The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-09-11
IPuBLIc--No. 4S.l

District in the Territory of Florida.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate md House #
REPRESENTATIVES Of The United States Of "A
,nerica ia Congress assembled, That there
shall be established another Judicial Dis
trlct in the Territory Of Florida, to be call
ed the Southern District, embracing al
that part Of the Territory which lies south
Of line from Indian river OIL the east, and
Charlotte hirbor on the west, including
the latter harbor; which sand court shall
exercise ali the jurisdiction within SAID dis.
tr,ct. as the other Superior Courts respec-
tiyely, exercise within their respective dis
tricts, ana shall be subject to all the laws
which govern or regulate the same and
the,e shall be appointed for said district
Judge: and he il hereby authorized 10 APP
pciut a Clork for said court. There shall
nlsJ bc appointed an attorney and Marshal,
who shall exercise all the duties, glv5 the
same bond and security. anu be entitled TO
the same salaries, foes, and compensation.
that ia now allowed by law TO Attorneys
and Marsha,s in other districts in the ter
ritory.
Sec. 2. IND be II further enacted, That
the stated sessions of sad court shall be
held on the first Monday Of May aud No
yenber Annually, at Key West and such
other Intermediates sessions, from time TO
time, as the Judge in his discretion may
think advisable and necessary. The Judge
shall reside at the Island of Key West md
shall be entitled to receive as u salary for
his services two thousand dollars per an
NUN, to be paid quarterly, out Of any mo-
ehys in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
pia'ed.
Sec. 3. find be II further enacted, That
whenever, in any case concerning wrecked
property, or property abandoned at sea, the
Judge aforesaid shall have determined the
rate of salvage to be allowed to salvors, il
shall be his duty, unless the salvage de-
creed shall have been adjusted, without re-
course 10 vesseland cargo, TO direct such
proportion of salvage to be paid to the sal.
vors in kind and that the property saved
shall be divided accordingly under the in
spection of the officers Of the court, and be-
fore it shall have been taken out ofthe Gus
fody of the Revenue officers.
Sec. 4. find be II further enacted, That.
whenever it shall be ascertained, to the
satisfaction Of the Judge of said court, that
any Of the property saved, is from its cha
yacter, not susceptible of being divided in
the manner proposed, or that there are ar
ficlcs in the cargo ofa perishable nature, it
shall be his duty to direct sale Of the same,
for the benefit Of all concerned.
Sec. 5. .4nd be itflrther enacted. That
the property remaining, after separating
the proportion adjudged TO the salvors,shall
not be removed from such store as may be
used for public purposes, nor disposed OF in
nuy other way, within nine months, unless
by the order Of the owners, or OF their au-
thorized agents and that the duties accru-
ing upon such property may be secured at
any port in the United States, where the
owners msy reside.
sSec. q. find be Il further enacted, That
no vessel shall be employed as wrecker,
unless under the authority OF the Judge Of
said Court and that it shall not be lawful
10 employ on board such vessel, any wreck
or who shall have made conditions with the
cap,ain OF supercargo of any wrecked YES
sol before or at the time OF affordlng re.
lief. -
A. STEVENSON,
Speaker of the House oi Representatives.
5. SMITH,
President of The Senate pro tempore
Approyed-23d May, 1928.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.