The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-18
JOHN WHITE,
TPUBLIc-No. ISL

AN ACT further supplementary TO an act
entitled San Act to establish tie Judicial
Courts of The United States," passed the
twenty fourth of September, seventeen
hundred and eighiy.nine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
commissioners who now are, or hereafter
may be, appointed by the circuit courts of
the United States to take acknowledgements
of bail and affidavits, and also 70 take depo-
silions of witnesses in civil causes, shall
and may exercise all the powers thai any
justice of the peace or other magistrate Of
any of the United States may now exercise,
in respect 10 offenders for any crime or Of
fence against the United States, by arrest
ing imprisoning. or bailing the same, under
and by virtue Of the thirty third section of
the act of the twenty fourth Of September,
Ammo Domini seventeen hundred and eight
y-nine, entitled IAN act 10 establish the ju-
dicia courts Of the United States :" and who
shall and may exercise oil the powers that
any Judge or justice of the peace may exer-
else under and in virtue of the sixth section
of the act passed the twentieth of July, An.
70 Domini seventeen hundred and ninety,
entitled "An act for the government and
regulation OF seamen in The merchant SER
| vice.
Sec. .. And DO il further enacted, That
in all hearings before any justice or judge
Of the United States, or any commissioner
appointed as aforesaid, under and in virtue
&c tb. "a thir,,- II Of b.,
titled San act 10 establish the judicial courts
of the United S ates," it shall be lawful for
such justice, Judge or commissioner, where
| the crime or offence is charged 10 have been
commiued on the high seas or elsewhere
within the admiralty and maritime juri,dic.
| ton of the United States. in his discretion
! 10 require recognizance of any witness
| produced in behalf of the accused, with such
surety or sufiies as he may Judge ncces-
sary, as well as in behalf ofihc United States
for their appearing and giving testimony at
the trial of the cause, which testimony, in
his opinion, is important for the purposes of
Justice, al the trial of the cause, and is in
danger of being otherwise lost and such
I witnesses shall be entitled 10 receive from
the United States the usual compensation
allowed 10 government witnesses for their
detention and attendance, ifihey shall appear,
and be ready 10 give testimony at the trial.
SEC. 3. And be ii further enacted. That
the district courts ofthe United States shall
have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit
courts of all crimes and offences agains, the
United States. the punishment OF which is
not capital. And in such of the districts
where The business of the court NAV require
ii IL be done for The purpose of justice and
TO prevent undue expenses and delays in the
trial of criminal causes, the said district
courts shall hold monthly adjournments oil
the regular terms thereof for The trial and
hearing of such causes.
Sec. 4 And be it further enacted, That
in lieu ofthe punishment now prescribed by
the sixteenth section of the acI of Congress
entitled IAN act for the punishment of Ger.
tain crimes against the United States, pass.
ed on the thirtieth day of April. Ammo Dom.
ini one thousand seven hundred and ninety,
for the offences in the said section mention.
ed, the punishment Of the offender, upon
conviction thereof, shall be by fine not ex.
ceeding one thousand dollars, or by ;mpris
ouihCht uOl CASScuiuS ouC sSoi, VI " oo'"
according 10 the nature and agg:avation o.
the offence.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, Tha
the district courts as courts of admiralty
and the circuit courts as courts Of equity
shall DO deemed always open for The purpose
of filing libels, bills. petitions. answers
pleas and other pleadings, for issuing ant
returning mesne and final process and com
missions, and for making and directing al
interlocutory motions. orders, rules anc
other proceedings whatever, preparatory IL
the hearing of all causes pending therein
upon their merits. And it shall be compe
J tent for any Judge ofthe court. upon reason
able notice 10 the parties, in the clerks Of
; flee or at chambers, and in vacation as we
as in term, to make and direct, and awar