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 six·rY-F1nsT oonennss. sms. III. cu. 231. 1911. 1159 Territory has, after such judgment or decree, been admitted as a _ State; and the Supreme Court shall direct the mandate to such court as the nature of the writ of error or appeal reqluires. Sec. 250. Ang final judgment or decree of the court of appeals of D,§§’,.,“;'{0{’§,0,f,§’,,P§}‘,]_* _ the District of olumbia may be reexamined and affirmed, reversed, %¢¤2;¢v¤gggb¤<=>· or modified by the Su reme Court of the United States, upon writ °' ’p° ' of error or appeal, in the following cases: First. In cases in which the jurisdiction of the trial court is in c,,{,",‘2;’,‘j‘§§ °‘“"" issue; but when any such case is not otherwise reviewable in said Sgpreme Court, then the question of jurisdiction alone shall be certifi to said Supreme Court for decision. Second. In prize cases. P"“°°“”°" Third. In cases involving the construction or application of the C(§,‘§§‘,°,§‘§,‘f,'¤’f‘,‘§,‘@‘},§ Constitution of the United States, or the constitutionality of any law treaty- of the United States, or the validity or construction of any treaty made under its authorit . Fourth. In cases in which the constitution, or any law of a State, is v§,'{‘,,’§ (§,'§‘,§',,'{,,$,‘{}§Qf" glaimed to be in contravention of the Constitution of the United tates. . Fifth. In cases in which the validity of any authority exercised ,,,§§§.§{§{‘ °'F°°°"°' under the United States, or the existence or scope of any power or duty of an officer of the United States is drawn in question. ' Sixth. In cases in which the construction of any law of the United ,,,§{’§‘§,'§}‘°“°“°*F°°' Stggsxes is drawn in (panéestiqpl by the defendant. th d n ce t as rovi in e next succeedmg' section, e ju gments °¤¤°¤ ¤¤**¤ °°°¤ and degrees oli said court of appeals shall be final in all cases arising °m°P°°l° under the patent laws the copyright laws, the revenue laws, the criminal laws, and in admiralty cases; and, except as provided in the next succeeding section, the judgments and decrees of said court of appeaésdshall be final in all cases not reviewable as hereinbefore rov1 e . P Writs of error and a peals shall be taken within the same time, in _P’;§‘}‘g_°;,,,‘§' “““¤ the same manner, andp under the same regulations as writs of error and appeals are taken fmm the circuit courts of appeals to the Supreme Court of the United States. Sec. 251. In any case in which the judgment or decree of said court 0,°§§‘°"‘{§f [2 $°.‘;g of appeals is made final by the section last (preceding, it shall be com- r¤¤¤¤lii¤·`¤¤·f¤rr¤v¤¤w· petent for the Supreme Court of the Unite States to repuire, by certiorari or otherwise, ani such case to be certified to it or its review and determination, wit the same power and authority in the case as if it had been carried by writ of error or appeal to said Supreme Court. It shall also be competent for said court of a peals, in any 1¤¤t¤w¤¤¤»- case in which its judgment or decree is made final und)er the section last preceding, at any time to certify to the Supreme Court of the United States any questions or propositions of law concerning which it desires the instruction of that court for their proper decision; and thereupon the Supreme Court may either gave its instruction on the questions and propositions certified to it, w `ch shaH be binding upon said court of appeals in such case, or it may require that the whole record and cause be sent up to it for its consideration, and thereupon shall decide the whole matter in controversy in the same manner as if it had been brought there for review by writ of error or appeal. _ _ Sec. 252. The Su reme Court of the United States is hereby ,,,C{‘@‘,$" ‘“ b‘“k` invested with appglate jurisdiction of controversies aris` in $01- 30. v·55=’»· bankruptcy from the courts of bankruptcy, fromlilrgiich it has appe ate jurisdiction in other cases; and shall exercise a like jurisdiction from courts of bankruptcv not within any o anized circuit of the United States and from the supreme court of ltlie District of Columbia.