Chapter 544. To expedite the hearing and determination of suits in equity pending or hereafter brought under the Act of July second, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,” “An Act to regulate commerce,” approved February fourth, ei
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CHAP. 544.— An Act To expedite the hearing and determination of suits in equity pending or hereafter brought under the Act of July second, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,” “An Act to regulate commerce,” approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, or any other Acts having a like purpose that may be hereafter enacted. February 11, 1903.[[Public, No. 82](/us/pl/57/82).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That in any suit in equity Anti-trust eases given precedence In circuit courts.Vol. 26, p. 209.*Post*, P. 849.pending or hereafter brought in any circuit court of the United States under the Act entitled “An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,” approved July second, eighteen Vol. 24, p. 379.hundred and ninety, “An Act to regulate commerce,” approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, or any other Acts having a like purpose that hereafter may be enacted, wherein the United States is complainant, the Attorney-General may file Certificate of Attorney-General.with the clerk of such court a certificate that, in his opinion, the case is of general public, importance, a copy of which shall be immediately furnished by such clerk to each of the circuit judges of the circuit in which the case is pending.
Thereupon such case shall be given precedence over others and in every way expedited, and be assigned for hearing at the earliest practicable day, before not less than three of the circuit judges Composition of court.of said circuit, if there be three or more; and if there he not more than two circuit judges, then before them and such district judge as they may select. In the event the judges sitting in such case shall be Revision by Supreme Court.divided in opinion, the case shall be certified to the Supreme Court for review in like manner as if taken there by appeal as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. That in every suit in equity pending or hereafter brought Appeal direct to Supreme Court,in any circuit court of the United States under any of said Acts, wherein the United States is complainant, including cases submitted but not vet decided, an appeal from the final decree of the circuit court will lie only to the Supreme Court and must be taken within sixty days from the entry thereof: *Provided*, That in any case where an *Proviso.*Pending appeals.appeal may have been taken from the final decree of a circuit court to the circuit court of appeals before this Act takes effect, the ease shall proceed to a final decree therein, and an appeal may be taken from such decree to the Supreme Court in the manner now provided bylaw.
Approved, February 11, 1903.