Fourth. Of all suits at common law brought by the United States, or by any officer thereof, authorized by law to sue.115. Fifth. Of all suits in equity to enforce the lien of the United States upon any real estate, for any internal revenue tax, or to subject to the payment of any such tax any real estate owned by the delinquent, or in which he has any right, title or interest. Sixth. Of all suits for the recovery of any forfeiture or damages under section thirty-four hundred and ninety (Revised Statutes), title "Debts Due By or To the United States;" and such suits may be tried and determined by any district court within whose jurisdictional limits the defendant may be found. Seventh. Of all causes of actions arising under the postal laws of the United States.11 Eighth. Of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; saving to suitors in all cases the right of common law remedy, where the common law is competent to give it; and of all seizures on land and on waters not within admiralty and maritime jurisdiction. And such jurisdiction shall be exclusive, except in the particular cases where jurisdiction of such causes and seizures is given to the circuit courts. And shall have original and exclusive cognizance of all prizes brought into the United States, except as provided in paragraph six of section six hundred and twenty-nine.117 Ninth. Of all proceedings for the condemnation of property taken as prize, in pursuance of section fifty-three hundred and eight (Revised Statutes), title "Insurrection." Tenth. Of all suits by the assignee of any debenture for drawback of duties issued under any law for the collection of duties against the person for whom debenture was originally Waterloo, Blatchf. & H. 114; Fed. Cas. No. 17257; United States v. Winstead, 12 Fed. Rep. 50; U. S. v. Boxes of Pipes, 2 Abb. U. S. 500; Fed. Cas. No. 15116; Lees v. United States, 150 U. S. 476; Barlow v. United States, 7 Peters, 404. 115 Ducan V. United States, 7 117 See notes Nos. 41 to 56. Peters, 435, 450; Stanton v. Wilkson, 8 Ben. 357; Fed. Cas. No. 13299; Platt v. Beach, 2 Ben. 303; Fed. Cas. No. 11215; Henry v. Sawles, Dist. Ct. Vt., 28 Fed. Rep. 481; State of Tennessee v. Hill, 22 U. S. App. 1; 60 Fed. Rep. 1005. 116 In re Palliser, 136 U. S. 257. granted, or against any indorser thereof to recover the amount of such debenture. Eleventh. Of all suits authorized by law to be brought by any person for the recovery of damages on account of any injury to his person or property, or of the deprivation of any right or privilege of a citizen of the United States by an act done in furtherance of any conspiracy mentioned in section nineteen hundred and eighty-five (Revised Statutes), title "Civil Rights." Twelfth. Of all suits at law or in equity authorized by law to be brought by any person to redress the deprivation under color of any law, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State, of any right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Constitution of the United States, or of any right secured by any law of the United States to persons within the jurisdiction thereof. Thirteenth. Of all suits to recover possession of any office, except that of elector of President or Vice-Presilent, Representative or Delegate in Congress, or member of a State legislature, authorized by law to be brought, wherein it appears that the sole question touching the title to such office arises out of the denial of the right to vote to any citizen offering to vote, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude; provided, that such jurisdiction shall extend only so far as to determine the rights of the parties to such office by reason of the denial of the right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States, and secured by any law, to enforce the rights of citizens of the United States to vote in all the States. Fourteenth. Of all proceedings by the writ of quo warranto, prosecuted by any district attorney, for the removal from office of any person holding office, except as a member of Congress, or of a State legislature, contrary to the provisions of the third section of the fourteenth article of amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Fifteenth. Of all suits by or against any association established under any law providing for national banking associations within the district for which the court is held.118 Sixteenth. Of all suits brought by any alien for a tort "only" 118 Kennedy v. Gibson, 8 Wallace, 498. in violation of the law of nations, or of a treaty of the United States. Seventeenth. Of all suits against consuls or vice-consuls, except for offenses of the description aforesaid.119 Eighteenth. The district courts are constituted courts of bankruptcy, and shall have in their respective districts original jurisdiction in all matters and proceedings in bankruptcy. $211. Circuit courts.-The circuit courts of the United States have original cognizance120 concurrent 121 with the courts of the several States, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds exclusive of interest and costs the sum of value of two thousand dollars, and arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States,122 or treaties made, under their authority, or in which controversy the United States are plaintiffs or petitioners, or in which there shall be a controversy between citizens of different States or a controversy between citizens of the same State claiming lands under grants of different States, or a controversy between citizens of a State and foreign States, citizens, or subjects, in which the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value aforesaid.1 119 In re Baiz, 135 U. S. 403; Davis v. Packard, 7 Peters, 276. 120 Rev. Stats. 629, Cl. 1 as amended March 3, 1887, and corrected Aug. 13, 1888, 25 U. S. Stats. 433. 121 Dennick v. Railroad Co., 103 U. S. 11; International Bank of St. Louis v. Faber, 79, Fed. Rep. 919; Bigelow v. Nickerson, 34 U. S. App. 261, 70 Fed. Rep. 113; Central Trust Co. v. Smith, Atlantic & O. R. Co., 57 Fed. Rep. 536; Dwight v. Central Vt. R. Co., 20 Blatchf. 200; Wheeler v. Walton et al., 65 Fed Rep. 720; Paine v. Hook, 7 Wallace, 426; Davis v. Life Association of America, 11 Fed. Rep. 781; Central Nat. Bank v. Stevens, 169 U. S. 432; Short 123 v. Hepburn, 41 U. S. App. 520, 75 Fed. Rep. 113; In re Langford, 57 Fed. Rep. 570; Walker v. Flint, 3 McCrary, 507; Erwin v. Lowery, 7 Howard, 172. 122 See Notes 37 to 45. 123 Vance v. Vandercook Co., 170 U. S. 468; Kanouse v. Martin, 15 Howard, 198; King v. Wilson, 1 Dill. 555; Hill v. Blascow R. Co., 41 Fed. Rep. 610; Werner v. Murphy, 60 Fed. Rep. 769; Holt v. Bergevin, 60 Fed. Rep. 1; Ex parte Bradstreet, 7 Peters, 634; Fishback v. Western Union Tel. Co., 161 U. S. 96; Citizen's Bank v. Cannon, 164 U. S. 319; Brown v. Webster, 156 U. S. 328; Cabot v. McMaster, 61 Fed. Rep. 129; Holden v. Utah & M. M. Co., .82 The circuit courts also have original jurisdiction in the following classes of cases:12 124 Third. Of all suits at common law where the United States, or any officer thereof suing under the authority of any act of Congress, are plaintiffs.125 Fourth. Of all suits at law or in equity, arising under any act providing for revenue from imports or tonnage, except civil cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, and except suits for penalties, and forfeitures; of all causes arising under any law providing internal revenue, and of all causes arising under the postal laws.120 Fifth. Of all suits and proceedings for the enforcement of any penalties provided by laws regulating the carriage of passengers in merchant vessels. Sixth. Of all proceedings for the condemnation of property taken as prize, in pursuance of section fifty-three hundred and eight, title "Insurrection."127 Seventh. Of all suits arising under any law relating to the slave trade. Eighth. Of all suits by the assignee of any debenture for drawback of duties, issued under any law for the collection of duties against the person to whom such debenture was originally granted, or against any indorser thereof, to recover the amount of such debenture. Ninth. Of all suits at law or in equity arising under the patent or copyright laws of the United States. Tenth. Of all suits or against any banking association established in the district for which the court is held, under any law providing for national banking associations. Eleventh. Of all suits brought by any banking association established in the district for which the court is held, under Fed. Rep. 209; Wheeler Bliss Mfg. 124 Rev. Stats. Sec. 629. A number of the clauses in this section have been repealed, which accounts for the omitted numbers. 125 Gibson v. Peters, 150 U. S. 342; Brown v. Smith, 88 Fed. Rep. 565. 128 Spreckles Sugar Refinery Co. v. McClaim, 192 U. S. 397; United States V. Six Barrels Distilled Spirits, 5 Blatch f. 542. 127 Union Ins. Co. v. States, 6 Wallace, 759. United the provisions of title "The National Banks," to enjoin the Comptroller of the Currency, or any receiver acting under his direction, as provided by said title. Twelfth. Of all suits brought by any person to recover damages for any injury to his person or property on account of any act done by him, under any law of the United States for the protection or collection of any of the revenues thereof, or to enforce the right of citizens of the United States to vote in the several States.128 Thirteenth. Of all suits to recover possession of any office, except that of elector of President or Vice-President, Representative or Delegate in Congress, or members of a State legislature, authorized by law to be brought, wherein it appears that the sole question touching the title to such office arises out of the denial of the right to vote to any person offering to vote, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude: Provided, That such jurisdiction shall extend only so far as to determine the rights of the parties to such office by reason of the denial of the right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States, and secured by any law to enforce the right of citizens of the United States to vote in all the States.129 Fourteenth. Of all proceedings by the writ of quo warranto, prosecuted by any district attorney, for the removal from office of any person holding office, except as a member of Congress or of a State legislature, contrary to the provision of the third section of the fourteenth article of amendment to the Constitution.130 Fifteenth. Of all suits to recover pecuniary forfeitures under any act to enforce the right of citizens of the United States to vote in the several States. Sixteenth. Of all suits authorized by law to be brought by any person to redress the deprivation, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage of any State, of any right, privilege or immunity, secured by the Constitution of 128 Crawford V. Johnson, 1 69, 13 Fed. Cas. No. 7392. Deady, 6 Fed. Cas. No. 3369. 129 Johnson v. Jumel, 3 Woods, 130 Nebraska v. Lockwood, 3 Wallace, 236. |