184 FORTY—FIRST CON GRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 194. 1870. 5 =XPP°gl¤ tmp Sec. 3. And be {tfurther enacted, That when any. final judgment of the °}“;,,f;S,€,.“i2 ° minister to China, or to Japan, is given in the exercise of original or of Chinn ei- Japan appellate criminal jurisdiction, the person charged with the crime or of-
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¥§,.`;,;,,_;°r R l` peal therefrom to the circuit court for the district of California; but such n¤t¤> vperutv appeal shall not operate as a. stay of proceedings, unless the minister shall
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ste.; ’be such as the interests of justice may require. ,-,,,,,,,;,,,1 Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That on any final judgment in a judgment<>tQcon— consular court of China or Japan where the matter in dispute exceeds ‘3‘,:f‘;a°§:§E,:" an five hundred dollars, and does not exceed two thousand five hundred dol. wmimsm, P lars, exclusive of costs, an appeal shall be allowed to the minister in sueh proviso_ country, as the case may be: Provided, That the appellant complies with the conditions established by general regulations; and the ministers are hereby authorized and required to receive, hear, and determine such appeals. whm appm Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That where the matter in dispute, nllpwed to cp- exclusive of costs, exceeds the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars, ‘6‘;§,%‘;:;_° an appeal shall be allowed to the circuit court for the district of Califor- Prmics on nia; and upon such appeal a transcript of the libel, bill, answer, deposi- ¤¤°h ¤PP°¤1¤- tions, and all other proceedings in the cause shall be transmitted to the circuit court; and no new evidence shall be received on the hearing of the appeal; and the appeals shall be subject to the rules, regulations, and reiprictisng prescribed in law for writs of error from district courts of the nite tates. Sm., ,ubjm_ Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That on any final judgment of the minister to China, or to Japan, given in the exercise, of original jurisdiction, where the matter in dispute, exclusive of costs, exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars, an appeal shall be allowed to the circuit court as provigedljnajlze la? scipti on. Aumoritv 0,- mc. . n e it tr er enacted That the circuit courtof California theeircuitéonrt. is hereby authorized and required to receive, hear, and determine the appeazs provided for in this act, and the decisions of such court shall be na . Acta nes Sec. 8. And be it urtker enacted~ ‘ vnly w ililuw shall be only in casesf arising after iis hggdaglei appcab allowed by this act “P§:*$;”.pr,s0n Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the President is hereby au- &c. for Ameri-thorized to allow, in the adjustment of the accounts of the consul-general g;::?;';?;]? at Shanghai, the actual expense of the rent of a suitable building, to be j,,,,,,,] in M_ used as a prison for American convicts in China, not to exceed one thouggxarjglogpcnsul- sand five hundred dollars a year; and also the wages of the keepers of wz2Q: ,,0... TAKS`.? ?3’€t3ZfZ€3£{};.°§.'L‘? I£.°"“°"" ‘Z.“°£'1?,“S““" "‘i"”" . _ » _ _ accoun o e consu s at ill Cl“¤*· other ports in China the actual expense of the hire of constables and the care of offenders, notlto exceed in all five thousand dollars a year. J gt gtgmegawa, 10- And de tl fwtfzer enacted, That the President is hereby au- ¤P¤¤» thouzed to allow, in the adjustment of the accounts of the consul at Ka. ppgawa, thefactpal expense of the rent of a suitable building, to be used a prison or merican convicts in Japan, not to exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars a ear; and also the wav and for the care ol offenders, not to excligd Otfrvhhflildhggdds dietlheugdihli mgaothqr pong dollars a year; and to allow in the adjustment of the accounts of the pm conspls at other ports m Japan the actual expense of the hire of contfjpgdiiprgtmgpscpxpepp offenders, not to exceed in all two thousand five Approved, July 1, 1870.
