TABLE OF STATUTES

CITED IN OPINIONS.

(A.) STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES.

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1787, 1 Stat. 51, note a. .186 n., 203 n. 1851, March 3, 9 Stat. 635, c. 43, 1789, Sept. 24, 1 Stat. 78, c. 20,

84, 131, 326 1790, May 26, 1 Stat. 123......204 n. 1798, April 7, 1 Stat. 550, c. 28,

186 n., 204 n.
1800, May 7, 2 Stat. 59, c. 41,
186 n., 204 n.

1804, March 26, 2 Stat. 284, c. 38,
185 n., 204 n.
1804, March 27, 2 Stat. 301....204 n.
1805, Jan. 11, 2 Stat. 309, c. 5,

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11, 18, 646 1852, June 10, 10 Stat. 8, c. 45..378 n. 1853, Feb. 9, 10 Stat. 155, c. 59, 373 n. 1853, March 2, 10 Stat. 175, c. 90,

185 n., 204 n. 1854, May 30, 10 Stat. 280, c. 59, 185 n., 205 n. 1856, May 15, 11 Stat. 9, c. 28. .373 n. 1856, May 17, 11 Stat. 15, c. 31..373 n. 1856, June 3, 11 Stat. 17, c. 41..373 n. 1856, June 3, 11 Stat. 18, c. 42..373 n. 186 n., 204 n. 1856, June 3, 11 Stat. 20, c. 43. .373 n. 1856, June 3, 11 Stat. 21, c. 44. .373 n. 1856, Aug. 11, 11 Stat. 30, c. 83..373 n. 1857, March 3, 11 Stat. 195, c. 99,

1809, Feb. 3, 2 Stat. 514, c. 13,
186 n., 204 n.
1810, March 2, 2 Stat. 564.....204 n.
1812, June 4, 2 Stat. 746, c. 95,

373 n. 185 n., 204 n. 1861, Feb. 28, 12 Stat. 174, c. 59, 1814, Jan. 27, 3 Stat. 95.......204 n. 185 n., 205 n. 1817, March 3, 3 Stat. 372, c. 59, 1861, March 2, 12 Stat. 212, c. 83,

186 n., 204 n. 1819, March 2, 3 Stat. 495, c. 49, 185 n., 204 n. 1822, March 30, 3 Stat. 656, c. 13,

185 n., 204 n. 1823, Jan. 30, 3 Stat. 722......204 n. 1824, May 26, 4 Stat. 45.......204 n. 1829, Jan. 21, 4 Stat. 333......204 n. 1836, April 20, 5 Stat. 13, c. 54,

185 n., 205 n. 185 n., 205 n. 1863, Feb. 24, 12 Stat. 665, c. 56,

1861, March 2, 12 Stat. 241, c. 86,

185 n., 205 n. 1863, March 2, 12 Stat. 700....205 n. 1863, March 3, 12 Stat. 772, c. 98, 364, 365, 366, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 382, 383 186 n., 204 n. 1863, March 3, 12 Stat. 811, c. 117, 185 n., 205 185 n., 204 n. 1864, May 5, 13 Stat. 64, c. 79..373 n 1864, May 5, 13 Stat. 66, c. 80..373 n. 185 n., 204 n. 1864, May 12, 13 Stat. 72, c. 84. .373 n. 1864, May 26, 13 Stat. 88, c. 95,

1838, June 12, 5 Stat. 237, c. 96, 1848, Aug. 14, 9 Stat. 326, c. 177,

1849, March 3, 9 Stat. 406, c. 121,

1850, Sept. 9, 9 Stat.

1850, Sept. 9, 9 Stat.

185 n., 204 n.
449, c. 49,

185 n., 204 n.
455, c. 51,
185 n., 204 n.
368, 369, 373 n.

1850, Sept. 20, 9 Stat. 466, c. 61,

185 n., 205 n. 1864, July 1, 13 Stat. 339, c. 198, 364, 365, 366 1864, July 2, 13 Stat. 365, c. 217. .373 n. 1865, March 3, 13 Stat. 501, § 4.. 555 1866, July 4, 14 Stat. 83, c. 165.. 373 1866, July 4, 14 Stat. 87, c. 168.. 373 xxi

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1866, July 23, 14 Stat. 210, c. 212, 373
1866, July 24, 14 Stat. 221, c. 230, 44
1866, July 25, 14 Stat. 236, c. 241, 373
1866, July 25, 14 Stat. 239, c. 242, 373
1866, July 26, 14 Stat. 289, c. 270,
364, 366, 367, 368, 370, 371, 372,
373, 374, 382, 383
1866, July 27, 14 Stat. 293, c. 278, 373
1867, March 2, 14 Stat. 430, c. 154,

178, 186, 187 1868, July 25, 15 Stat. 180, c. 235,

.554, 555

185 n., 205 n.

1869, April 5, 16 Stat. 6, c. 10,

$ 724

256

§ 853

153

1874, April 7, 18 Stat. 27, c. 80... 223 1875, Feb. 18, 18 Stat. 316, c. 80, 112 1875, March 3, 18 Stat. 470, c. 137,

84, 533 1882, May 6, 22 Stat. 58, c. 126, 584, 587, 588 1883, March 3, 22 Stat. 488, c. 121, 471 1884, May 17, 23 Stat. 24, c. 53, 178, 186, 192, 205 n. 1884, June 26, 23 Stat. 57.... 12 1884, July 4, 23 Stat. 101.

101

$ 914

256

204 n., 205 n.

§ 2146

112

1884, July 5, 23 Stat. 115, c. 220,

$ 4281

11

584, 587, 588

§ 4282

.11, 646

1886, June 19, 24 Stat. 79..

§ 4283.

10, 11, 12, 18 1886, July 10, 24 Stat. 138...... 205 n.. 1887, March 3, 24 Stat. 500, c. 353, 178 1887, March 3, 24 Stat. 552, c. 373, 329, 330, 331, 693, 694 1887, March 3, 24 Stat. 556, c. 376,

.11, 644, 645, 646

361, 362, 363, 384 1887, March 3, 24 Stat. 635, c. 397, 111 1888, June 25, 25 Stat. 204.

143, 154

.....204 n.

§ 5148

1888, Aug. 9, 25 Stat. 398.. 205 n. 1888, Aug. 13, 25 Stat. 433, c. 866,

143

84, 129, 693

(B.) STATUTES OF THE STATES AND TERRITORIES.

1883, Feb. 19, Acts of 1882

1820, Dec. 20, Acts of 1820,
p. 72...
..68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 79
1824, Dec. 24, Acts of 1824-
25, p. 68..
69 Illinois.
1837, Dec. 25, Acts of 1837,
p. 76..
.71, 74

83, p. 451

.68, 74, 75, 76

1885, Feb. 14, Acts of 1884

85, p. 489.

75

Gross's Stats. 2d ed. pp. 370-
372, c. 54..

....395, 396, 397

CASES ADJUDGED

IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,

AT

OCTOBER TERM, 1890.

In re GARNETT AND OTHERS.

ORIGINAL.

No. 1). Original. Argued March 9, 10, 1891.- Decided May 25, 1891.

The law of limited liability is part of the maritime law of the United States, and is in force upon navigable rivers above tide water, and applies to enrolled and licensed vessels exclusively engaged in commerce on such a river.

ON the 2d of February, 1891, leave was granted to Mr. Walter Van Rensselaer Berry to file the petition of Garnett, Stubbs & Co. and several others for a writ of prohibition to prohibit the judge of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Southern District of Georgia from proceeding with a suit in admiralty in that court, in which John Lawton, owner of the steamer Katie, had libelled that vessel and summoned the petitioners as defendants. Leave was granted, and the petition was filed, to which was attached a copy of the libel.

It appeared that the Katie was a steamer engaged in the carrying trade between Augusta on the Savannah River and Savannah, on the same river, both in the State of Georgia; that in October, 1887, she received from the various peti

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