Chapter 717. Relating to the allowance of exceptions
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CHAP. 717.— An Act Relating to the allowance of exceptions. June 5, 1900. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, United States courts.Bills of exceptions.[R. S., sec. 958, p.180, amended](/us/rs/s958/p958). That section nine hundred and fifty-three of the Revised Statutes be so amended as to read as follows; " “Sec. 953. What is sufficient authentication.That a bill of exceptions allowed in any cause shall be deemed sufficiently authenticated if signed by the judge of the court in which the cause was tried, or by the presiding judge thereof if more than one judge sat at the trial of the cause, without any seal of the Inability of trial judge to sign.court or judge annexed thereto.
And in case the judge before whom the cause has heretofore been or may hereafter be tried is, by reason of death, sickness, or other disability, unable to hear and pass upon the motion for a new trial and allow and sign said bill of exceptions, —other judges may sign, etc.then the judge who succeeds such trial judge, or any other judge of the court in which the cause was tried, holding such court thereafter, if the evidence in such cause has been or is taken in stenographic notes, or if the said judge is satisfied by any other means that he can pass upon such motion and allow a true bill of exceptions, shall pass upon said motion and allow and sign such bill of exceptions; and his ruling upon such motion and allowance and signing of such bill of exceptions shall be as valid as if such ruling and allowance and signing of such bill of exceptions had been made by the judge before whom such cause was tried; but in case said judge is satisfied that owing to the fact that he did not preside at the trial, or for any other cause, that he can not fairly pass upon said motion, and allow and sign said bill of exceptions, then he may in his discretion grant a new trial to the party moving therefor.
” " Sec. 2. Pending cases included.That this Act shall apply to all causes now pending, and to all causes pending for hearing upon motion for new trials, and to all causes pending for the allowance of a bill of exceptions. Approved, June 5, 1900.