Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-06-15

SEC O. A11d Be It ffsqtheT e4lacfeas bat all |
the ports, harboTs. bar 5, Yivers & waters OF the
main land of the territory of Upper lall NORMA.
shall constitute a coI4sctlon district by the
name Of Upper California; and port OF entry
shall be, and is hereby, established lot SAID
district at San Francisco, on the bay OF San
Francisco. and a collector OF customs shall be
|appointed By the President OF the United States.
by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, to reside at said port OF entry.
SEC. 8. Ind be 1T further enacted, That
norts of delivery shall be, and are hereby, es-
tablished in the collection district aforesaid at
San Diego, Monterey, and at some convenient
point within the territory of the United States,
to be selected by the Secretary OF the Treasu
Iry as near as may be to the junction OF the
rivers ella and Colorado, at the head of the
Gulf of California; and the collector OF the
said district of California is hereby authorized
TO appoint, with the appreciation OF the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, three deputy collectors,
to he stationed at the ports OF delivery afore-
| said
| Sec. a. And be 1t further enacted, That the
collector OF said district shall be allowed
compensation Of fifteen hundred dollars per
annum and the fees and commissions allowed
! by law; and the said teputy collectors shall
each be allowed a compensation of one thou
| sand dollars per annum and the fees and COM
missions allowed by law
SEC 5. And be 1t further enacted, That
until otherwise provided by law, all violations
of the revenue laws of the United States COM
mitted within the district of Upper California
shall be prosecuted in the district court of
1 Louisiana or the supreme court of Oregon,
which courts shall have original jurisdiction,
and may take cognZance OF all cases arising
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Upper California, and shall proceed therein in
the same manner and with the like effect as if
such cases had arisen within the district or
territory where The prosecution shall be
brought.
SEC. 6. A1ld be 1T further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from and after the ten.b
day of March next.
Approved March 8, 1849.
E[PUBLIc-No IA. An Act to settle the title
to certain tracts of land in the State of Ar
kansas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States Of Aner-
ica in Congress assembled, That each and ev-
cry owner of Spanish or French land claim,
or any part thereof, in the State OF Arkansas,
which was submitted for adjudication to the
superior court of the late Territory OF Arkan-
sas, and by that court confirmed, being bona
fde subsequent purchaser fcE valuable con-
sideration, is hereby authorized to enter, with
in one year from the passage OF this act, the
land covered by said claim, or less quantity
thereof, to he embraced in any legal subdlvls,
ion, at the minimum price, under such regu
latons as the Commissioner OF the General
Land Office shall prescribe Provided, hoaoeU'
en-, That the owner aforesaid shall be an &C.
cupant or cultivator of said land.
SEC. 2 Ind be it further enacted, That af.
ter the lapse of two years from the approval
; of this act, the sale of the lands embraced by
the DEGREES of the superior court OF Arkansas,
which were on bills of review reversed, anu
!. which the President was, by the act Of elgh
teen hundred and thirty-two, required to re-
serve from sale, which may then remain the
property of the United States, shall no longer
be reserved from sale by the President OF the
United States land that the same may be brought
, into market under existing laws
Approved March 8, l849
[PUBLIc-No. As IAN Act for the better or.
r ganiZation of the district court of the United
States within the State of Louisiana.
, Be it enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States Of Amer
: 1cG an Congress assembled, That for the more
+ convenient transaction of business in the
: courts of the United States within the State
] of Louisiana, the said State shall be, and the
= same is hereby, divided into two judicial dis.
/ tricts, in the manner following, 10 wit: the
parishes of Sabine, Desoto. Caddo, Natchi,o
= ches, Bossier, Rapdes, Claiborne, Jackson
Catahoula, Caldwell, Ouachita, Union, More
: house, Franklin, Carroll, Madison, Tensas
5 Concordia, St. Landry, Avoyelles, Calcaseu
ST. Mary, St Martin, Verrnlion, and Lafay.
E cite, shall compose one district, to be called
the western district OF Louisiana; and all the
5 remaining part Of the said State shall compose
e another district, 10 be called the eastern dis
= trict of Louisiana; and all criminal actions OF
, civil suits, either in law or equity, which have
arisen in the western district, or against per.
] sons residing therein, or concerning lands
e situated therein, together with all process
writs, recogniZances, and records, belonging
I thereto, shall be transferred to the western
district; and all civil suits hereafter instituted
against persons residing in said western dis
trict, or suits concerning lands situated IN the
same, in the courts Of the United States, shall
be in said district; and there shall be held an
nualy in said district one stated session of the
;. court at each of the following places, to wit
at Opelousas on the first Monday in August
for the parishes of St Landry, CaIcaSieu, st
Mary, St Martin, VermiIIion, and Lafayette
e at Alexandra, on the first Monday in Septem
: ber for the parishes of Rapides, AvoyeIles
t and Natchtoches at Shreveport, on the frs
Monday in October, for the parishes of Cad
f 10, Sabine, Desoto, Bosser, and Claiborne
: at Monroe, on the first Monday in November
S for the parishes of Ouachita, Jackson, Union
D Morehouse, Franklin, CatahouIa, Carroll
d Madison, Tensas, and Concorda; and per
e son learned in the law, residing in said ives
: tern district, shall be appointed by the Presl
} dent of the United States, by and with the ad
= vice and consent of the Senate, Judge thereof
with salary of two thousand dollars per an
/ mum, payable semi annually, with the same
t powers and duties as the district Judge of the
+ United States for the district of Louisiana, as
r it now exists, and such as are now conferred
on him, or required of him, by this act; who
} is required to bold said terms, and authorized
5 and required to hold special sessions of the
said court, in the said western district. for the
trial of civil or criminal cases, whenever be
may deem it eXpedient; that all process, writs
r and recognizances of every kind, whether re-