New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-06
lPuBLIC-No. *.
AN ACT relating to the supreme court Of the Dis
trict of Columbia

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatives 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 reorganize the courts in
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes,
which have been or may be held shall be- ANA are
declared to be, severallv, terms of the supreme
court of the District of Columbus; and the judg.
acts of said general terms, special terms circuit
courts, district courts and criminal courts hereto
fore or hereafter rendered, made or had, snail be
deemed Judgments DEGREES, sentences, orders, pro
ceedings and acts of said supreme court Provided
that nothing herein contained shall affect the right
of appeal as provided by law.
SEC 2. And be it further enacted, That the su-
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 the Senate additional justice of
oaths to perform the same duties, and to receive
the same salary as the other associate justices Of
SEC g. And be it furtherSe nacted That whenever
at a session OF the court in general term held by
four of the justices, the court shall be equally di
vided i'll opinion upon the question involved in any
cause argued or submitted to the court such di-
vision of opinion shall be noted upon the minutes
of the court; and thereupOn, and within four. da
thereafter either party i'll such cause may file with
the clerk of the court a motion i'll writing to have
such cause reargued before the five justices; and
such reargument OF rehearing shall be had soon
thereafter as conveniently may be.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted That all the
cised by the orphans court 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 as are con-
tanned III the fifth section Of The act of Congress en-
titled "An act to reorganlze the courts in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and for other purposes, ap-
proved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
three.
SEC. S. And be it further enacted, That the
orphans court OF Washington county, District OF
Columbia, be, and the same is hereby abolished;
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phans' court, SO far as the same applicable to
said supreme court, are hereby continued in force
laws aad'parts of laws relating to said orphans
court are hereby repealed: Provided however,
That nothing herein contained shall be construed
TO apollsh the ONCE OF register of wills for said
county.
Approved, June 81, 1870.
[PuBLlo-No. lo7
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 Renre.
eentatives of the United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That the first section of the act
Treasury to license yachts and for other purposes :"
approved August seventh, eighteen hundred and
0rty-eight, is hereby amended by inserting, in the
rsf clause thereof after the words port to port of
he United States" the words land by sea to foreign
IOrts."
SEC. O. And be it further enacted, That yachts be.
Dnging to q regularly organized yacht club Of any
breign nation which snail extend like privileges to
yachts OF tne Chltfu SIdtcs nave tHe pTlSf-
ge of entering or leaving any port Of the United
tates without entering or clearing at the custom
puse thereof, or paying tonnage tax.
Sec, 3. And be it further enacted, That, for the
ratification of yachts and their owners, q com:
ssen to sail for pleasure in any designated
Icht belonging to any regularly organized and in
1rporated yacht club, stating the exemptions and
vi vileges enjoyed under it, may be issued by the
Becretsry of the Treasury, and shall be . token Of
Predn 70 any United Sfates oncial, and to the
ntaorties Of any foreign power for privileges en-
Dyed under it
ssc. T. And be it further enacted, That every