New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-11
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An aet 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 cf Illinois, destroyed by ire on the
ninth of October, eighteen hundred and
seveptv-one. under the act Of March third,
eighteen hundred and seyenty-one, entitled
IAN act relating TO records of the courts of
the United States" the notice required By
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 ia a foreign country,
to be certified by minister or consul OF the
United States in such country under bis
official seal
SEC. ?. That 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-
Dartmeut of justice, relating to any cause
In either of said courts to which the United
States was party. the record OF which was
DESTROYED in said fire, may be filed in the
court to which it appertains, and shall have
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 parties,
and the date aud amount Of the Judgment
or decree shall appear from such returns,
it shall be lawful for the court IN which
they are fled 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. 9. That it shall be the duty of the,
district attorney for the northern district Of
Illinois to take such steps as may pc neess-
sary to restore the records ana bles OF Uhe
cireuit 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 IN
terested so far as The judges OF sa!d courts,
respectively, shall deem It essential 20 une
interests Of the United States that SAID
records and files be restored and the Judges
of said courts, respectively Y, are authorized
to direct such steps to be taken as, IN eheiI
Opinion. shall be deemed advisable
TO restore the Judgment dockets ana
indices Of said courts, and, Tor tnaD
purposes, may direct the performance
by the clerks Of said courts, anu
nv the United States attorney Tor SAID as
trSict.. of any duty incident thereto, and
said clerks and said district attorney s1aA
he allowed such compensation and as
bursements for services rendered pn9er
this section in cases where no compensation
is now provided by law Tor such sefYleesl
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 ont 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-tbe entire compensation Of the United
States attorney for such services shall not
exceed the sum Of six thousand dollars
Approved March Is, 1872