Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-24

No. ASl AN ACT to establish Southern Judicial Dis.
trc' u the Territory Of Florida
Re Il enacted b. The Serae and Eouse ef Representatives
e M Unid Sdes IF .imerica Congress assembled, That
there shall be established anohcr Judicial District in tho
ferri'o oi FLORIDA 10 be called The Southern District
embracing ali ihs. rarr OF the Territory which lies south
of lne from Indian river o. tc east AID Charlotte h-r
Dor on the wes including The latter harbor; which sad
court shall exercise all the jurisdiction within said distic
as the other Superior Crurs respectively exercise within
their respective Districts ard shall be subject to ali the
laws which govern regulate the same and sha
be appointed for said district Judge; and he is hereby
All horSed to appoint Clerk for said There shall
also be appointed an attorney and Marshal, who shall
ercse all the duies give the bond and security and
be entitled to the same saayies fees and compensation
that is now allowed by law to Attorneys and Marshals il
other districts in the territory.
Sec. ind be further enacted That the stated seq.
sons OF said court shall be held the FIRST Mondays Of
May and November annually Key West; and such other
intermediate sessions, from time to time the Judge in
his discretion may think advisable and necessary. The
Judge shall reside the Island of Key West and shall
be entitled to receive salary for his services two thou
sand dollars per annu, to be paid quarterly out OF any
moneys in the Treasury otherwise appropria ted
Sec .fnd6e further enacted, That whenever in any
case concerning wrecked property property abandoned
OF salvage TO be allowed 10 savos it shall be his duty,
less salvage ecreed shall have been adjusted without
vessels and CARGO to direct such proportion Of
salvage be paid to the salvors i'll kind and that the
property saved shall be divided accordingly under the in.
speco Of the officers of the court, and before it shall
been taken out Of the custody Of the Revenue Off
GERS.
Sec .4n2 BE Il further enacted, That whenever it shall
he t,ined TO the satisfaction of the Judge OF said
court ha any Of the property saved 49, from its charac'
ter, not susceptible Of being divided in the pro-
posed tia, there articles in the cargo Of pershs
he naiu,e shall be his duty to direct sale OF the sAmeo
for the benefit o all concerned
Sec And be il further enacted, That the property
naming, after separating the poron adudged to The sal
,o shall be removed from such sto! may be used
or public purposes, disposed of ii any other way,
within months, unless by the order of the owners
of their authorized agents; and that the duties accruing
upon such property may be secured at any port in the
United s,aes, where the owners may reside
Sec. .fnd 5s further eloced That no vessel shall be
employed wecker, nirss under the authority of the
Judge Of said Ccur.; that it shall not be lawful TO
employ board such sess., any wrecker who shall have
made conditions with the captain snpercaigo of any
wrecked vessel, before at time Of attoriing relief
a. STEVENSON,
| Speaker Of the SIaise Of r representatives,
6 SMITH
President oithe Senate, pro tcmpore
Approved-&3d May, 1923.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.