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Lswnmwn v. Nomsou and others,
(Circuit Oaurt, N. D. Tomas. 1882.)
1. Rnuovsr. or Gauss-Qumsmons Amsmo mmm; Umrmn Surms Laws.
Where the petition of the plaintiif presents a question which arises under
the laws of the United States, the cause is removable under section 2 of the act
of March 3, 1875, without regard to the citizenship of the parties.
2. SAME--CONDITION IN M.msn.u.’s BOND-SECTION 783, Rmv. Sr.
Where the condition of a marshal’s oiilcial bond is in strict conformity with
the condition prescribed by section 783 of the Revised Statutes, and the excep-
tions filed raise the question of what is the proper construction of the condi-
tion, and the construction of the language of the section isbrought in question,
the cause is removable. ·
Heard on Motion to Remand. ,
The Revised Statutes of the United States, § 783, require that
every marshal, before he enters upon the duties of his oiiice, shall
give bond, with two good and suiiicient sureties, for the faithful per- V
formance of said duties by himself and his deputies.
In pursuance of this statute, A. Banning Norton, one of the de-
fendants, having been nominated and appointed marshal of the
United States for the northern district of Texas, executed his official
bond, dated May 1, 1879, in the penalty of $20,000, with the other
defendants as sureties, conditioned as required by the statute. Dur-
ing Norton’s term of oiiice, Lawrence, the plaintiif in this action,
brought suit in the district court of Kaufman countv. Texas. against
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