Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-01-20
TPassed December %, 1851


AN ACT extending the laws Of the Uni
ted States over the State of Texas.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all
the laws of the United States are hereby
declared 10 extend TO and over, and to have
full force and effect within, the Stale of
Texas, admitted at the present session Of
Congress into the eonfederacy and Union
of the United Safes.
Sec. 2. ARd be it further enacted, That
the said State of Texas shall constitute one
judicial district, 10 be called the district OF
Texas, for which enc judge shall be ap-
pointed, who shall reside therein, and who
shall receive salary Of two thousand dol
lars per annum, and who shall hold the
first tenn of said court at Galveston on the
first Monday of February next,and at such
other times and places in said district as
may be proved by Ia W, or as said Judge
may order and that said court shall have
and exercise the same powers and juris-
diction as have been conferred by law on
the district courts o.! the United States;
and also shall have and exercise the powers
and Jurisdiction OF circuit court Of the
United States; and appeals and writs Of err
ror shall lie from the decisions of said dis
trct and circuit courts for The district Of
Texas TO the Supreme Cour: of the United
States, in the same cases as from circuit
court Of the United States 10 said Supreme
Court, and under The same regulations.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
there shall be appointed in and for said dis
trict person learned in the law, TO act as
attorney ofthe United States for said dis
trci, and also person TO act as marshal of
the United States for said district, each of
whom shall receive all annual salary Of two
hundred dollars, and also such compensation
and fees for official services as have been or
may be provided by law for United States
district attorneys and marshals; and the Judge
Of said court shall appoint clerk therefor,
who shall receive like compensation and
fees as have been or may be allowed by law
10 clerks of,he district and crcui, courts of
the United States.
PASSED December 30, 1880
AN ACT to establish collection district
in the State of Texas, aud for oiher purpos-
CS.
Be Il enacted BY the Senate and House
Of Representatives. of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
State of Texas shall be one collection dis
trict, and the city of Galveston the only
port of entry, to which shall be annexed
Sabine, yelasco, Matagordi, Cavalo. La
vac1, and Corpus Ciriati, as ports Of dellv
cry only.
Src. ,. And brn further enacted, That
collector for the district of Texas aforesaid
shall be appointed by the President, with
the advice and consent Of the Senate of
the United States, who shall hold his office
upon The terms, and for the time prescribed
BY law, for the like offices in other districts.
The said collector shall reside al the city of
Galveston, and he shall he entitled TO sal
ary not exceeding 1000, including III that
sum the fees allowed by law; and the a.
mount he shall collect in any one year for
fees exceeding the said sum of 2,000,
shall be accounted for,and paid into the trea-
sury of the United States.
SEC. g. And be Il turtle enacted. That
surveyor for each Of the Aforesaid ports OF
delivery, 10 wit Sabine. Velasco, Maiagorda.
Cayallo. La Vaca, and. Corpus Christi, shall
be appointed by the President, with The con-
sent OF the Senate of the United States,
who shall hold their Offices respectively up
on the terms, and for the time prescribed by
law for the like offices in other districts The
said surveyors shall be entitled each to a
salary not exceeding al ,0o3. including IN
that sum the fees allowed by la1; and the