The Portland daily press., 1873-01-09
LA VS.
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
SECOND SESSION OF THE FoRTY-SECoND
CONGRESS.

GENERAL NATURE-No. u.s.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled can act to regu-
late the diplomatic and consular systems Of the
United States" approved August eighteenth, eight
cen hundred and ffty-six.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdtiues of the United States of America in Con-
qress assembled, That Schedule Of sect three of
an act enitled San act to regulate the diplomatic
and consular systems of the United Staes approved
August eighteenth, ighteen hundred and ffty-six,
be amended TO add to the consuls in Brazil
consul at Santarem
Approved, June 8, 1872
GENERAL NATURE-No. 1861
AN ACT to amend an act entitled can act regulat-
ing proceedings In criminal cases, and for other
purposes, approved March third, eighteen hundred
and sixty five.
Be it enacted 5g the Senate and House of ReDre-
sentatioes Of the United States of america in Con-
sress assembled That section of the act entitled
IAN act regulating proceedings in criminal cases,
and for other purposes" be- and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
SEC p That when tie offence charged be treason
or capital offence, the defendant shall be entitled to
twenty and the United States to FIVE nerem ntory
challenges On the trial of any other felony the de-
PENDANT shall be entitled to ten and the United States
to three peremptory challenges; and in ali cases
where there several defendants or several Main
tifs, the parties each side shall be deemed lin a
section All challenges whether to the array or nan
81, to individual jurors, for cause or favor Shall
be trie by the court without the aid of triers -
Approved, June 8, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. I'LL
AN ACT to provide for holding circuit court of the
United States in and for the western district ' of
Missouri. "
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Renre
seRtGtves of the United States Of america in I'm
gress assembled, That circuit court of the ITntd
States in and for the district Of Missouri
shall hereafter be held at the city of Jefferson at he
place Of holding the district court of the United
States for the said western district of Missouri on
the bird Mondays of April and November in every
year. 9
DEC. 2. That the said circuit court of the United
States III and for the western district of Missouri
shall in all things have and retain jurisdiction Of ali
matters arising therein; that circuit court of the
United States IN and for the eastern district Of Mis-
sour sha be held at the time and place Cat the
city OF Saint Louis as now provided by law for bold
ing the crcnt court Of the United States in and for
both the districts of Missouri that the said cireuit
court Of the United States in and for ths caster,
district of Missouri shall in all thirgs have and re-
tain jurisdiction of all matters arising therein and
that the said circuit courts of the United State,
hereby established in and for the eastern and western
districts of Missouri SHALL respectively have ana
exercise the same original Jurisdiction in the said
districts, respectively, is vested in the several
circuit courts of the United States as organized I'm
der existing laws, and shall also respectively have