Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05
THE COMPROMISE BILLS.
appropriations for the COurtsl and
the Fees of Deputy MarshaIs
THE JUDICIAL Bill

THE JUDICIAL BILL.
A bill making Appropriations for.Certain Judi
cial Expenses ofthe Government TOR the Fiscal
Year ending June 80. 1SsO, and for other pur-
poses.
Re it enacted. &C.:
That Tor the purpose of providing for certain
fiscal year ending June 30, 1850. the following
sums are hereby appropriated out of any money
II the treasury not otherwise appropriated:
For payment of district attorneys and their as
%sistants, 5000 ,06O; for fees OF clerks, SlGO, 900;
for fees Of United States commissioners, $780,
o@; Witnesses sSf isss OF s5 9S. ,Ses; 1890 oe sapp fSs fees sf
!, United ted S States, pensioners; siss 600; for rent
for expenses of bailifs, criers, stationery, fuel,
lights, furniture, watchmen and janitOrs,
cleaners and sweepers, extra meals for impan-
ofrecords, salaried officers Of the government
summoned as witnesses, travel in collecting
evidence in United States cases. for holding
seizures. for. fees OF Justices of the peace acting as
United States commissioners, for stenographers,
Tor ~post-mortem examinations, Tor expenses of
judges holding extra terms Of court outside their
districts, Tor interpreters, fees to township OIL
Gers in summoning Jurors. extra pay to experts
as witnesses, for storage, for surveys required
as evidence, ana for all other necessary miscei-
laneous expenditures, $50, 600; making in all
the sum OF s. 900, 900.
Sec. .. That the per diem pay of each juror,
grand or petit, in any court OF the United States
shall BIO 81, and that the last clause Of section
800 of the revised statutes of the United States
which refers to the state of PENNSYLVANIA. and
sections SOL, $50 and s2l OF the revised statutes
of the United States are hereby repealed, and
that all such Jurors, grand and petit, Including
those summoned during the session ofthe court,
shall be publicly drawn from IL box containing
at the time OF each drawing the names of not less
than 800 persons possessing the qualifications
prescribed in section 500 of The revised statutes.
which names shall have been placed therein bv
the clerk of such court, and II commissioner to be
appointed by the judge thereof. which commits
slOner shall be n citizen OF good standing resid-
ing in the district III which such court Is held,
and a well-kno~n member oil the principal
political party opposing that to which the cl. rs
may belong. the clerk and said commissioner
each to place one name in said box alternately,
without reference to party affiliations, until the
whole number required shall be placed therein.
But nothing herein contained shall be construed
to prevent any judge from ordering the names of
jurors to be drawn from the boxes used by the
state authorities In selecting jurors iii the high
est courts OF the state; and no person shall serve
as IL petit juror more than one term in any one
year; and all Jurles to serve in courts after the
passage of this act shall be drawn in conformity
herewith provided that no citizen possessing all
other qualifications which are or may be pre-
scribed by law, shall he disqualified Tor service
MS grand IL or petit juror in any court of the United
States, ON account of race, color or previous
condition OF scrvltude.
Sec. ,. That the attorney general shall in
clude in his annual report Il Statement [ of all pay
ments or expenditures during any fiscal wear,
out OF any Appropriation fund subject to reuuisi-
ton by him.
TIE MARsnALS' BILL
\ bill making appropriation to pay fees of
United States marsLals and their general
deputies.
BE it enacted, &c:
That the sum of $500 200 is hcrcby appropriat-
ed, out of any money IN the treasury not other
wise appropriated, for the payment, during the
l,cal year ending june 30, 1850. of the fees OF
United States marshuls and their general Gcpu-
ties. And no part Of the money hereby appro-
priatcd is appropriated to pay any compensa-
ton, fees, or expenses, under any of the pro-
visions of title 26 of the revised statutes OF tn.
United States authorizing the appointment, en-
plOynient, or payment Of general or special
deputy marshals for services in connection with
registration or elections on election day.
Sec. 9. That the sums appropriated in this act
for the persons and public service embraced in
its provisions are in. full for sucn persons and
public service for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1850; and no department or officer of the
government snail, during said fiscal year, make
any contract or incur any liability for the future
pay nent OF any money under any of the pru-
visions of title 2i mentioned III section ] OF this
act, unless an appropriation sufficient to meet
such contracts or pay such liability shall have
first been made by law; and that any officer Of
the government or any other person who shall
, violate any of the provisions OF this section or of
sections 3. SIS, j. SO, 1850. 3, 6Sl. 3. 6S2, 3. Csc and
) $50 of the revised statutes of the United States.
shall, on conviction, be punished by II fine OF moi
exceeding s., OOO, or by Imprisonment Tor IL term
not exceeding i've years. Or by both such fiu,.
and Imprisonment IN the discretion OF the court,