New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-14
GENERAL NATURE-No. 29.j

GENERAL NATURE-NO. -
An act to restore the records Of the
United States courts in the northern dis
tTict Of Illinois.
Be it enacted by the Senate of House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That III
proceedings to restore the records OF the
circuit and district courts of the northern
district CT Illinois, destroyed by fire on the
ninth of October, eighteen hundred and
seventv-One, under the act Of March third,
eighteen huMlred and seventy-one, entitled
can act relating to records Of the courts OF
the United States" the notice required by
said act may be served upon any nOn7resl-
dent Of said district anywhere within the
jurisdiction of the United States, or in any
foreign country, the proof of the service OF
such notice. if made in a foreign country,
to be certified by minister or consul of the
United States in such country, under his
official seal.
SEC. 9 That a certified copy of the official
return Of the district attorney, clerk OF the
circuit or district court, or the marshal OF
the northern district Of Illinois, made IN
pursuance of law, and on file in the De
partment of Justice, relating to any cause
in either of said courts to which the United
States was party, the record OF winch was
DESTROYED in said fire, may be filed IN the
court Co which it appertains, and shall have
the same force and effect as If it were an
original return made to said court, and in
apV case in which the names of the parties,
and the date and amount Of the Judgment
or decree shall appear from such returns,
il shall be lawful for the court IN which
they are filed to Issue the necessary process
to enforce such decree or Judgment in the
same manner as II the original recOru was
before said court.
mi III H. la r11aAv If
district attorney for the northern district OF
Illinois TO take such steps as may be neces-
sary to restore the records and Hles OF the
circuit and district courts OF said district
which were destroyed by fire on the ninth
Of October. eighteen hundred and seventy
one, and in which the United States Is III
terested, so far as the judges OF SAID courts,
respectively, shall deem it essential TO the
interests of the United States that SAID
records and files be restored; and the judges
of said courts. respectively, are authorized
TO direct such steps to be taken as, in their
opinion, shall be deemed advisable
to restore the Judgment dockets and
indices Of said courts, and, Tor thaJ
purpose, may direct the performance,
by the clerks Of said courts, and
by the United States attorney for said us
trict. of any duty incident thereto, and
. said clerks and said district attorney snaI
s be allowed such compensation and dis
hursements for services rendered under
this section in cases where no compensation
is now provided by law for such servieesl
as may be allowed by the Attorney Cen
eral, and certified to be just and reason
able by the judge of the court in which
said services are rendered, and the amount
so allowed shall be paid out OF the judiciary
fund: provided, however, that the sum al
lowed the clerks Of said courts shall not
exceed the sum of twelve thousand dollars,
and the entire compensation of the United
States attorney for such services shall not
exceed the sum of six thousand dollars.
Approved March Is, 1872.