Washington telegraph., 1850-11-27
B Y AU THORIT Y.
PUBLIC ACTS.
Passed during the first session Of the Thirty first

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AN ACT to provide for extending the laws and
the Judicial system Of the United States to the
State Of California.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatires of the United STATES Of America in
Congress assembled, That all the laws Of the
United States which are not locally inappcabe,
shall have the same force and effect within the
said Stale Of California, elsewhere within the
United States.
SEC. 2. And be ii further enacted, That the
said State shall compose two DISTRICTS to be called
the northern and southern districts Of California,
divided BY the ihirty-seventh parallel Of north la,i
tude. A md for the purpose Of trying all issues of
fact triable by jury in said districts, district
court shall be held in said districts, to consist Of
Judge, who shall reside within the district to which
he is appointed. and be called district judge, and
shall in all things have and exercise the came
jurisdiction and powers which were BY law given
to the judge Of the southern district of New York;
the SAID Judge shall appoint a clerk at the place
at which court is holden within the district, who
shall reside and keep the records Of the court at
the place Of holding the same; and shall receive
for the services they may perorm ol the first four
years after the passage OF this act, double the
amount allowed to the clerk of the southern dis
trict Of New York; and thereafter shall receive
only the, fees allowed to the clerk Of the said
southe,1 district ol New York, aud may appoint
deputy. r.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That the
judges Of the districts of California snail hold extra
sessions at any time when the public interest may
in their opinion require the sane.
Sec. 4. And he ii further enacteG, That the
Judge OF The northern district OF California shall
hold two regular sessions annually at San Fran
cisco, and Que regular session annually at San
Jose, Sacramento, and Stockton, at the times FOL
lowing, to wit at San Francisco, on the first Mon
days OF December and June; at San Jose, on the
first Monday in April; at Sacramento. on the first
Monday in September; and at Stockton, on the
second Monday ia October.
SEC. 5. and be it further enacted, That the
iudy of the southern district of California shall
hold one regular session annually at the following
places, to wit: at Monterey, on the first Monday
in June; and at Los Angeles, the tirst Monday
in December
SEC g. And be it further enacted, Aud should
the judges of either Of the said district courts fail
TO attend at the time and place of holding any
of the regular terms OF the court for either o SAID
districts before the close of the fourth day of any
such term, the business pending in such court shall
stand adjourned to the next regular term thereof:
Prorided, That whenever the Judge o! either OF
said courts, from any cause, shall iail to hold a
regular term of said court it shall be his duty, il,
in his opinion, the business in said court shall
uiire to hold an intermediate term of said court
at such Time he SHALL by his order, under his
hand and seal, direct, addressed to the clerk and
marshal Of sa,d court at least thirty days previous
to the commencement of said term, and 10 be pub
Iisbed in the several newspapers published in the
bounds Of said district the same length OF time;
and at any and all such intermediate terms, the
business Of any such courts, Of every nature and
description whatsoever, shall have reference to,
and be proceeded with, in the same manner as
the same were regular term of said court
SEC. 7. and be it further enacted, That there
shall be allowed TO the judge Of the northern dis
trct aforesaid an annual compensation OF three
thousand five hundred dollars, and TO the Judge oi
the southern district aforesaid AN annual colnpen-
sation of twenty eight hundred dollars, to COM
mence from, the date OF their appointments resfec-
lively v-e'
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That there
shall be appointed in each OF said districts person
learned in the law to act attorney for the United
States who shall, in addition to his fees oil office,
which, for the first four years after the passage oil
this act shall be double those Of the southern dis
trct of New ork: and thereafter he shall be en-
titled receive the fees as the attorney oil he
said southern district Of New York, and salary
of five hundred dollars annually as lu!l compen-
sa ton for all extra services.
SEC g. And be it further enacted That mar
shal shall be appointed in each of said DISTRICTS
who shall perform the said duties. be subject to tie
regulations and penalties, aud be entitled 10
receive for the first four years alter the passage OF
| this act double the amount OF lees which are pre-
scrbed to marShals in the southern district oi New
York. and there after he shall be entitled TO receive
the Of the marsha of the said southern district
! of New York, and shall, moreover, be eutnled to
the sum of FIVE hundred dollars annually as COM
pensation for all services; and the said mar
sha shall have the right to appoint as many depu-
/ ties as the duties Of his office shall require
| Src. 10. And be 1t further enacted, That IN
addition to the ordinary jurisdiction and powers
of district court of the United States with WHICH
1 the southern district court of New ork has been
| invested, the said courts be, and hereby are, IN
vested respectively within the limits oil IT'S dIs,fict
| with the exercise of concurrent jurisdiction ana
powers in all civil exercised by the CIR
cult courts Of the Upied States. and that III all
cases where said courts shall exercise such juris-
dction, appeals may be taken from the Judg dgmehts'
orders, or DEGREES Of said courts, to the Supreme
Court Of the United States, in the same manner'
| and upon the same conditions as appeals may DC
taken from the circuit courts .
| SEC. III. And be it further enacted, That all
| ciyi! causes pending in any OF the courts OF
! California. the jurisdiction OF which may properly
brloug TO the courts Of the United States herein
established shall be removed to the sad Lnted
States courts either by writ Of certiorar, or by a
transfer OF the original papers with an exeinpil-
cation from the record docket entry, under The
1 seal Of the court from which they shall be re-
| moved, for which exemPifica,ion the clerk OF sao
| court shall receive the same fees as may be al
| lowed by law Tor Such IauSieIs aHS ." S"'0 u
| final determination of the cause IN favor o the
| party paying for such record, he shall be entitled
TO tax the expense thereof other costs are taxa
Bile, against tie party failing in said suit; and all
cases, &c, removed shall take rank on the dock
| cts and lists of cases Of said United States
courts according to priority o: date, and be pro-
! ceeded in as cases originally brought 10 SAID
| courts.
Approved September %, 1850.
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| The Female Medical College at Ihla-
delphia went into operation on Monday
last. Forty females have given in their