Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-27
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF The UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session of the
FOrty-SecOnd CONGRESS.

GENERAL NATURB-No. %.
An ACT to restore the records of the United
States courts In the northern district eft Illi-
Bet enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sent0tires Of the United States Of America in Con-
gTsss assembled, That in proceedings to restore
tie records of the circuit and district courts of
the northern district OF illinois, DESTROYED by fire
on the ninth of October, eighteen hundred and
seventy-one, under the act of March third .eigh-
teen hundred and seventy -one, entitled Z" IA act
relating to records of the courts of the United
States, the notice required by said act may be
served upon any nonresident 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 a minister or consul
Of the United States in such country. under his
official seal. NN' -''
SEC. That certified copy of the official re-
turn 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 hie In the Department Of Justice, relating TO
any cause in either OF said courts to which the
Ch'ted states was party, the record OF which
was destroyed in said fre. may be filed in
tLe court TO which ii appertans, and shall have
the same force and effect as if il were an origi-
hal return made TO said court and in any case
an which the names of the parties. and the date
and amount of the judgment or decree shall ap-
pear from such returns, it shall be lawful for the
court In which they are filed to issue the neces-
sary process to enforce such decree or judgment
In the same manner as if the original record was
before said court.
SIC. 3. That it shall be the duty of the district
attorney for the northern district of Illinois to
take such steps as may he necessary to restore
the records and files 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 interested, so far as the judges of said
courts, respectively, shall deem il essential to
the interests of the United States that said rec
ords and files be restored; and the Judges of
said courts, respectively, are authOrizedto direct
such steps to be taken as, in their opinion shall
be deemed advisable to restore the Judgment
dOckets and induces of said courts and for that
purpose, may direct the performance by the
clerks OF said courts, and by the United States
attorney for said district, of any duty incident
thereto, and said clerks and said district attor-
ney shall be allowed such compensation and
disbursements for services rendered under this
section lin cases where no compensation is now
provided by law for such services) as NAV be
allowed by the Attorney General, and certified
to be just and reas enable 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: Prorided, hotcerer, That the sum
allowed the clerks of said courts shall not ex
coed 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.