Southern shield., 1853-06-18
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in cases where the United States are parties. the marshal shall, on the order of the court, to be entered in its minutes, pay 10 the jurors and witnesses all such fees as they may appear by such order to be entitled to, which sums shalI ne al lowed him at the treasury in hls ac- counts.
 The fees of the marshals, clerk, com missioner. and district attorneys, III cases where the United States are liable to pav the same, shall be paid on settling their accounts at the treasury, such ac- counts to be made out ant verified by the party under oath, and forwarded to the First Auditor of the Treasury. Tn prize cases, where there IS condem- nation and sale, the costs, so far as they are payable and can be paid out ot the proceeds of sale, shall be paid on 'he| order of the court upon the filing ot tie taxed bills, making them a portion o the record in the case. No district attorney, marshal, or clerk or their deputies, shall receive any other
 or greater compensation for any services
 rendered by him than is provided in this act; and all acts and parts of acts, allow ling to either of them any other or great
 CT fees than is herein provided, are here
 by repealed, and to receive any other or T in--- IS nereDy declared in ho o ISIn And if
 cer hereinbefore mentioned, or his dep-
 uty, shall, by reason or color of his of.
 flee, wi fully and corrupt'y demand and
 receive any other or greater fees than
 those allowed in this act, he shall, on
 conviction thereof in any court of the
 United States, forfeit and pay a fine not
 exceeding five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding six months, at
 the discretion of the court before whom
 the conviction sha be had.
 But this shall not be construed to
 prohibit the payment of any salary au-
 lhorized by statute: Prorided, That in
 the State of California and the Territory
 of Oregon officers, jurors, and witnesses
 shall be allowed, for the term of two Iyears, double the fees and compensation
 allowed by this act, and the same fees
 allowed by this act, with fifty per cent.
 added thereto. for two years thereafter. That before any bill of costs shall be taxed by any judge or other officer, or allowed by any officer of the treasury, in favor of clerks, marshals, commissioners, or district attorneys, the party claiming such bill shall prove by his own oath, or some other person having know edge of the facts, to be attached to such bill and fl ed herewith, that the ser, ices charged therein have been actually and necessarily performed, as therein stated.
 That witness who are required to at tend any term of the court on the part of the United States shall be subpGnaed to attend to testify generally on their behalf, and not 10 depart the court without leave of the court or district attorney, under which it shall be their duty to appear be- fore tie grand jury or petit jury, or both as they shall be required by the court or district attorney. No writ sha be nec- essary to bring into court any prisoner or person in custody, or for remandingl him fram tho rl,uit i"vo- """'ouy' uut tiie same shall be done on the order of the cour, or district attorney, for which no fee shall be charged by the clerk or mar shaI.
 SEC. 4. find De t further enacted, That if any person shall falsely take an oath or affirmation in relation to any mater authorized by this act. such per son shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon conviction thereof shall suffer the pains and penalties in that case pro- vided.
 SEC. 5. find De H turther enacted, That all laws and regulations heretofore made, which are incompattib with the provisions of this act, are hereby repeal ed and abrogated: PrOUided, neUerthe- less, That this act shall not be construed to repeal or modify any clause or pro- vision of an act approved the eighteenth of September, eighteen hundred and fif ty, entitled "An act to amend and sup plementary to the act entitled An act fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters approved February 18th, seventeen hundred and ninety threc."
 Src 6. find be a further enacted, rnoi .ho act "nroyed September, 18th. l lal ''- a0' arI, "n.r entitled uAn eighteen hundred 2nd h,.y, en'i'eu An lct to provide for extenGiGg tho '""' md judicial system of the United states 0 the State of California;" be so amen IT. led as to confer on he district court of he State of California jurisdiction in all criminal cases as fully and completely IS if conferred by law upon the district 'r circuit court of the State of New ork.
 Approved February 26, 1853.
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