New Orleans Republican., 1872-06-15
GENERAL NATURE-No. %.

GENERAL NATURE-NO. ~.
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, mat III
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
seventy-One, under the act OF March Jhlrd,
eighteen hundred and seventy-One, entitled
An act relating to records of the courts OF
the United States,' the notice required Oy
said act may be served upon any non-resi-
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 a minister or consul OF the
United States in such country, under his
official seal.
SEC. ,. That certified copy Of the official
return of the district attorney, clerk OF the
eircuit or district court, or the marshal OF
the northern district of Illinois, made III
pursuance of law, and on file IN the De-
partment of Justice, relating to any cause
in either of said courts to which the I hlted
States was party, the record OF W1lcn ~ w@s
DESTROYED in said fire, may be filed IN the
court to which it appertains, and shall nave
tho same force and effect as If 1t were an
original return made to said court, ana IN
aDT 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
tbev are filed to issue the necessary process
to enforce such decree or Judgment ID the
same manner as II the orlglnaI recoIu was
before said court.
SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty of the
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
If October. eighteen hundred and seventy
one, and in which the United States Is m
terested, so far as the judges OF sald courts,
respectively, shall deem 1t essenUlaI 70 t9e
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, III their
OpiniOn, shall be deemed adVlsaote
to restore the Judgment dockets ana
indices of said courts, and, tOr that
purpose, may direct the performance,
bv the clerks Of said courts, ana
bv the United States attorney for said DIS
tfict, 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 may be allowed by the Attorney Gen
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