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 and for expedition of the work of the court and the avoidance of undue expnse or inconvenience to suitors the court shall hold sessions in different parts of the United States as may be found desirable. The actual and necessary expenses of the judges. clerk, marshall deputy clerk, and deputy marshall of the court incurred for travel and attendance

elsewhere than in the city of Washington shall be paid upon the written and itemized certificate of such judge, clerk, marshal, deputy clerk, or deputy marshal, by the marshal of the court, and shall be allowed to him in the settlement of his accounts with the United States.

The United States marshals of the several districts outside of the city of Washington in which the Commerce Court may hold its sessions shall provide, under the direction and with the approval of the Attorney General, such rooms in the public buildings of the United States as may be necessary for the court’s use; but in case proper rooms can not be provided in such public buildings, said marshalls, with the approval of the Attorney General, may then lease from time to time other necessary rooms for the court.

If, at any time, the business of the Commerce Court does not require the services of all the judges, the Chief Justice of the United States may, by writing signed by him and filed in the Department of Justice, terminate the assignment of any of the judges or temporarily assign him for service in an district court or circuit court of appeals.

In case of illness or other disability of any judge assigned to the Commerce Court the Cheif Justice of the United States may assign any other circuit judge of the United States to act in his place, an may terminate such assignment when the exigency therefor shall cease; and_ any circuit judge so assigned to act in place of such judge shall, during his assignment, exercise all the powers and perform all the functions of such judge.

In all cases within its jurisdiction the Commerce Court, and each of the judges assigned thereto, shall, respectively, have and may exercise any and all of the powers of a district court of, the United States and of the judges of said court, respectively, so far as the same may be appropriate to the effective exercise of the jurisdiction hereby conferred.

The Commerce Court may issue all writs and process appropriate to the full exercise of its jurisdiction and powers and may prescribe the form thereof. It may also, from time to time, establish such rules and regulations concerning pleading, practice, or procedure in cases or matters within its jurisdiction as to the court all seem wise an proper.

Its orders, writs, and process may run be served and be returnable anywhere in the United States; and the marshal and deputy marshal of said court and also the United States marshals and deputy marshals in the several districts of the United States shall have like powers and under like duties to act for and in behalf of said court as pertain to United States marshals and deputy marshals generally when acting under like conditions concerning suits or matters in the district courts of the United States.

The Commerce Court shall have the jurisdiction possessed by circuit courts of the United States and judges thereof immediately prior to June eighteenth, nineteen hundred and ten,_ over all cases of the following kinds;

First. All cases for the enforcement, otherwise than by adjudication and collection of a forfeiture or penalty or by infliction of criminal punishment, of any order of the Interstate Commerce Commission

other than for the payment of money.

Second; Cases brought to enjoin, set aside, annul, or suspend in whole or in part any order of the Interstate Commerce Commission

Third. Such cases as by section three of the Act entitled "An Act to further regulate commerce with foreign nations and among