The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-27
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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An Acr create the Eastern Judicial District of State
OF New York.
e enacted BY the Senate and House of Representatives.
of the United States Of America in Congress assembled
That the counties of Kings Queens, Suffolk, and Rich.
mond in the State of New York. with the waters thereof
hereby constituted separate judicial district Of the
United States to be styled the eastern district of New
York The President of the United States, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint dis.
trict Judge for sd district who shall reside therein and
who shall possess the and perform the same
duties within said district which are now possessed and
performed by the district judge the southern district OF
New York The said judge shall also receive the same
southern district District and circuit courts for the trial
ofcauses shall be held in the city of Brooklyn on the first
Wednesday of every month"; The courts so to be held
aha have the jurisdiction as Is now or may herea
tor be vested in other district and circuit courts Of the
United States Such officers shall be appointed for said
district and court and in tho same manner and with the
same fees and enoumen prescribed by law for other
districts and courts Of the United States |
SEC. 9 And be IL further Enacted That the district
court for the said eastern district shall have
jurisdiction with district court for the southern dis
rc Of New York over the within the counties of
New York, Kings, Queens and Suffolk, in the State of
New York. and all seizures and matters made done
in such waters and all writs other process orders
issued out of either of said courts or by any Judge there
shall run and be executed in any part of said waters
inability account OF sickness of the Judge of the district
court Of the United States for the southern district
York to hold any court therein shall be the duty of
the judge Of the said eastern district Of New York hold
saeh court and do and perform all the acts and duties of
the judge Of said southern district without any additional
compensation and whenever from pressure of public
business or other cause it shall be deemed desirable by
thejudge Of said southern dsrctof New York. that the
Judge OF il eastern district shall perform the duties
judge In said southern district order may be entered
tn effect in tho records Of said district court and there
Judge of said district shall be empowered
TO 10 and perform, without additional with
in said southern district of New York. and in the district
thereof
APPROVED, February %, 1865. F4
AN ACT supplemental to act entitled "An Act to an
mex Part of the State of New Jersey to the Collection
District ofNew York, and to appoint Assistant Col
I'm at IprsaU attrt1nr
twenty-onc eighteen hundred and sixty throe.
BE it enacted BY the Senate and House Of Represea
assembled, That the assistant collector appointed
under the act entitled "An act to annex part
Of the State of New Jersey to the collection district Of
New York. and to appoint assistant collector to reside
at Jersey City, approved February twenyone, eighteen
hundred and sxythree be, and he hereby is authorized
to enroll and license according the the United
States, all vessels engaged in the coasng trade and
in whole ns OF in part By residents Of the
and all such enroments and licenses shall be valid
and eectua If the had been effected any other
port of the United Staes and the said assistant collector
in the enrolment and licensing of vessels shall be subject
to the laws of the United States and Liable to all the PEN
aes and responsibilities imposed upon collectors in like
Approved, February 25 1865 I.
AN Reference Prosecutions for Libel in the Dis
& r trict of Columbia. Z
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
ofte United Saes Of Amsrica IN Coaoress assembled
That all prosecutions indictments for libel instituted
which 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
bel and lift appear Il at the matter charged as beous
was true and written published with good motives
and for jusable ends the defendant shall be acquitted
Approved, February rs, 1885,
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Courts in the District of Virginia
Be a enaefed oy ne nate ana ho"se q hspresenta,cs
That the circuit courts in the district Of Virginia. hereo
r. Mandav IN NAM am nn ,% mrt Wom%a ."
Lrst Monuay III MY ana on 'ne our.h Monuay o NO
yember in each year. and all and process in
OF isssng out OF 'e saa court when are or may Dc
for holding the than those specified shall be
ueelneu legally re.u o, 'e uays anu ~ inc place
above spccned, ana not otherwise anu all SUITS ana
other proceedings m sad court winch stand continued to
any other tme OF place nan those apee specinea sna
Ne deemed 10 inc place 10 time prescribed py
inns act, anu no o.her, q, ,.o,
Approved FEBRUARY 20, 800.
United Staes for the District OF Nevada and for other
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BE enacted oy Me senote oHa rouse iPfeseht
He United states 81 Amer.ed -, soVrsss asssmote
That the state OF Nevaoa sa heieaer sos..a'e one
judic al district ana De caiied he os,ic OF Nevaaa' anu
ior sai1 a,strSt Juuse, is S anu
Of the United states shall be appolnteea.
SEC. Ana Ge JuthT emac'eo iaa sne salu as..e !,
Of Nevada shall be attached 10 ana costute part Oh
the tenth circuit and term Of inc circuit court OF the
United states for the sald district snail 10 aela N e
March, and on the first Monday OF August and on the
srst Monday OF December OF each year. and term OF
the district court OF the United states Tor the said district
shall be held at the said city % Carson on the hst Mon
of February and the nrst MONDAY OF May anu on
the first Monday of October of each year.
Sec 3. And be IL further enacted, That the district
of the United States for the district of Nevada and
the Judge thereof shall possess the powers aud
risdcton possessed by the other district courts and dis
rict judges of the United States and shall be governed
by tho same laws and regulations.
SEc A. And be afrthr enacted That the circuit court
OF United States for the said district Of Nevada and
the Judge thereof shall possess the powers and jurs
con in said district which vested in said court and
said Judge in the other districts of the tenth circuit
Sec s. And be further enacted That the district judge
appointed for the district OF Nevada shall receive his
compensation tho sum of thirty-fvo hundred dollars a
year payable in four equal nstaments the first days
of January April, July and October, of each year.
SEC. G. 1ndbe further enacted That the marshal and
district attorney OF the United States for said district Of
Nevada and the district of Oregon shall sevealy
be entitled charge the they may
perform double the fees and compensation allowed by the
act entitled An act to regulate tho fees and costs TO lie
allowed clerks marshas attorneys Of the circuit az
district courts the United States and for other pupo
ses" approved February twentys six, eighteen hundred
and fty.threc Prorided That the aggregate compensa
tion allowed said officers shall not exceed the amount
provided for such officers by said act
$50 T. And be il further enacted Tint the third fourth
and Nth sections IL the act OF February nineteenth egh
teen hundred and xtylour entitled An act amondato
and 10 IN act to provide circuit courts
for districts ofCaiiorna and Oregon and for other pu
poses approved March third eighteen hundred and six
tythree shall appca Ia to the appointment of special