Kansas weekly herald., 1854-10-20
CHAR I.-.fn .Act concerning The District
Courts of the United States IN California.


CHAR I.-.fn .Act concerning The District
Courts of the United States in California.
Be 1T enacted By the Senne and House of
REPRESENTATIVES of the United STATES of finer
lea in Congress assembled, That there shall
be appointed by the President of the United
States, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, district judgefor the south
ern judicial district heretofore established
in the State of California; and that the ses-
sions of the district court of San Jose, Stock
ton, and Sacramento, are hereby abolished.
And in case of the sickness, or other inabil-
ity, of the district Judge for the southern
district of California to hold the terms of the
district court at the places prescribed by law,
or at either of them, it shall be lawful for
the district Judge of the northern district of
California to hold the said session of the
district court for the southern district, or any
of them. And in case the district Judge for
the northern judicial district of California
shall, from sickness or other cause, be una
Bile to hold the sessions of the district court
for the northern district of California at the
times and places appointed by law, or eth
er of them, it shall and may be lawful for
the'district Judge for the southern district of
California to hold said sessions Of the district
court for the northern district of California,
or any or either of them.
APPROVED, January 1S, 1854.
FRANKLIN PIERCE, President.
DAVID R. Arcu1soN, President of the
Senate, pro tempore.
LINN BoYD, Speaker of the House Of
Representatives
CHAP. II.-An Act to continue in force the Act
entitled ssAn Act to ascertain and settle the
Private Land Claims in the State of Califor-
nia,' and for other purposes.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. ofthe United States Of finer
ica in Congress assembled, That an act enti-
tied can act to ascertain and settle the pri-
vate land claims in the State ofCalifornia. "
passed March third, eighteen hundred and
fifty-one, be, and the same is hereby, con-
tinued in force for one year from and after
the third day of March A. D. eighteen hum
dred and fifty-four, for the purpose of en-
abling the board of commissioners appoint
ed under said act to determine the claims
presented to said board under the act afore-
said.
SEC. 2. find be it fitter enacted, That
the said board of commissioners may ap-
point one or more, not exceeding three,
competent persons to act as commissioners
in the taking of testimony to be used before
said board, who shall receive compensa-
to be fixed by said board, but not to exceed
ten dollars per diem.
APPRovED, January 1S, 1854.
CHAP. VII.-An Act to provide place for the
holding of the Courts of the United States in
the Southern District of New York, and for
other purposes.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House OF
Representatives of The United States of finer
ica IN Congress assembled, That it shall be
lawful for the Secretary of the Interior to
provide by lease from year to year, or for a
term of years, at his discretion, rooms in the
city of New York for holding the courts OF
the United States for.the southern district OF
New York, and for the accommodation OF
the Judges of the said courts, and of the dis
trict attorney and marshall of the United
States for the southern district OF New York
and for the clerks of the circuit and district
court of said district.
SIC. 2. find be 1t further enacted, That
all orders, venires, writs, process, and re-
cognizances In the circuit or district court
ofthe United States for the southern district
of New York, MAY be dated, tested and
made returnable at the United States court
room in the city of New York, and wheth-
er made returnable at the United States
court-roomsor at the City Hall Of the city