Chapter XCVI. concerning the Supreme Court of the United States
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Chap. XCVI.— An Act concerning the Supreme Court of the United States.June 17, 1844. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Act of Aug. 1, 1842, ch. 180. Session of Supreme Court, to commence when. United States of America in Congress assembled,* That from and after the passage of this act, the sessions of the Supreme Court, heretofore commenced and held on the second Monday of January, annually, shall instead thereof be commenced and held the first Monday of December, annually; and all actions, suits, appeals, recognizances, processes, writs, Proceedings, &c. and proceedings whatever, pending, or which may be pending in said court, or returnable thereto, shall have day therein, and be heard, tried, proceeded with, and decided, in like manner as if the time of holding said sessions had not been hereby altered.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That hereafter it shall not be Justice of Supreme Court only required to attend one term of circuit court in each year; term to be designated by him. the duty of the Justice of the Supreme Court assigned to any circuit to attend more than one term of the circuit court within any district of such circuit in any one year; such term to be by him from time to time designated with reference to the nature and importance of the business pending therein and the public convenience; and at such term, appeals and writs of error from the district court, questions of law arising upon statements of fact agreed by the parties or specially reserved by the district judge, and cases at law and in equity of peculiar interest or difficulty, shall have precedence in the arrangement of the business of the court; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to take away the May attend any other terms. right of such Justice of the Supreme Court, in his discretion, to attend 677TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 97, 98. 1844. any other terms of such circuit court, whenever, in his opinion, the public interest or special exigencies may require it. Approved, June 17, 1844.