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IV
A TABLE
SHOWING WHERE THE SECTIONS OF THE REVISED STATUTES, CARRIED INTO THE JUDICIAL CODE, APPEAR THEREIN.
24. Original jurisdiction.
Par. 1. Where the United States
are plaintiffs; and of civil
suits at common law or in
equity.
2. Of crimes and offenses.
3. Of admiralty causes, seiz-
ures, and prizes.
4. Of suits under any law re-
lating to the slave trade.
5. Of cases under internal-
revenue, customs, and
tonnage laws.
6. Of suits under postal laws.
7. Of suits under the patent,
the copyright, and the
trade-mark laws.
8. Of suits for violation of in-
terstate-commerce laws.
9. Of penalties and forfeitures.
10. Of suits on debentures.
11. Of suits for injuries on ac-
count of acts done under
laws of the United States.
12. Of suits concerning civil
rights.
13. Of suits against persons hav-
ing knowledge of conspir-
acy, etc.
14. Of suits to redress the de-
privation, under color of
law, of civil rights.
Sec.
24. Original jurisdiction-Continued.
Par. 15. Of suits to recover certain
offices.
16. Of suits against national-
banking associations.
17. Of suits by aliens for torts.
18. Of suits against consuls
and vice consuls.
19. Of suits and proceedings in
bankruptcy.
20. Of suits against the United
States.
21. Of suits for the unlawful
inclosure of public lands.
22. Of suits under immigra-
tion and contract-labor
laws.
23. Of suits against trusts,
monopolies, and unlaw-
ful combinations.
24. Of suits concerning allot-
ments of land to Indians.
25. Of partition suits where
United States is joint
tenant.
25. Appellate jurisdiction under Chinese-
exclusion laws.
43. Suits for penalties and forfeitures, 58. Civil causes may be transferred to an-
where brought.
44. Suits for internal - revenue taxes,
45. Seizure, where cognizable.
46. Capture of insurrectionary property,
where cognizable.
47. Certain seizures cognizable in any
district into which the property is
taken.
48. Jurisdiction in patent cases.
49. Proceedings to enjoin Comptroller of
the Currency.
50. When a part of several defendants can
not be served.
51. Civil suits; where to be brought.
52. Suits in States containing more than
one district.
53. Districts containing more than one
division; where suit to be brought;
transfer of criminal cases.
other division of district by agree-
ment.
59. Upon creation of new district or divi-
sion, where prosecution to be insti-
tuted or action brought.
60. Creation of new district, or transfer of
territory not to divert lien; how
lien to be enforced.
61. Commissioners to administer oaths to
appraisers.
62. Transfer of records to district court
when a Territory becomes a State.
District judge shall demand and com-
pel delivery of records of territorial
63.
136. Appointment, oath, and salary of 160. Petition dismissed, when.
judges.
137. Seal.
138. Session; quorum.
139. Officers of the court.
140. Salaries of officers.
141. Clerk's bond.
142. Contingent fund.
143. Reports to Congress; copies for de-
partments, etc.
144. Members of Congress not to practice
in the court.
145. Jurisdiction.
Par. 1. Claims against the United
2. Set-offs.
3. Disbursing officers.
146. Judgments for set-off or counter
claims; how enforced.
147. Decree on accounts of disbursing of-
ficers.
148. Claims referred by departments.
149. Procedure in cases transmitted by
departments.
150. Judgments in cases transmitted by
departments; how paid.
151. Either House of Congress may refer
certain claims to court.
152. Costs may be allowed prevailing
party.
153. Claims growing out of treaties not
cognizable therein.
154. Claims pending in other courts.
155. Aliens.
156. All claims to be filed within six
years; exceptions.
157. Rules of practice; may punish con-
tempts.
158. Oaths and acknowledgments.
159. Petitions and verification.
161. Burden of proof and evidence as to
loyalty.
162. Claims for proceeds arising from sales
of abandoned property.
163. Commissioners to take testimony.
164. Power to call upon departments for
information.
165. When testimony not to be taken.
166. Examination of claimant.
167. Testimony; where taken.
168. Witnesses before commissioners.
169. Cross-examinations.
170. Witnesses; how sworn.
171. Fees of commissioners, by whom
paid.
172. Claims forfeited for fraud.
173. Claims under act of June 16, 1874.
174. New trial on motion of claimant.
175. New trial on motion of United States.
176. Cost of printing record.
177. No interest on claims.
178. Effect of payment of judgment.
179. Final judgments a bar.
180. Debtors to the United States may
have amount due ascertained.
181. Appeals.
182. Appeals in Indian cases.
183. Attorney General's report to Con-
gress.
184. Loyalty a jurisdictional fact in cer-
tain cases.
185. Attorney General to appear for the
defense.
186. Persons not to be excluded as wit-
nesses on account of color or be-
cause of interest; plaintiff may be
witness for Government.
Reports of court to Congress.
187.
CHAPTER EIGHT.
THE COURT OF CUSTOMS APPEALS.
188. Court of Customs Appeals; appoint-
ment and salary of judges; quorum;
circuit and district judges may act
in place of judge disqualified, etc.
189. Court to be always open for business;
terms may be held in any circuit;
when expenses of judges to be
190. Marshal of the court; appointment,
salary, and duties.
191. Clerk of the court; appointment,
192. Assistant clerk, stenographic clerks,
and reporter; appointment, salary,
and duties.
193. Rooms for holding court to be pro-
vided; bailiffs and messengers.
194. To be a court of record; to prescribe
form and style of seal, and estab-
lish rules and regulations; may
affirm, modify, or reverse and re-
mand case, etc.