The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-08-30


CoLyAx Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatyes.
| CHAP. Vida let IN yrori5, for a bistyict
ap1 Circuit Cou1 Of the Eaad Sta'ss far
The District Of Nebraska, and Jor other Fur-
poss5s
Be il enacted By the Senate and House Of
I Representatives. of Ms United States Of Aherita
IN Congress dssemJl'd That the State Of Ne
br ska shall hereafter constitute one Judicial
district, and be called the district OF Nebras-
kn; and for said distfct a district judge, a
marshal, and district attorney Of the Uni
ted States shall he appointed by the Presi-
| dent, by and with the advice aud consent OF
the Senate.
SEC. 2. And be il FURTHER enacted, That the
said district OF Nebraska shall be attached to
aud constitute part of t'e eighth Judicial
circnit and a term Of the circuit court and
district court of the United States for said
district shall he held in the city Of Omaha,
il the State Of Nebraska, on the first Monday
of May, ahd on the first Monday Of Novem
Der, in each year.
SEc. ). And be Il further enacted, That the
circuit and district courts Of the United
States for the district Of Nebraska, and the
Judges thereof respectively, shall possess the
same powets and Jurisdiction and perform
the same duties possessed and performed by
the other circuit and district courts and
Judges of the United States, and shall be gov
erned by the same laws and regulations.
SEC. 4. And be II FURTHER enacted, That the
district Judge appointed for the district of
Nebraska shall eceive as his co npensation
the sum Of thi7ty-fye hundred dollars year,
payable In four eqnal instalments, on the Grst
days of January, April, July, and October OF
each year.
Sec. 5 And5s il further enacted, That the
marshal and district attorney OF the United
States, ana clerk of the circuit and district
courts. for the said district Of Nebraska,
shall severally possess the powers and per-
form the duties lawfully possessed and per-
formed By similar officers IN other districts
Of the United States, and shall for the SER
vices they may perform receive the lees and
compensation allowed by the act entitled
- An act to regulate the fees and costs 10 be
allowed clerks, mnrshals, and attorney OF the
circuit and district courts Of the Uhited
States, and for other purposes" approved
Februpry twehty-siAth, eightten hnsdred and
ffly-three.
/ SIC. 6 Andb Be Il tarthsr enacted, That all
cases Of appeal or writ of error, heretofore
prosecuted, and now pending ia the Supreme
Court OF the United States, upon any record
from the supreme court of the Territory OF
NebrasKa, or which may hereafter be prose-
rutod from said court as herein allowed, may
be heard and determined by the Supreme
Couft Of the United Suites, and the mandate
of execution or Of further proceedings stall
be directed by the Supreme Court Of the Uni
ted States 70 the circuit or district court OF
the United States, for the district Of Nebras.
ke. or 10 the supr, me court Of the State ol
Nebraska, rs the nature Of said appeal OF
writ Of error may require sad each OF these
courts shall he the successor OF the supreme
court Of Nebraska Territory as TO all such
cases, with full power to hear and determine
| the s,me. and to award raesne or 6nal pro.
cess thereon. And from all judgements ant
| decrees of the supreme eorrt OF the Territory
Z Of Nebraska. prior to It's admission as State
I the parties to said judgements and DEGREES
shall have the sams hghtto prosecute ap
meals and writs Of error to the federal COURT
I ss they had under the laws Of the Unit"t
States prior 10 the admis ssiOn Of said State 0
Nebraska into the Union.
Sac z And be % 6piAsr snaeied, That urti
A iuige for said district Of Nebraska shall b,
dnly appontsd, . district judge Of the Uni
ted States for the district of Iowa shall ac
"a The district judge Of Nebraska, and shal
have and exercise he same jnrisliciion an'
mower ia The district hereby created as b.
has IN the district Of lOwG
Approved, March IS, 1861.
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