Excerpt from The Law of the Federal Judiciary: A Treatise on the Provisions of the Constitution, the Laws of Congress, and the Judicial Decisions Relating to the Jurisdiction Of, and Practice and Pleading in the Federal Courts The Law Of the Federal Judiciary consists, first, in the provisions of the Constitution which grant and define the judicial power of the United States; secondly, in the legislation Of Con gress in pursuance thereof, and for the purpose Of carrying the same into effect; and, thirdly, in the decisions Of the Federal courts, especially those of the Supreme Court, settling the con struction Of these constitutional provisions and this legislation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.