Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1883-06-07
CIRCULAR IN RELATION
To Fees For Reducing Testim Ony
To Writing. For Furnishing
Pats, In form alton etc.
DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,

WASHINGTON, D. C, MIrch 1888.
TO REGISTERS AND RECEIVERS,
United States Land O6i;es.
GENTLEMEN:
Your attention is called to the fol-
lowing provisions of law:
"Registers and Receivers are
allowed, Jointly, at the rate Of fifteen
cents per hundred words for tcsti-
m NJ reduced by them to writing for
claimants in establishing preem ption
and homestead rights (Sec. 2c39,
Subdivision 10, r. s.
"a like fee as provided in the
preceding subdivision when srch
wiring is done in The land office in
establishing claims for mineral
lands :" (Sec- 223S, Subdivision II,
r. s.
"Registers and Receivers in Cali
fornia, Oregon, Washington, Nevada,
Colorado, Idaho, New Mexicp.
Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, and
Montana, are each entitled to collect
and receive fifty per centum o. the
fees and commissions provided for
in the first, third, and tenth subdi
visions of this section" (Sec. 2239,
Subdivision ~, r. S
Receivers must report and account
for all fees received under the fore
/ going provisions of law up to and
including the Sd day of March 1898
and from and after that date the fol-
lowing act of Congress, approved
March 3, 1888, is in force:
An Act in relation to certain tees
allowed Registers and Receiver
b. it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United Safes of America in Con-
gress assembled: That the fees al
lowed Registers and Receivers for
testimony reduced by them to
| writing for claimants in establishing
pr emption and homestead rights
aud mineral entries and in contested
cases, shall not be considered or
taken into account in determining
the maximum of compensation of
SAID off ,ers
SEC. 2. That Registers and Re
ceivers shill, upol apple ,tion,
furnish plats or diagrams of town.
ships in their respective districts
showing what lands are vacant and
what lands arc taken, and shall be
allowed TO receive compensation
therefor from the party obtaining
said plat or diagram at such rates as
may be prescribed by the Commits
sioner of the General Land Ofice,
and said officers shall, upon applica-
ton by the proper State or Terri orial
authorities, furnish, for the purpose
of taxation, u list of all lands sold
in their respective districts. together
with tie names of the purcna ers,
and shall be allowed to receive COM
pensution fer the same not to to ex-
coed ten cents per entry; and the
sums thus received for plats and
lists shall rot be considered or taken
into account in determining the
maximum of compensation of said
officers.
The provisions of the first section
of the above act apply only to testi-
mony reduced to writing in estab-
fishing claim to mineral entries,
final proof in preemplinn and homa-
= , stea1 cases, aud testimony in con-
tested cases.
You will be held to n s'rict COM
plilce with the laws and regulations
relating to tie matter Of fees in all
cases.
Registers of land offices have no
right, officially, to receive any
money whatever except such az are
paid to them by r :ceivers as salary,
fees, and commissions, and the fee
of one dollar they are especially
entitled to receive for giving notice
OF the cancellation of preemption,
home -tead, and timber culture ems
tries, under the act of May IA, 1880,
All moneys received for servi es
rendered by either Register or Re
ceivers, under the act of March 3
1888, are to be paid TO the Receiver.
who will pay the Register his por-
tion thereof.
Should any money be forwarded
to the Register, or paid to him. he
will at once pay over the same to the
Rece yer, and where parties address
the Register rs to the cos. of any
service required, he will refer the
mutier TO the Receiver for answer, MS
he is the proper officer to receive al
fees.
Receivers will keep an account of
the fees received for ali services
rendered under the provisions of the
act OF March 8, 1888, which shall be
open to examination by the Register
at any time.
N. G. MCFARLAND,
Comm >sioner.