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SATURDAY, Oflober 31, 1789.]
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
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Jin Aa to tftublijb the JUDICIAL COURTS
, of the UNITED STATES.
BE it cnaAed by the Senate and House cf
Ripri entati'vei of tbe United States of
America in Controls ajfembled , That the fu
premc court of the United States (hall confid
of a chief justice and five afl'ociate • justices,
any four of whotxi (hall be a quorum, aud
ihall hold annually at the feat of government
tyvo feflioßs, the one commencing the fiifl
Monday of February, and the other the firft
Monday of August. That the adbeiate jus
tices (hall have precedence according to the
date* of their comini (lions, or when the cora
inifiions, of two or mare of them bear date
©n the fame day, according to their respec
tive ages. : "*■%
And be it further enafied, That (he. United
States (hall be, and they hereby . are divided
into thirteen didrifts, to be limited and cal
led as follows, to wit: One to con fid of that
part of the date of Matiachufetts winch lies
eaderly of the date «.f New-Hampfliirc, vend
to be called Maine Didrift ; one to confid of
the date of New-Hamprtiire, and tube called »
New-Hamp(hire Didrift; one to cOnfift of
the remaining part of the d>e of Massachu
setts, and to be called Madachufetts Didrift ; ,-i
one to coufid of the date o f £ ’onnefticut, and
to be called Couueftitu. Diftrift; one to con
fill of the date of New-York, audio be cal
led New-York Didrift; one to coufid of the
flaMLof New-Jersey, and to be called Ncw
jerfey Didrift; one to coufid of the date of
Pcnofyivania, and to be called Peunlylv-nia
Didrift ; one to coufid of the date of Dela
ware, and to be called Delaware Didrift;
one to coufid of the date of Maryland,
and to be called Maryland Diflnft; one
to coufid of the date of Virginia, except that
part called the Dlduft of Kentucky, and to
be called Virginia Didrift ; one to confid of
the remaining part of the date of Virginia,
and to be called Kentucky Didrift; one to
confid of the date of Souih-Carolma, aud
t» be called the South-Carol na Didrift ; and
one to confid of the date of Georgia, and to
be called Georgia Didrift. f 1
And be it further tnafied, That there be a
court called a Diiirift Court, in each of the
aforementioned diftrifts, to confiil of one
judge, who thall refirip injthe didrift for which
he is appointed, aud (hall be called a Didrift
Judge, and (hall hold annually four feflions,
the fill! of which to comme.ac?as follows, to .
wit : In the didrifts of New-York and New-
Jersey on the fird, in the didrift ojrPennfyl
vania on the fecoud, in the didrift of Connec
ticut on the thud aud in the diffrift of Dela-*
ware, on the fourth Tnefdays of November
next; in the adidrifts of Maffacbu&tts, of,
Maiue, and of Maryland, on the fird, in
the didrift as Georgia on the fecoud, and in
the didritt6 of New-Hampflitre, of Virginia,
an<\ of Kentucky, on the third Tnefdays of
December next; and the other three fedious
ptogredively in the re(peftive didrifts on the
like TueldayS of every third calender mouth
afterwards, anti in the didrift of South-Caro
lina, on the third Monday in March and Sep
tember, the fird Monday iu July,- and the fe
cund Monday of December of each and every
year, commencing in December uext; and
that the Didrift Judge (bajbjbave power to
hold special courts at his That
the didrift ; court (hall be held at the
places following, to wit : la the didrift of
GEORGIA.
Maine, at Portland and Pownalborou >h alter
na-ely, beginning at the firft; in the diltrirt
of New-Hauipilme, at Exeter and Poitfinouth
alternately, beginning at the firft; in the di
ftrift oi Maffachofetts, at Bqllon aud Salem
alternately, beginning at the firft..; in the di
ftri/t of Copnerticut, alternately at Hartford
and Newhaven,:beginning at the firft; in the
djftrift of New-York, at New-York ; in the
diftrid of. New>Jerfey, alternately at New-
BrunlwicU and Burlington, beginning at the
firft ; in th? diftrid cf Pgnnfylvaoia, at Phi
ladelphia and York-Town alternately, begin
ning at the firft; in the diftnd of Delaware,
alternately at New Castle and Dover, begin
ning at the fit ft ; in the diftrid of Maryland,
alternately at Baltimore and Eaftou, begin
ning at the firft ; in the diftridfif Virginia,
alternately at Richmond and Williamfburgh,
beginning a» the fit ft ; in the diftrid ot Ken
tucky, at Harfodlburgh; in the diftrid of
South-Caroltua, at Chatlefton ; and in the di
ftrid of Georgia, alternately at
Augusta, beginning at the firft ; —and that the
special courts lha!l be held at the lame place
in each diftrid as the stated courts, or in di
ftiids that have two, at either of them, in
the diferetion of the judge, or at- ,such
other place in the diftrid, as ihe na
ture of the business and his diferetto*! lhaij
dircd„.. And that in the diftrids that have
fciu one place for holding the diftrid court,
the records thereof Ihallhe kept at that place ;
and in diftrick that have two, at that place in
each diftrid which the judge l l hall appoint.
And be it further t» iCied, That • : before
mentioned diftrids, except those of Maine
aud Kentucky, lhall be divi.led into thiee
circuits, anri be called the ealtern, the middle
and the southern ci»cuit. That the eallein
circuit lhall confilt of the diftrids of New
ld amp flare, Mailachufetts, Connedicot and
New-York ; that the middle circuit thail con
lift of the diftrids of New-jersey, Peuniyi*
vania, Delaware, Marylaud and Virginia;
and that tbelouthem circuit Ihaii cun fill of
the diftrids of South-Caiolina and Georgia,
aud that theie (hall be held annually in each
diftrid of Paid circuits, two courts, which
lhall be called Circuir Courts, and thail con fill
of any two jultices of the Cupreine court, and
the diftrid judge of luch diftrids, any two of
whom lhall conflitute a quorum : Pr&vtuetl,
Thai no diftrid judge Hull give a vote in any
calc of appeal or error from his own c’ecifion,
but may aftign the reasons of fuchdiis decision.
And be u junhev. enacted, That the firltfel
fioc of the laid circuit comt in Hie levetal di
ftrids, lhall commence at the tipies follow
ing, to wit t Jn New-Jetfcy on .the letond,
in NewrYork on the fourth, in Pennsylvania
on the eleventh, i:i Cotmedicut on the tweuty
fecond, and iai Delawarean the tWenty-le
venth, days of April next; in Mifachjjlerts.
on the third:; in Maryland on thefeveuth, 1 in .
South-Carolitfa on the twelfth, in New-Hamp- •.
(hire on the! twentieth, in Virginia.ou the
twenty-second, and in Georgia on the twenty
ty-eight days of May next; and the lubie
quen» feffion6 -hi the refpedive di.U.iids on the
like days of every lixth calendar months af
terwards, except in South-Candina, where
the fefiion of the said court I’, II commence
on the firft, and in Georgia where it Hull
commence on the feveuteenth day of October-,
and except when any of those days fhalfhap
pea oa a Sunday, aad then the ftlhon ftwll
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commence on the next day following. And
the leftions of the fatd circuit court thall be
held in the dirtridt of New- Hampthiie, at
Portfmou'h-and Ex.ctet alernateiy, beginning
at the <firft-f in the diftnd of Nfaiiachufetts
at Bofion ; hi the drflrid of Connecticut, al
.teinately at Hartford and New-Haven, be
ginning at the lad;"in the dittnct of New
. York, alternately at New-York and Albany,
beginning at the firft ; in the district ot New-
Jerley, ar Trenton; in the diftrift of Penn
sylvania, alternately at Philadelphia and Yotk-
T< wn, beginning at the firft; in the d.ltnft
of Delaware, alternately at New Cattle and
Dover, beginning *t the fitft; in the dtflrift
of Maryland, alternately at Annapolis and"
Ealton, beginning at the firft; m the diflrift
of Vtigima, alternately at Ciuiiottefville and
WiliiamlLurgh, begmuing at the fitft; in the
diltridt of South Carolina, alternately at t o
lumbia and Charleston, beginning at the firft;
and in the diltrift of Geoigia, aitetnately at
Savannah and Aogafia, hegiuntng at the firft.
And the cticurt Courts (lull have power to
hold special leftions for the trial ot criminal
causes at any other time at their dilcietiun, or
at the difcietion of the supreme court.
, A d It n Jkribtr euactti., That the fuffeme
couit may, by any one or more of its jufticea
teing ptelent, be arijqurned from day today,
until a quorum be convened; and that*a cir
cuit court may also Leaojouined from day to
day by any one o* its judges, or if none are
pi clem, by the roartha l of the diftrirt until a
quorum be convened; and that a diftnft
court, in case of the inability of the judge to
attend at the commencement of a ledion, may
by virtue of a written order from the said
judge ■ directed to the maithal of the diftricT,
tie-aojoumed by the laid marflial to such day,
antecedent to the next Hated leftion of the said
court, as in he laid order (hall be appointed,
and in case of the death: of the said judge,
and hts vacancy not being supplied, all pro
cess, pleadings and proceedings of what na
ture soever, pending befoie the said court,
(ball be continued of course until the next
Hated feflton after the appointment and ac
ceptance of the office by his fucceftor.
And be it exacted. That the supreme court
and the district cour.s, fhalfhave power to ap
point clerks Jor their icYpeCttve courts,'and
that the clerk for each-diftricT court thall be
cletk also of the Circuit court in such diftrift,
and each 1 of the laid elftks thall, before h<j
enters upotr the execution of hts office, take
the following oath or affirmation, to wit: “ £
“ A. B. being a’ppoiuted clerk of ,
“ do fdlcmn'y swear, or affirm, that I will
“ truly and fj-itbfolly enter and recotd sll the
“ orders, denees, judgments, ai.d proceed
“ tugs of the laid court, and that I will
“ faithfully and impartially dil'iharge and
“ petfoim'*all the riuttes of my said office,
“ according to the heft of my abilities and
“ tmdei Handing. So help me God.” Which
words; so help me God, (hall be omitted in
all cases where an affirmation is admitted in
deed of an oath. And the said clerks (hall al
so severally give bond, with fufficieut sureties
(to be approved of by the supreme and di-
Hritt courts refpeClively) to the Uuited States,
in the font of two thoufaud dollars, faithfully
to difeharge the duties ot his office, and sea
sonably to record the decrees, judgments and
deteiminatious of the court of which he is
clerk.-