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456 THIRTY·—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 51. 1850 Exceptions. cases involving title to slaves, the said writs of r .be allowed and decided by the said Supreme Coiirijnwhliozgpiizeillsarilhiill the value of the matter, property, or title in controversy · and ixce f) also, that a writ of error or appeal shall also be allowed td the Su rep , Court of the United States, from the decisions of the said Sup me Court created by this act, or of any judge thereof or of the Dprteme Courts created by this act, or~of any judge thereof upon an wiitncil habeas corpus involving the question of personal freedom · land eagh of the said District Courts shall have and exercise the sanie jurisdicgon in all cases arising under the Constitution and laws of the United Sitates as is vested in the Circuit and District Courts of the United · ates; and the said Supreme and District Courts of the said Ter jlrtgry, and the respective judges thereof, shall and may grant writs of Optlegstprpajgigs all case; in which the same are granted by the judges of every term of zztesim the District of Columbia; and the first six days shan be appropriaagd podgs, orajso much thereof as shall be necessary, stitution aiinpd faws · and wiiifdlof cefrsthusdiidarxslnglmidcrllhe salid COH- = appea , in a suc cases Fees of clerk. Zhlaélrbsamzde tplthe Sulprime Court of said. Territory, the same as iri fees which as a35S2r‘1§§k5lLTilc€°é‘Z$”°t `“£"o“°*` ° ascs ·"‘° Mwm d recgive for similar services. ur S O mgm] Tummy now marshahey nigh nc. 10. And Ire zt further enacted, That there shall be appointed fees and duties. as att°m€Y {0i' S111d Territory, who shall continue in office for four years, unless sooner removed by the President, and who shall receive the same fees and salary as the attorney of the United States f h present Territory of Oregon. There shall also be‘a marshal fbi ih: Territory appointed, who shall hold his office for four years unless sooner removed by the President, and who shall execute all pfocesses issuing from the said courts, when exercising their jurisdiction as Cirgilt ind Djstrict Courts of the United States: he shall perform the duto séheessu jept to the same regulation and- penalties, and be entitled States {0:11;:8 ees as tl'? marshal of the District Court of the United paid two hh dp1§s§rjj:· erritory of Oregon; andrshall, in addition, be am...,., at SEC it 222 if r??Z‘}5IEZ“Z’ ai Tt°*’r"f."°“€“°“ ’"°’ ‘°"‘"` re ‘_ . 2 f NGC 6 , ,,;QrQn%hf;SJ0‘:;_ chief justice and associate justices attorat t Cdgovernor, secretary, pjpnjusgxas, at- nominated, and, by and with the adiice aiidy ciiiisenriqhfé Sggiiagc sim Eyhow tiixbe ggpoljlmd by the President Of the United States. The governor and ap5;p;1t:a_ cre ary to be appointed as aforesaid shall, before they act as such · respectively, take an oath or aflirmation, before the district judge ori fg12S Kjlljigigrof th; peace in the limits of said Territory, duly authorihed in, or before ts; digndusigigmations 'by the laws now in force therecom of as United sim. .§2S§§`.§taT2Z°2?f.LTi"€* °ffThS`i5"ii"i . _ » . i u ion o e m e ggfssgpg gxgnjuhvyjgo dischaljge the duties of their respective offices; whom as am. Sina h’§vZ°tZ2.€F4kZ}La`Z.lZi’ °ci.““}ab’ th° l"iisiI“ by · y Suc cer 1 cates s ia e rcgslzodatjlnid Becorpled by the said secretary among the executive proceed- Oé » _ e cnef. justice and associate justices, and all other civil cers mjsaid Territory, before they act as such, shall take a like oath or affirmation, before the said governor or secretary, or some judge or jsijicc ojjfjhe peace of the Territory who may be duly commissioned transxgtédcdiyvslhtfh slzd oatlh, or ailirmation shall be certified and by him méorded ap ton ta ing the same, to the secretary, to be amrmamm Shall b s akoresaid; · and afterwards, the like oath or Samy of gov- ner and form asm; ty €¤, GQ2f16d, and recorded, in such mane,,,,,,_ Wim an annual al y cfpirescrn ed by law. The governor shall res ary o fteen hundred dollars as governor, and one