Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-06-09

Tue districts of Maine, New Hampshire, Ner-
mont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York
(norihern distric') New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
(wcsicrn district Delaware, Virginia, eastern
distrct,) Virginia, (western district,) Kentuc.
Ky, Ohio, Tennessee, (enstern distrct,) Ten
nessee, (westcrn disiriet) Tennessee, (Jackson
disirict,) Louisiana, eastern distrct,) l.0uisi-
ana, western disirct,) Mississippi, (northern
district aud southern disirict,) Indiana, Illinois,
Alabama, (norlhern districi,) Alabama, (soulh.
orn districi,) Missouri, Michigan, Arkansas,
Florida, (eastern d,strict.) Florida, (middl.
district) Florida, (wcstern disirict,) Florida,
(soulhern disirict,) Florida, (Appalachchoa
dlsirict,) Wisconsin, aud Iowa, each two
hundred dollars, SIx Thousand eight hundred
dollars.
No. iG6. For compensation of marshal for
tho district Of North Carolina, four hundred
dollars.
No. lG7. For dcfraying the expenses OF The
supreme, circuit, aud district courts of the Uni
ted States, including the District Of Columbia );
also, for Jurors and Witnesses, in aid Of the
funds arising from fines, penalties, aud iorioI.
turcs, incurred ~ tho year eighteen hundred
and forty Two and preceding years; and, like
wise, for deirayng the expenses of suits IN
which the United States are concerned, aud OF
prosecutions for otisnccs committed against
the United States, aud for tho safe keeping Of
Il prisoners, including expenses under the bank
dollars arraarages for last year, three hundred
and seyenty-hye thousand dollars PrOridcd,
hoDerer, That every district attorney, clerk of
a district court, clerk OF circuit court, and
II marshal OF the United States, shall, until
H otherwise directed by law, upon the first days
/ Of January and Jnly in each year, commencing
| with the first day ofJuly next, or within thirty
days from aud after the days specified, make to
II the Secretary Of the Treasury, in such form
la sl, all lh. "A in
bracng all the fees and emoluments OF their
respective Offices, Of every name and character,
distinguishing the fees and emolume nts reCeiv-
ed payable under tho bankrupt act from
those received or pay able for any other service
and IA the ot a marshal, further distinguish
ing the fees and onouments received or paya-
bic for services by himself personally rendered,
from those received or payable for services ren-
dered by IA deputy; aud also distinguishing the
L fees aud cmolumOnts SO received or payable
for services rendered by each deputy, by name
and the proportion of such fees aud emolu.
mcnts which, by the terms OF his service, each
deputy is To receive and also embracing all
the necessary office expenses Of such oihcsr,
together with the vouchers for the pay ment of
the same, for the half year ending on the
said FIRST day Of January or July, as the case
may BE- ; which return shall be, in all cases,
verified by the oath OF the officer making the
same. Aud no district attorney shall be allow
ed by the said Secretary the Treasury to re-
tain of the fees and cinolumenis of said oce, for
his own personal compensation, over and
above his necessary office expenses, the neces.
sary clerk hire included, 10 be audited and al
lowed by the proper accounting officers Of the
Treasury, sum exceeding six thousand dol
lars per year, aud at and after that rate, for
such time as he shall hold theofce aud no
clerk OF II district court, or clerk Of circuit
court, shall be allowed by the said Secretary to
retain Of the fees and emolumenls of his said
office, or, in case both of the said c'erkships
shall be held by the same person OF the SAID
offices, for his own personal compensation,
over and above the necessary expenses of his
office, aud necessary clerk hire included, also
to be- audited and allowed by the proper ac-
counting officers Of the Treasury, a sum ex
ceeding three thousand five hundred dollars
per year, for any such district clerk, or "A sum
exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars per
year for any such circuit clerk, or at aud after
that rate, for such time as he shall hold tho
office aud no marshal shall be allowed by the
SAID Secretary to retain OF the fees and emOlu- |
mcnts Of his said office, for his own personal
compensation, over and above n proper allow |
ance to his deputies, which shall in case
exceed three -iourhs Of the fees and cinolu- |
ments received as payable for the services rem
dered by the deputy 10 whom the allowance
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by the said Secretary Of the Treasury, when.
ever the return shall show that rate Of allow
ance to be unreasonable, and over and above
the necessary office expenses Of the SAID mar
shal, the necessary clerk hire included, also
to Do audited aud allowed by the proper nc.
Icountng officers of the Treasury, IA SUN cx-
Iceeding six thousand dollars per year, or at and
after that rate, FOR such time ~ he shall hold
the office and every such officer shall, with
Ia INF, 4 |
Treasury of the United States, or deposite TO
the credit of the Treasurer thereof, a. he may |
be directed by the Secretary of the Treasury,
any surplus OF the fees and emOlumcnts of his !
office, which his half early return SO made |
as aforesaid shall show to exist over and
above the compensation aud allowances here
inbeiore authorized TO be retained and paid by |
him. Aud IN every case where the return of
any such officer shall show that surplus may |
exist, the said Secretary Of the Treasury shall |
cause such return to be carefully examined i
and the accounts Of disbursements la he regu.
Iarly andIted by the proper officers Of his De-
partment, aud an account 10 be opened with l
such officer in proper books to be provided for
that purpose, and the allowances for personal
compensation for each Gale year siaii be |
made from the fees and enoumcnts of that |
year, and not otherwise ind proridcd, fur
Tier, That nothing III any existing law of Con-
S'S'S ""'"''S'"S INV w pci hltH
compensation To district attorney, clerk OF
a district court ar clerk of Il circuit court, or
marslial, or deputy marshal, for attendance
upon the district or circuit courts during their
slttings, shall be so construed as To authorise
any such payment 10 any one Of those officers
for attendance upon either of those courts, H
while sitting for the transaction of business II
under the bankrupt law merely, or for any
portion Of the time for which either of the
said courts 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 II
and paid out of tho money horenbcfore appro-
priated for deiraying the expenses of the courts
Of the United States, unless such district attor-
ney, clerk, or marshal shall be required by the
Judge of said court or the Solicitor of the Il
Treasury to attend the session Of the same,
shall actually attend for the performance Of the
duties of his said office aud no per diem or
other allowance shall bo made 10 any such uf. 1
fcer for attendance at rulo days of the circuit l
or distrc: courts, aud when tho circuit and dis !
trict courts sit at the same time, no greater per
diem other allowance shall be made to any |
such officer than for an attendance on one court: \
find procided, further, Tina, the district attor.