Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-06-06

northern district and southern dslrict,) Indiana,
Illinois, Alabama, northern disrict) Alabama,
(southern dstrct,) Missouri, Michigan, Arkansas,
Florida, eastern dislrct) Florida, (middle distric
Florida, western disric Florida, Southern dis
trict,) Florida, (Appalachicola dislrct,) Wscon-
sin, and Iowa, each two hundred dollars, six thou
sand eight hundred dollars.
No. l66. For compensation Of marshal for the
district of North Carolina four hundred dollars
No. ICY. For defrayng the expenses of the SUI
preme, circuit, and district courts of the United
States, including the District of Columbia also,
for Jurors and witnesses, in aid OF the funds aris
ing from fines, pensliies and foreitures, incurred
in the year eighteen hundred and forty-two and
preceding years; and, likewise for dciraying the
expenses of suits in which the United States are
concerned, and Of prosecutions for offences COM
mhted against the United States, and for the safe
Keeping of prisoners, including expenses under
the bankrupt law aud also including thirty thou.
sand dollars arrenrnges for last year, three hundred
and seventy five thousand dollats: Prorided h0'c-
euer, That every district attorney, clerk of dis
trct court, clerk OF circuit court, aud marshal Of
the United States, SHALL until Otherwise directed
by law, upon the first days of January mud July
IN each year. commencing with the first day OF
July next or within thirty days from and after the
days specified, make to The Secretary Of the Trea-
sury in such form he shall prescribe, return,
IN writing, embracing all the lees anh emoluuIenls
OF their respective Offices OF every name and
character, distinguishing the fees and rmOlumcnts
received or payable under the bankrupt act from
! those received payable for any other service
and in the case of n marshal, further distinguish
ing the fees and emolumenis received or payable
| for services by himself personally rendered, from
those received payable for services rendered 10y
! n deputy ; aud also distinguishing the fees and
emoIunents so received or payable for services
rendered by each deputy, by name, and the pro-
! portion of such fees and emoluments which, by
the terms Of his service, each deputy is to receives
and also embracing all the necessary Office PEN
q tl,.
the payment of the same, for the half year ending
on the said first day oil January or July, the
may he which return shall be, in all cases.
verified by the oath Of the officer making the
! same. And no district attorney shall be allowed
! by the said Secretary of the Treasury retain OF
the fees and emolumCnts OF his said office, for his
own personal compensation, over and above his
necessary office expenses the necessary clerk hire
included, to be audited and allowed by the proper
accounting officers Of the Treasury, sum excee-
! ding six thousand dol per year, and at aud a.
i ter that rate for such time he shall hold the of
| fee and no clerk Of district court, or clerk OF
circuit court, shall be allowed by the said Secre.
tary to retain of the fees and cmolumGnts Of his
said office, or, in case both of the said cerkshps
shall be held by the same person, of the said off
ces for his own personal compensation, over
and above the necessary expenses OF his office,
ahd necessary clerk hire included, also to be
1ited aud allowed by the proper accounting Off
GERS OF the Treasury sum exceeding three lhou-
sand five hundred dollars per year, for any such
district clerk, or sum exceeding twenty five hum
dred dollars per year for any such circuit clerk,
at and after that rate, for such time as he shall hold
the Office and no marshal shall be allowed by the
said Secretary TO retain of the fees aud emolu-
ments of his said Office, for his personal COM
I peusaiion over and SHOVE n proper allowances to
his deputies, which shall in exceed three
fourths OF the fees and eiDolumenis received
payable for the services rendered by the deputy 10
; whom the allowance is made, and may he redu-
red below that rate by the said Secretary of the
Treasury, whenever the return shall show that
rate of allowance TO he unreasonable and over
aud above the necessary office expenses of the
snid marshal, the necessary clerk hire included,
also to be audited and allowed by the proper nc
) counting officers of the Treasury, sum exceed
ing six thousand dollars per year, or AT and after
that rate, for such time as he shall hold the office ;
and every such officer shall with each such return
made by him, pay into the Treasury Of the Uni
ted States, or depose TO the credit of the Treas
uter thereof, as lie may be directed 10y the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, any surplus OF the fees and
) emolumenIs of his Office, which his half yearly
return so made as aforesaid shall show TO exist
over and above the compensation and allowances
hereinbefore authorized to be retained and paid
by him. And in every case where the return of
any such officer shall show that surplus may ex-
ISL the said Secretary of the Treasury shall cause
such returns to be carefully examined and the nc
counts of the disbursements to be regularly audi
ted by the proper officers of his Department. and
an account to be opened with such officer in prop
er books to he provided for that purpose and the
allowances for personal compensation for each
calender year shall be made from HE fees aud e.
moluments OF that year, and not otherwise find
provided further, That nothing in any existing law
Of Congress authorizing the payment Of a per di-
en- compensation TO a district attorney, clerk of a
district court, clerk OF circuit court, or mar
shall, or deputy marshal, for attendance upon the
district circuit courts during their sittings shal
he Gu nj ms N mi my pph nnvp
TO any one oil those officers for attendance upon Ell
ther Of those courts while sitting for the
ton of business under the bankrupt law merely,
or for any portion OF The time for which either of
The said may be held open, or in session. by
the authority conferred in that law; and no such
charge, in an account of any such officer, shall be
certified as payable, or shall be allowed and paid
out OF the money herelnheiore appropriated for
defrayng the expenses of the courts Of the Uni
ted States, unless such district Attorney clerk, or
marshal shall he required by the Judge oil said
court or the Solicitor of the Treasury TO attend
the same shall actually attend for tho performance
OF the duties OF his said Office and no per diem
or other allowance shall he made 10 any such Off
Ger for attendance at rule days of tho circuit or
district courts, and when the circuit aud district
courts sit ut the same time, no greater per diem or
other allowance shall he nude TO any such officer
Than for an attendance on one court: find prOvt-
ded, further, That the district attorney MARSHAL
clerk of the circuit court and clerk OF the district
court Of the United States for the northern and
southern districts OF New York, shall not hereaf
ter receive any greater or other fees aud eInolu-
ments, including fees and emoluments under the
act entitled "An act to establish Il uniform sys-
tenn OF bankruptcy throughout the United States"
for service rendered by them, respectively, in the
said courts, than now are or hereafter may be al
lowed by the laws of The State of New York to
attorneys, solicitors, counsel, sherffs, and clerks,
in the highest courts oil law or equity, OF original
jurisdiction, Of the State of New York, according
TO the nature of the proceedings for like services
rendered therein: Provided, That no par, of the
fund hereby appropriated shall be applied (uness)
in addition to the certificates now required by
law The clerk of the said court shall certify in his
official capacity that the services have been rem
dered and the supplies furnished for and used by