Chapter 355.
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CHAP. 355.— An act regulating appeals from the supreme court of the District of Columbia and the supreme courts of the several Territories.March 3, 1885. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Appeals or writs of error from judgments, etc., of supreme court., District of Columbia: or of a Territory, not allowed unless amount involved be more than #5,000.Not to apply to cases involving validity of patent or copyright, treaty, statute, or authority exercised under United States.
That no appeal or writ of error shall hereafter be allowed from any judgement or decree in any suit at law or in equity in the supreme court of the District of Columbia, or in the supreme court of any of the Territories of the United States, unless the matter in dispute, exclusive of costs, shall exceed the sum of five thousand dollars. Sec 2. That the preceding section shall not apply to any case wherein is involved the validity of any patent or copy right, or in which is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of or an authority exercised under the United States; but in all such cases an appeal or writ of error may be brought without regard to the sum or value in dispute.
Approved, March 3d, 1885. Chapter 356: to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, and to establish it as a post-route. Chapter 356 23 Stat. 443 1885-03-03 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-28 48 2 public
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