R.S. § 963 derived from act Mar. 2, 1799, ch. 22, § 65,
1 Stat. 676.
Section was formerly classified to section
787 of Title
28 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, by act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1,
62 Stat. 869.