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THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 124. 1856. 49 peusation, computed at the rate of three thousand dollars per annum, as he may not have received ; and any mileage that may have actually accrued and be due and unpaid. Sue. 5. And be it further enacted, That if any books shall hereafter be Price of books ordered to and received by members of Congress by a resolution of either §'d*;°£V’ b° d°· or both houses of Congress, the price paid for the same shall be deducted uc from the compensation hereinbefore provided for such member or members: Provided, however, That this shall not extend to books ordered to Proviso. be printed by the public printer during the Congress for which the said member shall have been elected. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Ser- Deduction for geant·at-Arms of the House and·Secreta.ry of the Senate respectively, to "*bs°”°°· deduct from the monthly payments of members as herein provided for, the amount of his compensation for each day that such member shall be absent from the House or Senate respectively, unless such representative, senator, or delegate shall assign as the reason for such absence, the sickness of himself or of some member of his family. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That all acts or parts of acts incou- Igcgnsistgnt sisteut with or repugnant to the provisions of this act, be and the same MW 1‘¢P¤¤1¤d~ are hereby repealed. APPROVED, August 16, 1856. Curr. CXXIV.—An Act to ammd the Acts regulating the Fees, Costs, and other judiczlrl Aug, 16, 1355, Expenses of the Government in the States, Territories, and Di.s·trz`c¢ of Columbia, and fur "-_~*' other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives q/'tlw United States of America in Oonyress assembled, That hereafter, before the Accounts of accounts of the United States marshals, district attorneys, and clerks, are mmh¤1S· ****01; presented to the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for set- xl,; ,_;p,%£§§,y tlement, they shall be examined and certiied to by the district judge of District Judge the United States in the district in which the officers presenting the b°f°‘“ ”“"°“· accounts officiate, whether in the States or Territories, and the same shall be subject to revision upon their merits by said accounting officers, as in Marsha, mt to case of other public accounts: Provided, however, That no accounts of fees bg ohm-gd for or costs paid to any witness or juror, upon the order of any judge or com- ¢¥'f<>¤¤<¤1¤ _ missioner, shall be so reéxamined as to charge any marshal for an erro- §§;g;°t;rP::,?pw neous taxation of such fees or costs. news under or- SEO. 2. And be it further enacted, That the accounts of the oommis- *1**2 ts f sioners of the United States circuit courts shall be examined and certified comfnqggjguergw to by the district judge of the district in which they are appointed, pre- pe certified by vious to their presentation to, or revision by, the accounting officers of the ·'“dg°' Treasury Department. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in no case shall the fees of 0n1y four wir. more than four witnesses be taxed against the United States in the exami- Q§s?fa§;S€° gi: nation of criminal cases before the commissioners of the United States mi §’mte.¤ before circuit courts, unless their materiality and importance shall first be up- l°:1fmi’gg¤°”· proved and certified to by the United States district attorney for the dis- m' ' trict; in which the examination shall take place, subject to revision, as in other cases. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in all these cases before men- APP°¤·l 8iV°¤· tioued, an appeal shall lie from the decision of the accounting officers to the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 5. And be it further macted, That the judges of the supreme J¤dz¤¤ of $*1- court in each of the Territories, or a majority of them,'shall, when assem- lf-;°Q€0r?;,°r:,,g bled at their respective seats of government, fix and appoint the several Hx the times and times and places of holding the several courts in their respective districts, °f ‘h°““ and limit the duration of the terms thereof: Provided, That the said ' courts shall not be held at more than three places in any one Territory: P¤>vi¤¤¤· And provided, further, That the judge or judges holding such courts shall von. x1. Pun.-7