Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-26
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An m 10 an act 70 establish the judicial courts Ct
the Confederate states Of America.
SECTION l. The Congress Of the Confederate States Of Amer
ca enact: That in all suits a1d actions in any district court OF
Confederate states, which the ud q such court may be
neced with or either party as tn render improper
for the trial CT such suit CT Econ shall be ms
uv h cause the fact to the records Of the COURT
also an order authenticated thereof and copy Of
OF action shall be forthwith lied 70 the o convententd
rict court like objection shch said district cOu
Gpon such record being originally IN aa J
shall proceed hear and determine the same sccoTdngy AND
he jurisdiction Of such dstict court shall extend 10 al such
removed as were eognizsbe IN the district ouft from
which the same were removed
SIC g WI en- any appeal writ Of error was pending in any
ia. district courts Of the Unte States and the JUDGE OF the
H IA ,spe person who rendered the decree Of juig
which such appeal or ~rit Of error was k lh
M me Cturt Of the Confederate States, upon the party
wing and requIei by law in case o. an appeal
c COPY Of the record the seal OF the district court ,hA
sent along h such bond to The said supreme court 1nca
coar ereupon to hear and determine the same
Then in snv heretofore decided any Of the late
district or circuit courts the United States either party had
appea or to prosecute writ OF to suspend sNeeu
eo have bean prevented from doing within the time fixed
nv T bv The cosnQ Of the couEIs secession Of the
era states In suc furhr period OF SIX months from
the time hein tic rst r Of the stre. court Of tto Con
fderste ST. in such d ct shall be allowed such psr S
IN which to appeal ont writ OF error and suc
appeal writ Of shall have he sSs ent as u tusu
out or within the time prescribed b. the former law
The official bonds Of al CLERKS and msrhals oi Ihe
the COBf derate States hall De deposied "a he De
parlment Of Justice In case Of any suit thereon IN LaSo OF
for the either Of the GoveFDent or OF an OI
corporation such suit may t msnt nsu on COPY % oa,
department under its sal, IN the same
mann as upon original But the execution OF euc bond
san be desired by party thereto By plea OF non est se
um supported affidavit then shall be necessary 10 pro-
duce the trial Of Uch suit and IN c9e the
IA Sepsrnent shall transmit original bond retaining
eosv thereof in which such suit IS Pendng Tor
tie came shall returned to tn said department Enen the
suit IS ended
eEC Where any case, there is 10 building PROVIDED me
holding OF the Confederate tae shan DC me
duty c the of Justice provide suitable acceo
dsons for holding and furnish the necessary books an
records docksts for The OF the OF
The SUBJECT in all instances the approval Of the Pre
dent -, - T. -
sEc The froyeghth section Of the act to Thc1 TINS
sppue- sql hereby aneaded 50 a. 20
hermit either party ipng the record and eey Of
bonds therein required the supreme Court Of the Oont d
crate States dismisng the appeal or writ ot error IN
the supreme Of the United sates where The said court re-
fuses to dismiss the upon motion; and taat the said section
be so amended allow the period Of twelve months ror
re time OF the organization Of the Supreme Court Of the Con
federate filling such transcript anu Dond hAead Oh
the time in said section prescribed
| Approved Nay 2i, l56L yls ls"4T