Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-10-07
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AN ACT T. amend the acts regulating the fees costs
and other judicial eSp'ns"> OF the I"vethmfh' ~
the States Tcrriiorits and District OF Co'umoa' anu
for other purp'res
Be 1t enacted By tie y nate aud House or Repre-
seniaiiVes ofOe United States ct dmertca, IN Con
0yoss dsseiabitd That hereafter before the ncc"un'
u the Tinted States marshas dist rict attorney anu
clerks are presented TO the accounting officers ofthr
Treasury Department Tor settlement theN shhli De
examined and certified to by th' district lndse ~ th
United States IN the district IN which the ono'fs pre-
senting the accounts ofciate whether III the states
OF Territories and the shall BE- subject 10 r"Ni-
Sion upon their merit> hy said accounting ''nvei'
as In OF ether public accounts Pre'm'h' now
ever That accounts OF fees or costs paiu u any
witues, or lur. uron the order 81 Iu'g or COM
missioner shall ~" ~ rr-eNamned a To charge any
marshal for AN erranron> TAXATION OF suth res "f
costs
SEC 9 And be IT furth"r enacted. That ths ae-
counts of the commits siuners OF the United Stat
circu, courts shall be Examined aud c-r,ih'a u oy
the district judge uf ihr dsirc, in when ihey af.
poneea previous to their presentation 10, or revisi
by, the accounting onc"rs of The Treasury Deptr'-
mint
Swc 3 Aud b. I, further enacted That In no case
shall the frts ui more than four WIN - pe tax
against the Unit II States IN the examination Oh I'M
nal CaSs beforr thu cammls siOnrrs 81 ihr hit'
States ciicult courts, uness thcit nlateridhN anu
imports shall ttst b. approved sud cttiitei !" w
the Unii'd States district attorney for iht district u
which the examination shall tax" piac
vision, A. in other cases.
sEc And hen futth'r enacted. That IN all thest
h.fpr. mentioned appeal shall li from the ae'>t
OF the eJlaun tn accounting otCtTs 10 tue SCI e'
taty of the Interior.
SEC d And he II further rnactei rhat the lu"e
OF ths supreme court IA each o the Trrrtt'rls, ot
majority Of them sha when assembled al the'r ~
sp ctiNe seats OF governments, IA ana ap"l'l' '"'
era tunes and plc-s of holding the -evr' al courts III
thrir sp etive d,stricts, and iumit 'hr AURA h,
III ierms thereof. Pr"vidfd, that III aid courts u'
not be held at than three pac : IN any ot' ~
titcry Aud prov d. furiher That tn sad luds" II
Judges huldl1g such Courts shall adJ urn tue sam
without day, at any time before the eNpli ation Of
such terms whenever In his OF hir opinion Tue iur-
thsr Continuance thereof necessary,
SIc 9 Aud De 1t further enacted That ali costs
and s-es fer services rendered oy the ci.fss u th
svesal In the Dstrc, of Columbia char
70 utA.rs than the Caied states, shall BE- pay able i-
nedatsly after the services are performed And shall
b collected BY such rules aud reOuAions ncoin.
psitle with law. % may b" prescribed By the courts
u which spsh services are renssrta but shall Is ul
sAss te e,id b. the Quilted States
SEC Z, Ana be II further snae'ed, That tts several
e,esit cad district courts u ths tIIted State, TIE
SSas X. p.s. - a i ' . 's .s sh' sara sa'as
pswvr to discharge ta ssand 5uss at The respective
sssrss wasnsssr tasy shss q opsnisn that ~ pub.
!s tatsss.t. VIII hot ee sasss,vea y Atafsasr con-
ege. B Ana 10 further sUAetsi, That no eelert
VI the taitsd States e,urta. ineudias the ba..i5s
guards. os acputis u ths Gated States marsh al.
whether Ia the Btstes Tssttoriss or District u Co.
Iubis sha b. entitled TO w.iIsss tees, either before
, court or commissioners where b. j. oa:clatias
SEC. ., AAd be It farther enacted That the Unit,
statss shall hereafter be liable To the justices and
eonstabes Of the county OF Washington, In the Dis.
tct Of CouabiA for their fees And services In
OF felony only; aud SO much OF the afteen,n section
Of the act Of Nay seventeen. eighteen hundred and
frty-eisht entitled can set to continue, alter and
amend the charter Of the city Of Washington" as
provided otherwise Is hereby repealed, said fees shall
be paid BY the Cnited Statss marshal, upon the ap-
prova Of the Judge VI the Criminal curt Of the Dis
trct OF Columbia subject to the revision BY the
Counting ocsrs Of the treasury and to appeal 10 the
Secretary Of the Interior.
SEC 10 And be II further saacted That 1t shall
be the duty Of each VI the Judges Of the supem court
Of the respective Terrtoris q the Cnited States to
desiGnae and appoint one person a. clerk u the cs-
iet over which he presids' where one 70 not already
appointed end TO designate and retain but such
clerk where more than one Is Already appointed and
only such district clerks shall be entitled TO COM
psniea from the United states except for fees TAX.
ssc IL And be II further enacted, That 50 much
Of the third section Of the act OF February t~tny
six eighteen hundred And three entitled 'An act
regulate the fees and costs 70 be allowed to clerk
mArshals and Attorneys OF the circuit and district
courts os the United ates, and 70, other
~ requires That when the compensation Of CLERK
shall BE- less than Ave hundred dollars per aanu the
difercaes Asecrtsinsd aud allowed by the proper &C
eeGntns o0e-r VI the treasury shall be pstd to him
thssefrom," 1. hereby rsp-al-d.
1xc. 10 Ard be y farther enacted. Iaat a! -.
Counts u the Cnited States district attorneys fr ser
vices rendered IN cases Instituted ~ the United states
STATE courts, when the rnitsd States 10 party in
interest, but uott record; ouy In cases .nsttut
against the ocets Of the United States .heir dep
utss duly appointed AGENTS for acts committed or
omitt-d or suffered By them In the lawful dischaia
OF th"ir duties shall be audited and allowed o. III
othey osss., Assniatins the fees, near may be
TO those pruvioed by said act u Fstr srs twenty
slghteep hundred and a!ty-thrss fSr like sisuiss
servicss
ssc II. And Be 1t further enacted That no ma r.
shall or deputy usarshs OF Any Of the courts Of he
Cnlisd States, shAl hold exercise the duties OF
comm,s,ensr of sny Of said courts nor receive oom.
pAosatton tAerofor.
eee t. And b su further enacted, That vhensv.
a. frym any caase Il may b impcssibs tor the dis.
irac sttorn . to attend court u shall bs his duty
n ses thar meet and propr person. learned In III
law r.slAing - Near the place where the epur' v
had % possible, does sttenA to sueh business As ma
appsrtatu to ihs astt-s VI his ots. and 10 Ai sach
esses the b and charges 10 b paid shal b; osly
6asA q the d. tie A'tsnsy ~oala have ts~n satho
1ovVLfm Nhe ssyvis-g bpeSsosd AsisssS That be.
~ ~ sGeb DAesslsssiea y sesAsesnsd, % pAysssi
0n6 ~ ODo4olAS t10esue eoAA - s6DQn u ~ set.