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 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C1-1. 786. 1900. 445 Third. An affidavit or deposition to be used in any court of justice or other tribunal of the district; _ _ Fourth. To exercise any other power and perform any other duty conferred or imposed upon him by this code or other statutes. Sec. 714. Every other judicial oiizicer may, within the precinct in Sams ¤¤¤i¢<=¢- which he is chosen- ~ First. Exercise the powers mentioned in subdivisions one, two, and three of the last section; _ Second. Exercise any other power and perform any other duty conferred or imposed upon him by this code or other statutes. CHAPTER SEVENTY-0NE. 1u1sGELLANEoUs PROVISIONS RESPECTING THE COURTS AED Jumcrxr. D OFFICERS. Sec. - { Sec. 715. Sittings of court to be public; ex- ‘ 720. Application to court or judge, how ceptions. _ I addressed. _ _ 716. Nonjudicial days; what legal busi- E 721. Proceedings to be in English. ness may be done.722. Power of court to adjourn proceed- 717. If court appoint or adjourn for such ings. day to be deemed for next_ judicial723. Means to be used by court to execute day. its powers. 718. When judge does not attend. 719. Proceedings not affected by failure I of t€!`II1 OI' vacancy. Sec. 715. The sittings of every court of justice are ublic, except S*"‘°5§ °‘ °°“'° '>° as provided in this section. U(pon the agreement of tll)e parties to a be pubhh empuonl civil action or proceeding, file with the clerk or entered upon the journal, the court may direct the trial of an issue of law or act, or any other proceeding therein, to be private; and upon such order being made all persons shall be excluded except the officers of the court, the parties, their witnesses, and counsel. SEc.~716. Courts of justice may be ·held, and judicial business w,§,g;*J?ggg{¤*bgsgg;g transacted, on any day except as provided in this section. No court may be mms. can be opened, nor can any judicial business be transacted, on a Sunday, on a le al holiday or on a day appointed by the Executive authority of §he United States or of the district as a ay of fasting or thanksgiving, except for the following purploses: Igrst. To give instructions to a jury then deliberating on thei1· ver ict; Second. To receive the verdict of a jury; Third. For the exercise of the powers of a ma¥'strate in criminal actions, or in proceedings of a criminal nature: 'ded, That this section shall not be so construed as to prevent the issuance of any writ or order for which the judge granting the same may think an emergency exists. _ Sec. 71. If any of the days mentioned in the last section happen to lf cour; 15~r>i>gL¤E1€r be a day appointed for holduzlg a court, or to which it is adjourned, it ttlodlzgudlelemedllor uexl is deemed appointed for or a journed to the next judicial da. J“°‘°*"‘ ‘*"Y· Sec. 718. ll no jud e attend on the day appointed for holding a iybgtg tj¤¤s¤ does court before four o’§ock in the afternoon, the court shall stand °° ° u ` adjourned until the next day at nine o’clock; and if no judge attend on that day before four o’clock in the afternoon it shall then stand adjpurnpd fo§the terma t f tl Pmmdm? n t f bEC. 19. o rocee in in a cour o jus 'ce, in any action O1' pro- team. ° °· ceeding pendingptherein, %s affected by a vacancy in the office of the term orlilicuggdm of judge, or by the failure of a term thereof.