Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-06
LAWS OF THE L. STATES,
lOMctal publication. ]
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Public, No. 80
AN ACT farther supplementary IN nm aci
entIled An act to establish The ndIcIal
courts uf the United States" passed the
twenty ioarih uf September, seventeen
hundred aud eighty uIne.
he IL tnnci,d By he Senate and House Of
Representatives. ofHe UnHtd Siai,s oC .9meri
cn m Congress assembled, Iha, the cnmms
siorers who now are, or hereafter may be-
appolnl"c by the circuit courts Of the United
States To take acknowledgements to bail and
nffldavs, and aIso 10 take drpnstlnns Of vii.
hesses ~ civil Cases, shall aud NAY exercise
All The powers lhnI ANY justice of ,hC peace
ar other magistrate of any Of the United
States may now exercise. ~ respect To- uffen.
dcrs Tor any crime or offence against the
United States, by arrestlug, imprlsoning, or
bailng The same, under aud by virtue of the
thirty third section pf the aci oi the tws,dy
fourth OF September Ammo Dumlni seventeen
hundred and eighty nlue. euiilled AN act
Ia establish the judicial courts of the United
States :" and who .hnll and n,ny exercise all
the powers that any Judge or Justice of the
punce may exercise under aud ~ virtue of the
slSth section of the act passed the twentieth
ut July, Ammo DJmlnI y venteen hundred and
ninety, emitted AN act for the guve rnmpn,
nnd regulation ut scamen IN the mere hani
service"
Sec. = .4nm be IL further tndried. Thu, in
oil hearings before any justice or Iudgc Of The
United States, or any commissioned appointed
as aforesaid. under and ~ virtue of The said
thirty third section of the net entitled AN
net TO establish the Judicial courts Of the
unlied States" 1t shnll be lawful for such
justice, Judge, or commissioner, where The
III.
eo'Hnttcd on the high seas or elsewhere
WITHIN the admiralty and maritime jnrisdic
ton Of the UnIltd States, in his discretion
10 require rec"gnlzanee of any witness
produced IN behalf Of the accused. with such
surety or sur"iles ms he may Judge necessary.
~ well a. IN behalf of the United States. for 4
their appearing and giving testimony at the |
trial OF the cause, whose testimony in his
opinion. is important for the purposes Of jus
tIce at the trial OF the cause, and is IN danger
OF being Otherwise lost aud such witnesses Il
shall be entitled to receive from the United II
STATES the usual compensation allowed toll
Government witnesses for their detention II
and attendance, # they shall appear aud be !,
ready to give testimony at the trial
Sec. 8. lind be Il further enacted That the II
district courts OF the United States shall |.
have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit /.
courts OF all crimes aud offences against the II
United States the punishment Of which is not N
capital. And IN such of the districts where
the business o! the court rnny require 1t TO be II
done for the purposes Of Justice and TO pre-. II
vent undue expenses and DELAYS in the lrial II
of criminal causes, the said district courts Il
shall hold monthly adjournmcnts Of the rcpu-
lar terms thereof for The trial and hearing oil
such cases. II
Sec. 4. .fnd be h|iUiher enacted, That in
lieu OF the punishment now prescribed by II
the sixteenth section Of the act Of Congress
entitled "An act for The punishment of Ger
tain crimes against the United States" pass.
ed on the ihl rtelh day Of April. Ammo DO II
IhIni Que thousand seven hundred and ninety, II
Tor The offences IN the said section mentioned HI
the punishment Of the offender, upon con
uction thereof .lr1ll be by fine not exceed n
ing one Thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
n"; rScceding "n" year, or by both according
!" The nnlnr' and 'ggrayalIon of the offence.
Sec. >. .7nd be II further endcied, Tint the
'ifici courts. ~ courts OF admiralty, and /
W" rucutt ronfiS Of equity shall be deemed
always open i"r We" purpose of filing lbels.
bills. Wiiii"hs. answers, pleas, and other
F"adng- i"r issuing aud returning mesn, N
MA hn"I pr"r"S~ Hnd commissions, and for
In'king nnd directing al lnterlocuiory mn II,
ii"ns, Wdrrs, Iul"s. and other proceedings
what over. pfrPnrai"ry To the hearing of all
causes pending th"rrin upon thor NERDS
And II shall be- competent Cor any Judge ol ,
10" e"ufi, uprn r'a~'mnblc notice To the pnr N
i"-, m tho clcfk's office or ai chambers. and
N vacaiInn NJ vol ~ IN term. ~ make and
if"ci aud award nll such process. commis.l
'hBs, AID nicrlucuiors orders. rules aud
othrr proceedings, whenever the same nre ,
not grsntabIe of course according TO The rules
md practice of the court. lie
Sec u .And be II further enucied, Tha, the n
iipfeme Court shall have foil puwer and az z
horny, fom time ~ time, 10 prescribe, and '