The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-08-05
[PuBLlc--No. 20.1
An ACT in addition To the acts respecting the
judicial system Of the United States.

AN AZ 4 III duulliOn l0 t0e hctS respecting tnt
Judicial system Of the United States.
Bet enacted by he Senate aud House Of Rep
resentatres ofthe United States Of America an
Congress asSem6ted That whenever il shall so
happen that neither of the judges OF a circuit
court Of the United States shall attend at the
commencement of a session of the said court,
at the time appointed any adjournment
thereof, to open and adjourn the said court in
person. either Of the said Judges may, by a
written order to the marshal, adjourn the court
from time to time, as the case may require, TO
any time or times antecedent to the next stated
term of the said court; and all suits, actions,
wrts, processes, recoguizauces, and other pro
ceedings, pending in such court. or returnable
10, or TO be acted upoa at such court, shall
have day and bo returnabe 10, aud be heard,
tried, and determined at such adjournment on
adjouinments in the same msnner and with the
same effect if the said court had been duly
opened and held at the commencement Of such
session. or other day appointed therefor: and
all persons bound or required to appear at the
said court, either as jurymen, witnesses, parties
or o:herSise, shall be bound and required 10
attend al such adjournment or adjournment ac-
cordngly.
SEc. 9. And be IL further cnacte4 That the
presiding judge Of any circuit court may. al his
discretion, appoint special sessions thereof 10
be held at the places where the stated sessions
thereof are holden at Which special sessions il
shall he competent for the said cour, 10 enter
trrtain jurisdiction of and TO hear decide all ca
ses in equity, cases in error, or on appeal. is
snes Of law. motions in arrest Of Judgment, mo-
ton for new trial, and all othsr motion. and
TO award executions and other final process, aud
TO do aud transact all other business, and direct
all other proceedings, in all causes pending in
q hy a
jury. in the same way and with the same force
and effect as the same could or might be done
al the stated sessions OF such court.
SEC. 8. Ind be Il further enacted, That writs
OF error shall lie to the Supreme Cour, from
all Judge all judgments Of a circuit court in
cases brought there by wriis of error from the
district court, in like manner and under the
same regulations, limitations. and restrictions
as are now provided by law for wr,s Of error
to judgments rendered upon suits originally
brought in the circuit court.
SEC. A. And be it fuLjier enacted. That iudg-
n,ents and DEGREES hereafter rendered in the
circuit aud district courts Of the United States
within any State, shall cease to be liens on real
estate or ehaiiels zeal in the same manner and
al IKE periods as dsmepts aud DEGREES of the
courts oi such State nov cease BY law 10 be
liens thereon; aud the respective clerks OF the
United States courts in such State shall receive
the like fees Tor making searches and retti6cates
respecting such liens as are now allowed FOR like
services to the clerks Of the supreme court of
such State; aud the eighth. ninth. and ,en,b
sections of the act entitled An act supplement.
tsry to 40 act to amend The Judicial system of
The United States, and for Other purposes
passed March third, one thousand eight hun-
dred aud thirty .uine." are hereby repealed.
APPROVED July tib, 1910.