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 470 FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. 'II. OH. 136. 137. 1875, or decision, and from which the Attorney-General sha-l1 certify that no Secretary may appeal or writ of error w11l be taken by the United States: Provided, require appeal That the Secretary of the Treasury may in his discretion, decline to ¥"°¤*.·l“d8m°“" °*` emquiesce in the judgment, decision, or ruling of an inferior court upon “"`°“°' °°“'°‘ any question affecting the interests of the United States, when, in his opinion, such interests require a final adjudication of such question by the court o last resort. ` Rsgnimsns in Sec. 6. Tb at the Secretary of the_’1`reasury shall have power to make putrsucmcc of this such regulatuiinswnot inconsistent with law, as may be necessary to carry ¤° - this act into ec ., Annual s t n te - Sec. 4. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall, in his annual report mont of moneys to Congress, give a detailed statement of the various sums of money relating to the revenue, together with copies of the rulings under which Appeals to sn- repayments were made: Provided, That in all cases where the Secrepromo 0¤¤rt on rs- tary of the Treasury shall so request tho Attorney-General shall take an ‘!“°“* °f S°°’°*'“V· appeal to the Supreme Court. Approved, March 3, 1875. March 3,181.5. CHAP. 137.-An not to determine the jurisdiction of circuit courts of the United States, ———-———-—-— and to regulate the removal of causes from State courts, and for other purposes.. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 0i·1ginc1jnrisoi_o- States of America in Congress assembled, That the circuit courts of the gisrbgf cg ;;? United States shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts Wm1émBwum_ of the several States, of all suits of a civil nature at common law or in 0,,,,,,, ,,,,,1,,, 1,,,,,, equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum &c., of Unit sd "or value of ive hundred dollars, and arising under the Constitution or Stews- laws of the United States, or treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority, or in which the United States are plaintiiis or Between citizens petitioners, or in which there shall be a controversy between citizens of <>f diiT¤=¤¤i> States- dilferent States or a controversy between citizens of the same State L ¤·¤ dfsduéicd ¤ P claiming lands under grants of different States, or a controversy between ° ‘ "°“° citizens of a State and foreign states, citizens, or subjects; and shall Exclusive ju,.,,,. have exclusive cogmzance of all crimes and olienses cognizable under motion. the authority of the United States, except as otherwise provided bylaw, and concurrent jurisdiction with the district courts of the crimes and _N<>_¤·¤?¤i¤ il} ess olfenses oognizable therein. But no person shall be arrested in one dis- ?” *"“ m trict for trial in another in any civil action before a circuit or district Suit 0 ,,1, in court. And no civil suit shall be brought before either of said courts district where qc- against any person by any original process or proceeding in any other SRG2s2S1g0T12s1E;; districttthen that vghercof he is ain inhabitant, or in which he shall his M g, _ * oun a e ime o serving suc process or commencing such procee - P '&° in g, except as hereinafter provided; nor shall any circuit or district court Suiton contracts have cogmzance of any suit founded on contract in favor of an assignee, {W 9a:;¤¤°¤¤; Mw unless a suit might have been prosecuted in such court to recover thereou "'“ ‘ if no assignment had been made, except in cases of promissory notes nppmi {mm djs- negotiable by the law merchant and bills of exchange. And the circuit ¤‘¤¤i= ¤<>¤r¤- courts shall also have asnpellate jurisdiction from the district courts under the regulations an restrictions prescribed by law. · what mum m. Sec. 2. That any suit of a civil nature, at law or in equity, now pendmovob1cl`romStu.tc ing or hereafter brought in any State court where the matter in dispute g‘L“;“rt,fB°’;uj,“,€* exceeds, exclusive of costs, the sum or value of five hundred dollars, Whom_ ’ Y and arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States, of treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority, or in which the United States shall he plaintiif or petitioner, or in which there shall be a controversy between citizens of diH'erent States, or a controversy between citizens of the same State claiming lands under grants of diii ferent States, or a controversy between citizens of a State and foreign
 * °f““d°d· refunded under the provisions of this act or of any- other act of Congress