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.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the supreme court of the United States shall consist of a chief justice and five associate justices, any four of whom shall be a quorum, and shall hold annually at the seat of government two sessions, the one commencing the first Monday of February,

and the other the first Monday of August. That the associate justices shall have precedence according to the date of their commissions,

or when the commissions of two or more of them bear date on the same day, according to their respective ages.

.And be it further enacted, That the United States shall be, and they hereby are divided into thirteen districts, to be limited and called as follows, to wit: one to consist of that part of the State of Massachusetts which lies easterly of the State of New Hampshire, and to be called

Maine District; one to consist of the State of New Hampshire, and to be called

New Hampshire District; The jurisdiction and powers of the District Courts have been declared and established by the following acts of Congress: Act of September24, 1789; , sec.6; .

The decisions of the Courts of the United States on the jurisdiction of the District Courts have been: The Thomas Jefferson, 10Wheat. 428; 6Cond. Rep. 73. McDonough v. Danery, 3Dall. 188; 1Cond. Rep. 94. United States v. La Vengeance, 3Dall. 297; 1Cond. Rep. 132. Glass et al. v. The Betsey, 3Dall. 6; 1Cond. Rep. 10. The Alerta v. Blas Moran, 9Cranch, 359; 3Cond. Rep. 425. The Merino et al., 9Wheat. 391; 5Cond. Rep. 623. The Josefa Segunda, 10Wheat. 312; 6Cond. Rep. 111. The Bolina, 1Gallis’ C. C. R.75. The Robert Fulton, Paine’s C. C. R.620. Jansen v. The Vrow Christiana Magdalena, Bee’s D. C. R.11. Jennings v. Carson, 4Cranch, 2; 2Cond. Rep. 2. The Sarah, 8Wheat. 391; 5Cond. Rep. 472. Penhallow et al. v. Doane’s Adm’rs, 3Dall. 54; 1Cond. Rep. 21. The United States v. Richard Peters, 3Dall. 121; 1Cond. Rep. 60. M‘Lellan v. the United States, one to consist of the remaining part of the State of Massachusetts, and to be called

Massachusetts district; one to consist of the State of Connecticut, and to be called

Connecticut District; one to consist of the State of New York, and to be called

New York District; one to consist of the State of New Jersey, and to be called

New Jersey District; one to consist of the State of Pennsylvania, and to be called

Pennsylvania District; one to consist of the State of Delaware, and to be called

Delaware District; one to consist of the State of Maryland, and to be called

Maryland District; one to consist of the State of Virginia, except that part called the District of Kentucky, and to be called

Virginia District; one to consist of the remaining part of the State of Virginia, and to be called

Kentucky District; one to consist of the State of South Carolina, and to be called

South Carolina District; and one to consist of the State of Georgia, and to be called

Georgia District.

.And be it further enacted, That there be a court called a District Court, in each of the afore mentioned districts, to consist of one judge, who shall reside in the district for which he is appointed, and shall be called a District Judge, and shall hold annually four