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(Continued fretn frf sage,)
soever, depending in the citcuit coutt in
the diftrift of Ohio, and which shall
have been, or may hereafter be commenc-
Mcd within the territory of the United
. * States north weft of the rivet Ohio, in
the fa:d court, (hall, from and after tnc
firft day of July next, be continued over,
returned, and made cognizable, in the
superior court of the said territory next
thereafter to be holdcn, -and all aftions,
suits, process, pleadings, and other pro
ceedings as aforefaid depending in the
circuit court of the said diftrift, and
which (hahave been or may hereafter be
commenced within the Indian territory
in said court, (hall, from and after the
day July next, be continued over,
returned and made cognizable in the fu
rrier court of the said Indian territory,
«cxt thereafter to be holden.
Sec. 11. And he it further enabled,
T hat in ail cases in which proceedings
/hall on the said firft day of July next,
be pending under a commiflion *ofbank
* TU£tcy issued in pursuance of the aforefaid
entitled ** an aft to provide for the
t»Ore f organization of the
courts bf the United States," the cogni
zance or the fame (hall be, and hereby is
transferred to, and vested in, the diftrift
ju ige of the diftrift within which such
commiflion Ihall have issued, who is here
by empowered to proceed therein in the
tame manner and to the fame effeft, as if
fach commiflion of bankruptcy had been
issued by his order.
Sec. 12. And be it further enabled ’,
; ! hat from and after the firft day of July
.next, the diftrift judges of Kentucky and
Tenneflee, (hall be arid hereby are fevc.
rally entitled to a fa la ry of fifteen hun
dred dollars, annually, to bc'paidquar
-rer yearly at the treasury of the United
otates.
. . Sec, 73, And be it further enadtedy
That the madhals and attornics of the
United States, for the diftrifts which
were not divided, or within the limits
ol which, new diftrifts were not erefted,
by the aft entitled “ an aft to provide
lor the more convenient organization of
*he courts of the United States," puffed
thirteenth day of February, one thou,
fund eight hundred and one, (hall con
tinue to be marftials and attornics for
such diftrifts refpeftively, unless remov
ed by the President of the United States,
and in all other diftrifts which were di
tyided or within the limits of which new
diftrifts were erefted by the last recited
•ft, the President of the United States
be, and hereby is empowered, from and
alteMhe firft day of July next, to dif
cdntinue all such fupernumcrary marshals
and diftrift attornics of the United States,
7n such diftrifts refpeftively, as he (hall
deem expedient, so that there (hall be
but one marshal and diftrift attorney to
each diftrift; and every marshal and di
srift attorney who shall be continued in
offiee, or appointed by the President of
the United States in such diftrifts, shall
have and cxercife the fame powers, per
form the fame duties, give the fame bond
with sureties, take the fame oath, be
- fubjeft to the fame penalties and rcgula.
tious as are, or may be preferibed by law,
in refpeft to the marshals and diftrift at
tornics of the United States. And every,
tnarlhal and diftrift attorney who (hall be
so difeontinued as aforefaid (hall be holdcn
to deliver over all papdrsi matters and
things in relation to their refpeftive offi
ces, to such marshals and diftrift attornics
V who (hall be so continued or
appointed as aforefaid in such diftrift in
.the fame manner as is required by law,
in' cases of resignation or removal from
office.
Sec. 14. And be it further enabled,
1 hat there (hall be appointed by the Pre
sident of the United States, from lime
jo time, as many;gencral commiffioncrs
ot bankruptcy, in each diftrift of the
United States, as he may deem necessary ;
and upon petition to the judge of a di
ftrift court for a commiflion of bankrupt,
cy, he (hall proceed as is provided in and
by an aft, entitled u An aft to cftablilh
an uniform system of bankruptcy through
out the United States," and appoint, not
exceeding three of the said general com
missioners as commiffioncrs of the particu
lar bankrupt petitioned against ; and the
said commiffioncrs, together with the
clerk, (hall each be allowed as a full
compensation for their fcrviccs, when
fitting and afting under their commissions,
.at the rate of fix dollars per day for eve
ry day which they may be employed in
thp fame hufinefs, to be apportioned a
mong the several causes on which they
may aft on the fame day, and to be paid
- out of the refpeftive bankrupt’s estates:
That the commiffioncrs, who
may have been, or may be appointed in
r' • any diftrift before notice (hall be given
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of ibc appointment cf CfirroifftMfs fcf
such diftrifl by the President in pursuance
of this aft, and who (hall not then have
completed their business, (hall be aurho
rized to proceed and finilh the fame, epen
the terras of their original appointment.
Sec. ip. And be it further enailedy
That the stated feflion of the diftrifl
court, for the diftrifl cf Virginia, here
tofore direfled to be holden in the city
of Williamlburg, shall be holden in the
town of Norfolk, from and after the firft
day of July next, and the stated fdfions
of the diftrifl court for the diftrifl of
Maryland, (hall hereafter he holden in
the city of Baltimore only; and in the
diftrifl of Georgia, the stated feflions of
the diftrifl court shall be held in the city
of Savannah only.
Sec. 16. And be it further enailedy
for the better cftablilhment of the
courts of the United States within the
ftatc of Tennessee, the said state shall be
divided in two diftrifls, one to consist of
that part of said state, which lies on the
eait fide of Cumberland mountain, and
to be called the diftrifl of East Tennessee,
the other to consist of the remaining part
of said state, and to be called the diftrifl
of Weft Tennessee,
Sec. 17. And be it further enailedy
That the diftrifl judge of the United
States, who shall hereafter perform ihe
duties of diftrifl judge, within the state
of Tennessee, shall annually hold four
feflions; two at Knoxville, on the fourth
Monday of April and the fourth Mon
day of Oftober, in and for the diftrifl of
East Tennessee, and two at Nashville,
on the fourth Monday of May, and the
fourth Monday of November, in and for
the diftrifl of Weft Tennessee.
Sec. 18. And be it further enabled,
That there shall be a clerk for each of the
said diftrifls of East and Weft Tennessee,
to be appointed by the judge thereof, who
shall reside and keep the records of the
said courts, at the places of holding the
courts whereto they rcfpeflively shall
belong, and shall perform the fame duties,
and be entitled to, and receive the fame
emoluments and fees, which arc cftablifh
ed by law for the cletks of the diftrifl
courts of the United States, refpeflively.
Sec. ig. And be it further enailedy
That there shall be appointed in and for
each of the diftrifls of East and Weft Teu
peffee, a marlhal, whose duty it shall be
to attend the diftrifl courts hereby estab
lished, aild who shall have and excrcife
within such diftrifl, the fame powers, per
form the fame duties, be fubjefl to the
fame penalties, give the fame bond with
furetics, take the fame oath, be entitled
to the fame allowance, as a full coiftpenfa
tionforall extra services, as hath here
tofore been allowed to the marlhal of the
diftrifl of Tennessee, by a law passed
the 28th day of February, one thousand
fpvcn hundred and ninety.nine, and shall
receive the fame compensation and emo
luments, and in all refpefls be fubjefl to
the fame regulations as are now prescribed
by law, in refpcfl to the marshals of the
United States, heretofore appointed: Pro
<vided t That the marshals of the diftrifls
of East and Weft Tennessee, now in of
fice, shall, daring the periods for which
they have been appointed, unltfs fooncr
removed by the President of the United
States, be and continue marshals for the
several hereby eftablilhed, within
which thgd9Hkfttvely reside.
Sec, 20. <4*d he it further mailed,
That there shall be appointed for each of
the diftrifls of East and Weft Tennessee,
a person learned in the law, to afl as at
torney for the United States within such
diftrifl; which attorney shall take an oath
or affirmation for the faithful performance
of the duties of his offlee, and shall pro
secute in such diftrifl, all delinquencies,
for crimes and offences, cognizable under
the authority of the United States, and
all civil aflions or suits in which the U
nited States shall be concerned ; and shall
be entitled to the fame allowance, as a
full compensation for all extra services,
as hath heretofore been allowed to attor
nics of the diftrifl of Tennessee, by a
law passed the twenty.eighth day of Fe
bruary, one thousand seven hundred and
ninety.nine, and (hall receive such com
pensation, emoluments and fees, as by
law are or shall be allowed to th» diftrifl
attornics of the United States, respec
tively : Provided , That the -diftrifl at
torniesof East and Weft Tennessee, now
in office, shall severally and refpeflive
ly be attornies for those diftrifls within
which they reside, until removed by the
President of the United States.
Sec. 21. And be it further enailedy
That all aflions, suits, process, pleadings
and proceedings, of what nature or kind
soever, which (hall be depending or ex
isting in the sixth circuit of the United
Slates, within the circuit courts of the
diftrifls of East and Weft Tennessee, {hall
be and hereby are continued over to
the diftrift courts eftablifticd by this aft
in manner following, that is to fay : All
such as (hall cn the firft day of July next,
be depending and undetermined, or ftiall
then have been commenced, and made re- ,
turnable before the circuit court of East
Tennessee, to the next diftrift court here
by direfted to be holden, within and for
the dillrift of East Tennessee ; all such as
ftiall be depending and undetermined, or
(hall have been commenced and made re
turnable before the circuit court of Weft
Tennessee, to the next diftrift court here
by direfted to be holden, within and for
the diftrift of Weft Tennessee; and all
the said suits ftiall then be equally regular
and effeftual, and (hall be proceeded in, in
the fame manner as they could hi. e been if
the law, authorising the eftabliftiment o(
the sixth circuit of the United States, had
not been repealed.
See. 22. And be it further ena&ed.
That the next feftion of the diftrift court
for the diftrift of Maine, (hall be holden
on the last Tuefday in May next; and
that the feftion of the said court heretofore
holden on the third Tuefday in June, an
nually, (hall thereafter be holden, annu
ally, on the last Tuefday in May.
Sec. 23. And be it further enadied,
That all writs and process which (hall
have been issued, and all recognizances
returnable, and all suits and other pro
ceedings which have been continued to
the said diftrift court on the third Tuef
day in June next, (hall be returned and
held continued to the said last Tuefday of
May next.
Sec. 24. And be it further enafled.
That the thief judge of the diftrift of
Columbia, (hall hold a diftrift court of
the United States, in and for the diftrift,
pn the firft Tuefday of April, and on the
fir ft Tuefday of Oftober in every year;
which court (hall have and ex«||jfe, with
in the said diftrift, the fame powers and
jurifdiftion which are by law veiled in
the diftrift courts of the United States.
Sec. And be it further enaßed,
That in all suits in equity, it (hall be in
the diferetion of the court, upon the re
quoft of either party, to order the testi
mony of the witnesses therein ro be taken
by depofirions; which depositions (hall
be taken in conformity to the regulations
preferibed by law for the courts of the
highest original jurifdiftion in equity, in
cases of a (imilar nature in that (late in
which the court of the United States
may be holden— Provided, however,
That nothing herein contained (hall ex
tend to the circuit courts which may be
holden in those dates, in .which tellimony
in chancery is not taken by deposition.
. Sec. 26. And be it further enabled.
That there (hall be a clerk for thei diftrift
court of Norfolk, to be appointed by the
judge thereof, which clerk (hall reside and
keep the records of the said court at Nor
folk aforefaid, and (hall perform the fame
duties, and be entitled to, and receive the
fame fees and emoluments which are e
ftablilhed by law for the clerks of the di
ftrift courts of the United States.
Sec. if And be it further enafied.
That from and after the firft day of July
next, there (hall be holden annually, in
the diftrift of Vermont, two dated sessi
ons of the diftrift court, which (hall com
cencc on the tenth day of Oftober, at
Rutland, and on the seventh day of May,
at Windlor, in each year; and when ei
ther of the said days (hall happen on a
Sunday, the said court hereby direfted
to be holden on such day, (hall be holden
on the day next thereafter.
. Sec. 28. And be it further enadlcd.
That the aft; entitled “ an aft altering the
time of holding the diftrift court in Ver
mont,” and so much of the second feftion
of the aft entitled ** an aft giving effeft
to the laws of the United States within
the date of Vermont,” as provides for
the holding four sessions, annually, of
the fa ; d diftrift court in said diftrift, from,
i, and after the firft day of July next 1 , be and
hereby are repealed.
Sec, 2q. And be it further enabled.
That the clerk of the said diftrift court
(hall not issue a process to summon, or
cause to be returned, to any session of the
said diftrift court, a grand jury, unless
by special order of the diftrift judge, and
at the requert of the diftrift attorney ;
nor (hall he cause to be summoned or re.-
turned a petit jury to such sessions of the
said diftrift court, in which there (hall
appear to be no issue proper for the trial
by jury, unless by special order of the
judge as aforefaid. And it (hall be the
duty of the circuit court in the diftrift of
Vermont, at their Hated sessions, to give
in charge to the grand juries, all crimes,
offences and raifdemeanors, as are cogni
zable, as well in the said diftrift court, '
as the said circuit court, and such bills of
| indiflment as {hall be found in the c * •
court, and cognizable in the (aid jjTg
court, (hall, at the difctetion of the rS
cireutt court, be transmitted by ,h cc S
of the raid court, purfuan, , 0 thc
of the fatd circuit court, with a i| ma «
, and things relating thereto, to the ditf'i
court next thereafter to be holden ; n R?
diftria, and the fame proceedings
be had thereon in said diftrift court
though said bill of indiftment had o-io-t*
nated and been found in the said dift r |A
courtu And all recognizances of wi tne f
fes, taken by any magistrate in said &
ft rift, for their appearance to telfify j'
any case cognizable in either of the faU
courts, shall be to the circuit court next
thereafter to be holden in said diftrift.
Sec. 30* And be tt further etiadti
That from and after the pafiing 0 f this
aft, no special juries (hall be returned by
the clerks of any of the said circuit
but that in all cases in which it was the
duty of the said clerks to return
juries before the palling of this aft, i t (b a j|
be .the duty of the marihal for the diftrift
where such circuit court may be held, to
return special juries, in the fame manner
and form, as, by the laws of the refpec.
live states, the said clerks were required
to return the fame.
NATHANIEL MACON, Speaker
" °f tbe ~ Hiufe of Reprefentatweii
ABRAHAM BALDWIN, p rr j u
dent of the Senate pro
Approved, April 29, 1802. ■•.« ■ ?•
Th: JEFFERSON, Prudent of
the United States. *£l
DIRECT T A X.
To the Inhabitants of thejirjl Colic dim
Di/iribl, being within the county of Huh.
mond and /late of Georgia,
YOU are hereby notified that the
tax which has been
dwelling, houses, lands and wiih
in this diftrift, by virtue of an aft of
Congress, paff;d thc 14th July, 1798,
entitled, “ An aft t» lay and collefti
direst tax,” has become due and pay a<
ble ; and that I will attend for the city
of Augusta, at Mr. Carrie's, on Sator.
day the 26 h instant; in capt. Lacy's di.
flrift, at Mr. John Rhodens, on Mod.'
day the sth July ; in capt. Hatcher's <ii.
ftrift, at Mr Elijah Anderson’s, on Sa.
turday the 10 th, and in capt. Mil.
* net’s diftrift, on Saturday the 17th July
next, to colleft the fame, cf which all
persons concerned, arc to take notice.
In conformity to the 6th feftion of the
said aft, a full and correft copy of the
tax lift regains in thc office of John Mi*
thews, Esq Supervisor of the Revenue
for the Diftrift of Georgia, open to ail
persons inclined to infoeft thc fame.
GEORGE WATKINS,
ColleQor I sl Di/irid,
Auzufl.a. June 1, 1802.
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ALSO ON CONSIGNMENT, B
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2 boxes Glass Ware. , H
Which will fye fold low for Cotton, an ■
a liberal price allowed for that article B
exchange. saMU£L m> SMYTH. I
April 22, .Bj
Brought to Augusta jail,
Ift M arch, a negro feUow named B
who fays he belongs to Mrs. Willi*® ■
in Wilkes county. ( ■
The owner is reqneftcd to come ■
ward and prove her property, pay® B
and take him away. I
HENRY TATK, Jatlor> m
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