The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-04-03
Approved September 2s, 1857.

CHAP. LXXXvI-Amart to provide for extending tho
laws, and the judicial system of the United States to
the State of California.
SIC. |. BE IL enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States Of
.fmerica ia C0ngress assembled, That all the
laws Of the United States which locally Dappli-
cable, shall have the force aud effect within in the
said State OF California, elsewhere within the United
States.
SEC. lint be IL further enacted. That
the said State shall compose TWO districts be called
the northern and southern districts of California; divided
b. the hryscvcnth parallel Of north latitude Aud for
the purpose of wing all issues Of fact trae by jury
said districts, district shall be held in said dis
trcts to consist OF one judge who shall reside within the
district to which he j. appointed, and be called district
judge, and shall in all things have and the
jurisdiction and powers which by law given TO the
judge of the southern district Of New York; the said
Judge shall appoint clerk at the place at which court
holden within the district who shall reside and keep
the records of the at the par OF hong the
and shall receive for the services they perform for
the first four after the passage Of this act double
the allowed To the clerk OF the southern district
OF New York; sud thereafter shall receive only the fees
allowed the clerk Of the said southern dist OF New
York. and may appoint a deputy.
SEC 3. .4ad he IL further enacted, That
the judges Of the districts Of Caiforua shall hold
sessions at any tc w the public interest NAV in their
opinion require the -ame.
SEC. /. .fad be IL further cauctci, That
the judge Of the northern district Of California shall hold
regular sessions annually at San Francisco and
regular session annually at San Jose, Sacramento, and
Stockton, the times following, 10 wit: at San Francis
co. the fret Mondays of December and June;
Jose the first Monday in April; cramcnto the
first Monday September, and at Stockton, the
cond Monday in October.
SEC. 5. find be it further enacted, That
the judge of the southern district Of Caiiforns shall hold
regular session annually at the following places
wit. Monterey, on the first Monday in Junc aud
Los Angeles, on the first Monday in December.
SEC. 3. find be IL further enacted, And
should the judges Of either Of the said district fail
attend the time and place of holding any of the
regular of the for either of said districts be-
fore the close Of the fourth day Of any such term the b
sincss pending in such shall stand adjourned the
regular term thereof ProUided, That whenever the
judge o either of said courts from any cause sla! fail
TO hold regular Of said court shall be his duty
hold intermediate term o! said court such time
hr SHALL by his order under his hand and SEAL direct, ad
dressed the clerk and marshal Of said least
thirty DAYS previous to the commencement OF said term
and TO be published in the several newspapers published
in the bounds of said district the length of time;
and at and all snch intermediate terms the business
Of such courts of every nature and description what
soevcr shall have reference to- and be proceeded with,
in the manner II the same were regular term
of said court.
Sec. 7. .fad be ii tmthcr enacted, That there
shall be allowed the indge of the northern district
aforesaid. annual compensation of three thousand five
hundred dollars and to the judge Of the southern district
aforesaid Am annual compensation Of twenty-cght hun
drcd dollars from the date Of their appoint
meats respectively.
SEC S. .fnd be ii further enacteA, That there
shall be appointed in each of said districts person
learned in the law, to art as attorney for the United
for the first four Years after the passage Of this act shall
be double those of the southern district Of New York;
and thereafter he shall be entitled to receive the
the attorney Of the said southern district Of New
York and SALARY of five hundred dollars annually
full compensation for all extra services.
SEC. 9. .fnd be ii further enacted, That
marshal shall be appointed in each of said districts, who
shall perform the duties be subject to the same
regulations and penalties aud be entitled To receive for
the first four wears after the passage of this act, double
the of fees which are prescribed TO marshals IN
the southern district Of New York, and thereafter he
shall be entitled receive the fees of the marshal of the
said southern district of New York. and shall,
be entitled the of five hundred dollars nnnalyas
compensation for all extra services and INC said mar
sha shall have the right to appoint many deputies
the duties Of his Office shall require.
SEC 10. find be II lrfier enacted, That in
trct of United States with which the southern
district of New York has been invested the said
courts be and hereby arc invested respectively, within
the limits Of its district, with the exercise Of
Jurisdiction and powers in all civil exercised
circuit OF the United States; and that in all
cases said shall exercise such jurisdiction,
appeals may taken from the judgments orders de-
crees Of said courts the Supreme Court Of the United
States in the manner, and upon the same coidi
tios appeals may be taken from The circuit courts
SEC Ii. find be ii further enacted, That all
civil causes pending in any Of the OF Cafur
MIA the jurisdiction of which may properly belong the
courts the United States herein established shall be
rcmov ed ssd United States courts either by writ
certorari by transfer OF the original papers with
an exemphcntion from the record docket entry under
the seal Of from which they shall be removed,
for which pication, the clerh of said court shall
receive the same fees, may be allowed by law for
similar services be paid 10y the party apply Ing for such
transfer; and of final determination oi the
in favor Of the party paying for such record he shall be
entitled to tax the expense thereof other costs
taxable, against the party failing in said snit and all
cases c. removed shall take rank the dockets and
lists of of said United States courts according to
date and be proceeded IN cases originally
brought in said courts.
Approved September 2s, 1850.