Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-08
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed al The first Session Of The Thirty
eighth CoRgTess.
[PuBLfo-No. 1873 I


An ACT IN relation 70 the foes and emoluments
the marshal, attorney, and clerk Of the SUI.
preme Court Of the District Of Columbia, and
for other purposes.
Be g enacted ~ me Senate aud House ef Reprsss,
iirs. Of he UHiied STATES Of Arasrioa Congress a.
senbled, That the fees Of the clerk Of the supreme
Court Of the District Of Columbia. except so far
ss hereinafter specially provided, aud Of the United
States attorney aud the marshal OF said District.
except 30 far as hereinafter provided shall be tho
same as the lees respectively allowed 60 clerks
OF the dhlrict andl circuit courts, ATTORNEYS
solicitors aud proctoTs, aud marshals, by the act
approved February twenty six, eighteen huudrsd
and fty.three, entitled IAN act 10 regulate tbn
feea aud costs 10 be allowed clerks, marshaIs, asJ
attorneys OF ths circuit and district courts q the
United states, aud for other purpose,, Tropidsd
fhatthe clerk OF said supreme court shall not be
allowed by the Secretary Of the Interior TO rptaln
Of the tees and emoluments of hts said Office, for
his own personal compensation, over aud aboya
bis necessary office expenses, the necessary clerk
hire Included. 90 be audited and allowed by the
accsunting officers Of the Treasury subject 10 AN
appeal TO the Secretary Of the Interior more than
the sum Of four thousand dollars per annum aud
Ia making out his semi-annual returns, required
BY the third section Of said act, said clerk shall
embrace his fees and emouments Of every mama
and character, for any service required Of him by
law. y
sec. g. And BE- n further enacted, That no mar.
shal ner district attorney Of the United States
shall by reason q the discharge Of the duties Of
hia ONCE, now or hereafter required Of him by law
or IN any case in which the United States viii h.
bound BY the indgmcnt which msy be rendered
Va the same, be allowed 20 retain cut Of the fcrs
charges, aud smolumonts therefor, whether prs-
acribod by statute or allowed by a court or anv
judge thereof, = greater maximum compensatinn
than that hxsd by the act aforesaid but ali such
fesi and emoluments. OF every name aud eharac-
ter, shall be Included in the semi annual retnrns
required Of marshals and attorneys by the thirI
section Of the act aforesaid: Prsrided, That
nothing In this act contained shall applv 10 a.
of tha aaff q,
and punish frauds upon the revenue approved
March third. eighteeA hundred and sixty-three
Sec. >. And BE- Il flsrtAer enactee, That, At the
commencementOf every suit In the supreme court
OF the District Of Columbia, the plaintiff shall
deposit At least eight dollars with the clerk 20 b.,
appropriated towards the costs Of the suit and II
tina plaintiff recover against the defendent iudg-
msnt with costs, and said costs do not amount 10
eight dollars, the overplus shall be paid back 10
the plaintiff by the clerk ProTiasd, That suits
may be prosecuted In said court by poor persons
without making the Gep0sit herein prescribed,
upon thu order OF the court, Of tue justices
thereof
See. 4 And Be Il farshsr enacted, That the fol.
lowing tess and ne other, shall be allowed to the
clerk OF said court, and the marshal OF said Dis
trlet, for the servia following:
For ell services rendered by said clerk to the
United States, In cases In which ths said United
States Is party of record, Ave dollars
dollar.
For each certificate Of official character. inelud.
ing the seal, fifty cents
fes setviee q any warrant, attachment, sum
nous, eApias, OF other writ, Except execution.
Venirs, or summons or subpoena for n witness
one dollar on each person on whom such service
may DO made.
see; .. ana &c further enacted, That nothing
In this act shall be construed a. - - -
modify any OF the provisions Of an act sr,S,,a3
"An act concerning the dispositions Of cnn,,ts,s
IN the courts Of the United States for sp6i,
persons confined in jails charged with si &
the laws Of the United States and for diminitIs
the expenses IN relation thereto" apprsvaS ~
twelfth. eighteen hundred and sixty-fopr- o. =,
an act entitled AN act to authorize The annns,s
ment ofa warden Of the jail ia the District ~ a.,
lumbia," approved FEBRUARY twenty.nint s,se
teen hundred and sixty-four; but the duties .
said warden. sud Of the marshai OF the Unite,
States for said District, in ragard to the iail an
the prisoners committed thereto or confined tbers
in, shall remain the same If this act had No
been passed.
Approved, June 27, 1864.