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 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. GH. 229. 1925. 939 or decree by such lower court, that the cause be certified to the Supreme Court for determination by it with the same power and authority, and with like effect, as if the cause had been brought there by unrestricted writ of error or appeal. “ (b) Any case in a circuit court of appeals where is drawn in p_§‘,;‘,§0$§,$,",‘;'h§§6$,§,' question the validity of a statute of any State, on the ground of its cigigu ¤s?¤¤$¤ validity being repiggnant to the Constitution, treaties, or laws of the United $».¤i°?$°1i°ilia°¤i gig States, an the decision is against its validity, may, at the election °°“’“°“"°“·°‘° of the party relying on such State statute, be taken to the Supreme Court for review on writ of error or appeal; but in that event a I·i¤¤i¢¤¢¤¤¤· review on certiorari shall not be allowed at the instance of such party, and the review on such writ of error or a peal shall be restricted to an examination and decision of the Federal questions presented in the case. No other mw by "(c) No judgment or decree of a circuit court of a peals or of Supreme com the Court of Agépeals of the District of Columbia shall be subject to review ’by the upreme Court otherwise than as provided in this sec ion. Sec. 2. That cases in a circuit court of appeals imder section 8 of ;.,$§§i'°'°"’ °°°" °l` "An Act providing for mediation, conciliation, and arbitration in ug*§:{§{m °mP*°Y°°’ controversies between certain employers and their empIoyees," ap- v¤1.ss,p.'1<w. _ proved July 15, 1913; under section 5 of "An Act to create a Federal .~,;f§.§?° C°m""S°i°° rade Coinmissiorgdtté deiincixits powers andddutieis, and for othep V°‘·i”·¥’·”°· urposes, approv eptem r 26, 1914; an un er section 11 o 2An Act to supplement existing laws against unlawful restraints mgiilm Act emmand monopolies, and for other purposes," approved October 15, 1914, V°’· 38- P· 7**5- are included among the cases to which sections 239 and 240 of the Judicial Code shall apply. Sec. 3. (a) That in any case in the Court of Claims, including gf:;,";,$,.ymT,f‘ Sm those begun under section 180 of the Judicial Code, that court at any vpgme fam ¤¤¤§ti¤¤¤ time may certify to the Supreme Court any deinite and distinct ° °w °"°s°"’°t°”‘ questions of law concerning which instructions are desired for the proper disposition of the cause; and thereupon the Supreme Court may give appropriate instructions on the questions certified and transmit the same to the Court of Claims for its guidance in the further progress of the cause. Como I b ml (b) In any case in the Court of Claims, includingthose begun under pmy tzriiiy cause :3}, section 180 of the Judicial Code, it shall be competent for the {2,§’,{f" "‘° °°‘°'“‘°°' Supreme Court, upon the petition of either party, w ether Government or claimant, to uire, by certiorari, that the cause, including the findin of fact gid the judgment or decree, but omitting the evidence, ig certified to it for review and determination with the same power and authority, and with like eifect, as if the cause had » been brought there by appeal. (c) All judgments and decrees of the Court of Clainis shall be ,,,,§"g‘{n§,§’Q;' '°'*°" °' subject to review by the Supreme Court as provided in this section, and not otherwise. _ SEO. 4. That in cases in the district courts wherein they exercise t,§%"“§f,,$,,j§c,“‘§",; Concurrent jurisdiction with the Court of Claims or adjudicate claims i'§§g;°a;‘;" ¤= °°¤¤’ against the United States the judgments shall be subject to review in ` the circuit courts of appeals like other judgments of the district A courts; and sections 239 and 240 of the Judicial Code shall apply to ”"’ p'm` Such cases in the circuit courts of appeals as to other cases therein. DMG ufmumbh Sec. 5. That the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia comcmppms. shall have the same appellate and_ supervisory jurisdiction_over c,fc“,,j'f§*°°lfn”Q,:‘fbe1$5§ proceedings, controversies, and cases in bankruptcy in the District of Columbia that a circuit court of appeals has over such proceedings, controversies, and cases within its circuit, and shall exercise that jurisdiction in the same manner as a circuit court of appeals is required to exercise it.