Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-04-07
TPusL,c No. 1877

TPusL,c No. H..
AN ACT to regulate the exercise Of the appel
late jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court OF the
United States in certain cases, and for other
purposes.
Be II enacted BY the .Snnie and House Of
Representatives. Of The Unitei SAFES Of A.
merios in Congress assembled, That all
and singular the records Of the proceed
ines in tho several cases which were
pending in the superior courts Of the late
Territory Of Florida, under snd by virtue
Of the oct Of Congress Of the twenty third
Of May eighteen hundred AMI twenty
eight: entitled, IAN act supplementary to
the several acts providing for the settle
mont AMI confirmation OF private land
claims in Florids," and under and by
virtue Of an act entitled, IAN act to pro
vide for the final settlement Of lanl claims
III Florida, approved twenty sixth Of May.
eighteen hundred and thirty, and in the
several ca,es which were pending in the
court Of appeal: Of the same Territory, on
the third day Of March, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred aud for
ivNfive, and al and singular the records
81 the proceedings in the several cases in
which judgments or DEGREES had been rem
dered in said court on or before that day,
and from which writs Of error could have
bssn sued out. or appeals could have been
taken, or from which writs OF error had
been sued out, Of appeals had been taken
and prosecuted to the Supreme Court of
the United States, according 10 the laws
Of the United States which were in sorce
on the said third day Of March, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hum
bred and forty five, shall, from and after
the passing OF this act, be transferred to
and deposited in tho district court Of the
United States for the district Of Florida.
SEC. 2. .fnd Be 1t further enacieI, Tina,
it shall be the duty ri the judge Of the dis
srict court Of the United States, for the
district Of Florida, immediately after the
passing efthis act, TO cause the same to be
Notified TO the several clerks Of the supe-
ri.r courts, or to ether officers or persons
having in their possession or custody the
records d the proceedings in the first Sec
ten ofthis aci referred 10 and described, and
e demand the delivery Of the same, 10 be
deposited, % in and BY the said first section
Of this act is required; and on the refusal
Of such clerk or other officer or person to
comply with such demand, the said Judge
Of the district court Of the United States
10 hereby authorized and required to COM
pei the delivery ofthe said records BY at
tachmsnt Or Otherwise, according tolaw.
SEC. ;. find be i farthsr enacted, That
in al easss in which judgment OF decree.
have been rendered in the said superior
courts or court ofap2eals Of the late Ter
ritory Of Florida, and from which writs
Of error have been sued out or appeals
have been taken to the Supreme Court of
the United States, the said Supreme Court
shall be, and 10 hereby authorized to hear
and determine the same, and the mandates
Of the said Supreme Court for the execu.
ton Of the judgments or DEGREES SO to be
rendered By them, ard all other writs
which may Do necessary in the exercise
OF the appellate jurisdiction Of the said
court in such cases, shall BE- directed 10
the district court Of the United States for
the district Of Florida, and the said dis
triet court shall cause the same to BE- duly
executed and obeyed.
SEC 4. find Be 4 further enacted, That
the district court Of the United States for
the district Of Florida shall take corni.
zsncs Of al Gases which were pending
and undetermined in the said superior
ssurts, under and By the virtue Of the act
sfCongrsss Of tweniy third May. eighteen
hundred and twenty eight, entitled .An.l
aes supplementary to the several acts pro-
siding for the settlement and confirmation |
q private land claims in Florida and
under and BY virtue Of an act entitled San