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 554 FORTYNINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 373. 1887. for in the last clause of said section, may desire to remove such suit from a State court to the circuit court of the United States, he may make and hle a petition in such suit in such State court at the time, or any time before the defendant is required by the laws of the State or the rule of the State court in which such suit is brought to answer or plead to the declaration or complaint of the plaintiff, for the removal of such suit into the circuit court to be held in the district where such Bond for costs, suit is pending, and shall make and file therewith a. boml, with good etc. and sufficient surety, for his or their entering in such circuit court, on the first day of its then next session, a copy of tho record in such suit, and for paying all costs that may be awarded by the said circuit court if said court shall hold that such suit was wrongfully or improperly removed thereto, and also for their appearing and entering special bail in Proceedings in such suit if special bail was originally requisite therein. It shall then $*3*** ¢°¤¤¤¢<>¤*°P· be the duty of the State court to accept said petition and bond, and proceed no further in such suit and the said copy being entered as aforesaid in said circuit court of the United States, the cause shall tlieu proceed in the same manner, as if it had been originally commenced in the said circuit court; and ifin any action commenced in a State court the Amon on had title of land be concerned, and the parties are citizens of the same sand dollars, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value being made to appear, one or more of the plaintiEs or defendants, before the trial, may state to the court, and make aflidavit if the court require it, that he or they claim and shall rely upon ai right or title to the land under a grant from a State, and produce the original grunt, or an exemplilication of it, except where the loss of public records shall put it out of his or their power, and shall move that any one or more of the adverse party iniorln the court whether he or they claim at right or title to the land under a grant trom some other State, the party or parties so required shall give such information, or otherwise not be allowed to plead such grant or give it in evidence upon the trial; and if he or they ` inform that he or they do claim under such grant, any one or more of the party moving for such information may then, on petition and bond, as hereinbefore mentioned in this act, remove the cause for trial to the circuit court of the United States next to be holden in such district; and any one of either party removing the cause shall not be allowed to plead or give evidence of any other ti· le than that by him or them stated as aforesaid as the ground of his or their claim. Receivers of SEG 2. That whenever in any cause pending in any court of the P*°P*?"5', i" *9***: United States there shall be a receiver or manager in possession of any gf’:$;’g£:,g:’°f; property such receiver or manager shall manage and operate such prop- `;,,;;,,;,,],,,., of th., erty according to the requirements of the valid laws of the State in Stare. which such property shall be situated in the same manner the owner or possessor thereof would be bound to do if in possession thereof. Any receiver or manager who shall willfully violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of it misdemeanor, and shall, on convic- Punishment. tion thereof be punished by a line not exceeding three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both said punishments, in the discretion of the court. Bvceirew 1 a P · Sec. 3. That every receiver or manager of any property appointed by §Q;;;‘lc;’g¤E;“;fff‘; any court of the United States may be sued in respect of any actor ,,, 8,,,,,, W,,,,,,,;, transaction of his in carrying on the business connected with such propleave of the court. erty, without the previous leave of the court in which such receiver or manager was appointed; but such suit shall be subject to the general equity jurisdiction of the court in which such receiver or manager was appointed, so far as the same shall be necessary to the ends of justice. Nm,,,,,; hauks smc. 4. That all national banking associations established under the deemed citizens laws of the United States shall, for the purposes of all actions by or for °°¤3¤1 ,9****; against them, real, personal or mixed, and all suits in equity, hedeemed @;sT,,°Q;,2€;f citizens of the States in which they are respectively located; aud in 5;,,;,, c,-,,,m_ such cases the circuit and district courts shall not have jurisdiction
 * ,m,,,_ State, and the matter in dispute exceed the sum or value of two tlioue