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THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE;
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Seventh Cengrefs cf the United
States.
At the firfc SefTion, begun and
held at the City ofWafhing
ton, in the Territory of Co
lumbia, on Monday the 7th
cf December, 1801.
An ACT to amend the Judicial
Syjlem cf the United states.
£s» E it enabled by the Senate and
) Hoife cf Reprefsntatives cf
the United States cf America , in
Cengrefs cjfembled , That from
and after the palling of this aft,
the fupreme court of the United
.States fhall be holden by the
juftices thereof, or any four of
them, at the city of Walking
ton, and fhall have one fefTion
in each and every year, to com
mence on the firft Monday of
February annually, and that if
four of the laid juft ices fhall not
attend within ten days after the
time hereby appointed for the
commencement of the lard fef
fion, tlie buftnefs of the find
couit fhall be continued over
till the next Rated fefilon there
of.— Provided ahv ays ) T hat ary
one or more of the laid juftices,
attending as afore find, fhall have
power to make all necefiary
orders touching any fuit, action,
writ of error, procefs,'pleadings
nr proceedings, returned to the
laid court or depending therein,
preparatory to tire hearing, trial
or decifion of fuch action, luir,
appeal, writ of error, procefs,
pleadings or proceedings. And
lb much of the aft entitled,
<f An Aft to eftabli fin the judi
cial courts of the United States,’
paTed the twenty-fourth day or
September, feyenteen hundred
and tighty-nins, as pro vines for
the holding a fcfiion ot die fu
preme court of the United States
on the firft Monday cf Auguft,
annually, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. And be it further
enabled. That it lhall be the duty
cf the afifociate juftice redden:
in the fourth circuit formed by
this aft, to attend, at the city or
Wafhmgton, on the firft: Mon
day of Auguft next, and on the
full Monday of Auguft: each
and every year thereafter, who
Hi all have power to make all
neccllary orders touching any
fuit, aftion, appeal, writ of er
ror, procefs, pleadings or pro
ceedings, returned to the faid
court or depending therein,
preparatory to the hearing, trial
or decifion of fuch aftion, fuit,
appeal, \vr?t of error, procefs,
pleadings or proceedings : and
that all writs and procefs may
be returnable to the faid court
on the faid firft Monday in Au
guft, in the fame manner as to
the ftfllon of the laid court,
herein before direfted to be
holden cn the firfc Monday in
February, and may alfo bear
tefte on the laid tuft Monday
in Auguft, as though a fc.Tion
of the faid court was holden on
that day, and it fhall be the duty
of the clerk of the fupreme
court to attend the faid juftice
on the faid firft Monday of Au
guft, in each and every year,
who fhall make due entry of all
fuch matters and things as lhall
nr may be ordered as aforefaid
by the fiid juftice, and at each
and every fuch Auguft feffion,
all aftions, pleas and other pro
ceedings relative to any caufe,
civil or criminal, lhall be con
tinued over to the enfuing Fe
bruary feflion.
Sec, 3. And be it further
That ail aftions, fuits,
procefi, pleadings and other
proceedings, of what nature or
kind foever, civil or criminal,
which were continued from the
fupreme court of the United
States, which was begun and
holden on the fir 11 Monday of
December laft, to the next court
to have been holden on the firft
Monday of June, under the
aft which palled on the thir
teenth day of February, one
thoufand eight hundred and
one, entitled, “ An Aft to
provide for the more convenient
organization of the courts of the
United States,” and all writs,
procefs and proceedings, as
aforefaid, which are or may be
made returnable to the lame
J une fcflion, Hi all be continued,
returned to, and have day, in
the Hlfton to be holden by this
aft, on the firft Monday of Au
guft next ; and fuch proceed
ing'' (hall be had thereon, as is
herein before provided.
Sec. a. And he it further
enacted) That the didrifts of the
United States, (excepting the
ciivtrifts of Maine, Kentucky
and TenneCec) ftiail be formed
into fix circuits, in manner fol
lowing :
The diftrifts cf New-Hamp
shire, Maftachufctts and Rhode
Jfland, fli all conftitute the fuft
circuit;
The diftrifts cf Conncfticut,
New-York and Vermont, fhall
conftitute the feconcl circuit;
The diftrifts of New-Jerley
and Pennfylvania, fhall confti
ture the third circuit;
The diftrifts of Maryland
and Delaware, (hall conftitute
the fourth circuit;
The diftrifts of Virginia and
North-Carolina, fhall conftitute
the fifth circuit; and
The diftrifts of South-Caro
lina and Georgia, fhall conili
uite the fixth circuit.
And there fliall be holden
annually in each diftrid of the
faid circuits, two courts, which
fliall be called circuit courts.
In the firft circuit, tlie faid cir
cuit court fliall confift of the
juftice of the fupreme court te
nding within the laid circuiti
and me oiftnft judge of the dif
trid where fuch court fliall be
hcicit 1/. And the llfiions of the
faid court, in the diftnft of
New- Hampfhire, fhall com
mence on the nineteenth day of
May, and the fecond day of
November, annually in the
diftrift of Maflachuletts, cn the
firft day cf J une, and the twen
tieth day of Odober, annually;
in the diftrift of Rhode-Hand,
on the fifteenth day of June, and
the fifteenth day of November,
annually.
In the fecond circuit, the faid
circuit court fhall confift of the
fenior aflociat£ juftice of the
fupreme court redding within
the fifth circuit,’and thediftrid
judge of the diftrid where fuch
court (hall be holden; and the
ft flic ns cf the find court in the
diftrift of Connefticut, ftiail
commence cn the thirteenth
day of April, and the leventeenth
day of September, annually—
In the diftnft of New-York, on
the firft day of April, and the
firft day of September annually
—ln the diftrid of Vermont,
on the firft day of May, and the
third day of Odober, annually.
In the third circuit, the faid
circuit court fhall confift of the
juftice cf the luoreme court,
refiding within the laid circuit,
and the diet:rid judge ot the
diftnft where fucii court fhall
be holden i and the feftions of
the faid court, in the diftnft of
Ncw-jerfey, lhall commence
on the firft day of April, and the
firft aay of October, annually—
In the diftrift of Pennfylvania,
on the eleventh day ot April,
and the eleventh day of Odober,
annually.
In the fourth circuit, the faid
circuit court fliall confift or the
juftice of the fimreme court
redding within the laid circuit#
and the diflridl judge of the
diflridl where fuch. court (hall
be holdcn ; and the Unions of
the f.iid court in the diflridl of
Delaware fhall commence on
the third day of June, and the
twenty-feventh day of Odlober,
annually—ln the diflridl of Ma
ryland, on the firft day of May,
and the feventh day of Novem
ber, annually j to be holdeti
hereafter at the city of Balti
more only.
In the fifth circuit, the cir
cuit court fhall conlill of the
prefent chief juflice of the fu
preme court, and the dilln<ft
judge of the diftndl where fuch
court fhall be hoklen ; and the
ft ffions of the faid court in the
diflridl of Virginia, fhall com
mence on tire twenty-fecond
day of May, and the twenty
feednd day of November, an
nually—ln the diflridl of North-
Carolina, on the fifteenth da/
of June, and the twenty-ninth
day of December, annually.
In the fixth circuit, the faid
circuit court fhall confift of the
junior allociatc juflice of the
luprcmc court in the fifth cir
cuit, and the dillridt judge of
the diflridl where fuch court
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fhall be holden* and the fc (lions
of the f.iid court in the diflridl
of South-Carolina fhall com
mence at Charlcflon on twen
tieth day of May, and at Co
lumbia on the thirtieth day of
November, annually—fn the
diflridl of Georgia, on the fixth
day of May at Savannah, and
on the fourteenth day of De
cember hereafter at Louifvillc,
annually : — Provided, that when
only one of tire judges hereby
directed to hold the circuit
courts, fhall attend, fuch circuit
court may beheld by the judge
fo attending, and that when any
of the faid days lhall happen on
a Sunday, then the fakl court
hereby diredled to be holdcn on
fuch day, fhall be holden on tlic
next day thereafter, and tl ■
circuit courts ronftituted by ri
acl, fhall be held at the far ■
place or places in each difind ;
of evdry circuit as by law they
were refpedlively required to b*
held previous to the thirteenth
day of February, one then find
eight hundred and one, even
ing as is herein before diredled.
And none of the faid courts
fhall be holder) until afier the
fir ft day of July next, and
clerk of each diftndl court fhall
be alio clerk of the circuit court
in fuch diflridl, except as is
herein after excepted.
Sec. 5. And be it further
enatted. That on every appoint
ment which fhall be hereafter