An Act to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to fees of U.S. marshals, and for other purposes
PL 87-621 (H.R.10651), enacted 08/31/1962

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Public Law 87-621 
AN ACT 
August 31, 1962 
To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to fees of United States 
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marshals, and for other purposes. 
Be it enaoted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1921 of 
u. s. marshals, 
title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
62 stat. 9ss. 
"§ 1921. United States marshals' fees 
"Only the following fees of United States marshals shall be collected 
and taxed as costs, except as otherwise provided: 
"For serving a writ of possession, partition, execution, attachment 
in rem, or libel in admiralty, warrant, attachment, summons, capias, 
or any other writ, order, or process in any case or proceeding, except 
as otherwise provided, $3; 
"For serving a subpena or summons for a witness or appraiser, $2; 
"For forwarding any writ, order, or process to another judicial 
district for service, in addition to the prescribed fee, $1; 
"For the preparation of any notice of sale, proclamation in ad-
miralty, or other public notice or bill of sale, $3; 
"For seizing or levying on property (including seizures in admi-
ralty), disposing of the same by sale, setoff, or otherwise and receiving 
and paying over money, commissions of 3 per centum on the first 
$1,000 of the amounts collected and II/2 P^r centum on the excess of 
any sum over $1,000. If not disposed of by marshal's sale, the com-
mission shall be in such amount as may be allowed by the court. 
In 
all cases in which the vessel or other property is sold by a public 
auctioneer, or by some party other than the marshal or his deputy, the 
commission hereiij authorized to be paid to the marshal shall be 
reduced by the amount paid to said auctioneer or other party; 
"For the keeping of property attached (including boats, vessels, or 
other property attached or libeled) actual expenses incurred, such as 
storage, moving, boat hire, or other special transportation, watch-
men's or keepers' fees, insurance, and $3 per hour for each deputy 
marshal required for special services, such as guarding, inventorying, 
moving, and so forth. The marshals shall collect, in advance, a deposit 
to cover the initial expenses for such services and periodically there-
after such amounts as may be necessary to pay such expenses until 
the litigation is concluded; 
"For copies of writs or other papers furnished at the request of any 
party, 30 cents per folio of one hundred words or fraction thereof; 
"For all services in a criminal case except for the summoning of 
witnesses, a sum to be fixed by the court not exceeding $25 where con-
viction is for a misdemeanor and not exceeding $100 where conviction 
is for a felony; 
"For necessary travel in serving or endeavoring to serve any process, 
writ, or order, 12 cents per mile, or fraction thereof, to be computed 
from the place where service is returnable to the place of service or 
endeavor; or, where two or more services or endeavors, or where an 
endeavor and a service, are made in behalf of the same party in the 
same case on the same trip, mileage shall be computed to the place 
of service or endeavor which is most remote from the place where 
service is returnable, adding thereto any additional mileage traveled 
in serving or endeavoring to serve in behalf of that party. When two 
or more writs of any kind^ required to be served in behalf of the same 
party, on the same person, in the same case or proceeding, may be 
served at the same time, mileage on only one such writ shall be col-
lected ; 
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PUBLIC LAW 87-622-AUG. 3^, 1962 
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Repeal. 
Effective date. 
"No mileage fees shall be collected for services or endeavors to 
serve in the District of Columbia; 
"The marshal may require a deposit to cover all fees and expenses 
herein prescribed." 
SEC. 2. Section 1112 of the Act of Ma;;ch a, 1901, entitled "An Act 
to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia" (31 Stat. 1189, 
1365; sec. 11-1510, D.C. Code, 1961 edition), as amended, is repealed. 
SEO. 3. This Act shall become effective ninety days after enact-
ment. 
Approved August SI, 1962. 
August 31, 1962 
[S. 1005] 
Public Law 87-622 
AN ACT 
To amend section 10 and section 3 of the Federal Reserve Act, and for other 
purposes. 
Federal Reserve 
branch bank build-
ings. 
42 Stat. 1223: 
67 Stat. 41. 
40 Stat. 232. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserabted^ That the ninth 
paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended 
(U.S.C, title 12, sec. 522), is amended by striking out "$30,000,000" 
and inserting "$60,000,000". 
SEC. 2. Section 3 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended (U.S.C, 
titlel2, sec. 521), is hereby further amended by adding at the end there-
of the following paragraph: 
"No Federal Reserve bank shall have authority hereafter to enter 
into any contract or contracts for the erection of any branch bank 
building of any kind or character or to authorize the erection of any 
such building, except with the approval of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System." 
Approved August 31, 19'62. 
August 31, 1962 
[S. 2876] 
Public Law 87-623 
AN ACT 
To extend for one year the authority to insure mortgages under sections 809 
and 810 of the National Housing Act. 
Armed Services. 
Housing mort-
gage insurance, 
extension. 
63 Stat. 571; 
75 St^. 111. 
12 u s e 1748b. 
70 Stat. 273. 
i r U S C 1748h-l. 
73 Stat. 683. 
12 u s e 1748h-2. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of^ Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last proviso 
in section 803(a) of the National Housing Act is amended— 
(1) by striking out "under this title" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "under this section"; and 
(2) by striking out "under section 803 of this title" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "under this section". 
SEC. 2. Section 809(f) of the National Housing Act is amended by 
striking out "and the expiration date of the Commissioner's authority 
to insure", and by adding at the end thereof the following new sen-
tence : "No more mortgages shall be insured under this section after 
October 1, 1963, except pursuant to a commitment to insure before 
such date." 
SEC. 3. Section 810(k) of the National Housing Act is amended by 
striking out "and the expiration date of the Commissioner's authority 
to insure", and by adding at the end thereof the following new sen-
tence : "No more mortgages shall be insured under this section after 
October 1, 1963, except pursuant to a commitment to insure before 
such date." 
Approved August 31, 1962.