Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-03-25
Approved February %, 1877

[PUBLIc-No. l41
AN ACT Key West the State Florida
for other purposes.
Be enacted by the Senate House Of Representatives. Of
the United STATES Of America in Congress assembled
all that part Of the State of Florida lying south of
drawn due east and west from the northern point Of Charlotte
habOr including the islands, keys reefs, shoals, harbo
bays and nle south OF said line, shall be erected into
judicial district be called the southern district Of FlOr
da; district court shall be held in said southern district,
consist Of judge who shall reside Key West said
STRICT and be called district judge; and shall in all things
have and exercise the jurisdiction and powers Of district
and circuit court Of the United States within the district
aforesad and appeals may be allowed and writs of
sued and made eturnsbe in the Supreme Court in the
manner and under the rules and regulations
appeals and writs of allowed and sued from and
circuit court The judge shall appoint clerk who
shall reside and keep the records Of the court at the place
Of holding the same; and shall receive for the services he
may perform the fees TO which the clerk Of the Lou
ana district is entitled for similar services.
SEC 3 and be further enacted, That the judge Of said
district shall hold two regular Of each year
Key West-the commencing the first Monday in
May, the other the first Monday of November each
year. He shall also hold extra sessions Of said from
time tme such places in said district occasion may
require, to despatch the business OF said courts and for
the purpose Of hearing and deciding all of admiralty
and maritime Jurisdictions the said ce1Tt shall be at all times
open.
SEC 3. And be it further enacted That no vessel nor
thereof shall be regularly employed 10 the business
Of wrecking Florida without the license
the judge of said and before licensing any vessel
master, the judge shall be satisfied that the vessel is
worthy and properly and sufficiently fitted and equipped fol
and that the master thereof trustworthy, and
any fraud misconduct in relation any property ship
| wrecked or saved on said coast
SEC And be further enacted, That there shall be al
lowed to the judge aforesaid annual salary Of two thou
sand dollars TO be paid to him quarterly from the time Of BIZ
appointment
SEC s. And be 1t further enacted That there shall be
appointed in said district person learned in the law
attorney for the United States, who SHALL in addition
his stated fees, be paid BY the United States hundred
dollars full compensation for all extra services
SEC g. And be further enacted That there shall be ap
pointed in said district a marshall who shall perform tn,
same duties, be subject 10 the regulations aud
and be entitled to the same fees, allowed to shal
in district Of Louisiana and SHALL moreover entitled
to the of two hundred dollars annually, compensa
ton for all extra services
SEC Z. And be ii further enacted That the provisions
the passed at this session. entitled An regulate
the exercise Of the appellate jurisdiction Of the Supem
Court Of the United States in certain and for other pu
poses shall be held to apply to all records proceedings
judgments DEGREES transferred 10 the hereby estab
shed and all and singular the records and proceedings
judgments DEGREES specified in said act that pend
ing claimed to be pending stated in said act in
fore the superior court Of the southern district of
Territory Of Florida and provided by said act to be trans
erred district the United for the dislrc
Florida shall be- and hereby, transferred the
hereby created, and all the provisions of said relating
said district of the United States for the district Of Flor
respecting the removal Of judgments sue
10 the Supreme Court Of the United States, other
wise relating 10 such cases shall be deemed and held 10
ply the court hereby created the said distrC
court district Of Florida and
the aforesaid transferred 10 the hereby
ated.
SEC s. And be further enacted That the title and nam
Of said district of the United States district
Florida shall hereafter be the "distrc court of the Unite
States for the northern district Of Florida " and that Ii
judge of said northern district SHALL addition tern
Of this heretofore prescribed be held within
northern district, hold Of the court for said dr
at ApaachicOa the first Monday in February of eac
year, and term Of said count at Pensacola the fr
Monday in March of each year. for the trial Of aTsiu
in tie western section Of the State of Florida.
Approved February %, ls47