New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-24

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SENATE.
For folding documents and material tor
the same, eight thousand dollars.
For labor, eight thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items, eight thousand
dollars; furniture and repairs, five nun
bred dollars; for fuel, oil, and cotton waste,
for heating apparatus, one thousand ooli@lS
for the current fiscal year. c.7oo+ r,,,,,-
For the expenses of the JOINT oeiecS Io JIM
mittee on alleged outrages IN the sou I; 1l-
States fine sum Of one thousand TOUR nun
dra5 and sixtv-three dollars and twenty
five cents. said sum to be carried Tor the
purpose to the contingent fund OF the
Senate. o,r.1v
For defraying the expenses Of the courts
Of the United States, including the District
of Columbia; for jurors and witnesses, and
expenses of suits in which the United States
are concerned, of prosecutions for otfenses
committed against the United States; for
the safe-keeping of prisoners; and for the
expenses which may be incurred in the
enforcement OF the act, relative to the
right of citizens to vote, of February TWEEN
ty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, or any acts amendatOry thereof or
supplementary thereto, three million two
hundred thousand dollars; of which sum
two hundred thousand dollars shall be avail
able for the expenses incurred during the
present fiscal year, the said act being here
by supplemented and amended SO as TO fur
Their provide as follows: THAT whenever, in
any county or parish, in any congressional
district, there shall be ten citizens thereof
of good standing who, prior to any fegistra-
ton of voters for an election Tor represent
alive in Congress, or prior to any election
at which a Representative in Congress i to
be voted for, shall make known, in writing,
to the Judge of the circuit court of the
United States for the district wherein such
county or parish is situate, their desire to
have said registration or election both
guarded and scrutinized, 1t shall be the
duty of the said judge of the circuit court,
within not less than ten days prior to said
registration or election, as the case may be,
to open the said court at the most CON
venient point in said district; and the said
court, when SO opened by said judge, shall
proceed to appoint and commission, from
day to day, and from time to time, and IN
der the hand Of the said Judge, and under
the seal Of said court, for such election dis
trict or voting precinct i'll said congress
sional district, as shall in the manner herein
prescribed, have been applied for, and to
revoke change or renew said appoint
ment from time to time, two citizens, resi-
dents OF said election district or voting
precinct in said county or parish, who shall
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read and write the English language, and
who shall be known and designated as su-
pervi5or3 OF election; and the said court,
when opened by the said judge as required
herein. shall therefrom and thereafter and
up to and including the day following the
day of the election, be always open TOR the
transaction of business under this act; and
the powers and jurisdiction hereby granted
and conferred shall be exercised, as well in
vacation as term time; and a judge, sitting
at chambers, shall have the same powers
and jurisdiction, including the power of
keeping order and Of Furnishing any CON
tempt of his authority, as when sitting IN
the court; provided, that no compensation
shall be allowed to the supervisors herein
authorized to be appointed, except those
appointed in cities or towns or twenty chou
sand or more inhabitants. And no person
son shall be appointed under this act as
| supervisor Of election who is not at the
time Of his appointment qualified y0teT
Of the county, parish, election district, OF
| voting precinct Tor which he is appointed.
And no person shall be appoi ted deputy
marshal under the act OF winch Thi5 Is
| anendatOry, who is not qualified voter at
| the time Of his appointment, in the countyo
! parish, district or precinct III which his Gu
! ties are to be performed. And section thlr-
teen of tie act of which this is an amend
| ment shall be construed - authorize and
require the circuit courts OF the United
| States in said section mentioned G0 name
! and appoint, as soon as may be att@E the
! passage OF this act, the commissioners pro
| vided for in said section, in all cases ID
which such appointments have not already
| been made in conformity Herewith. And
| the third section OF the act to which this is
! au amendment shall be taken and construed
| to authorize each Of the judges Of che Giro
| cult courts of the United States 80 desig'
nate one or more of the judges OF the dis
! trict courts within his circuit 20 discharge
! the duties arising mder this act or the act
| to which this is an amendment. &nd the
words ''any person" in section foIr of the
act of May thirty first, eighteen hundred
| and seventy, shall be held to include any
officer or other person having powers OK
| duties of ar official character under this
| act or the act to which this is an amend
ment; provided, that nothing in this aeca
| ton shall be so construed as to authorize
the appointment OF any MARSHALL or dep
uty marshals in addition to those hereto
fore authorized by law; and provided fur
| Their, that the supervisors herein provided
| for shall have no power or authority to
| make arrests or to perform other duties
| than to be in the immediate presence OF the
! officers holding the election, and to witness
| all their proceedings, including the count
| ing of the votes and the making OF return
| thereof And SO much OF said sum herein
| appropriated as may be necessary for said
supplemental and amendat0ry provisions is
hereby appropriated from and after the
! passage of this act.
For the support and maintenance OF con
yicts transferred from the District OF COlum-
bia, ten thousand dollars.
For the compensation of special counsel
and other legal services. and for incidental
expenses in taking testimony, fees OF wit
nesses and OF commissioners in relation TO
claims before the mixed American and
British claims commission, twenty-five thou
sand dollars
For delaying the expenses Of defending
claims under the convention with Mexico OF
fourth July, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight, to be expended under the direction Of
the Attorney General, ten thousand dollars,
For payment Of the necessary expenses
incurred ID defending suits against the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, or his agents, for
the seizure of captured or abandoned prop
erty; and for the examination of Witnesses
in claims against the United States pend
ing III any department.; and Ior the defense
of the United States il the Court Of Claims,
to lie expended under the direction Of the
Attorney General, thirty thousand dol
lars, no part Of which shall be paid to at
torneys or cOunselOrs at law tor proteS-
sional services, for appearing and assisting
in the trial of causes III the Supreme, CIR
cult or district courts Of tie United States,
or Court Of Claims and that the Attorney
General make report to CoEgress at the end
Of the fiscal year Of the manner Of the *
penditure of this fund, and to whom and
for what purpose paid
For this SUM, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary, TO be expended under the
direction OF the Attorney General in the de
lection and prosecution Of crimes against
the United States. fifty thousand dollars