New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-01
proved March -, 1872.
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An act to restore the records of the
United States courts in the northern dis
trict of Illinois.
Be it enacted by the Senate of House OF
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That IN
proceedings to restore the records OF the
cirCuit and district courts of the northern
district of Illinois, destroyed by fire on the
ninth of October, eighteen hundred and
seyentv-One, under the act of March third,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled
IAN act relating TO records OF the courts OF
the United States" the notice required by
said act NAV be served upon any nOn-resi-
dent of said district anywhere Wlthln the
Jurisdiction of the United States, or in any
foreign country, the proof OF the service OF
such notice. if made in foreign country,
to be certified by a minister or consul Of the
United States il such country, under his
official seal.
SEC. 2 That a certified copy of the official
return of the district attorney, clerk OF Ghe
circuit or district court, or the marshaI OF
the northern district OF Illinois, mauG IN
pursuauce of law, and on file in the De-
partmeut of Justice, relating TO any cause
in either of said courts to which the United
States was a party, the record of which was
DESTROYED in said fire, may be tlled IN the
court to which it appertalns, and snail nave
the same force and effect as II 1t were an
original return made to said court, and IN
any case in which the names OF the parles,
and the date and amount OF the Judgment
or decree shall appear from such returns,
II shall be lawful for the court IN which
tbev are filed to issue the necessary process
TO enforce such decree or Judgment IN the
same manner as if the original record was
before said court.
SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty OF the
district attorney for the northern district Oh
Illinois to take such steps as may be neces-
sarv +o restore the records and files of the
circuit and district courts of said dis trlct
which we're destroyed by fire on the ninth
of October eighteen hundred and seventy
one. and in which the United States is IN
terested, so far as the judges of SAID courts,
respectively, shall deem 1t essenUial 10 UnG
interests of the United States that sald
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 ana
induces of said courts, and, Tor that
purpose, may direct the performance
by the clerks of said courts, ana
by the United States attorney for said dis
trict, of any duty incident thereto, and
said clerks and said district attorney shall
be allowed such compensation and dis
bursements for services rendered under
this section in cases where no compensation
is now provided by law for such services)
as NAV be allowed by the Attorney Gen
eraI. 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 fine sum of six thousand dollars.
Approved March IL, 1872.