New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-24
PuBLIC-No. 95.l
AN ACT relating to the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia

IPCBIIC-No. 90.
AN ACT relating to the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatves of the United States OF America in Con
gress assembled. That the several general terms
and special terms of the circuit courts district
courts and criminal courts authorized by the act
approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
three, entitled An act To rcOrgaIZe the courts in
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes"
which have been or may I've held, shall be- and are
declared TO be. severaiy, terms OF the supreme
court of the District of Columbia; and the judg-
ments, DEGREES, sentences orders proceedings, and
acts of said general terms, special terms circuit
courts, district courts and criminal courts hereto
fore or hereafter rendered, made. had, shall be
deemed judgments, DEGREES, sentences, orders pro-
ceedinss and acts of said supreme court Provided
that nothing herein contained shall affect the right
of appeal as provided by law.
SEC. 2 And he it further enacted, That the
preme court of the District OF Columbia shall here
after consist OF chief justice and four associate
justices; and for this purpose there shall be APP
pointed by the President by and with the advice
and consent of tire Senate, additional justice of
said court, with the like powers, to take the same
oaths, to perform the same duties, and to receive
the same salary, as the other associate justices OF
the court.
SEC. 3. And be it furthersenacted, That whenever.
at session of the court in general term held by
four of the justices, the court shall be equally d.
vided in opinion upon the question involved in any
canse argued or submitted to the court, such di-
vision of opinion shall be noted upon the minutes
of the court; and thereupon and within foul days
thereafter, either party i'll such may file with
the clerk of the court motion in writing to have
Suc0 cause before the NNe JUSTICES: ana
such rcaTguInent Or rehearing shall be had
thereafter as conveniently may be.
SEC. 4. And he it further enacted That all the
powers and jurisdiction by law now held and eXer-
cised by the orphans cOnrt of Washington county,
in the District of Columbia shall hereafter be held
and exercised by the justice holding the special
term OF the said supreme court for that purpose,
subject always TO the same provisions con-
tanned i'll the fifth section of the of Congress
titled IAN act to reOrganlze the courts in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and for other purposes" APP
proved March third eighteen hundred and sixty
SEC. S. And be it further enacted, That the
orphans court OF Washington county, District OF
Columbia, be, and the same is hereby abolished;
and all laws and parts of laws relating to said or
phans' court, so far as the same are applicable to
said supreme court, are hereby continued in force
in respect to said supreme court; and all other
laws and parts of laws relating to said orphans
court are hereby repealed: Provided, however,
That nothing herein contained shall he construed
to abolish the office of register OF wills for said
county.
Approved, June a. 1870.
[PrBLIC-No. 1O7.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act to au-
thorize the Secretary OF the Treasury to license
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled That the first section of the act
entitled IAN act to authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury to license yachts and for other purposes
approved August seventh, eighteen hundred and
fOrty-eisht is hereby amended by inserting i'll the
first clause thereof after the words port to port of
ports"
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted That yachts be-
foreign nation which shall extend like privileges to
the yachts of the United States shall have the prvi
lege Of entering or leaving any port Of the United
States without entering clearin. at the custom
house thereof or paving tonnage tax.
SEC, g. And he it further enacted, That, for the
identification of yachts and their owners, a com
mission to sail fer pleasure i'll any designated
yacht belonging to any regularly organized and in
corpOrated yacht club, stating the exemptions and
privileges enjoyed under it, may be issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and shall he token OF
credit TO any United States official, and to the
authorities OF any foreign power for privileges en-
SEC. 1. And be it further enacted, That every
yacth visiting foreign country under the provi
sons of this act, shall on its return to the United
states, make due entry at the custom house Of
the port which such return, it shall arrive.
Approved, June -, 1870
[PuBLIc-N0 1921
AN ACT to extend the time for presenting claims
for additional bOuntcs
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
gresS assembled, That the time for presenting |
claims for additional bOunties granted to soldiers
by the twelfth and thirteenth sections Of the act OF
July twenty-ei%hth eighteen hundred and sixty |
six. is hereby extended until the expiration of six
months after the passage of this act, after which
time all claims 1or such bOuntieS presented in
due form shall be void: and the fourth section of |
the act approved March third eighteen hundred !
and sixty-nine entitled An act i'll relation to addi
repealed.
Approved July IS, 1870.
IPCBLIC-NO. l55.
AN ACT to regulate the purchase Of fGel for the |
legislative, executive and judicial departments,
and for the military and naval establishments
of the United States il the District of Columbia.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives OF the United States of America in Con-
,ress assembled, That from and after the passage
If this act it shall not be lawful for any officer
in the CIVIL military naval service of the
United states in the District of Columbia to pur-
,hase anthracite or bituminous coal wood for the
public service except condition that the same
hall, before delivery I've inspected and weighed or
measured by some competent person. to be appoint
ID by the head OF the department or chief of the
branch OF the service for which the purchase is
made, and that the person appointed shall, be-
ore entering upon the duty of Inspector, weisher
md measnrer, and to the satisfaction of the APP !
'ointng officer, bind himself with not less than two
uretles, IN the penal sum of five thousand dollars,
hat each and every ton of coal weighed by him
hall consist OF two thousand two hundred and
Orty pounds, and that each and every cord of wood
o be SO measured shall be of the standard measure
t one hundred and twenty-eight cubic feet. And
he inspector, weigher and measurer hereby to be
ppointed, shall be entitled to receive from the
endOrs of fuel weighed and measured by him,
wenty cents for each ton OF coal weighed and nine
ents for each cord of wood measured by him: Pro-
ided, That each load or parcel Of wood or coal
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