The national Republican., 1861-06-13

appeal, as the case may require, shall lie, at
the instance OF either party, to the Supreme
Court of the United States, in the same manner
and under the same circumstances as is now
provided by law in other judgments and DEGREES
Of such circuit courts, without regard to the
sum or value in controversy in the action.
Approped, February ls, 1861, .
Culr. xxxvIu-An Act making further Provision in Rela
tale. ton 70 Consolidated Land Ohiees. .. ..
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United STATES Of America
in Congress assembled, That from and after the
passage of this act the register for the consoli
dated land districts at Bonneville, in the State
Of Missouri, in consequence of additional duties
imposed upon him, and in addition to the fees
now allowed BY Law, shall be entitled to charge
and receive for making transcripts for individu.
ais, or furnishing any other record information
repectipg public lands or land titles in his con.
solidated land district, such fees as are properly
authorized BY the tariff existing in the local
courts in said district; Provided, The whole
amount Of the registers compensation. inclu.
ding all fees and commissions to which he is
entitled under existing laws, shall not exceed
three thousand dollars per annum, or pro rata
per quarter the excess, II any, over that amount,
shall be paid into the Treasury Of the United
States; and the receiver shall receive his equal
share Of such fees, and it shall be his duty to
aid the register in the preparation Of the tran,
scripts, or giving the record information rs
aforesaid. .... ... .-rag a....- lrsrt @ II y
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Interior be and he is hereby
authorized to make reasonable allowance for
office rent for such consolidated office, and,
when satisfied of the necessity therefor, to ap.
prove the employment by said register Of one
or more clerks, ut q reasonable per diem com.
pensatiou, for such time a. said clerk or clerks
are absolutely required to keep up the current
public business, and who shall be paid out Of
the surplus fees above authorized to be charged,
if any, and If no surplus exists, then out Of the
appropriation for incidental expenses Of district
land Offices but no clerk shall be SO paid un-
less his employment has been first sanctioned
BY the Secretary of the Interior. r
Sec. 3. And be IL further enacted, That the
provisions Of this act be and they are hereby
extended to all other consolidated land offices:
Prorided, That this act shall be construed to
extend to and provide for all expenses hereto
fore incurred by any register or receiver Of any
such consolidated land office for additional
clerical aid or office room Frouided, further,
Tha. the amount of such indemnity be first
approved by the Secretary of the Interior
Sec. A. And be ii further endcted, That it
shall be the duty Of the Secretary Of the Inte-
rior to make a reasonable allowance to former
registers of consolidated land offices for room
rent and clerk hire, made necessary by such
consolidation, TO be paid out Of the appropria.
ton for Incidental expenses Of district land
offices, upon satisfactory vouchers actually filed,
or to be filed.
approved, February ls, ls6l.