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522 THIRTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 86. 1850. Fees of om- receive only the fees allowed to the clerk of the said southern district °°*°· of New York, and may appoint a deputy. Extrasessiuus. Szc. 3. And be it further enacted, That the judges of the districts of California shall hold extra sessions at any time when the public interest may in their opinion require the same. Plates and Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the judge of the northern “m°$ ‘Zf h°ldi';18 district of California shall hold two regular sessions annually at San

°"Francisco, and one regular session annually at San Jose, Sacramento,

and Stockton, at the times following, to wit: at San Francisco, on the first Mondays of December and June; at San Jose, on the first Monday in April; at Sacramento, on the first Monday in September; and at Stockton, on the second Monday in October. Southern dis- Szc. 5. And be it further enacted, That the judge of the southern um- district of California shall hold one regular session annually at the following places, to wit: at Monterey, on the first Monday in June; und at Los Angeles, on the first Monday in December. Should ajudge Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, And should the judges of either fil *€’h““f¤d by of the said District Courts fail to attend at the time and place of holdtzzefougtggiggf ing any one of the regular terms of the court, for either of said disany_ term, the tricts, before the close of the fourth day of any such term, the business

’§§{Q;?f§“d'“g pending in such court shall stand adjourned to the next regular term

j0\1l'I\· . . . . ea to mm regu- thereof: Provided, That whenever the judge of either of said courts, h§?*°'fP· from any cause, shall fail to hold a regular term of said court, it shall mum be his duty, if; in his opinion, the business in said court shall require, to hold an intermediate term of said court at such time as he shall, by his order, under his hand and seal, direct, addressed to the clerk and marshal of said court at least thirty days previous to the commencement of said term, and to be published in the several newspapers published in the bounds of said district the same length of time; and at any and all such intermediate terms, the business of any such courts, of every nature and description whatsoever, shall have reference to, and be proceeded with, in the same manner as if the same were a regular term of said court. Compensation Szc. 7. And be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed to

  • °.l“d8°°· the judge of the northern district aforesaid an annual compensation

of three thousand five hundred dollars, and to the judge of the southern district aforesaid an annual compensation of twenty-eight hundred dollars, to commence from the date of their appointments respectively. District attor- Srzc. 8. And be it further enacted, That there shall be appointed, “°Y°°“l*° U- S- in each of said districts, a person learned in the law, to act as attorney for the United States, who shall, in addition to his fees of office, which, for the first four years after the passage of this act, shall be double gompmmgcm those of the southern district of New York; and thereafter he shall be entitled to receive the same fees as th attorney of the said southern disfrict of New York, and a. salary of five hundred dollars annually as a full compensation for all extra services. gp,;,,,;,,;, Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That a marshal shall be ap pointed in each of said districts, who shall perform the same duties, be subject to the same regulations and penalties, and be entitled to Compensation. receive, for the first four years after the passage of this act, double the amount of fees which are prescribed to marshals in the southern district of New York, and thereafter he shall be entitled to receive the fees of the marshal of the said southern district of New York, and shall moreover be entitled to the sum of five hundred dollars annually, D _ as a compensation for all extra services; and the said marshal shall °p`m°s‘ have the right to appoint as many deputies as the duties of his 0Hi¢¤ shall require. District eourts Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That, in addition to the ordii°"°t°d with nary jurisdiction and powers of a District Court of the United States,