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?ASSED AT Via FIRST SiSSTON oV TUs TERRITORIAL
ASSEMILY,
REGAM AND REL9 AT KNOXVILL9. ON MONDAY THr TWOZ1
TY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST, CNF THOUSAND S1VLN
HUNDRED AND NINETY FOUR.
CH AP.fER I.
. ACT to csed an a6 e/tabighing Csurts of Law, .and for, rqgt2.
lating proceedingstherein -[rAssan ca TVrEst 29 1794]
Sea~Uon 11rV E it encord by the Governor Lequlative Councis n
qion t H'lu/e of Reprutentativer of the lrrritory be United
States of knerica/outh of the river Ghio. 1hat from ano after t palf-
ing of thio a& this Territory (hail remain divided into three ditrits as
heretofore, via the difirial of Wa(hington, Hamilton, and Mero. ia
each of which a court fai the trial of caules civil and criminal (hall
continue to be held at the times and places already by law appointed,
and fhall he dillinguiibed and knownas heretotore by the name of the
Superior Court of Law, in the diflri where the Came tlall be held;
and the faid court fbail corfi, 2s heretofore, ot three judgei.. who ihall
have been appoin ted, comnmiflinned and qualiSed As dircm!1ed by the. Al
of congress, pafftd under the federil conrfitution, and the ordinance of
the old congress, of the thirteenth of July, cne thoufund feven hun-
dred and eighty feven, who thail have cogu:zance and legal juriididion
of all plet. real, perfonal. and mixt, and alfo of all fuits and dernands
relative to legacic, filial portions,. and ellatre of inteilates, all pleas of
the goverr.mcnt, and ci iminal matteri of whit nature, degree, nor deno-
turnation foever. whether brought before them 1by original or chelie
procefs, or by certiorari, writ ot error, appeal from any inero:r court,
or by any other ways or means ibatfoever ; and they Are lherebY de-
clared to continue to have as her*:tofore, full power and authority to
give judentnt and to award execution and all other necdlar- procef
thereupon ; and to have, tufe, ciercife, and enjoy the lame powers and
authorities, rights, privileges, and pre eninencA as were hao, ufed, ex-
ereifed and enjoyed by the faid judges heretofore, except where it is
otherwife diredted by this or fome other aa, or where ucin authorities,
rights, privileges or pre eminences. or any of them, n-ly be itnconfimient
with, or repugnant to, the prefent form of goverrnment. And in cafe
of the death or abfence of any of the (aid judgea.it hll and may ba
lawtul for one or more of the fame judges, by himfell or theriteives,
to hold any oi the faid courts, and to rke cogwmance, and give judg-
ment, and award execttion a the fame maerrr a rlh fi4t Judzy
Ight hav donet ad the uno pretentl
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