The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-03-27
Southern Congress.

rOI UeOrgh, non. H. w. JacksOn.
For Alabama, Hon. William j. Jones.
For Mississippi, Hon. VIM. Lanier Harris.
For Louisiana, Hon. Thos. J. Semmes.
For Texas, Hon. John HemphilI,
For Florida, Hon. Jesse J. Finley.
Hon. Mcqueen Mcintosh was confirmed
AZ Judge of the Admiralty Court at Key
West; David Hubbard, of Alabama, as
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs; Alex. b.
Cltherall, Of Alabama, as Registrar of the
Treasury; Boiling Baker, of Georgia, as
Auditor OF the Treasury.
The Charleston Courier gives the follow
ing as the regulations of the Judi ciary De-
partment Of the Confederate States: The
Judicial power Of the Confederacy il vest
ed in one Supreme Court, and in snch Iu-
ferior Courts as are prescribed by the Con.
stituton. or as Congress may ordun and
establish.
Each State is made a judicial District
with District Court, having, as far as ap.
p'icable, the jurisdiction heretofore vested
in both the District nud Circuit Courts of
the United States. And in each State, over
this Court, Judge is appointed.
The Supreme Court of the Confederate tc
States is composed of all these Judges.
Appeals are to be taken from the seve-
raj District Courts directly to the Supreme
Court.
The Judges appoint the times and place.
at which the Courts shall be held, except
the Supreme Court, the time and place for
the siltings of which are regulated by ,he
Congress. In addition to these Courts, the
Congress has exercised its power to estab-
lish Inferior Courts, by creating nh Admi-
ralty Court in the State of Florida a
Bill is bsfore Congress for n similar Court
in Mississippi, but it has not yet been es-
tabIished
Power is given to the Congress to make
laws for the transfer of anv causes which
were pending in the Courts Of the United
States to the Courts of the Conlederacy,
and for the execution Of the orders, decrees
and judgments heretofore rendered by tn Q
said Courts.
Under the Constitution of the Provision
al Government, tho judicial power is de-
clared to extend TO the cases which it en-
braced under the Constitution of the Uni
ted States.
Secrecy has been removed from the fol-
lowing resolutions, in reference TO forts,
dock yards, reservations, &c. and property
ceded to the Confederate States:
Resolved, That the Congress do recon-
mend to the respective States to cede the
fort-. arseaals. navy yards, dock yards and
other public establishments within their re-
sPectvc limits, TO the Confederate States,
and moreover TO cedc so much of the lands
reserved heretofore by the Government of
the United States, or other public vacant
la nds in their respective limits, as may be
necessary for timber or lumber for naval
or other purposes Of public concern, and
that the President Of Congress DO request
ed to communicate this resolution to the
GOvernors Of the respective States.
Resolved, further. That in case Of such
csssion, the President be and he is hereby
authorized and empowered to take charge
VI uny property cened.
Also from an Act TO authorize The transit
OF merchandise through the Confederate
States.
Tho Congress exacts that goods wares
and merchandise imported from any Cor
eign country into the Confederate States,
destined for any foreign country. may be
entered and have transit through the Con-
federate States free Of duty, subject to such
regulations as the Secretary Of the Treas
ury from time to time shall make, and the
said Secretary Of Treasury shall have pow.
er TO make such regulations as no may
deem expedicnt for the safety of the rove
nue. and for the public convenience, which
regulations may be enforced in the manner
prescribed by law ms to other regulations in
relation TO the revenue.