Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-05

Yerned by the party under oath and forwarded TO the
First Auditor of the Treasury
an prize cases, where there is condemnation and SALE
the costs so Tar as they payable and be paid
OF the proceeds Of sae shall be paid the order of the
court upon the filing Of the taxed bills, making them
portion Of the record in the case
No district attorney marshal or cler or their denu
es shall receive any other greater compensation for
any services rendered by him than provided in this act
and all acts and parts Of acts allowing to either OF them
any other greater fees than is herein provided are here
by repealed and TO receive any other greater copen
sation is hereby declared be misdemeanor and If
any ohcer hereinbefore mentioned his deputy, SHALL
by reason or color Of his Office, wuy and corrupy de-
mand and receive any other greater fees than those
allowed in this act, he SHALL conviction thereof in any
court Of the United States forfeit and pay fine not ex
ceedng fYe hundred dollars, and be imprisoned
ceedng SIX months at the discretion of before
whom the conviction shall be had.
But this shall not be construed prohibit the payment
of any salary authorized by statute Popided That in
the State OF California and the Territory Of Oregon
GERS jurors and witnesses shall be allowed for the term
Of two double the fees and allowed by
this act and the same fees allowed by this act, with fifty
per cent added thereto for two years thereafter
before any bill of costs shall be taxed any Judge
in favor Of clerks marshas IF the Treasury
torneys the party claiming such bill shall prove by his
OATH other person having knowledge Of the
facts to be attached such bill and filed Herewith that
the services charged therein have been actually and
cessarily performed as therein stated.
That witnesses who required to attend any term of
the court the part of the United States shall be sub
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depart the court without leave of the court dis
trct attorney under which shall be their duty appear
before the grand jury petit jury both they shall
be required by the district attorney writ shall
be necessary bring into court any prisoner person
in custody for remandng him from the court into
tod but the shall be done the order of the court
district attorney for which fee shall be charged by
the clerk or the marshal.
Sec A. And bet further enacted That if any person shall
falsely take oath affirmation in relation to any mat
ter authorized by this act such person shall be deemed
guilty of perjury and upon conviction thereof shall suffer
the pains and penalties in that provided.
Sec 3. And be further enacted That all laws and re-
gulations heretofore made which incompatible with
the provisions of this hereby repealed and abro
gated Provided nevertheless, That this act shall not be
construed repeal modify any clause provision of
approved the eighteenth September eighteen hun
dred and fifty, entitled 8. An amend, and supple
mentary the entitled An act respecting fugtiyes
from justice and persons escaping from the service Of
their masters" approved February twelfth, seventeen
hundred and nnety-three
Sec 6. AHd be further enacted, That the act approved
September twenty eighteen hundred and fifty en-
titled An provide for extending the laws and u
dcal system of the United States the State of Cali
fornia be amended confer the district court
Of the State of California jurisdiction in a criminal cases
fully and completely is conferred by law upon the
district or circuit of the State of New York,
Approved, February 20, 1858.