The Arkansas banner., 1847-03-24
Pnhlic--No. l2. AN ACT

To regulate the exercise of the appellate jurisdiction of the supreme court of the Uni ted States, in certain cases, and for other purposes. a
 Be u enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives. of the U. States Of .4merica ia Congress assembled, That all and singu- lar the records of the proceedings m the sev- eral cases which were pending in the supe- rior courts of the late Territory of Florida, under and by virtue of the act of Congress of the twenty-lhrd of May, eighteen hun dred and twentyeight entitled, sAn act supplementary to the several acts providing for the settlement and confirmation of priv ate land claims in Florida" and under and by virtue of an act entitled, "Ah aci 10 pro- vide for the final settlement of land claims in Florida" approved twenty-sixth of May. eighteen hundred and thirty, and in the sev- -eral cases which were pending in the court of appeals of the same Territory, on the third day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty y-6ve, and all and singular the records of the pro- ceedings In the several cases in which judg- menis or decrees had been rendered in the said courts on or before that day, and from which wri,s of error could have been sued out, or appeals could have been taken, or from which writs of error had been sued out or appeals had been taken and prosecuted to the supreme court of the United States, ac- cording to the laws of the United States which were in force on the said third day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thous. and eight hundred and forty y-6ve, shall from and after the passing of this act, be transfer rcd to and deposited in the district cour, Of the United States for the district of Florida.
 Sec 2. find be tt faytAer enacted, That it shall be ,he duty of the judge of the dis trict court of the United States for the district of Florida, immediately after the passing of this act, to cause the same io be notified to the several clerks of the superior courts or to other officers or persons hasing m their possession or custody the records of the proceedings in the frs, section of this act referred 10 and described, and to demand the delivery of the same to be deposited. as in and by the said first section of this act is re- quired; and on the refusal of such clerk or other officer or person to comply with saeh demand, the said judge of the district court of the United States, is hereby authorized and required to compel the delivery of the said records by attachment or otherwise, &C., cording to law
 Sec. 3. And be il further enaeied, That in all cases in which judgment or decrees have been rendered in the said superior court or cour, of appeals of the late Terriio- " of Florida. and from which wrts of error have been sued on, or appeals have been la ken to the supreme court of the U. States, the said supreme court shall be, and is here by. authorized to hear and determine the same, and the mandates of the said supreme court for the execution of the judgments or decrees so to be rendered by them, and all other writs which may be necessary in ihe exercise of the appellate jurisdiction of the said court in such cases, shall be directed 10 the distric; court of the United States for the district 1f Florida. and the said district court shall cause the same 10 be duly executed and obeyed
 Sec A. find Dc it further enacted, That the district court of the United States for the district of Florida. shall take cognizance of all cases which were pending and undeter- mined in the said superior courts, under and by virtue of the act of Congress of twenty third of May, eighteen hundred and twenty eight, entitled, @An act supplementary to the several acts providing for she settlement and confirmation of private land claims in Flor
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