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 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cust 543, 544. 1903. 823 dred and ninety-eight, and before notice of the withdrawal of that decision was received at the local land office at which the selections were made, and which are otherwise re ular and free from any prior lawful claim, shall be confirmed by the Secretary of the Interior; and Seglfj’,f“‘ °i “l‘°°' the lands in such school sections in lieu of which such confirmed selec— ` tions were made shall be disposed of under the laws applicable to other lands in such abandoned military reservations, a preference r` htbeing accorded to those who have made and maintained a bonaldde settlement or entry pursuant to said decision of the,Secretary of the Interior. ' Approved, February 11, 1903. CHAP. 544.-An ActTo expedite the hearin and determination of suits in equity February 11,1908- pending or hereafter brought under the Act of guly second, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled "An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,". "An Act to regulate commerce," approved February fourth, prightpznhhundred and eightyjseven, or any other Acts having a like purpose that Y uwm °¤”t€d·. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of]? esentattoec of the United _ States ofzlmeriea in Congress assembled, m in any suit in equity g,$,‘{,",]};L‘§,{,u§Q’f.P pendi or hereafter brought in any circuit court of the United States ¤i=`*;g*¤2g¤¤g~3§ underndne Act entitled,"An Act to protect trade and commerce a inst 1>¤»i,pZl§Lla. ` unlawful restraints and monopolies, ’ approved July second, eigmen v,,,_,,,,,,_3,,_ hundred and ninety, “An Act to regulate commerce," approved February fourth, eighteen hundred an eighty-seven, or any other Acts havin a like purpose that hereafter may be enacted, wherein the _ ~ United States is complainant, the Attorney—General may file with the ,,§$2,"§,'§§_°f A""` clerk of such court a certificate that, in his opinion, the case is of general public importance, a copy of which shall be immediately furnished by such clerk to each of the circuit judges of the circuit in which the case is pending. Thereupon such case shall be given precedence over others and in every way expedited, and be assigned for hearing at the earliest practicable day, before not less than three of the circuit judges c0‘;;QtmP°°*'*°¤ °* of said circuit, if there be three or more; and if there be not more ` than two circuit judges, then before them and such district judge as _ _ they may select. In the event the judges sitting in such case shall be C§§Q§_S‘°“ *"'S“P'°“’° divided in opinion, the case shall ie certified to the Supreme Court for relvipw in like manner as if taken there by appeal as hereinafter provide . Sec. 2. That in every suit in equit· ndin or hereafter brou ht **¥>P°¤‘ dlfm *° in any circuit court of the United Suites uxiqder any of said Agts Supreme Coun wherein the United States is complainant, including cases submitted but not yet decided, an appeal from the final decree of the circuit court will lie only to the Supreme Court and must be taken within sixty days from the entry thereof: Pro-vided, That in any case where an fjgggfgk uppem a peal may have been taken from the final decree of a circuit court to tlile circuit court of appeals before this Act takes effect. the case shall proceed to a final decree therein, and an appeal may be taken from such decree to the Supreme Court in the manner now provided by law. Approved, February 11, 1903.