EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 163. 1824.

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ous liquors, or their legal representatives, of any state or district withinthe United States , who, at any time since the first day of January, onethousand eight hundred and fourteen, have used stills made according toHenry Witmer’s improvement upon Anderson’s condensing tub, and whohave paid a duty upon the capacity of the globes of such stills, all themoneys which such distillers may have, respectively, paid, as a duty, onthe capacity of the globes of their said stills.

Approved, May 26, 1824.

Chap. OLXI1I .—Jin Act to amend an act, entitled “ Jin act to amend an act for

the establishment (f a territorial government in Florida , and for other pur-poses ( a )

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the judicial power ofthe territory of Florida shall be vested in three superior courts, and insuch inferior courts, and justices of the peace as the legislative councilof the territory may, from time to time, establish. There shall be a su-perior court for that part of the territory situated to the west of the riverApalachicola, to consist of one judge; he shall hold his court on the firstMondays in May and November, in each and every year, at Pensacola ,and at such other times and places as the legislative council may direct.There shall be a superior court for that part of the territory situated be-tween the Apalachicola and Suwannee rivers, to consist of one judge;he shall hold his court on the first Mondays of April and October, ineach and every year, at the seat of government in said territory, and atsuch other times and places as the legislative council may direct. Thereshall be a superior court for that part of the territory situated to the eastand south of the Suwannee river , to consist of one judge : he shall holdhis court on the first Monday in May and November, in each and everyyear, at St. Augustine , and at such other times and places as the legisla-tive council shall direct. Within its limits, herein described, each courtshall have jurisdiction in all criminal cases, and exclusive jurisdiction inall capital offences, and original jurisdiction in all civil cases of the valueof one hundred dollars, arising under the laws of the territory now inforce, or which may, at any time hereafter, be enacted by the legislativecouncil, and shall have and exercise appellate jurisdiction over the infe-rior courts of said territory. Each judge shall appoint a clerk, who shallreside, respectively, at the place where his said court is, or may, by law,be directed to be held, and they shall keep the records there. Each clerkshall receive for his services, in all cases, arising under the laws of the'territory, such fees as shall be established by the legislative council. Andwrits of error and appeal from the final decision of the said superiorcourts, authorized by this section of this act, shall be made to the appel-late court of said territory, hereinafter provided for, in such manner, andunder such regulations, as the legislative council may direct; and, untilthe legislative council shall have made such regulations, writs of errorand appeal from the final decision of the said superior courts shall be madeto the appellate court of the territory, in the same manner that writs oferror and appeals are taken and prosecuted in the next adjoining state.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That each of the said superiorcourts shall, moreover, have and exercise the same jurisdiction within itslimits, in all cases arising under the laws and Constitution of the UnitedStates, which, by an act to establish the judicial courts of the UnitedStates , approved the twenty-fourth day of September, one thousand sevenhundred and eighty-nine, and “An act in addition to the act, entitled ‘Anact to establish the judicial courts of the United States, ”’ approved thesecond of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, was

States suchsums as theyhave paid intothe treasury.

Statute I.May 26, 1824.

[Obsolete.]

Act of March3, 1823, ch. 28.

The judicialpower of theterritory of Flo-rida to be vestedin three supe-rior courts.

Act of March30, 1822, ch. 13.

Act of May 15,1826, ch. 46.

Where saidcourts are to beheld.

Jurisdictionof each court inall criminal andcapital offences.

Eachjudge toappoint a clerk.

Same jurisdic-tion to be exer-cised by each ofsaid superiorcourts, as wasvested in thecourt of theKentucky dis-trict.

Act of Sept.24,1789, ch.20.

(a) See notes to act of March 30, 1822, ch. 13, vol. iii, 654.