The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-26

| bnhll De nf5t had and Obtained.
| Approved, February %, 1865.
An ACT in Reference to Prosecutions for Libel in the Dis
trict of Columbia
ne enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives.
q ne United States Of America in Congress assembled
Ihat prosecutions indictments for libel instituted
or whch may hereafter be instituted in the District Of
Columbia, the truth thereof may be given in evidence
under the general issue justification of the alleged
was true and was written or published with good motives
and for ustabe ends the defendant shall be acquitted
Approved, February 20, 1865.
AN ACT for changing the Time for holding the Circuit
Courts in the District of Virginia
BE enacted by e Senate ard House Of Representation
Of The United States Of fmsricd IN Cpgress assembled
That the circuit courts in the district of Virginia hereto
fore holden Richmond shall be held at Norfolk on tho
first Monday in May and on the fourth Monday of No
vember IN each Uar and all proceedings and process In
or ssusng out of the said court which are may be
made retnrnable to any other times places appointed
for holding the than those specified shall be
deemed legally rcturnabe the days and at the place
above specified, and not otherws and all suits and
other proceedings in said court which stand continued
any other time place than those above specified shalt
be deemed continued to tho place and time prescribed by
this act and no other
Approved February 20, 1865
AN ACT providing for District and Circuit Court Of the
United States for the District of Nevada and for other
Be Il enacted by he Senate and House of Rspresentatiws
ofh United States Of mericd IN Congress assembled,
That the State of Nevada shall hereafter constitute
ulc De district OF Nevada;
for said district judge, marshal and district attorney
Of the United States shall be appointed.
SEC. q And be fther enacted That the said district
of Nevada shall be attached and constitute part of
the tenth circuit and term of the circuit court of the
United States for the said district shall be held in the city
Of Carson in the State of Nevada the first Monday Of
March, and the first Monday of August and on the
hrst Monday OF December OF each year; and term OF
the district of the United States for the said district
shall be held at the said city of Carson on the first Mon
day of February and the first Monday OF May ana on
the first Monday of October OF each year.
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted That the district
court of the United States for the district of Nevada and
the Judge thereof shall possess the powers and jul
risdicon possessed by the other district courts and dis
tct judges of the United States and shall be governed
by the same laws and regulations.
SEC, 4. And be Hfi4er cRdcd That tho circuit court
of the United States for the said district of Nevada and
the Judge thereof shall possess the same powers and urs
dcon in said district which vested in said court and
sail judge in the other districts of the tenth circuit
SEC. D. nd bet further enacted That the district judge
appointed for the district of Nevada shall receive his
compensation the sum of hrty-five hundred dollars
year payable in four equal instruments, the first days
of January, April, July and October of each year.
SEC 6. And be JuTtIer enacted, That the marshal and
district attorney of the United States for said district of
Nevada and also for the district Oregon shall seyeraly
be entitled to charge and receive for the services they
perform double the fees and compensation allowed by tho
act entitled An act to regulate the fees and costs to DO
allowed clerks masEas and attorneys of the circuit AMI
district of the United States and for other purpo
SEES" approved February twenty-sx, eighteen hundred
AMI hfty-hree; POried, That the aggregate compensa
ton allowed said officers shall not exceed the amount
provided for such officers by said act.
$50 I. and be IL FURTHER eaeeied That tho third fourth
and fifth sections of the act of February nineteenth, cig
teen hundred and sixty four entitled AN act amcnato
ny Of and supplementary to an act TO provide circuit courts
for the districts otaiorna and Oregon and for er pur
poscs' approved March third eighteen hundred and six
tythree shall be applicable the appointment Especial
sessions of the cct courts in the district of Nevada AMI
to the appointment of clerks and deputy clerks of the cir
cult courts of the districts of Nevada aud 0regon and
and that the clerk of the circuit court in the districts of
Nevada Oregon, and California shall be also clerk Of tho
district court in said districts and shall receive for like
services the same fees and compensation which are allow
cd by law to the clerks Of the circuit and district courts
of the United States for California; Ir0rided That tho
clerk in each of said districts shall be allowed by the Soo
Rotary of the Interior to retain OF the iocs anu eouments
received by him clerk of both courts, and abt
the necessary expenses his offices and necessary clerk
hire included be audited and allowed by the proper ac
counting officers of the treasury, only such sum per an.
mum is allowed by law TO the clerk of one OF said
courts and shall pay the remainder into the public trea
sury, under OATH in the manner and under tho regua'
tons now prescribed by law.
SEC s. And be further enacted That all cases Of ap
peal writ of heretofore prosecuted and hpw pend
ing in the supreme court OFT United stas upon any
record from the supreme court of the Territory of Nevada
may be heard and determined by the supreme court of the
United States and the mandate OF execution or of further
proceedings shall be directed by supreme court of tho
United States the district court OF the Initial States far
the district of Nevada or to the spremecourt of the State
of Nevada as the nature of said appeal writ of error
require and each Of these shall be the success
of the supreme court of Nevada Territory as To all such
cases, with full power to hear and determine the sauna
and to award mesne or final process thereon And from
all judgments and DEGREES OF the supreme of the Ter
ritory of Nevada prior to its admission into Il Ton 10
State, the parties to said judgments and d, 2s 6i
have the right to prosecute appeals and s ~ n
ror to the Federal courts as they would have M .s1B
the laws of the United States this had h. sssed
simultaneously with the act admitting said 81 into N.
Union: Prorided, That said appeals shall b o. uiea
and said wr of errors sued out at any time before ina
first day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty.slx,
SEC 9 And De 4 y9th,1 enacted, That no posscssory
United States for the recovery of any mining title or for
damages any such title shal be affected by the act
are in the United States but each case shal be all
Judged by the law of possession.
Approved, February q, 1865
AN ACT to revive certain Provisions of the Act sntJ
San Act further 70 provide for the Collection of Duties
on lmpoIts and Tonnage" approved March three.
eighteen hundred and fifteen and for other nnrnoss
De Henacted BY be Senate and House Of Releser.nt,r,s
Of tie Uaited States Of nerca ~ Congress asssasiJ
ihet he nrst sentence OF the second section OF the act
entitled An act further to provide for the poctinn ~
duties on imports and tonnage approved March th "
eighteen hundred and fifteen, to-witj What it shall h.
lawful for any collector naval ooe surveyor or nsnt
or OF the customs, as well l.; any aljoinine
to which he belongs 10 stop, search and exam;"a m
carriage or yeage OF any kind whatsoever and To .tn
any person travelling on foot beast of burden ON yf
he shall suspect there goods wares or marchma;
winch are subject to duty, which shall have baa a..
70 Iw n'V az e uhsed states in any manner contrary
W anu u such officer shall stop any goods wara. G
merchandise on any such carriage Vehicle m,, ov
.raehg on loot or beast of burdens which he s6. Nave
pVae cae 10 bolioyeare subject TO duty or have haa
unIawfnlly introduced into the United Sa,as L Ivy, m
sele and secure the for trial." be- and ha ama
hereby revived and recnacted and every snoh bsast ~
puue carriage, or vehicle together with tbe .aams o
o'er motive power and VII the appurtenances used IN
such goeis, wares, merchandise shall ha
a 10 seEe and forfeiture in like manner as ia b~
law nav provided in regard TO such goods a,,r ~ W
anu all fines, penalties and forfai,nrc. ra
St u'ef iis act, Or IN consequence of sch sn.,rs
, ue disposed OF as is provided in other ssea Inv
H., ms, sce'on Of the act entitled San act to ree az
inc coiieclion Of duties imports and tonnnra on
eu March second, seventeen hNndred and
repealed, N '''"oh is heroby
sEe. 2. Anabe further eaacted, That ths now.r
ar, M gwen 70 collectors, naval officers and smrvS
ors ny the sixty eighth section of the said Ist
ACT De- and the same hereby extended 1t
@ eus.o's' ahd any officer other person an,,I
you III part or share of any fne 'o
titute incurred under this or any other OF =
~ N'.su States may be examined as witness IN w 'he
fmlsimre m recovery of such ane penalty on
ii' . ny ,ither OF the parties tLeleto AK VI
anlhatioh shall not deprive such WIVES, ii s"ch sx~
u Interest ID sNoh ARes pesalsy or forfeiture ''&
eLc. D. 4 ~ Dc u further enacted That in g.
wal 'hoise or other building shall ba ,,os wy
siu oouhuary inc between the United Stats 49,, near
egn country, and there is reason to beevc ,ht any
carrj tb u Ieposited qF have been placed therstu
,,'ouSh " .htQ the same without M yn,o,t III
es ahG N Violation Of law aad the colIect eas o A
III naval otlcer, or surveyor of oas,oms b col
i pe'ote any magistrate comietent IA adn:. make
e tnat he has reason 10 believe and dnss h,;er the
shoiI b bo,te s been therein committed such o snat
m,es w nv 70 search such building and tho ro
"n5 pI,oging thereo aud ifany such goods e
found therein the same together wit, s'os snail 90
ns j siai DC saiAed forfeited, and dsnosad pniid-
eeo,iiiha 20 law, and the said buIi;n " &C
.' MIN taken down removed Ana snah be
.ucb hn RisoS VINO shall have received o. per
seh ouliung, or carried through tho Lame in
va lnI tl.gn. H..