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and that they also make the same investigation in re
Approved July Is, 1862.


third Of March, 1887, entitled can Act supplement-.
ry to the Act entitled AN Act to amend the Ju
dicial System Of the United States',
Be enacted by The Senate and House f y,sn.a..a,a
tires Of the United States Of america IN Conoress nssen
bed, That hereafter the districts Of MarvianJ neia
ware rgna and North Carolina shall constitute the
iourtn circuit the districts Of South Cardinal Genr-
ga Alabama mississippi and Florida shall constitute
the fifth circuit the districts Of Louisiana Texas. Ar
Kansas Kentucky and Tennessee shall constitute the
sixth circuit the districts of Ohio and Indiana shall
stitute the seventh circuit the districts of Mehoan
Wisconsin. and Illinois shall constitute the eighth cir
Minnesota shall constitute the ninth circnt and the
circuit courts in the districts heretofore included within
any circuit OF the United Sate which by this act are
attached to different circuit, shall be held at "a same
times and places are prescribed BY law and the
first time attached cir uts shall be held at the same
times and places prescribed by law for hold
ing the district courts in said DISTRICTS except the
dlstrct OF Iowa, in which the court shall be
holden ct the Capital Of the State on the second Tues
day IN May and November of each year. at which times
and place terms Of the district court shall be holden
Provided, this act shall interfere with the terms Of
SAID district court now provided by law for said district
justices OF the said the several circuits
shall be made as heretofore.
Sec. 2. And be at further enacted That so much of
act Or acts Of Congress vests the district
Of the United States for the districts Of Texas Florida
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas or either of
Them the power and jurisdiction of circuit courts be-
hereafter be circuit held said districts by the
chief or associate justices of the Supreme Court assign
ed allotted to the circuit to which said districts may
respectively belong the district Judges Of such dis
trcts severally and respectively, either Of whom shall
| constitute quorum which circuit courts and the
judges thereof shall have like powers and exercise like
Jurisdiction other circuit courts and the judges there
Of and the said district courts and the judges thereof
shall have like powers and exercise like jurisdiction as
the district courts and the judges thereof in the other
| circuits.
Sec 8. And be further enacted. That all actions,
SUITS prosecutions causes pleas, process and other
proceedings, relative to any cause civil criminal
(Which might have been brought and could have been
originally cognizable in circuit court) now pending
in returnable to the several district courts of Texas
Florida Wisconsin, minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas, act
ing circuit courts, Cor empowered to act) the
first day of October next shall be, and hereby de-
continued to the circuit courts constituted by
this act to holden within the said DISTRICTS respect
vey and shall be heard tried and Diet ermined there
in in the same if originally brought, enter
ed prosecuted. had in such circuit courts And the
and regulations apply the other the Unit
ed States and the clerks of the said courts respective
fhs fees and which e are bv
established for the clerks OF the other circuit courts
SEC 1. And be- further enacted, That all acts and
provisions inconsistent with this act be- and the
are hereby repealed
Approved July Is, 1862.
Chap. CLXXIx.-An Act to extend the Provisions of
the Act of August four, eighteen hundred and fifty
two entitled Gan Act to grant the Right of Way, to
all Rail and Plank Roads, etc.,, for the term Of Ave
! Years, and to amend the same.
Be it enacted by The Senate and House of Rrpresenta-
tires Of United St,tes IF america Congress
bed That the provisions of the entitled An Act
and macadamized turnpkes passing through the pub
hc lands belonging to the United States" approved
August FOUR eighteen hundred and and ofthe
act extending the to all of the public lands of the
United States, approved March three, eighteen hun
dred and ftty-ve be, and the hereby extend
ed for the te of five years from the fourth day
August. eighteen hundred and sixty-two
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted That the right Of
way for a railroad through the public lands OF the
United States lying IN Waseo County in the State Of
Oregon, be, and the is hereby, granted to the
| Oregon Steam Navigation Company.
| Approved July 10, 1867
Chap CLXXX.-An Act to prevent Members of Con-
gress and Officers Of the Government of the United
States from taking Consideration for procuring Con-
tracts, Office, Place, from the United States, and
| for other Purposes.
Be 1t enacted y the Senate and House Of Representa-
ttres Of The United States # america an Congress assem-
the government OF the United States who shall, direct
ly indirectly, take receive, to receive,
money, property, other valuable consideration what
oever from any person or persons for procuring or
aiding to procure, any contract, Office place. from
the gov of the United States department
thereof from any officer OF the United States for any
person persons whatsoever, for giving any such
contract, Office place to person whomsoever, and
the person persons who shall directly indirectly
offer agree to give or give or bestow any money,
prope ty, other valuable consideration whatsoever,
Tor the procuring aiding TO procure any contract,
office or place aforesaid, and any member of Con-
gress who shall dire thy indirectly take receive,
agree to receive any money properly or other vaua-
BILE consideration whatsoever after his election such
member for ms attention TO- services, acton, vote OF
which may then be pending, o: may by law or under
~ b; oficai canacitv or II, his nsce Of 3nst and
profit such member of Congress- SHALL tor every such
on hoe .. f ~ Tnitd So, ha1n ;,rI ~
any Va On cnrv;c1on tbe~aof - all nav Enc 81
not exceeding ten thousand dollars and suffer impris-
Ia , IF The conrt irving the same and any
such contract or agreement as aforesaid may at the
oPoIti Va ne 80, HI ~, az, ,a,,Sor &c onoraSs n,
officer of the United States convicted as aforesaid
sl'i, .oi 80 ,ndar tbe Gnvarnroant Of tn
rr;.ad s,ppte oa' - '
United states. ,e 1880
ApPIoseo 'uiy io' i0o|'
| c,ar cryxx1A, Act to amend an Act entitled
onap, ~, - 800, y ,netronoEtan Police n strict q
An Act 10 ci ~ r, q POI az tl;h poiic,
.he Dis.i ~ % So.a 49,. CIV eabtean bundref
.ne a approved August SA' esneen N1''e'
, ana si&'y-ohe'
BE AZ enacted 6y the Senate and Hoase OF Representa-
tares q me Gn'sea Staes q Aner.ea IN uoagess Hsse
potan police district OF the District OF Columbia, ane
to establish police therefor approved August SIX
eighteen hundred and sxty-one, be, and the same
hereby, amended as follows:
Sec. l. And be ii further enacted That all property
money alleged supposed to have been feonously OBJ
tanned, which shall &c lost abandoned and which
shall be thereafter taken into the custody OF any mem
Der OF the metropolitan police force, or criminal c2uf
OF the District OF Columbia, which shall come mt
custody OF any justice of the peace shall be- by suei
member or jusie or by order Of said court gwen int
the custody OF and kept by an officer who sha De ap
pointed and may be removed by the Board OF Police
known property clerk' of the Metropolitan poie
dist let and all such property and money shall be par
ticularly registered by said property clerk in boo
kept for that which shall contain also
- or money taken the names of all claimants there
to- the time Of the seizure and any final disposition
such property and money. Whenever property o.
money shall be taken from persons arrested and Shall
e be alleged to have been feloniously obtained be
such claimant and the person arrested before SOM
magistrate for adjudication, and the magistrate shall
be then and there satisfied from evidence that the per
oil no