Notes on 48 U.S.C. § 864 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 48 U.S.C. § 864 : US Code - Notes

(Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 35, 31 Stat. 85; Mar. 2, 1917, ch.
145, Sec. 42, 39 Stat. 966; Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, Sec. 13, 43
Stat. 942; Jan. 31, 1928, ch. 14, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 54; May 17,
1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, Sec. 21, 62
Stat. 990.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The laws of the United States relating to appeals, certiorari,
removal of causes, and other matters or proceedings, referred to in
text, are classified to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
CODIFICATION
"United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico"
substituted in text for "District Court of the United States for
Puerto Rico" in view of section 132(a) of Title 28, Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure, which states that "There shall be in each
judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record
known as the United States District Court for the district" and
section 119 of Title 28, which states that "Puerto Rico constitutes
one judicial district."
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Act Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, Sec. 244, 36 Stat. 1157, related to
direct appeals from The Supreme Court and the United District Court
for Puerto Rico to the United States Supreme Court, prior to repeal
by act Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 22, Sec. 3, 38 Stat. 804.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, Sec. 34, 31 Stat. 84.
AMENDMENTS
1948 - Act June 25, 1948, amended section generally, and struck
out provisions relating to the term of district court and appeals
to the circuit court.
1928 - Act Jan. 31, 1928, abolished writ of error in civil and
criminal cases and made all relief formerly obtained by writ of
error obtainable by appeal.
1925 - Act Feb. 13, 1925, ch. 229, Sec. 13, repealed provisions
of this section permitting a direct review by the Supreme Court of
cases in the courts in Puerto Rico.
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1948 AMENDMENT
Amendment by act June 25, 1948, effective Sept. 1, 1948, see
section 38 of that act, set out as an Effective Date note preceding
section 1 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
REPEALS
Section 39 of act June 25, 1948, repealed section 1 of act Feb.
13, 1925, ch. 229, 43 Stat. 936, formerly cited as a credit to this
section, which authorized review in the Circuit Court of Appeals in
the First Circuit.