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 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 155, 156, 157. 1867. 433 pursuance of a law thereof previously enacted and expressly authorizing and directing the same to be done. And no civil court of the United States, h No courtsto or of any State, or of the District of Columbia, or of any district or ter- dzgcgzgog ritory of the United States, shall have or take jurisdiction of, or in any manner reverse any of the proceedings had or acts done as aforesaid, nor shall any person be held to answer in any of said courts for any act done or omitted to be done in pursuance or in aid of any of said proclamations or orders, or by authority or with the approval of the President within the period aforesaid, and respecting any of the matters aforesaid; and all A11 omcsrs, ofiicers and other persons in the service of the United States, or who g;}°h€;dhgQ;”‘ acted in aid thereof; acting in the premises shall be held prima facie to bgen authorized, have been authorized by the President'; and all acts and parts of acts &<§ _ heretofore passed, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby mu°;g?°l'°g repealed. Approved, March 2, 1867. CHAP. CLVI. -An Act to provide jbr the Allotment of the Members of the Supreme Miwh 2, T867- gaurt among the Circuits, and jbr the Appointment of a Marshal jbr the Supreme OUT ¤ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ _ States of America in Congress assembled, That the chief justice of the t,;h;n§h’;:§0{“" United States and the associate justices of the Supreme Court shall be ninja jusmm of allotted among the circuits now existing by order of the court; and when- 3*6 $¤P;¤¤}¤:¤ ever :1 new allotment shall be required or found "expedient by reason of U2§?d°St;t§s ,0 alteration of one or more circuits, or of the new appointment of a chief be allotted by justice or associate justice, or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the court °"d°" °f °°“"· to make the same; and if a new allotment shall become necessary at any other time than during the term, such allotment shall be made by the chief justice, and shall be binding until the next term, and until a new mg? ”u°t' allotment by the court. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted That the Supreme Court may ap- S M“”h“1é’f*h° point a inarsl1nl for said court, whose compensation shall be three thou- 0?¥;:ui?,,;,g:“ sand five hundred dollars per annum; and said marshal shall take charge States; his apol` ull property of the United States used by said court or its members, p°‘“§;‘;‘g';; m' und shall serve and execute all process and orders issuing out of said am ` court, or made by the chief justice or an associate justice, in pursuance of law; and slmll pay into the treasury of the United States all {'ces and compensation allowed by law, and render a true account thereof, at the _ close of each term, to the Secretary of the Interior; and the said marshal, h$”‘“g“*';';"' · with the approval of the chief justice, may appoint assistants and mes- Seng;?; m sengcrs in place of the crier and messengers now employed, with such compensation as is or may be allowed to officers of the House of Repre- ‘ sentntives of similar grade; and all acts and parts of acts now in force _ relating to the marshal of the District of Columbia shall apply to the said blgjaws “Pph°°" marshal of the Supreme Court, except so far as in this act otherwise provided. A1>1>1z0vm>, March 2, 1867. CHAP.]  gist  amepld ain det entitled ‘);;1¢1r:]}Act to continue, idler, {md %; (Ulllllll I6 G O l-• dm andfmw f e z yqf as mg on, appro: ay seventeen, ezg tm un W/,01.1;:.1).223. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembleeL That the second section of the uggglggggfug act entitled "An act to continue, alter, and amend the charter of the city surancecompaof Washington," approved May seventeen, eighteen hundred and forty- Pi°ii¤ gaghing; eight, shall be so amended as to read, “To license, tax, and regulate iggegggcj gclgo agencies of all kinds of insurance companies: Provided, That the tax or I licensp shull not exceed one per centum upon the cash premiums ie ceive ." VOL. xiv. 28