The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-16
COMMERCE COURT ACT.
Be enacted by and House Of Representatives. Of e
United States Of A0ericG in Congress assembled.
CREATING COMMERCE COURT.


CREATING COMMERCE COURT
Section Commerce Court 4ct That court Of the United
hereby created which shall be known the commerce court
and shall have the jurisdiction possessed by circuit courts Of the
United States and the Judges thereof all cases OF the following
kinds:
First All for the enforcement otherwise than by adudica-
and collection Of forfeiture penalty by nicton Of
criminal punishment or any order Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission other than for the payment ofmoney.
Second Cases brought enjom set aside annu or suspend
in part order of the Interstate Commerce Commission
Third Such by section three Of the act entitled An
further regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the
States approved February nineteenth nineteen hundred and three
authorized TO be maintained in circuit court Of the United States
Fourth All such mandams proceedings As under le PROVISIONS
twenty section twenty three Of the act entitled An act
regulate commerce. approved February fourth eighteen hundred
egtyseyen amended authorized to be maintained III
circuit Of the United States.
NO ENHANCEMENT or IowER REVIEW
Nothing contained shall be construed charging the
jurisdiction possessed by the circuit of the United States
Judges thereof that is hereby transferred to and vested IN inc
commerce court
The Jurisdiction Of the court OF the fore
going classes shall be exclusive but this act shall not affect thc
jurisdiction possessed by any circuit or district court Of the
United States proceedings OF kind not within the
enumerated classes.
NUMBER OF JUDGES AND HOW APPOINTED DESIGNATED
The shall be court Of record and shall have
seal Of such style the may prescribe The said
court shall be composed Of five Judges be from time to time
designated and assigned thereto by the Chief Justice OF the United
States among the circuit judges Of the United States for the
period five years except that the first instance the court shall
Be composed Of five additional circuit judges to be appointed
hereinafter provided who shall be designated by the President to
serve one two three four and five years respectively IN order
that the period Of designations Of one of the said Judges shall expire
in each thereafter In of the DEATH resignation or termna
ton or assignment Of any judge designated the Chief Justice sha
designate circuit Judge fill the vacancy 50 caused and to serve
during the unexpred period for which the original designation was
made After nineteen hundred and fourteen circuit Judge
shall redgnated in the commerce court until the expra
ton Of at least year after the expiration Of the period OF his last
previous designation The Judge first designated for the teyear
period shall be the presiding Judge Of said court and thereafter the
Judge senior designation shall be the presiding judge
ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS cg JUDGES.
Each Of Judges during the period OF his service in the COM
nerce court SHALL the regular sessions Of the court
being held the city Of Washington receive addition to his salary
as circuit Judge expense allowance the of thousand tive
hundred dollars per annum
The President by aud With The advice and consent Of the
Senate appoint five additional circuit judges of whom shall be
from judicial circuit who shall hold office during good
behavior and who shall be time designated and assigned
by the Chief Justice Of the United States for service in the circuit
court any district the circuit court o. appeals for any circuit
in the commerce court.
Continued Tonorrow)