New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-23
(PuBLIC-No. 81.
AN ACT relating to the supreme court of the Dis
Irict CT Columbia. ..---

AN ACT relating to the supreme court Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia. ..---
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
seutatives OF the United States of America ill Con-
gress assembled, That the several general terms
and special terms Of the circuit courts. district
courts and criminal courts aut horned by the act
approved March third eighteen hundred and sixty
three entitled An act TO reoroanize the courts IN
the District of Columbia, and TOR other purposes"
which have been or MAJ be held, shall ne, and are
declared to be, severaliy terms OF the supreme
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, OF 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
SIC. 2. And be il further enacted, That the SUI
prerne of the District of Columbia shall here
after consist OF chief justice and four associate
justices; and for this purpose there shall ne APP
pointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate, an additional justice OF
sait! court with the like powers to take the same
oatts to perform the same duties, and TO receive
the salary, the other associate Justices OF
SEC. D. And be il furtherienacted, That whenever,
at a session OF the court i'll general term ned ~
four the Justices the court shall Ike equally d.
vided i'll opinion upon the question involved IN any
cause argued submitted to The court, such d.
vision of opinion shall be noted upon the minutes
of the court: and tereupOn. and within four days
thereafter, either party III such cause may ME with
the cler, Of the court motion Ill writing to have
such cause reargled before the five justices: and
such reargument or rehearing shall be had as soon
thereafter conveniently may be. 81
SEC. 4. AID be ii further enacted That all the
powers and Jun sdcton hy law now held and exer-
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 tor that purpose,
subject always to the same provisions as are con-
tanned in the fifth section of the act Of Congress en-
titled Az act to Teoiganlze the courts IN the DIS
tlict of Columbia, and for other purposes" APP
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;
and al laws and parts of laws relating to said or
phans court, so far as the same are apphcaoe 10
said supreme court, are hereby continued III force
laws and parts of laws relating to said orphans
court hereby repealed: Provided, however,
That nothing herein contained shall be construed
to abolish the Office OF register Of wills for said
county.
fPrBLlC-No. 1G7.
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-
seutatives of tie United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the first section of the act
entitled An act to authorize the Secretary OF the
Treasury license yachts and for other purposes.
approved August seventh, eighteen hundred and
forty-eight, is hereby amended by inserting Ill the
fl clause thereof, after the words port TO port OF
the United states" the words "and by to foreign
ports.'
SEC. 2. And he it further enacted That yachts BE-
longing to a regularly organized yacht club OF any
foreign nation which snail extend like privileges to
the yachts of the United States shall have the lrlv
iege of entering or leaving any port of the United
States without entering or clearing at the custom
house thereof, or paying tonnage tax.
SIC, 3. Aud be it further enacted, That for the
Identification OF yachts and their owners, COM
mission 20 sail tor pleasure in any designated
yacht belonging to any regularly organized and In.
cOrporated yacht club stating the exemptions and
pli veges enjoyed under it, may be Issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and shall De token Of
credit to any United States official, aud to the
authorities OF any foreign power for privileges ell
loved under it.
SEC. 4. And he it further enacted. That every
vacth visiting foreign country under the provi.
sions OF this act, shall its return to the United
States make due entry at the custom house OF
the port at which, on such return il SHALL arr1ve
Approved June %, 1870.