Chapter CXLVIII. *far altering the time for holding the circuit court of the United States for the fourth circuit in the Maryland district.*(*a*)(*a*)*Acts of Congress relating to circuit courts in Maryland:* An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States, September 24, 1789. ch. 20, sec. 3
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Chap. CXLVIII.— An Act *far altering the time for holding the circuit court of the United States for the fourth circuit in the Maryland district.*(*a*)(*a*)*Acts of Congress relating to circuit courts in Maryland:* An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States, September 24, 1789. ch. 20, sec. 3. An act concerning the circuit courts of the United States, March 3, 1797, ch. 27. An act to amend the judicial system of the United States, April 29, 1802, ch. 31, sec. 4.
An act for altering the time of holding the circuit court of the United States for the fourth circuit In the Maryland district, May 26, 1824, ch. 168. An act to alter the time of holding the circuit court of the United States, for the district of Maryland, February 11, 1830, ch. 11. An act supplementary to the net, entitled “An act to amend the judicial system of the United States,” March 3, 1837, ch. 34, sec. 2. An act to change the time of holding the United States circuit court in the district of East Tennessee, and the district of Maryland, July 7, 1838, ch. 193.
May 26, 1824. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatTerms of the circuit court in the district of Maryland altered. the terms of the circuit court of the United States for the fourth circuit in the district of Maryland, which are now directed by law to be holden on the first day of May and seventh day of November, in each year, shall be hereafter holden on the 8th days of May and December in each year, except where such days shall occur on Sunday, when the terms of the said court shall commence and be holden on the next succeeding day.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatFirst session to be held on December the 8th, 1824. the first session of the said circuit court, after the passage of this act, shall be held on the eight [eighth] day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-four. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* ThatAll process which may have issued, to be held returnable to the terms appointed by this act. all process which may have issued, or which may hereafter issue returnable to the next succeeding terms, as heretofore established, shall be held returnable, and be returned, to those terms to which they are severally changed by this act.
Approved, May 26, 1824. Chapter CLXIX: granting to the counties or parishes of each state and territory of the United States, in which the public lands are situated, the right of preemption to quarter sections of land, for seats of justice within the same. 4 Stat. 50 1824-05-26 Chapter CLXIX 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 2025-11-26 18 1 public 50 EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 169, 170, 171. 1824.
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Chapter CXLVIII
*far altering the time for holding the circuit court of the United States for the fourth circuit in the Maryland district.*(*a*)(*a*)*Acts of Congress relating to circuit courts in Maryland:* An act to establish the judicial courts of the United States, September 24, 1789. ch. 20, sec. 3
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