Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-25

Otner 1uQgeS Oh the OnlleQ4 4CtaleS. E6a
SEC. 4. And be. it further enacted, That
in case the Judge of said court shall! fail to
attend at the time and place of holding any
regular or special term of said court before
the close of the fourth day after the COM
mcneement of such term, the business
pending before said court shall stand ad-
journed until the next regular term of said
court, or until the next special term of the
court, should one be ordered under the au-
thority of this act previous to such regular
term. -...-z
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the district courts of the United States for
the northern and southern districts of CAL
ifornia shall hereafter exercise the only Or
binary duties and powers of the district
courts of the United States, except the
special Jurisdiction vested In the said dis
trict courts of California over the decisions
of the board Of commissioners for the set
tlement of private land claims in Califor-
MIA under existing laws and that appeals
| from the judgements, orders, and DEGREES,
| of either of said district courts of Califor-
MIA, in the exercise of its ordinary juris-
diction, shall be taken to the circuit court
organized by this act in the same manner
and upon the, same conditions as appeals
may be taken from the judgements, orders,
or DEGREES of the district courts TO the cir
cult courts of the United States.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
that the Judge appointed under this act
shall, from time to time, or at any time
when In his opinion the business of his
own court will permit, and that of the
courts of the northern and southern dis
triets of California shall require, form part
of, and preside ever, the said district courts
when either of them is engaged in the
discharge of the appellate jurisdiction vest
ed in it over the decisions of the board of
commissioners for the settlement of pri-
vate land claims IN the State OF California,
under the act of Congress entitled An
act to ascertain and settle the private land
claims in the State of California" passed
March third, eighteen hundred and fifty
one, and by another act entitled An act
making appropriations for the civil and di-
plomatic expenses of the government for
the year ending the thirtieth of June,
eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and for
other purposes" passed thirty-frs of Au-
gust, eighteen hundred and fifty-two; and
it shall be the duty of the clerks of the re-
spective district courts of California tc
give thirty days written notice to the
Judge of the court organized under this
act of the time and place of the sitting OF
such district court for the discharge OF
such appellate jurisdiction; and in case the
Judge of such district court shall fail. from
sickness or other casualty, to attend at
such time and place, the Judge of the
court organized under this act is Hereby
authorized to hold said court and proceed
with the business of the court. in aceor-
dance with the provisions prescribed for the
regulation of said district court in the act
of Congress hereinbefore referred to; and
all appeals to the Supreme Court of the
United States from the decisions of said
district court, whether held by the last.
mentioned Judge, or by him in conjunction
with the district Judge, or by the distric
Judge alone, shall be taken in the manner
prescribed by the act of Congress passed
on the third day of March, eighteen hun
dred and fifty Lone, entitled can act to as
certain and settle the private land claim:
in the State of California
SEC. z. And be it further enacted, Tha
the salary of the Judge appointed under
4 this act shall be four thousand five hundred
dollars per annum: to commence from date
of his appointment.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, Tha
all laws and parts of laws initiating
against this act be, and the same are here
by, repealed. us7 9-
Approyed March 9. 1855. ~, o. ,--