative Council have
directed, or shall direct.
Sec. 6. .4sxl6e it further enacted, That
the regulations prescribed by the nine
teenlh, twentieth, twenty first, twen,y-se-
cond, twenty-third and twenty fourth Sec