The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-31
fPUprIc-No. 46 !.

PUBtIc-No. ID
~ ACT 10 establish Spuhern ludtc,al District IN ,be
Territory Of Flolidn.
Be Il enacted bgite Senate and House u
Rrpresfutaflf5 offbc United SiGtep Of -lneri-
m. N C0nrrsS assembled, That there snail
he established another judicial District in the
Territory of FLORIDA, 10 he called the southern
District embracing all that pari of the Territory
which lies south ola line from Indian river on
the past and Charlotte harbnr on the west, III.
GLIDING the latter harbor, which said court ,ha'l
exercise ali the jurisdiction within sand datrel,
as the other Superior Courts respectively, rEer
Csc within their respective districts aud snail
be subject to all the laws which govern or reru-
late the same: and there shall be appointed tor
cad district a Judge and he Is hereby aufao-
rzrd 80 appoint a Clerk Tor sad court. There
p Il also hc appointed an Attorney and Marshal
who shall exercise all the duties, give the same
bond and security. and bc entitled to tie same
salaries, fees, aud compensation that Is now al
lowed by law TO Attorneys aud MarSbals mother
districts in the territory.
Sec .. and be Il further snatie9 That tha
sinted sessions Of SAID court shall be held On the
| fist MONDAYS OF MAY aud November annually,
II hey West; aud such other Intermediate 5es-
s.ous. from tjtne to umP, as rbe Judge "a lis dis
! sl,ton may think advisable ahd uccr .ary. Tn
/ Judge shall reside at the Island Of kry Vest
and shGll he entitled to receive as n salary IN
his strv Icestw Thousand dollars per aWum, ~ 81
! pal quarterly, out Of any money Ia the 1aea.
=ary not o'her~ se appropriated
| S.. ind he Il futfitr cuGc'ed. Tint
whenever, IA any case concerning Wicked pro-
| perry. or property abandoned nj sea, tbe Judy,
ato, sad stall have determined Tie raie II a.
wee to - allowed to savnrs, it shall be- ius du-
! = unlessS the salvage decreed shall have been
adjusted. without ecourse to vessel and CARGO
/ - ar.ct such proportion Of salvage IA kind
and that the property saved shall hc divided at
corGiugly, under the inspection Of The officers oi
the court, and before il shall nave bern taken out
! OF the custody OF the Revenue officers.
| Sec i. and be II fqibr cac'rd Tbai
whenever il shall be- ascelfMned, to the safisfae
ton OF he Judge OF said court, that any OF the
property saved is from its character, not susccp.
| dAr OF being divided in the manner proposed
or thatthere are articles in the cargo ofa perish
! able nature it shall be his duty to direct a
sale OF the same, for the benefit OF all concerned
! sec g. ind be II further enacted, That the
property remaining, after eparainG that portion
adiudaed 20 the salyorS. shall not be removed
! from such store AS may be used for public pupo-
ses, nor disposed OF IN any other way, within
| nine months, unless by the order oi the owners,
or off their authorized agents aud that the du'
ties accruing upon such property may be secur-
] ed at auv port in the Uuued States, where the
| owners may reside.
Sec. 6. 1p4de II further eHaciri, Thai ~
vessel shall be employed as wrcCker, unless
under the authority the Judge Of said Court
and that IT shall not be lawful 70 employ on
board such vessel any wrecker who shall have
made conditions with the captain or supercargo
of any wrecked vessel, before or at the time Of
allording relief