Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-19
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at he First Session Of tie Thirty Eighth
Congress.
[PUBLrc-No. 1881
Az ACT in relation to the fees and emOluments of the
marshall attorney and clerk Of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia and fer other purposes
De enacted by the Senate and House Of Represens-
bed That tide fees Of the clerk Of the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbin except FAR as hereinafter sp
eneAy provided and o. the United States attorney aud
the marshal OF said District except so far hereinafter
provided shall be the the foes respectively al
LEVIED to clerks Of the district and circuit courts attorneys
solicitors and proetor and marshals by tue act appro
we'd February Henty-sx, eighteen bundled and hfiy-
three entitled San act to regulate the tea and costs TO
be allowed clerks, marEhA and attorneys Of the circuit
and district courts of the United States aud Tor other
purposes; Prcrdd That the clerk said supreme court
shall be SLOWED by the Secretary of the Interior 10
retain Of the fees and emouments Of his sid tee for
his own personal compensation over aud above bis
to DO audited and allowed by the accounting officers or
s Treasury, sub ec to appeal to the Secretary OF the
Interior more than tho Of four thousand dollars per
annua; and In making out his semannual returns
qures by the third section Of said act said clerk shall
smbraee his fees and smolumelts Of every name aud
eh.rAeter for any service required Of him bV law.
See = And be it further enacted, That marshal nor
district attorney OF the United states shall by of
the discharge OF the duties Of his ONCE hereafter
required Of him by law 10 any which the United
sttes will be bound by the judgment which may be
dersd In this same, be allowed to retain out Of the fees
charges and smoumsnts therefor, whether prescribed by
statute allowed by court or any judge thereof n
KreAter maximum compensation than That nxed by the
act aorssaid but all such fees and emolumens Of every
and character, shall be included in the semannua
reurns required Of mSEhals and sttnsys by the third
section Of the act aforesaid froFde That nothing In
this act contained shall apply to the provisions of sesions
eevon and twelve OF the act prevent aud punish frauds
the revenue, approved March third, eighteen hun-
dTed and aixty-three.
Sec g. And be it further enacted That at The COM
msreement Of every sut In the supreme court o the Dis
trict Columbia, the plaintiff shall deposit at least gh
dollars with the clerk to bs appropriated towards the
,osts the suit and II the planln against the
efendant Judgment with costs, and said costs, do not
ount 10 oight dollars tho oTerpus shall be paid back
TO e plRn tin by tho clerk Provided That suits be
prot 10 said court poor without making
the deposit prescribed upon the order Of the
OF Of ons Of tho justices thereof.
sec T. And be IL further enacted, That ths following
fees and other sisR allowed 10 the clerk OF Fad
anil the narsha Of said District for tho services
For ali services rendered. by said clerk to the United
States in in which the said United States iss party Of
record five dollars.
For saeh marriage license issn ed by him, que dollar
For each certificate of Official ctaraeer including the
seal, fifty cents
For seryioe Of any warrant atachl tent, summons, ca
plss or other writ (sxeept exseution nlrs or sum
mons subpena for witness one dola or eaeh per
on whom such service may be made. go
Sec And be 1t further enacted That nOth B In this
act shall bo SO construed as 10 repeal mod any OF
the provisions ofan act entitled AN act conoernihs the
disposition Of eonvets Ia the courts OF the United 81 ate
for tubsstng psrsons confined In jas charged with lo
lAtng the laws of the United States for dimiushn
the eKpsnsas In rastion thersto approved May twelfth,
eighteen hundred and sixty onr, or OF an act EMIT ed
jail in the District Of C0unibia,p approved February
twenty inth eighteen hundred and Axtyunr but the
duties Of said wsrden and OF the the United
States for said District in regard the said a and the
prisoners committed thereto confined therein shall
remain the same as fths act had not be an passed
Approved June y, 1854.