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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 5 STAT. · March 1, 1837 · Chapter XVI

Chapter XVI. *to extend the jurisdiction of the District Court of the United States, for the district of Arkansas.*(*b*)(*b*)Notes of the acts relating to the Territory, afterwards State of Arkansas, vol. 3, 493

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Chap. XVI.— An Act *to extend the jurisdiction of the District Court of the United States, for the district of Arkansas.*(*b*)(*b*)Notes of the acts relating to the Territory, afterwards State of Arkansas, vol. 3, 493.March 1, 1837. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatTo have the same jurisdiction and power as the several district courts, U. S.Act of March 30, 1802, ch. 13. the district court of the United States for the district of Arkansas shall have the same jurisdiction and power in all respects whatever that was given to the several district courts of the United States, by an act of Congress, approved March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and two, entitled “An act to regulate trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on the frontiers,” or by any subsequent acts of Congress, concerning crimes, offences, or misdemeanors, which may be committed against the laws of the United States, in any town, settlement, or territory, belonging to any Indian tribe, in amity with the United States, of which any other district court of the United States may have jurisdiction.
Approved, March 1, 1837. Chapter XVII: making appropriations for the support of the army for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, and for other purposes. 5 Stat. 148 1837-03-01 Chapter XVII 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 2025-11-29 24 1 public 148 TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II.
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