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PUBLIC LAWS--H. 646 -JUNE 25,1948 § 1294. Circuits in which decisions reviewable Appeals from reviewable decisions of the district and territorial courts shall be taken to the courts of appeals as follows: (1) From a district court of the United States to the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the district; (2) From the District Court for the Territory of Alaska or any division thereof, to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; (3) From the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, to the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; (4) From the District Court of the Virgin Islands, to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; (5) From the Supreme Court of Hawaii, to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; (6) From the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, to the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. CHAPTER 85-DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION Sec. 1331. Federal question; amount in controversy, 1332. Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy. 1333. Admiralty, maritime and prize cases. 1334. Bankruptcy matters and proceedings. 1335. Interpleader. 1336. Interstate Commerce Commission's orders. 1337. Commerce and anti-trust regulations. 1338. Patents, copyrights, trade-marks and unfair competition. 1339 Postal matters. 1340. Internal revenue; customs duties. 1341. Taxes by States. 1342. Rate orders of State agencies. 1343. Civil rights. 1344. Election disputes. 1345. United States as plaintiff. 1346. United States as defendant. 1347. Partition action where United States is joint tenant. 1348. Banking association as party. 1349. Corporation organized under federal law as party. 1350. Alien's action for tort. 1351. Consuls and vice consuls as defendants. 1352. Bonds executed under federal law. 1353. Indian allotments 1354. Land grants from different states. 1355. Fine, penalty or forfeiture. 1356. Seizures not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. 1357. Injuries under Federal laws. 1358. Eminent domain. 1359. Parties collusively joined or made. § 1331. Federal question; amount in controversy The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions wherein the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $3,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and arises under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States. § 1332. Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy (a) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $3,000 exclusive of interest and costs, and is between: (1) Citizens of different States; (2) Citizens of a State, and foreign states or citizens or subjects thereof; (3) Citizens of different States and in which foreign states or citizens or subjects thereof are additional parties. stt" (b) The word "States", as used in this section, includes the Terri- tones and the District of Columbia. [62 STAT.