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 i i i FORTY-—FIR.S'I‘ CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 22, 23, 24. 1869. 45 allotted to the circuit, or b h' ‘ · · _ _ _ I y the circuit judve of the ctrcui 0 b th C' It rtg i district judge of- the district sitting alone, or by the justice of the Supbeing i“ °:’c:°i’g3ll’¤ I Court and circuit judge sitting together, in which case the justice of the iivhbidbdligbeld p Supreme Court sl1all preside, or in the absence of either of them by the I Q other, (who shall preside,) and the district judge. And such courts may g be(1eld at the same time in the didercnt districts of the same circuits, Gases may be i an 03588 maybe heard and tried by each of the judges holding any P"l°d,bX <§¤<=h sujch ctpurt sitting apart by_direction of the presiding justice or ji1dge,hi;>(i‘i€.8ltti¤g H w 10 s all designate the business to be done by each. The circuit judges SW1`! of g shzgl eacgh iiccilrve an annual salary of five thousand dollars. ·l“d€°’· g the nc. .   ipe zltfurther enacted, That nothing in this act shall affect Powers of powers o it e jusnces of the Supreme Court as judges of the circuit ·l““l°” Of S11- E couit, except 111 the appointment of clerks of the circuit c ur . pr9me Court,not Cach .1., L j ,11 ., _ _ 0 {S; who In aiiected except, Q cieui sia be appointed by the circuit judge of that circuit, and &c. i D the clerks of the district courts shall be appointed by the judges thereof p ;‘$p;t§t:v§:yC; lzpvtzed, That the presept clerks of said courts shall con- c 5gkS °f **18 _ 1 o 1er appointments e madeth° ‘ g otherwise removed. m mr Place' or they be i CASec. 4. {sind be zt farther enacted That it shall be the duty of the Juseicesnr i ref Justice andlof each justice of the Supreme Court to attend at least; S“P'°m° C¤¤¥* r ggleiggrm ¢;1;'vgl1)ee;;cu1t court in each district of his circuit during every ig,-zigsgggixu T Sno 5 And be it further enacted That anmum. · . · · d F . . '/ `grpietgsgptgs, who, lpayiiig heldhhis lgcmifnissigniiiilg gc]? agilgags gi;-1; ofbeiiigtii ggigg j, ‘ avirw a ame to the ave 0 sev pt · 5 · °9¤E*¤.¤1><>¤ rct .1..11 meta.,   in maausir is ..§..3§.i’E?§T;§$Z.€Z‘2i,1‘L‘S§,°.;zs’:;"s;.m,, g salgry whic; was by law payable to him at the time of his resignation. m`°· Q H   6,] nd be ztfurtber enacted, That this act shall take effect on the YVhgn Mt 5 lihpgp) ay oFADe_pepE)bc{ég;)ghtce11 hundred and sixty-nine. miss ¤¤’¤ct· K VED, pri , , q .. _ CHAP. XXIII. —— An Act reguggyigiej/f?£%It,s";$J;;:(£:’roperty of Married Women in the April 10, 1g6g_ g StBe tt enpctedby the Senate and Abuse of Representatives of the United , tbgtgéfé inertca in Ofonlgress assembled, That in the District of Columbia Right Og- ·’1 0 any marrie woman to an ro e t ·s l - ·‘ longing to her at the time of marriage, brp asqdiggdpgzgqfg gasggiiebil i§a;:’i’C;"i;!;‘6¤ 5 3U)' 0tll€1‘ Vichy lll3U by gift OI' conveyance from hg]- husband, Sha]] EB as z;(iuB:;;1Ft of absolute as if she were femme sole, and shall not be subject to the dis- i s- 110581 of her husband, nor be liable for his debts; but such mar ·' d · ·· E woman ma on . d ·, Wi disposition gi tb _ _ y c icy, evisc, and ‘be<jueath the same, ni- any interest, thereoflkk egem, gl t pie gains manner and with hkc effect as if she were unmarried. EC. . n e at further enacted, That any married woman may con- Married wotract, and sue and be sued m her own name, in all matters having rela- mm mY °°¤· tion to her sole and separate property in the same manner as it she were 3:3 gx and b° unmarrfd ; but neither her husband nor his property shall be bound by H,;,i,,,,,d Md i any suc contract nor liable for any recovery against her in an such his PW ·. . · · perty not li suit, but judgment may be enforced by execution against her sol; and b°u¤d' di sepgrate estate 21 this fgme manner as if she were sole. . rrnovmo, pri 1869. I .5 ’ 3 _? E CHAP. XXIV. —-An Act to renew certain Grants of Land to the State q/Alabama. Apfll l0. 1869. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of R‘ 1871 h 123 4 _ _ epresentatwes 0 the United ’°' 5 {Stages of America zn Congress assembled, That so much of the grant of dgxitgibggiic an s made to·the State of Alabama by the act of Convress approved l°·“d“ *° Ai;b”·· tg June three, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, entitled “A?n act granting Eaem gamgids F • u• N u 5 , pi  2} altezuate spctions-to the btatcvof Alabama, to nid in the jectrgei u  061 3111 I‘8l1‘0&dS ID S211d State, as were granted to assist