Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-05
rPublie-No.671
an ACT to regulate the compensaoa of members Of c,

be | craas
I'd Be tenaeted by the Senase and nae os
- Thar sb nea stses OF America In Congress assemblies
Deesss Of each senstOr Representsve
onsrs and mhsage provided b. law for TWO sss
nrst dayof eneh reg aIar session. sasb ss:s, Ra
i've, and Dsleeas shah his mileage for one ssS
eson compensation at Ihe three thousand osT
d he and S uch % @ Of such session, AID
saafy one 70 MN al such time rate Aforesaid m m
heCOngrss each snator zspresentave ana n
receive his mileage for session and
hg oeo session com At the Of three thousand
dollars per snnnm til the fourh day Of March termnsc
se Congress- and on that day each Senato Representative
ana Delegate shall be entitled 70 receive aa balance II r
SIX thousand collars not heretofore paid in tie n
See. Aud further enacted Thet the President the
Senate psotemPore when shall President
or he Vre President shall have become President me
Ubitsd ssate shall sive co provided by law
Tor me Wee Presdenl and the SpsakeT Of the house Rep
Iesen@ves shall receive double tbs compensation above
provided for representatives, payable and
se above provided for msn OF the compensation
sec g. Aud be furher enacted That this law shall ap
Ply 70 he present Congress- and sach Senator, Representa-
uve ana beegate shall be entitled difference
only between their diem compensation already
Snas me law now Ia force and the compensation provided
Sec Andbe tfurtber enacted That in the event of the
eeommeneement Of the r session Of @ PnoF ~
sha &c neiser epttled mileage compensation; and In
his representative shan be entitled to receive 20 much Of Ms
computed at The ate three thousand dol
mat may have se,usly accrued andbe due and unPad
sec } And be IL further enacted, That
heleaeI be ordered 10 and received By members of
g.es y resolution OF either both Houses Congress-
tne price paid for the same shall be deducted
pensation heeinbfor provided such member or ae
oes Provided however That this not extend to books
SSk ns nsss ssss S. seT9S NE Con-
See Ana belt further snasted, That the duty
OF Sergeant Harms Of the House Secretary Of he
Senate respectively deduct monthly paw is OF
members as herein provided his eoraDsnsz
oHof eeea day that such member shall be from the
house OF senate respectively, unless such Representative
etnaoI or delegate shall assign the such
sSnCs Slcknes OF
Sec And te furher enacted Thats sets or parts Of
set be and the hereby repealed
Approved, August l6, 1856. ...---..
- = lPUbne-No. 6s
AN ACI to amend ths regulating the and
other Judicial expenses Of the The states
Territories, and District Of Columbia. other par
Be ii enacted BY hs Senate and House Representatives
oi ne United States Of America Congress assembled
shals, district attorneys, clerks pressne 20 The a
counting officers of the Treasury Department settlement
they shall be examined and the district ad
OF ihe United states the district In which officers pre-
senng me accounts onlcate whether in the States Ter
merits by sad accounting officers sin other public
accounts Provided, however, That Of fees OF
costs paid to witness juror upon the order Of sDV
Judge or mmtssioner shall be charge
any marshal for taxation or COSTS
Sec. further enacted Thai the accounts Of ne
commissioners of the United circuit courts shall be
In which they appointed previous their to
psrtmsnt-
And be it further enacted That in no ease shall
OF more tnhn witnesses taxed
Onea states In the examination or criminal before the
commissioner of the United States circuit courts their
fed by United rct attorney for he s,r
which the examination shall take place, subject reyon
And farther enacted Tat in all these cases
before mentioned an appeal shall lie from the decision
accounting officers TO the Secretary of the
Sec And belt further enacted Thst the judges of the
supreme court IN each Of the Territories or majority Of
ernment hx and appoint the several times places hold
duration thereof Provided TSs, the SAID
courts shall net be held than places any one
holding such courts shall adjourn the day At
any nne oeote lne expiration OF such TERMS whenever In
his or their opinion the further continuance thereof
eessary,
Sec O. And it further enacted all costs and fees
rendered BY the clerks Of the several
the District OF Columbia ehargeable the Uni
performed shall collected BY such rules and re
sons not incompatible with law be prescribed by
sec And be il further enacted That the several oiruI,
and district the United States the district courts OF
the Territories, and the erimua cour Of the District
respective they shs be Of opinion mat
the public Interests W III not be su0served
Sec. g. And be further enacted Thai no officer Of the
United States including the bss guards. deputies
tories, District Of Columbia, shall entitled TO witness
fees either before court or commissioners where he is off,
Anc be it further enacted That the United States
shall hereafter be liable tothe justices and
county Of Washington, in the District Of Columbia, for hsE
fees and services In cases of felony only and the
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dred and foryeight, entitled San continue alter and
amend the charter Of the city Of Washington, provided
United States marshal upon approval Of udgs the
criminal court OF the district Of ConmDa, SUBJECT
visou BY the accounting officers Of the Treasury and a
peal to me secretary OF the Interior
Sec TO- And be further enacted That shall be the duty
Of each Of the JUDGES Of the respective
Territories OF the United States designate appoint
ape Is not already apnoinisd and to desvnds s
but one such clerk where more than appointed
and only such district clerks shall be entitled ompensa-
ton from The United States except for fees taxable the
ted States.
Sec IL And be it further enacted, That much the
section Of the act Of February eighteen hundred
aud fytnree, entirsd An act to regulate the fees
costs 10 be SLOWED to clerks maTshas and attorneys OF the
circuit and strict courts Of the United States,
parposss requires compensation Of any
cerk shall be ess than fye hund,ed dollars
difference aseeained and allowed by the proper accounting
officers of the treasury shall be paid to him thsrefrOm,
Sec r. further enacted That all srcou Is Of The
Instituted in the United states State courts,
United Ststes patty in interest but not of record
Instituted against the officers of the Uned
By discharge of their dues shan
be audited and allowed as in other assmang
ruary twenty eightesu hundred and yhrss for like
similar services. q
49, And be ii further enacted. Thsi
putty marshal of of the Of the United States sha
hold exercise the duties OF commissioners of Of said
courts nor receive compensation therefor c
Sec a. And be fnrther enacted, That whenever, from
cause may be impossible the district aLorn1y
tend Al court shall be his duty to see thata uret and
person, learned in the law, residing place
may apperain tue dulles of his cce all
charges paid only snch
the district would have been authorized
20 charge had he personally attended aad performed
ion sanctioned, payment made. the
hall shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary In
eri0T.
And further enacted, Tnata provisions Of
aw inconsistent with this act sroherebJ repealed.
Approved, August 10, 1876.
"a .- IPubue-NO. 69
AN ACT making appropriations for foIaeaons and other
works of defence and for repairs OF barracks quarters
for the ending hs thireh Of June eighteen buRGed
and fifty seven c
Be it enacted by the Of Representatives
,f the United States Of America ia Congress assembled
That the following be they appropra-
ed, the treasury Otherwise appro-
,rieted for the eonsrae0B preservation and repairs
ortiheations and
the thirtleh Of June thousand eight hundred
lfy seven: -. q
For Fort Montgomery, outlet Of Lake CbamPlan twenty
I've thousand dollars. ?
For Fort Knox at the NarroWs Of the PenObscOt river
Maine, sixty thousand dollars q
For Fort Winthrop, Governors Island Boston hGrbOr,
housaBd dollars.
For Fort Rehmona, Al the NarrOws, New York hsrbOr,
evenly five thousand dollars.
For Port Warren Boston hArbor, twenty thousand DOL
aFs.
For Fort Delaware, Delaware rver hundred and 6ny
hOussnd dollars. (
For For Carroll, Baltimore harbor one hundred and fRy
hOUsand dollars. ID | ,
For Fort Calhoun, Hampton Roads, Vrsina
fly thousand dollars. ..t |
For Fort SumpteT ChssstOn harbOr South 6fv
thousand dollars, | ,
Fer Fort Pulaski Savannah rveT Georgia. nineteen thou
and dollars / T.
For Fort Cline, Cumberland Sound Flsria
W yenty- i've thousand dollars.
For Fort MeRee, and preservation Of its site Florida
weniy five thousand dollars.
For For. BaIrsncas, Pensacola habOr, FIorda twenty
For Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island Alabama 6v tboasaud