John J. Crittenden, Washington, D. C., Attorney-General, 1850, 6,000 The Supreme Court is held in the city of Washington, and has one session annually, commencing on the 1st Monday of December. *Mr. Bradford was nominated, but his nomination laid over in the Senate. + Corrected at the Department of State. September 14, 1852. For the Judges, &c. of the Territories and Dist. of Columbia, see the Territories, &c. respectively, in Part III. of the Vol. W. H. Caperton, Richmond, Steubenville, Samson Mason, Springfield, Hugh O. Neal, Indianapolis, John D. Cooke, Frederictown, Saml. Barstow, ( Joseph Stillwell, CIRCUIT COURTS. The United States are divided into the following nine Judicial Circuits, in each of which a Circuit Court is held twice every year, for each State within the Circuit, by a Justice of the Supreme Court, assigned to the Circuit, and by the District Judge of the State or District in which the Court sits. 2d 66 3d 4th 66 5th 66 Presiding Judge. 1st Circuit, Maine, N. Hampshire, Mass., and R. I., Mr. Justice Curtis. 6th 66 7th 66 8th 9th 66 Mr. Justice Nelson. The States of Florida, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, and California have not yet been attached to any Circuit, but the District Courts have the power of Circuit Courts, and the District Judges act as Circuit Judges. There is a local Circuit Court held in the District of Columbia, by three judges specially appointed for that purpose. The Chief Justice of that Court sits also as District Judge of that District. *For the Clerks of the Circuit Courts where they are not also Clerks of the District Courts, see Additions and Corrections at the end of the volume. † And Fees. 1 Fees, &c. MAINE, PLACES AND TIMES OF HOLDING THE CIRCUIT COURTS.* NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, . MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, Newport, 15th June; - Providence, 15th November. New York, 1st Monday in April and 3d Monday in May; --- Monday in June. Trenton, 4th Tuesday in March and September. Lewisburg, 1st Monday in August. Raleigh, 1st Monday in June and last Monday in Charleston, Wednesday preceding the 4th Monday in Jackson, 1st Monday in May and November. New Orleans, 4th Monday in April and 3d Monday Nashville, 1st Monday in March and September; Frankfort, 3d Monday in May and October. *For the Terms in the States not attached to any Circuit, see Terms of the District Courts in those States. For the Terms in the District of Columbia and the Territories, see post, Part III. †This court is held by the District Judge, with special authority to exercise the powers and jurisdiction of a Judge of the Circuit Court. Detroit, 3d Monday in June and 2d Monday in October. St. Louis, 1st Monday in April and (special) October. VII. INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS. THE pay of Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary is $9,000 per annum, as salary, besides $9,000 for outfit. The pay of Chargés d'Affaires is $4,500 per annum; of Secretaries of Legation, $2,000; of Ministers Resident, $6,000. The United States are represented by Ministers Plenipotentiary at the courts of Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, and Chili; and by Chargés d'Affaires at the courts of most of the other foreign powers with which this country is much connected by commercial intercourse. 1. MINISTERS AND DIPLOMATIC AGENTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. [Corrected in the Department of State, September 14th, 1852.] Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary in 1852. John P. Brown, Dragoman to the Legation. Salary, $2,500. Henry A. Homes, Assist. Dragoman. 2. LIST OF CONSULS AND COMMERCIAL Agents of the United STATES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND THE PLACES OF THEIR RESIDENCE. [Corrected in the Department of State, September 15, 1852.] George V. Brown, Tangier,Mor'co. * Wm. F. Boone, Jos. H. Nicholson, Tunis, Tunis. Loomis L. White, M. J. Gaines, Guatemala. Omoa and Truxillo (Hond.). San Juan de Ni caragua. Balizę (Hond.). Realejo. S. Juan del Sud. |