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 458 THIR.TY—FIR.ST CONGRESS. Ssss. I. Ch. 52, 53. 1850. being applied to schools in said Territory, and in the States and Territories hereafter to be erected out of the same. Juaiciai ms. Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That_ temporarily, and ami] M" d°· otherwise provided by law, the governor of said Territory may define the judicial districts of said Territory, and assign the judges who may be appointed for said Territory to the several districts, and also appoint the times and places for holding courts in the several counties or subdivisions in each of said judicial districts, by proclamation to be issued by him; but the legislative assembly, at their first or any subsequent session, may organize, alter, or modify such judicial districts, and assign the judges, and alter the times and places of holding the courts, as to them shall seem proper and convenient. _ The Censtitu- Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That the Constitution and laws   of the United States are hereby extended over and declared to bein exten.} Ow- the force in said Territory of Utah, so far as the same, or any provision %;'g*°;g fu **2 thereof, may be applicable. applicable_ a Appnovmn, September 9, 1850. Sept. 16, 1850. Cru?. LII.—An Act to authorize Notaries Public to take and certify Oatlzs, ·····—-—········· djirmations, and sdcknowledgments in certain Cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the %¤*hS·,_ &°·· United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases in ?,:,,;,b€tgr°h§$é which, under the laws of the United States, oaths, or affirmations, or the same force acknowledgments may now be taken or made before any justice or jusj’3s;€;:;‘°';}.’°*m: tices of the peace of any State or Territory, such oaths, affirmations, peace. Perjury or acknowledgments may be hereafter also taken or made by or before P¤¤i¤h¤bl° as i¤ any notary public duly appointed in any State or Territory, and, when _ mm °°S°S' certified under the hand and official seal of such notary, shall have the same force and effect as if taken or made by or before such justice or justices of the peace. And all laws and parts of laws for punishing perjury, or subornation of perjury, committed in any such oaths or aflirmations, when taken or made before any such justice of the peace, shall apply to any such offence committed in any oaths or adirmations which may be taken under this act before a notary public, or commissioner, P1‘0vi¤¤· as hereinafter named: Provided always, That on any trial for either of these offences, the seal and signature of the notary shall not be deemed sufficient in themselves to establish the official character of such notary, but the same shall be shown by other and proper evidence. C¤¤g¤mi¤¤i¤¤<;rS Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all the powers and authority
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exercise powers public be, and the same are hereby, vested in, and may be exercised Circuit Court of the United States, under any act of Congress authorizing the appointment of commissioners to take bail, adidavits, or depositions, in causes pending in the courts of the United States. Approved, September 16, 1850. Sept. 16, 1850. Crue. LIM.- An Act to extend the Port of New Orleans. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Ogrgjs ¤;xt1;:y United States of America in Congress assembled, That the port of N ew d_°Orleans hall be, and is hereby, so extended as to embrace the whole parish of New Orleans on both sides of the Mississippi River. . Approved, September 16, 1850.
 * 0*** d°5¤°d· by, any commissioner appointed, or hereafier to be appointed, by any