An Act relating to the authority of the Customs Court to appoint employees, and for other purposes.
PL 86-243 (S.1947), enacted 09/09/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-243-SEPT. 9, 1959 
[73 ST A T . 
Public Law 86-243 
September 9, 1959 
[S. 1947] 
AN ACT 
Appointment 
employees. 
62 Stat. 925. 
Kelatiug to the authority of the Customs Court to appoint employees, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hmise of Representatii}€8 of the 
Courts, custom^^ United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 55 of 
title 28 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: 
"CHAPTER 55—CUSTOMS COURT 
"Sec. 
"871. Clerk, chief deputy clerk, assistant clerk, deputies, assistants, and other 
employees. 
"872. Marshal and deputy marshals. 
"873. Criers, bailiffs, and messengers. 
"§ 871. Clerk, chief deputy clerk, assistant clerk, deputies, assistants, 
and other employees. 
"The Customs Court may appoint a clerk, a chief deputy clerk, an 
assistant clerk, deputy clerks, and such deputies, assistants, and 
other employees as may be necessary for the effective dispatch of the 
business of the court, who shall be subject to removal by the court. 
"§ 872. Marshal and deputy marshals. 
"The Customs Court may appoint a marshal and deputy marshals, 
who shall be subject to removal by the court. 
"The marshal and his deputies shall attend court at its sessions, 
serve and execute all process and orders issued by it, and exercise 
the powers and perform the duties concerning all matters within such 
court's jurisdiction assigned to them by the court. 
"Under regulations prescribed by the Director of the Administra-
tive Office of the United States Courts, the marshal shall pay the 
salaries, office expenses, and travel and subsistence allowances of the 
judges, officers, and employees of the court, and shall disburse funds 
appropriated for all expenses of the court. 
"On all disbursements made by the marshal of the Customs Court 
for official salaries or expenses, the certificate of the payee shall be 
sufficient without verification on oath. 
"§ 873. Criers, bailiffs, and messengers. 
"The Customs Court may appoint such criers as it may reciuire for 
said court, which criers shall also perform the duties of bailiffs and 
messengers and such other duties as the court directs and shall be sub-
ject to removal by the court." 
SEC. 2. Section 550(b) of title 28 of the United States Code is 
amended by striking out "judges of the Customs Court,". 
SEC. 3. The first paragraph of section 253 of title 28 of the United 
States Code is amended to read as follows: 
"The chief judge of the Customs Court, with the approval of the 
court, shall supervise the fiscal affairs and clerical force of the court. 
The chief judge shall assign or reassign, before trial and under rules 
of the court, any case for hearing, determination, or both; and pro-
mulgate dockets." 
SEC. 4. Nothing contained in the amendments made by this Act 
shall be construed to deprive any person serving on the date of en-
a^jtment of this Act as an officer or employee of the Customs Court of 
any rights, privileges, or civil service sta,tus, if any, to which such 
. person is entitled under the laws of the United States or regulations 
thereunder. 
Approved September 9, 1959. 
62 Stat. 912. 
62 Stat. 900. 
Exception.