Washington telegraph., 1850-12-04
BY AUTH ORIT Y.
PUBLIC ACTS.

Passed during the first session Of the 1hsrty.trst
Congress.
AN ACT to provide Cor holding the courts OF the
United States IN case of the sickness or other
disability of the judg". Of ,l,- district courts
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatices Of the U ,itrd States Of America tn
Congress assembled, fnat in nj the sickness
or oiaer d'sahiiiy of any district li'ige OF ANY judi
cia DISTRICT OF the United States which shall pre-
vent him from hoIdug any stated or appointed
term Of the district court Of his district "r OF The
circuit court therein in the ahsrnce OF the circuit
judge aud upon the fact of suoh sickness or other
d.sahn ny h-ing certified by the oI-rk cf such dis
lrct court t. the circuit judge Of the circuit with"
which such district may lie, it shall be la" iul for
such circuit Judge, if im his Judgment the public
interests shall r.qur-, to designate and appoint
the district judg- Of other Judicial district of
the United -tat~s wit hin the same circuit to hold
the district court circuit court in case OF the
sickness absence of the circuit judge, in the
place Of, aud diScharg. all the judicial duties Of
the district judge VIII, NAV h. sick or otherwise
disabled as anr said, while such sickness or uti,er
disability sh all continue: whloh appointr1ent shall
be flied thu Off :- of tn clerk OF said district
court, aud he entered on the minutes oi the courti
I'd certified coy thereof, under the seal OF the
court be by such clerk transmitted TO the judge
designated and appointed
SEC. 9. Aad be it further enscied, That in
case there be circnit I'd 81 resident within such
circuit, Of his absence tllrrrfron or inability to
execute the provIshas OF the pr-crdng section. Or
OF the disability neglect Of the district Judges
designated by him, to hold the courts and transact
the business within, the district for which he
they may be- dsign uted, the cIe,k Of such dis
trict court, shall certify such Tact facts to the
Chief Justice OF the United States; aud it shall
thereuppn b. lawful Tor The Ch-f Jus',ne ofothe
United States TO designate nd appoint IN manner
aforesaid, any d-iric jude within said circuit,
OF any Ja,iicial district win crcnIt next I'M
medIateIy co luLu'us 10 the one within winch
sdca disability EXISTS, which appointment shall be
transmitted 10 snci, clerk, aud by him acted on
directed in the preceding section.
SEC 3 And he it further enarted. That it shall
be the duty of such district judge shalt he Tor
that purpose desg atrd aud appointed, (as IN the
preceding sections prnvidrd,) to ho!d the district
court crcui court as aforesaid and discharge
all the judicial duties OF the district judge, who
sb III sick otherwise disabled as aforesaid, so
long as suct SICKNESS or other disability shall con-
tiln-; and all the anl proceedings IN SAID
courts or by before tho said district Jndge 50
designated and appaintrd shall have the same
.oree, effect ani validity il don" and transacted
by and b-lor- the d ,rIrt jajyr Of said district
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be- iavin iur sLch circuit juJyr the CaIei Justice
Il" the ed States us tue Case may b., from time
10 time, if IN his judgment the pu'i!c interests
shall require, to AXE II new designation aud
appointment of any other district iIyr. Of ANY
judiG.a sifict w'iiin t,e same citcuiis "a aiorr'
sa,d with linz powers aud Tor The duties aud pHr-
poses n,pnt,oaeI in tae precrday sections this
act, aud to revoke and determn. any previous
designation aai app)'um"m'.
SEC s. Aad be it further eancted, That the
distract 1dge So designated and apIoiut-d To mold
tn- aud discharge the duties OF the district
Judge 0f anothcr district aud Who shall hold such
court discharge such duties, shall he allowed
bis reasonable expenses of travel to and from and
of residence in such Other district necessarily m
curred by OF such designation and appoint
pent and his obrdi-uce thereto, aud such expenses
shall when certified by the clerk and district at
forney of the Judicial district within which snc,
services shall have been performed, TIE pad hy the
rn arshai of such district and allowed HIM iilhis
account with the United States
Approved Jaiy ~, 1850.
AN ACT making appropriations for certain Foni-
fca,ions OF the United States, or the year end,
ing the thirlielh of June, thousand eight
hundred and tiity-one.
Be it enacted Jy the Senate and House Of
Rewesea,atiUe of The United States " America
in Congress assembled, I'hat The following sums
he, aud they are hereby. appropriated TO be Paid
out of any money IN the treasury not othrrwiSr
appropriated, for the preservation, rrpirs' a"o
construction o certain iorttilcho's, :'T thr year
ending The thirlicti OF June, eighteen hundred and
fiIiy one.
For defensive works aud barracks near Detroit,
fifteen thousand dollars. t..
FIR fortificaii,,ns at outlet of Lake Champlain,
fifteen thousand dollars.
For delrn,iye works and barracks at narrows OF
Prnobscot river, Maju., twenty thousand dollars.
For repairs Of Forl Sca.uinel. Portland Harbor,
Name, five Thousand dollars.
Isl
land. Boston IL ,rbor, t.p thousand dollars.
For Fort :, arrrm. Boston iiarbor, thirty thou
sand dollars
For r. pairs OF Fort lad prndsncr. Boston Har-
bor, five thousand dola,s.
For Fort A Jams, Newport iiarbor, Rhode Is
land. and prfIlan' ut quarters and b'rrdcAs there
at, thirty five Thousand dollars
For buIdlng Fort i'ru.nbuli, New LonJon Con-
nrciicut. Ten Thousand s'o'ais
For Fort >chu, er Land island Sound, fifteen
| thousand dollars .4a
Fo: resars at Fort Wood, and sea wall, pern.a-
nrmt wiIaif, aud hospital. Bedloe's Island, New
York twenty five thousand dollars.
For repairs OF Fort Hamilton, an.i for permanent
wharf thereai, New York Harbor, twenty thou-
sand dollars
For Fort Richmond, on Staten Island, sixty
| Thousand dollars.
For magazines at Battery. Hudson. five thou
sand doJass -
for Fu,t Delaware, on Pea fatch lsiaho' nIty
| tuusdnd do lars .1His--
| For Fort ou Soi!rrs Point Flats. Baltimore
| ilrior. fifty Thousand c'liais
| For For ',o"ro Hampton Roads, Virginia,
| tweul, tnous aii ioi .,rs
! For fepurs ui ti,i Creek road ind bridge, near
! Fort Monroe, ,9gli isiindr-d io.ii:S t.- s.Irr
For presnTvatsoI .. se Vi Foft houi'Te,, 'haiies-
lon II ari,os three t.,osdud lse hundred dollars
| Eor Fad Sunpier, Charleston Hafoor oo"tii
| Carolina, iorty Thousand dollars.
For dyke to Uruken Dick Snoai, Charleston
| HTl,ir south Ca.oiina, ten thousaHd dollars.