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Trru: 1v.—EXECUT1VE DEPARTMENTS. 2b cessor is appointed, or the sickness or absence of the incumbent shall ?2·l¤¤¤.1870.¢ Usage_ 150, s. 2, v. 16, p. 162. Sec. 180. A vacancy occasioned by death or resignation must not be T""‘P°”“Y. aP“ temporarily filled under the three preceeding sections for a longer period g3'$g':,?g“gm‘° than ten days. --_ crm_ ' 23 July, 1888, c. 227, . 3, v. 15, p. 168. Sec. 181. No temporary appointment, designation, or assignment of R°$¤'i<**i0¤ 0** one officer to rform the duties of another. in the cases covered by sec- t°i';°tp°;;;"y ap‘ tions one hundred and seventy-seven and one hundred and seventy-eight, 6,;T shall be made otherwise than as provided by those sections, except to fill 221, ,._ 2; \·_ i5,` pi a vacancy happening during a recess of the Senate. 168. Sec. 182. An officer performing the duties of another office, during a Extra compenvacancy, as authorized bv sections one hundred and seventy-seven, one '§*f°“ dl*’“°“'°‘l- hundred and seventy-eight, and one hundred and seventy-nine, is not by 2:$YJuly,ds68,i·i reason thereof entitled to any other compensation than that attached to 227. S- 3. V- I5. p- his proper office. 168- Sec. 183. Any officer or clerk of any of the De artments lawfully de- D¤}¢h¤. when adtailed to investigate frauds or attem ts to defraud) on the Government. '"‘“‘$g""d bl' °m‘ or any irre larity or misconduct of) any officer or agent of the United cam c' _ States. shallthave authority to administer an oath to any witness attend- R10 xikpril, 1869, ' -' · ,' _· · ‘ · °es.1o.15,s.2,v. mg to testify or depose in the course of such my estigation. 16, P. 55. 7 MM., 1/270, c. 23,v. 16, p. Sec. 18-1. Any head of a Department or Bureau in which a claim Subpmnas to against the United States is properlv pending may applv to any judge W¤*¤<¢¤j¤$· or clerk of any court of the 1 nited States, in any State, District, or Ter- 14 F..}.__ ig;-1, cj ritory, to issue a subpoena for a witness being within the jurisdiction 51. S- 1. v- 16, p. of such court, to ap ear at a time and place in the subpcena stated, 412- before any officer authorized to take depositions to be used in the courts of the United States, there to give full and true answers to such written interrogatories and cross-interrogatories as may be submitted with the application. or to be orally examined and cross—examined upon the subject of such claim. _ _ S1:c. 185. Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant_ to the preceding section “·,m,,,,,,S· fw, shall be allowed the same compensation as is allowe witnesses m the ~—-— ——— ·—;-— _ v · _ 14 Feb., 1811, c. (ZOU.I°tb of the L Dltzed stl8h9S- 51 S 1 Y 16 p 4]:) Sec. 186. If any witness, after being duly served with such subpoena, b(§.,{péjji{,g` {BQ; neglects or refuses to appear, or, appearing, refuses to testify, the judge timony. of the district in which the subpoena issued may proceed, upon proper Epebi {sf] ci process, to enforce obedience to the subpcrna, or to punish the disobedi- 51,s.1,v.16,p.4i2. ence, in like manner as any court of the United States may do in case of process of sub rua ad testilicandum issued by such court. Sec. 187. lghenever any head of a Department or Bureau having made Professional asapplication pursuant to section one hundred and eighty-four, for a_sub- Siswnce; how <>b· puma to procure the attendance of a witness to be exarmned,1s of opinion “‘""°d· that the interests of the United States require the attendance of counsel 14 Feb., 1871, c. at the examination, or require legal investigation of any claim pending 5*.5- 3. V- 16.9-412- in his Department or Bureau, he shall give notice thereof to the Attorney-General, and of all facts necessary to enable the Attorney-General to furnish proper professional service in attending such examination, or making such investigation. and it shall be the duty of the Attorney- General to provide for such service. Sec. 188. In all suits brought against the United States in the Court Evidence to be of Claims founded upon any contract, agreement, or transaction with furnished by the any De nrtment, or any Bureau. officer, or agent of a Department, or D€€:"*m%'9*“ where the matter or thing on which the claim is based has been passed ilge ggulgg of u n and decided by any Department, Bureau. or officer- authorized to Claims adjiist it, the Attorney-General shall transmit to such Department, Bu- r-eau, or officer, a printed copy of the petition tiled by the claimant, with ·,l_,_6, v_ j5,p_§6Q a request that the De rtment, Bureau, or officer, shall furnish to the Attorney-General all fillets, circumstances, and evidence touching the claim in the possession or knowledge of the Department, Bureau, or