 The said courts [United States courts] shall have power ... to punish, by fine or imprisonment, at the discretion of the court, contempts of their authority: Provided, that such power to punish contempts shall not be construed to extend to any cases except...  American Law Reports Annotated - Page 7131927Full view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1947 - 940 pages
...Judicial Code § 268, 28 USC § 385, and the decisions construing it. The statute gives the federal courts power "to punish, by fine or imprisonment, at the...discretion of the court, contempts of their authority," including violations of their lawful orders. At least in a criminal contempt proceeding both fine and... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1832 - 720 pages
...the United States to issue attachments and inflict summary punishments for contempts of court, shall not be construed to extend to any cases except the misbehavior of any person or persons in the presence of Hie said courts, or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration... | |
 | James Hawkins Peck, Arthur Joseph Stansbury - Impeachments - 1833 - 614 pages
...the United States to issue attachments and inflict summary punishments for contempts of Court, shall not be construed to extend to any cases except the misbehavior of any person or persons in the presence of the said Courts, or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration... | |
 | Law - 1833 - 514 pages
...the United States to issue attachments and inflict summary punishments for contempts of court, shall not be construed to extend to any cases except the misbehavior of any person or persons in the presence of the said courts, or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1847 - 556 pages
...its duties. The Judiciary Act of the United States of 1789, gave to the courts of the United States power to punish by fine or imprisonment, at the discretion of the courts, all contempts of authority in any cause or hearing before them. But the Act of Congress of... | |
 | Erastus Cornelius Benedict - Admiralty - 1850 - 694 pages
...usages of law. They have also power to impose and administer all necessary oaths or affirmations, and to punish, by fine or imprisonment, at the discretion of the court, all contempts of authority in any cause or hearing before the court. Also, to make and establish all... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Contempt of court - 1856 - 436 pages
...the United States to issue attachments and inflict summary punishments for contempts of court, shall not be construed to extend to any cases except the misbehavior of any person or persons in the presence of said courts, or so near thereto as to obstruct the administration of... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1858 - 812 pages
...the United States to issue attachments and inflict summary punishment for contempt of court, shall not be construed to extend to any cases except the misbehavior of any person in the presence of the court, or so near as to obstruct the administration of justice, the misbehavior... | |
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