The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-10-08
UsuC-No. l&2.l

IPusuc-No. l&2l
An ACT concerning the courts Of the United State.
and for the District Of Michigan.
Be enadod by tie Sssa;> aad Hose Of Rercsenatsrs
4 Tie Taitoa Nd.es of 4meTlod Congress dxsents~4,
mai addition 10 the e,0rts now provided by Law 10
be held in the district OF Michigan, general term Of
the Circuit Court Of the United States for said district Of
Michigan shall be he'd aune@ily st the the
city of Detroit the sooop1 Monday Of February
that all wrs biis Iieas suits, appeals recogniZAnces
indictments and s other proceedings, .IvL and erimi
nal shall be proceeded with al said term in Ike
NJ the June snd october term said
Approved July II, ls62
[PrMIc-No 1881
AN ACT to extend the territorial limits of the Territory
OF Nevada.
BE enacted ty the Senate and House ef Representatives
of the Ini:sd States cf Amerlcd Congress assesssd
That ali that part of the territory OF the United States
inc luacd within the following limits namely: beginning
the point Of Intersection Of tho forty second degree
Of north latitude with the thirty degree Of longi
tude west from Washington, thence TunIins south on
the said thirty eighth degree Of west longitude until
nteryects the thern boundary lne OF New Mexico
thence due west TO the thirty ninth degree Of longitude
west from Washington; thence with said thirty ninth
degree north 10 the intersection o sat forty second
gree Of north latitude thence east with SAID forty
Ond degree Of north latitude o the place Of beginning
be- and the Is hereby, attached 10 and made par
Of the Territory Of Nevada subject 10 the limitation.
restrictions and Of the act organizing tine
Territory OF Nevada.
Approved July IL, 1862
IPUBuo--No. li4
AN ACT for changing the place FOR holding the Scptem
ber term Of the district Court Of United states IN The
District of Maine.
Be esacted BY the Sendte and House ef R1rcs,t
That the District Court OF the United held
wiscasset IN the District Of Maine the first Tuesday
OF September Of each year be hereafter held at Bath
said district, Oh the same day in each year.
q And BE- fursheT enacted That all intc
SUITS nformatons, actions, proceedings, and recosni
zances Of every kind whether civil criminal, shal
determined in Bath, IN the same manner and on th
same day they might be in Wiscasset aforesaid.
Approved July IA, lse2
[PrRIc-No l4s.l
AN ACT TO authorize the Secretary of the Navy to
cept the title TO League Island the Delaware River
for Naval purposes.
Of tie Insed States Of AmerIcd in Con1rss ossexted
That the secretary OF the Navy be- and he hereby
thOrzed receive and accept from the city authorte
Of the city Of Philadelphia the title to League Island
the Delaware River together with the marsh cast Of
thereto within the First ward Of the said city
Philadelphia together with all riparian rights and priv
ges thereunto belonging and appertaning Ia be Use
for naval purposes by the government Of the Unite
States PROVIDED That said title shall not be sccepte
and received unless the same shall be perfect and inds
feasible TO the whole island TO lowwater mark; nor
upon more thorough and survey Of the
lses by competent board of officers ~ be by hil
appointed, he shall discover that the public intel
"sts Sill yit n nfhHl II {he board
officers to be appointed by the Secretary Of the Nav,
according to the provisions OF the first section OF III
act shall before proceeding any decision the que.
ito. horeinbefoo refor,ea 80 t1ui naAu survey an
examination of the harbo OF New London Connecticut
aud its surroundings, with reference capacity an
illness for naval depot and navy yard. and Wheths
the public interests will not be promoted by estabshn
naval depot and navy yard in said harbor
New London instead OF League Island: and that the
also make the same Investigation regard the water
Of Narragansett Bay
Approved, July Is, 1862.
(PUMIC-No. 14jl
AN ACT to amend the act of the third of March, 1885,
entitled An act supplementary To the act enttle
An act To amend the judicial system Of the Unite
States'"
Be Il enaeted By tie Se,a,e and House Of Rep,,sennt,,
ge United States Of America Congress assemIed Tn;
hereafter the districts Of Delaware Virginia An
North Carolina shall constitute the fourth circuit tb
districts Of South Carolina, Georgia Alabama Missssit
pi and Florida shall constitute the fifth the d
trcts of LOUISIANA, Texas, Arkansas, kentucky an
Tennessee shall constitute the sixth circuit the dstrc,
Of Ohio and Indiana shall constitute the seventh circuit
the districts Of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois sa
constitute the eighth circuit and the districts Msso
RI Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota shall constitute III
ninth circuit and the circuit the her,
tofore included within any circuit OF the United States
which by this act attached a different circuit
shall be held at the times and places as are no
prescribed by law ana the circuit courts in distric,
which by this act are for the first time attached eli
now prescribed by law for holding the district courts
said districts except in the district OF Iowa in whc
the circuit court shall be holden at the capitol Of h
State on the second Tuesday in May and November
each year at which times and place OF the dstr
court shall be holden PrOrided This act shall no, int
iere with the terms of said district provide
0y law for said district The allotment OF their chi.
justice and the associate justices OF the said suprem
court TO the several circuits shall be made as herefo
sec z And te further enacted, That much OF an
act or acts of Congress the district courts
the United states for the districts Of Texas Florida VII
eonsin, Minnesota Iowa and Kansas or either of then
the power and jurisdiction of circuit courts be- and b
same Is hereby repealed and there shall hereafter
circuit courts held for said districts by the chief or M
sociate justices Of the Supreme Court assigned OF o
ted to the circuit to which said districts may respective
belong and the district judges of such districts
orally and respectively either Of whom shall constu,
quorum which circuit courts and the Judges theren
Shall have like powers and exercise Ike Jurisdiction
other circuit and the judges thereof and the
district courts, and the judges thereof shall have k
powers and exercise like jurisdiction the distrit
courts, and the judges thereof in the other circuits
Sec 3. And be further enacted, That all actions
suits prosecutions causes pleas process and other pr
cesdings, relative TO any cause civil criminal (hic
might have been brought and could have been original
cognzable in circuit court now pending retur,
able to the several district courts Of Texas Florida Wi
consin, Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas acting as circu
courts (Of so empowered to act the first day Of o.
tober next, shall be- and hereby declared To be- r.
spectivey transferred returnabe and continued 10 u
several circuit courts constituted by this hode
within the said districts respec lively and shall
heard, tried and determined therein In the same maj
ner As originally brought, entered, prosecuted or ha
in such circuit courts And the said circuit courts sha
be governed by the same laws and regulations appI
to the other circuit courts Of the United States and
clerks OF the said courts respectively shall perform u
same duties and shall be entitled to receive the San
fees and emoiunents which by law established fc
the clerks CT the other circuit Of the Inte
States.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted That all acts an
provisions inconsistent with this act he and the
are hereby repealed.
Approved July Is 1862.
lPUBuC-No HI
AN ACT to extend the provisions of the act of Augu
-FOUR, eighteen hundred and fifty two, entitled A
oct to grant the right Of way all rail plank road
&c for the term Of I've years, and to amend IL
same.
q ns CHsted States Of Ameioo Congvess assexsbl<,
That the provisions d the entitled An act 10 srar
the right Of way 10 al rail and plank roads and maca
ami1ed turnpikes passing through the public lands b
longing to the United States approved August
teen hundred and fifty and the the san
to all OF the public lands Of the United States
March three, eighteen hundred and fifty five be and q
same are hereby extended for the term Of Ave veal
from the fourth day Of August, eighteen hundred
sixty two
Sec 2 A~d Be 1t furth>r enaaed, That the right
way for railroad through the public lands Of the Unite
states ying IN Wasco County in the STATE Of Oregon
and the same Ii hereby granted to the Oregon Stea
Navigation Company.
Approved July Is, lssa.
[Prmuc-No 1857
An ACT 20 prevent members of Congress and officers
the Government Of the United States from taking col
siderasion for procuring contracts Office or pIsc
from the United States and for other purposes.
Be eaaded By the Sedte and House Of Reprentdsiu
Of 0e Cnstsd States Of Asseric1 IN CoNres aoeAb1o
That any member Of Congress or any officer Of the go
ment Of the United States who shall directly or indrec
take, receive agree TO receive. any money pro-
erty or other valuable consideration whatsoever fro
any person or persons for procuring or aiding 70 pr