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'6th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2982
A
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Januaby 20,1939
Mr. SuaiNEits of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
IA BILL »
To extend the jurisdiction of the United States District Court,
Territory of Hawaii, over the Midway Islands, Wake Island,
Johnston Island, Sand Island, Kingman Reef, Kure Island,
Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Canton Island,
and Enderbury Island, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That the jurisdiction of the United States District Court,
4 Territory of Hawaii, be, and the same is hereby, extended
5 to all civil and criminal cases arising on or within the Mid-
6 way Islands,®Wake IslandPjohnston'^Island^and Island,
7®Kingman Reei^kure Island^Baker Islandf^owland Island,
8^Tarvis IslandPcanton Islani^nderbury Island, and the
9  waters adjacent thereto.  All civil acts and 'deeds consum-
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now to repeat such a warning they might, I think, well reply
that we had been rather precipitate ourselves in our action
in respect to GardneJ. Hull and Sydney Islands.
In/
[OVER.
1 mated and taking place on any of these islands or in the
2 -waters adjacent thereto, and all offenses and crimes com-
| mitted thereon, or on or in the waters adjacent thereto, shall
4 be deemed to have been consummated or committed on the
5 high seas on board a merchant vessel or other vessel belong-
6 ing to the United States and shall be adjudicated and deter-
7 mined or adjudged and punished according to the laws of
8 the United States relating to such civil acts or offenses on
9 such ships or vessels on the high seas, which laws for the
10 purpose aforesaid are extended over such islands, rocks, and
keys.
The situs for the trial of such civil and criminal cases
5* shall be the situs of the United States District Court, Territory
14 of Hawaii.
H Appeals in such cases from said district court shall be
|j had and allowed to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the
^ Ninth Judicial Circuit in the same manner as appeals are
18 allowed from district courts to courts of appeal of the United
3f States as provided by law; and the laws of the United States
20 relating to juries and jury trials shall be applicable to the
%1 trial, of such cases before said district court.
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7«to CONGRESS     II     |» QQQO
1st Session        fit   Ix. £ti3Q£t
A BILL
To extend the jurisdiction of the United States
District Court, Territory of Hawaii, over
the Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston
Island, Sand Island, Kingman Beef, Kure
Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jar-
£t, vis Island, Canton Island, and Enderbury
Island, and for other purposes.
By Mr. Stjmnehs of Texas
JAHOABT 20,1988
Referred to tne Committee on the Judiciary