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ldAs" am1 under and hy NlFfue oi en act eE- liaed AAn scs tn provide for he fnal sstile- nssnt of land claims in EioEida,~ r approved twenty-six of May, elghieen hundred and thirty; and Of III cases which were pending and undetsrmine@ jn the court of appcals of the late Territory of Florida, and from the judgments or decrees to he rendered in which writs of error could have been sned out or appeals could have been taken 10 the supreme court of tho United States under she laws which were ia forre on the third day Of March, in the year of out Lord, one thousand eight hundred aad Eorty-fye, and shall proceed 10 hear and determine the same; and from the judgments ar decrses to be rendered by the said district court wriss of efror may be sued our or appeals may be taken to the eupreme court of the United States iH the same niauner as if such ludg- meuis or decrees had been rendered in the court of sppeals of the Territory d Florida: and the mandates and all writs necessary 10 the exercise of the appellate jurisdiction of the said supreme court in such cases shall be directed to the district court of the United States for the district of Florida, and the said district court shall cause.-the same to be duly executed and obeyed. es

 See. S And be t fsrfher enacted, That in all cases not legally transferred b the State courts n which judgments os tlecrees have been rendered in the superior elsurts or court of appeals of the late TefritofF of Florida from which writs of- error--eeaid have been sued out or appeals conid have been taken to the court of appeals of said Territory, or the supreme court Of the Uni ted States ander the laws which were in force on the ,hird day of March, in the year of our Lord. one thousand eight hundred and forty five, and in which wri,s ol error have not hitherto beea sued ont or appeals have not hitherto been taken, there shall be allowed to the parties in the said cases the term of one year, from and after the passing of this act, for suing out such writs of error or taking such appeals to the supreme court of the United States, which have jurisdiction 10 review the same.

 Sec. 6. .4ad De t further enacted, That any unfinished business, or proceedings nov remaining or pending before the judge of'he superior court at St. Augustine, ss com missioner under and by virtue of the 'sAet for the relief of certain inhabitants of East Flcrida,n approved twen,y-sixih of June, eighteen hundred and ihiriy-four, or under any other act granting special powers, or imposing special duties upon said judge be, and the same are hereby transferred to the judge of the district court of Florida, 10 be proceeded in and finished, or decided in the same manner provided for by law; and the said district judge shall have, exercise, and possess, the same duties, powers and rights, which have by virtue of the act of twenty sixth of June, eighthen hundred aud thirty four aforesaid, or otherwise been possessed and exercised by the said judge of the supe- rior court at St. Augustine, SO far as may be necessary 10 enable the said district judge to determine and finish any matter, business or proceedings now pending and undetermined before the judge of the superior court afore- said, by virtue of any such special act.

 Sec. 2. find De ii further enacted, That all and singular, the provisions of this act, so far as may be, shall be and they are here by. made applicable to all cases which were pending in the supreme or other superior courts of and for the late Territory Of Mich igan a, the time said territory was admitted as State into the Union, and to all cases in which judgments or decrees have been rem dered in said supreme or superior court of said late Territory of Michigan, and not hitherto removed as aforesaid by writ of er- TOT or appeal.

 Sec. 8. And De u further enacted, That in all cases pending in any oi the superior courts of said Territory of Florida, or in the court of appeals of said Territory, on the third day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-6ve, and no, legally transferred to the State courts of the State ot Florida, and which said Territorial courts continued to hold eognizance of, and proceeded to deter mine after said day, or which are claimed to have been since pending therein as courts of the United States; and in ali cases of federal character and jurisdiction commenced in said Territorial courts after said day, and in which judgments or decrees were rendered, or which are claimed ,o have been since pend ing therein, the records and proceedings thereof, and the judgments or decrees there in are hereby transferred to the district court of the United States for the district of Flor ida; and writs of error and appeals may he taken by either party to remove the judg- ments or decrees, that have beeu, or may be rendered in such cases unto the supreme cour. of the United States, and the supreme court may hear and decide such cases on such writ of error or appeal. and issue its mandate to said district court; Providea, hoscerer, such writ of error or appeal shall be taken within one year from the passage of this act, or one year from the rendition of such judgment or decree hereafter ren- dered fad prouided, alse, That nothing in this aci shall be construed as affirming or the jurisdiction, power, or au- ,hori,y of the Territorial jsdges to proceed in Of try or determine such cases after the third of March, eighteen hundred and forty five, bo, the same may be referred to said supreme court for it's decision iD all cases on such wri, of error or appeal.

 Approved, Feb. 9, lS47.