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cases, to issue writs of habeas corpus, of error, of certiorari, of manda-mus, of prohibition, of scire facias, and of quo warranto, according to theprinciples and rules of law.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said superior courts, re-spectively, shall be held as occasion may require, to prevent a delay ofjustice, for the trial of causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, andfor the hearing of causes in equity, as often as the judges of the saidcourts, respectively, shall deem fit to appoint.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said superior courts, re-spectively, shall have power, in cases where there has been a trial by jury,to grant new trials, as often as may be deemed necessary for the dueadministration of justice, for reasons for which new trials have usuallybeen granted inthe courts of law, and shall have power to administer allnecessary oaths or affirmations, and to make and establish all necessaryrules of practice and pleading, and for the orderly conducting of thebusiness of the said courts: Provided, Such rules be not repugnant tothe laws of the United States , or of the said territory.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That writs of error and appealshall lie, and may be taken on all final decisions of said superior courts,where the matter in dispute shall amount to the sum or value of onehundred dollars, exclusive of costs, to the court of appeals of said terri-tory ; in all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; in allcauses of seizure, under the laws of impost, navigation, and trade, of theUnited States ; in all suits for penalties and forfeitures incurred under thelaws of the United States, and in all suits in which the United States shall be a party ; in all civil causes, in law and equity, arising under theConstitution and laws of the United States , and treaties made, andwhich shall be made, under their authority; and in all civil cases affectingambassadors, other public ministers and consuls; in controversies be-tween citizens of two different states, and between aliens and citizensof the United States ; in the same manner, and under the same regula-tions, as appeals are directed to be taken from a district to a circuitcourt of the United States . And writs of error and appeal shall lie, andmay be taken from the final decisions of the said court of appeals, in allsuch cases, to the Supreme Court of the United States , in the same man-ner and under the same restrictions and regulations, as writs of errorand appeals are directed to be taken from the circuit courts of the UnitedStates . And in all other cases, writs of error and appeal may be takenand prosecuted from said superior courts to the court of appeals, in suchmanner as the legislative council have directed, or shall direct.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the regulations prescribedby the nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, andtwenty-fourth sections of the act of the twenty-fourth of September, seven-teen hundred and eighty-nine, entitled “ An act to establish the judicialcourts of the United States, ” and by the act of the twelfth of December,seventeen hundred and ninety-four, entitled, “ An act to amend andexplain the twenty-second section of the act establishing the judicialcourts of the United States, ” as far as said regulations shall be practi-cable, shall be observed in respect to all writs of error and appeals, fromthe said superior courts to the court of appeals in the cases enumeratedin the first part of the preceding section, and in writs of error andappeals from the said court of appeals to the Supreme Court of theUnited States .

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the clerks of the said superiorcourts, respectively, where the courts are held shall keep correct, particu-lar, and regular minutes and records of every day’s proceedings of the saidcourts, and the said clerks, marshals, and district attorneys, shall respec-tively, receive for their services, in all causes of admiralty and maritime juris-diction, and in causes arising on seizures under the laws of impost

in vacation, toissue writs ofhabeas corpus,&c.

Superiorcourts to be heldas occasion mayrequire.

Superiorcourts, in caseswhere there hasbeen a trial byjury, to havepower to grantnew trials.

Proviso.

Writs of er-ror and appealshall lie, andmay be taken onall final deci-sions of saidsuperior courts,where the mat-ter in disputeshall amount tothe sum or valueof one hundreddollars, exclu-sive of coststo the court ofappeals of saidterritory.

Regulationsto be observedin respect to allwrits of errorand appeals tothe SupremeCourt of theUnited States .

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

Act of Dec.12, 1794, ch. 3.

Clerks of thesuperior courtsshall keep cor-rect, particular,and regular min-utes and recordsof every day’s