The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-23
No. l63.

OF the Of common pleas shall exercise all the
powers and jurisdiction heretofore held and exer-
cised by the district court; and IN all cases apper
tanning TO said jurisdiction, the proceedings shall
be the il said district court were in exist
ence.
SEc 8. And be IL further enacted. That there shall
be, and ia hereby, established court 70 be styled
"the court of appeals Of the District of Columbia,
which shall be composed of three Judges 10 wit the
Judge Of the court of common pleas, who shall pre-
side the Judge of the court of equity, who shall be
the senior associate; and the Judge OF the criminal
court; that any final judgment, order, or decree,
in the court OF common pleas, the court OF equity
or the criminal court, wherein in civil cases the
matter in dispute, exclusive of costs, shall exceed
the value OF fifty dollars, and shall be less than the
value OF one thousand dollars, may be examined,
versed or affirmed, in the said court OF appeals by
writ af error appeal, which shall be prosecuted in
the same manner, under the same regulations,
and tho same proceedings shall be had therein,
| as now exist respecting appeals writs Of error
from the said circuit court to the supreme court,
except that 1t shall not be requisite TO transmit
full transcript of the record of said cause, but only
short copy, containing the docket entries OF the
| case accompanied by the original papers filed in
said cause which shall be taken, to all intents and
purposes the same if full Transcript had been
certified and sent up and for said short copy and
entry of appeal or writ of error, the clerk of the
court of appeals shall be entitled to charge fee of
! one dollar only and provided in all ca9es of writ
of error, appeal, in civil cases. to said court of
| appeals no Judgment, order, Decree shall be
| sta yed, unless bond, with surety sureties,
| approved by the Judge in whose court the case
arise, be nied and provided that all appeals from
the criminal court shall be conducted in the same
| manner as appeals from the said criminal court 10
the said circuit court are now conducted and pro-
| vided, also that in any cause coming up from the
court of common pleas, or the criminal court, the
court OF appeals shall only have power TO re-exam
| ine the law of the case; and provided that, in
criminal cases, the United States shall not be ent
tied 10 the right OF appeal, and the said court of
appeals shall have power to prescribe It's own rules
| of practice; and the said court of appeals shail
| hold two terms IN each year, to wit on the first
| Monday in January, and the first Monday in June;
| and provided further, that the supreme court, in
all cases OF and exceeding the value of one thou
sand dullars shall retain the iursdict
| cases in said court OF common pleas and court OF
equity as it now has at law in equity
| IN said circuit court.
| SEC 9. Ind be ii further enacted, That III case
either of the said judges shall any time be dis
| abled from sitting or performing his duties, by
reason OF sickness, absence, or being Interested,
| or otherwise incapaciaated, the President of the
United States may appoint some suitable member
Of the bar of said district 70 act in place of such
judge or judges, who shall take the same oath as
provided by law for said Judge Judges, and shall
| discharge the duties of such Judge, in all cases
wherein he was not int crested as counsel related
to any of the parties during the disability of said
Judge Judges and for his services shall receive
per diem compensation. TO be allowed by the Solci-
tor of the Treasury of the United States.
seq 10. lind be IL further enacted, That all dutie.
conferred by existing laws on the chief Justice OF
the circuit court shall dcvolve upon and be per
formed by the Judge of the court of equity except
such duties relate 10 the delivery of fugtves from
Justice, which last duties shall devolve upon the
Judge OF the criminal court, who shall have power
10 demand and surrender all fugitivcs from justice
See. H. Ind be il further enacted, That each o
the Judges herein provided shall be paid out of tn,
treasury an annual salary, payable quarterly, o
three thousand dollars and hold their office during
good behavior, and until the incumbent shall at
tain the age ofsixty five years
SEC. II. Ind be Il further enacted That all formc
laNT ay,sA nat. fxxFIfh t,a
Otherwise, be, and the are hereby, repealed
. SEC. l3. And be Il further enacted, That com
mission, to consist of five persons learned in tn
law, be appointed by the President of the Unite
States, whose duty it shall be to prepare code
laws Tor the government of the District Of Columbis
and TO report the to Congress within two year
| from dat ber,