neffes living out of the diftrict in which the court is holden, do not live at a greater distance than one hundred miles from the place of holding the fame. Courts to Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That it fhall be lawful for the feveral courts of the make rules United States, from time to time, as occafion for return ing writ may require, to make rules and orders for &c. their refpective courts, directing the returning of writs and proceffes, the filing of declarations and other pleadings, the taking of rules, the entering and making up judgments by default and other matters in the vacation and otherwife in a manner not repugnant to the laws of the United States to regulate the practice of the faid courts refpectively, as fhall be fit and neceffary for the advancement of justice and especially to that end to prevent delays in proceedings. ken on writ be apprais Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That where it is now required by the laws of any ftate, that Goods tagoods taken in execution on a writ of fieri faci- of fieri faas, fhall be appraised, previous to the fale there- cias how to of, it shall be lawful for the appraisers appoint- ed. ed under the authority of the itate, to appraise goods taken in execution, on a fieri facias iffued out of any court of the United States, in the fame manner as if fuch writ had iffued out of a court held under the authority of the ftate; and it fhall be the duty of the marshal, in whose cuftody fuch goods may be, to fummon the appraisers, in like manner, as the sheriff is by the laws of the state required to fummon them and the appraisers fhall be entitled to the like fees, as in cafes of appraisements under the laws of the ftate: and if the appraisers, being duly fummoned, fhall fail to attend and perform the duties required of them, the marfhal may proceed to fell fuch goods without an appraisement. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker of the Houfe of Representatives. JOHN LANGDON, Prefident pro tempore of the Senate. APPROVED, March fecond, 1793: GEORGE WASHINGTON, An Act to alter the Times and Places of holding the Circuit Courts, in the Eastern District, and in North-Carolina, and for other Pur pofes. Sec. I. B E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United States of America, in Congress affembled, That the spring circuit courts of the eastern Times for diftria, instead of being held at the times and holding fpring cir- places now established by law for holding the cuits of eaf- fame, fhall from henceforth, be held at the & N. Caro- times and places following refpectively, namelina alter-ly; for the district of New-York, at New tern diftrict ed. York, on the fifth day of April; for the diftrict of Connecticut, at New-Haven, on the twenty-fifth day of April; for the district of Vermont, at Windfor and Bennington alternately, beginning at the firft, on the twelfth day of May; for the district of New-Hampfhire, at Portsmouth, on the twenty-feventh day of May; for the district of Maffachusetts, at Bofton, on the feventh day of June; and for the district of Rhode-Ifland, at Newport, on the nineteenth day of June. And if any of the faid days fhall happen on a Sunday, the courts, refpectively, fhall commence and be holden on the day following. And all caufes now pending in the faid courts, and all appeals, proceffes and recognizances returned, or returnable to the fame, and all officers, jurors, parties and witneffes, fhall be conformable to this act. court after, Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the expiration of the feffion of the N. Carolicircuit court of the ftate of North-Carolina, na circuit which is to commence on the first day of June June where next (which feffion fhall be held, any thing in to be held. this act notwithstanding, at Newbern) the ftated feffions of the faid court fhall be held at Wake court-houfe, either in the court-house belonging to the faid county, or in some convenient building contiguous thereto,. until there fhall be convenient accommodations for the faid purpose in the city of Raleigh, in the faid ftate; after which, and upon its being made fo to appear to the faid court, the faid court is hereby authorized and directed at the clofe of the feffion then depending, to adjourn the faid court to meet at its next stated feffion in the city of Raleigh; which faid city of Raleigh fall thereafter be the place at which the ftated feffions of the faid court fhall be conftantly held. Carolina Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, Inafmuch as there was not a fufficient quorum of judges District to hold the circuit court for the diftrict of judge of N. North-Carolina, for the purpose of doing bufi- how to nefs, at November term, one thoufand feven have juryhundred and ninety-two, that it fhall and may moned for be lawful for the district judge of the state of North-Carolina, to direct the clerk of the faid men fum faid June tetra. 1 Diftrict moned in court to iffue fuch procefs for the purpose of judge how having jurymen fummoned to attend the said to have jurymen fum- Court, at the term to commence on the firft N. Carol day of June next, as he had before iffued for the like purpose, returnable to November term above mentioned; that the jurymen ordered by the faid process to be fummoned, shall be ordered to be fummoned in the fame proportion, and from the fame counties, as thofe jurymen who were ordered to be fummoned by the process returnable at November term above mentioned: And the marfhal is to execute the faid procefs, and the jurymen legally fummoned in confequence thereof, are to attend the faid court, under the like penalties for difobedience, as if the faid procefs had been ordered to be iffued as ufual by the faid court; and the marshal and the jurymen, who attend at the faid court, fhall be entitled to the like allowance for their services respectively. And it is hereby declared, that all fuits and proceedings of what nature or kind foever, which have been commenced in the faid court, and not finished, shall be proceeded on at the enfuing term, in the fame manner and to the fame effect, as if the faid circuit court had been regularly held at November term as aforefaid, and continuances had been regularly held of all fuch fuits and proceedings from the faid laft-mentioned term to the enfuing term. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefentatives. JOHN LANGDON, President pro tempore of the Senate. APPROVED, March fecond, 1793: GEORGE WASHINGTON, Sec. I. CHAPTER XXIV. BE eftablished An Act fupplementary to the Act, intitled, "An Act to provide more effectually for the Collection of the Duties impofed by Law on Goods, Wares, and Merchandize imported into the United States, and on the Tonnage of Ships or Veffels." E it enacted by the Senate and Houfe of Reprefentatives of the United Hardwick States of America, in Congress affembled, That in Georgia there fhall be in the state of Georgia, a dif- a district. trict, to be called the district of Hardwick, to comprehend all the waters, shores, bays, harbours, creeks, and rivers, between the south point of Offabow ifland, and the fouth point of Warfaw Ifland; that in the faid diftrict the town of Hardwick fhall be the only port of One port of entry, and a collector for faid diftrict fhall be therein & appointed to refide at Hardwick, and the faid a collector. collector fhall be entitled to receive the like fees, and the same yearly allowance which is paid to the collector of the district of St. Mary's in the said state. entry a diftrict. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of Lake Champlain, with the fhores, in N. York Champlain bays and rivers connected therewith as lieth established within the ftate of New-York, fhall be one entire diftrict, to be called the diftrict of Champlain; and the Prefident of the United States, be, and hereby is authorised to appoint fuch place within faid district to be the port of entry and delivery within the fame as he may deem expedient; and a collector for the faid district shall be appointed to refide at to appoint fuch place within faid district as the Prefi- port of dent of the United States fhall direct, who collector fhall be allowed the fame fees as are allowed therein. the collector in the district of Vermont: Pro Prefident entry and |