Iowa. The right to disapprove of the laws reserved by Congress The middle of main channel of the Mississippi to be the eastern boundary of the territory so far as it is bounded eastwardly by said river

Its legislative assembly to provide by law for the election or
appointment of sheriffs and certain other officers, and all
such elections or appointments to be made in pursuance of
the law
Term of the present Delegate to expire 27 October 1840,
when the qualified electors may elect one to serve until
the 4th of March thereafter

Delegate to be elected thenceforward as legislative assembly
may direct

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Jaccard, Peter Samuel. Act for the relief of

Jackson, Joseph. Act for relief of

James, Thomas, and Samuel Massey, of Crawford county, Missouri.

Act for the relief of

for the relief of

Act for the relief of

Jones, John, Charles Souder and Robinson Carr & Company. Act

Jones, Ezekiel.

Jones, Walter.

Act to provide for the settlement of his claims

against the United States
Jones, Frances, widow of John Jones of Virginia. Pension granted to
Judiciary. Circuit court jurisdiction withheld from the court at
Jackson, Tennessee, in cases of appeal and writ of

Court at Jackson, Tennessee, invested with powers and
jurisdiction additional to those of a district court
Court at Jackson, Tennessee, to be held annually on
first Monday of April

Circuit court for middle district of Tennessee to hold
an additional term in each year, commencing on first
Monday of March
District judge of the United States for the State of
Tennessee to hold the additional term of the circuit
court for the middle district of Tennessee

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Circuit court of the United States for the district of
East Tennessee, special term of

Court for the middle district of Alabama to be held at
Tuscaloosa

Court for the northern district of Alabama to be held
at Huntsville
Court for the southern district of Alabama to be held
at Mobile.
Circuit court jurisdiction given to the court for the mid-
dle district of Alabama, in all cases except appeals
and writs of error

Judiciary. Appeals and writs of error to lie to the circuit court of
the United States at Mobile

Reorganization of the district courts of the United
States in the State of Mississippi

Jurisdiction of all causes, cognizable by law in a circuit
court, except appeals and writs of error, given to the
northern district of Mississippi

Appeals and writs of error from the court for the north-
ern district of Mississippi, when exercising circuit
court powers, shall be to the Supreme Court of the
United States

Conviction or acquittal of every offender under the act
of the 20th February, 1839, for prohibiting duels in
the District of Columbia, a plea in bar to further
proceedings under said act
Grand jury in the District of Columbia to be sworn
faithfully and impartially to inquire into, and true
presentment make of all offences against the act of
the 20th of February, 1839, for prohibiting duels in
the District of Columbia

Criminal court established in the District of Columbia
Chief judge of the circuit court to hold the criminal
court in the District of Columbia under certain cir-
cumstances

Writs and process from the criminal court to be tested
in the name of the judge of the court
In all criminal matters out of court, the judge of the
criminal court to exercise the powers vested in the
U. S. circuit court and its judges

Writs of error granted to the judgment of the criminal
court in the District of Columbia, to be returned to
the circuit court in session

Judgment of circuit court upon writ of error to be cer-
tified to the clerk of the criminal court in the District
of Columbia

Frovision for adjournment of the criminal court in the
District of Columbia, on the sickness of the judge
When the judge of the circuit court shall take his place
Cases in which the record from the criminal court shall
be sent to the next circuit court of the District of
Columbia, &c.
An act in amendment of the acts respecting the judicial
system of the United States

When there are several defendants in suits, commenced
in the U. S. courts, any of whom shall not be inha-
bitants of, or found within the district where suit is
brought, or shall not voluntarily appear, the court
may entertain jurisdiction -

The nonjoinder of parties, who are not inhabitants or
found within the district where suit is brought, in
any court of the United States, is not to constitute
matter of abatement or other objection to said suit -

Judiciary. In suits and actions in any circuit court of the United
States in which the judges are in any way concerned,
the judges, on application of either party, to cause
this fact to be entered on the records of the court,
and an authenticated copy of this record to be certi-
fied to most convenient circuit court, in the next ad-
jacent state, or circuit, which court shall take cogni-
zance thereof

The judges of the supreme court of Iowa to have the
same compensation as by law is given to the judges
of the supreme court of Wisconsin

The judges of the several district courts in the several
districts of the United States, and of the supreme
courts in the territories of the United States, are re-
quired to give the act for taking a census of the in-
habitants of the United States, in charge of the grand
jury, at the next session after the expiration of the
time allowed for making the returns

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The grand juries to inquire into the proper discharge
of duty by those having in charge the taking of the

census

An act to amend the act of the third March, 1837, en-
titled "An act supplementary to the act entitled 'An
act to amend the judicial system of the United
States, and for other purposes'

The district judge for Missouri to attend at St. Louis
on first Monday of October. annually, to make all
necessary orders touching suits, &c., returned to cir-
cuit court

Writs and process, how returned to said court

The district court of the United States for East Ten-
nessee to be held on third Monday of October an-
nually

The district court for middle district of Tennessee to
be held on first Mondays of March and September
annually

All causes, &c. continued over and returnable to re-
spective terms of said courts as hereby established
After first of June, 1839, the circuit court for the south-
ern district of Alabama shall be holden on the second
Monday in March, and the fourth Monday of No-
vember annually

The circuit court for the eastern district of Louisiana a
to commence on the first Monday of April, and the
third Monday of December annually
Writs and pleas to be proceeded in by said court, as if
no change had been made

Circuit and district courts for Michigan to be held at
Detroit on second Monday in October

Writs and pleas, &c. to be proceeded in as if no change
had been made

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Judiciary. District court for Arkansas shall be held at Little Rock
on first Monday of October annually.
Circuit court for southern district of New York to be
held on the last Monday in November

All indictments, &c. depending in said court on first of
October next, shall be proceeded in as if no change
had been made

The clerk of the district court of the southern district
of New York to transmit a certified copy of dockets
of all judgments rendered in that court, or in the cir-
cuit court of the United States for that district, since
the fourth of March, 1839, to the clerk of the Su-
preme Court at New York
The clerk of the district court of the northern district
of New York, to transmit a certified copy of all
judgments rendered and docketed in that court,
either as a district or circuit court, and of all judg-
ments in the circuit court of the United States for
that district, docketed since the fourth day of March,
1839, to the clerk of the Supreme Court of New York
at Utica

Judgments which have been rendered in the district or
circuit courts aforesaid, to cease to be a lien after
five years from the third of March, 1839; and
judgments hereafter rendered in said courts, to cease
to be a lien after ten years from the same time

Jury. See Judiciary.

K.

Kelly, Irad, and Datus Kelly. Act for the relief of
King, Benjamin. Act for the relief of heirs of
Kingsbury, Margaret. Act for the relief of

Kibby, Thomas. Act for the relief of the widow of

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Langham, Elias T. Act for the relief of his securities

La Lande, Etienne, (Stephen,) of Alabama. Act for the relief of -

Lemon, Polly. Act for the relief of

Lecraft, Benjamin. Act for the relief of -

Lewis, Winslow. Act for the relief of

Lining, Polly, executrix of Charles Lining, who was executor of
Edward Blake, deceased. Act for the relief of

Loomis, Jairus, and the heirs of James Basset. Act for the relief -
Loan. The President authorized to borrow ten millions of dollars

on certain contingencies. (See title Defence of the U. States.) -
Location for Seminole Indians removed from Florida, provision
for

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Louisville Savings Institution. Act for relief of
Lydia, Privateer. Act for the relief of captors of-
Lynch, Henry. Act for the relief of

M.

Mail. Its transportation upon railroads, regulated
Maine, State of. See title Defence of the United States.
Mallaby, Francis. Act for the relief of

Malone, Daniel. Act for the relief of

Manney, James. Act for the relief of sureties of -
Manufacture. Persons who may have constructed or been con-

structing any manufacture for the purpose of putting the in-
vention of Thomas Blanchard into use, between the period of
the expiration of the patent, and the 30th of June, 1834, shall
have the right of using the same

March, John. Pension granted to his widow
Marcus, William, of Arkansas. Act for the relief of

Marion, Fort. Appropriation for

Marine Corps. Pay and subsistence of, &c.

Marshal. The marshal for the districts of Mississippi, authorized
to sell property on other days than those now allowed
by law

Power and authority of the marshal of middle district of
Tennessee, in collection of executions

Duties of, under the act of 18th June, 1838, establishing
a Court at Jackson, Tennessee

Massey, Samuel, and Thomas James, of Crawford County, state of

Matson, Enoch. Act for the relief of
Maxwell, James, of Pennsylvania. Act for the relief of the legal
representatives of

McCarroll, John, Jun. Act for the relief of

Meneghetty, Anthony C. Act authorizing the issue of register for the sloop Sarah

Military land warrants, Virginia. An act to repeal the second section of an act to extend the time for locating Virginia military land warrants, and returning surveys thereon to the General

Land Office

Miller, Isaac. Act for the relief of
Minister, Special, to Great Britain.

appoint one, should he deem it expedient: eighteen thousand
dollars appropriated