Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-06-11

for the district of North Carolina, four
hundred dollars.
No. 167. For defraying the expenses Of the
supreme, circuit, and 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, and forieitures, in.
Cured in the year eighteen hundred and orty
two and preceding years; and, likewise, for de-
fraying the expenses OF suits in which the Uni
ted States are concerned, and OF prosecutions
for offences committed against the United States,
and for the safe keeping Of prisoners, including
expenses under the bankrupt law, and also in.
Guiding thirty thousand dollars arrearages for last
year, three hundred and seventy. five thousand
dollars: Provided, hotoeuer, That every district
attorney, clerk Of district court, clerk Of a
circuit court, and marshal OF the United States,
SHALL until otherwise directed by law, upon the
first days OF January and July in each year,
commencing with the first day Of July next, or
within thirty days from and after the days speci.
fed, make to the Secretary OF the Treasury, in
such form as he shall prescribe, return, in writ.
ing, embracing all the fees and emoluments Of
their respective Offices OF every name and char.
acter, distinguishing the fees and emoluments re-.
ceived or payable under the bankrupt act from
those received or payable for any other service;
and in the case Of marshal, further distin.
gushing the fees and emoluments received or
payable for services by himself personally rem.
dered, from those received or payable for services
rendered by a deputy and also distinguishing
the fees and emoluments SO received or payable
for services rendered by each deputy, by name,
and the proportion Of such fees and emoluments
which, by the terms OF his service, each deputy is
to receive; and also embracing all the necessary
Office expenses Of such officer, together with the
vouchers for the payment of the same, for the
hall 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 Off.
Ger making the same. And no district attorney
shall be allowed by the said Secretary Of the
Treasury to retain Of the fees and emoluments
OF his said Office, for his own personal compen-
sation, over and above his necessary Office ex.
penses, the necessary clerk hire included, TO be
audited and allowed by the proper accounting
officers OF the Treasury, sum exceeding six
thousand dollars per year, and at and after that
rate, for such time as he shall hold the office;
and no clerk of district court, or clerk Of a cir
cult court shall be allowed by the said Secretary
10 retain Of the fees and emoluments Of his said
Office, or, in case both of the said clerk ships
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,
and necessary clerk hire included, also to be
audited and allowed by the proper accounting
officers OF the Treasury, sum exceeding 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 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 and emoluments OF his said Office, for his
own personal compensation, over and above a
proper allowance to his deputies, which shall in
no case exceed three fourths Of the fees and
emoluments received as payable for the services
rendered by the deputy 10 whom the allowance
is made, and may be reduced below that rate by
the said Secretary Of the Treasury, whenever the
return shall show that rate Of allowance to be
unreasonable, and over and above the necessary
office expenses OF the said marshal, the neces
sary clerk hire included, also to be audited and
allowed by the proper accounting officers Of the
| Treasury, sum exceeding six thousand dollar;
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 United States, or de-
posite to the credit of the Treasurer thereof, a:
he may be directed by the Secretary of the
Treasury any surplus OF the fees and emolu
ments Of his office, which his halCyearly return
so made as aforesaid shall show to exist over ant
above the compensation and allowances herein
before authorized to be retained and paid by him
And in every case where the return Of any sucf
officer shall show that a surplus may exist, the
said Secretary Of the Treasury shall cause sucl
returns 10 be carefully examined and the account
OF disbursements to be regularly audited by the
proper officers Of his Department. and an &C
count to be opened with such officer in proper
books to be provided for that purpose, and the
allowances for personal compensation for each
calendar year shall be made from the fees and
emoluments Of that year, and not otherwise:
And provided, further, That nothing in any ex.
listing law of Congress authorizing the payment
of per diem compensation to district attorney,
clerk OF district court, or clerk OF circuit
court or marshal, or deputy marshal, for attend.
ance upon the district or circuit courts during
their sittngs, shall be so construed as to author.
ze any such payment to any one Of those off.
GERS for attendance upon either Of those courts,
while sitting for the transaction OF business un
der 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, il
an account Of any such officer, shall be certified
as payable, or shall be allowed and paid out o
the money hereinbelore appropriated for defray
ing the expenses Of the courts OF the United
States, unless such district attorney, clerk. o
marshal shall be required by the judge Of said
court or the Solicitor OF the Treasury to atten
the session Of the same, shall actually atten
for the performance Of the duties Of his sal
Office and no per diem or other allowance shall