Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

An act to ascertain and fix the fees taxable in favor of the Attorney of the United States for Missouri for services rendered in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Missouri.

S 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the following are hereby declared to be the fees claimable by and taxable in favor of the U.S. Attorney for Missouri District, for services rendered in the Circuit Court of the United States for that District. that is to say.

1^o In all causes of a civil nature.

For drafting & filing declaration at
law, or bill in equity, Six Dollars.
$6.00

For arguing every demurrer to any
pleading in any cause three Dollars
$3.00

For conducting every cause to judgment
after trial on the merits, twelve Dollars
$12.00

For discontinuing any action with-
out a trial of the merits, Six Dollars.
$6.00.

For arguing any case presented to the
Circuit Court on appeal from the
District Court of Missouri, four Dollars

$4.00.

2^o In criminal cases.

For every indictment returned “a true
bill” by the grand jury in attendance on the
Circuit Court for Said District, thirty Dollars

$30.00

For prosecuting every indictment to judg-
ment after trial by jury twenty five Dolls.
$25.00

For entering nolle prosequi to any
indictment without trial by jury
6.00

S 2. The above mentioned fees shall be taxable in all cases now pending in said Court or hereafter to be brought therein. Provided that nothing in this act contained shall be applica-

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ble to suits commenced under the act of 26^th May 1824. or any act supplemental thereto for the confirmation of titles to land in Said District

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08/04/1847
I, Joseph Gamble clerk of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Missouri do certify that the compensation proposed by the annexed bill to the United States Attorney for Missouri is the Same which he now receives by the allowance of the Court, except that the fee now allowed for prosecuting an indictment is twelve Dollars instead of twenty five as proposed by the said bill.

In testimony whereof I have hereto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of said [Comt?] at office in the City of St Louis in the State of Missouri, this fourth day of August Eighteen hundred and forty Seven.
Jo Gamble Ck

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H R. No 217.
A bill to ascertain and fix the fees taxable in favour of the Attorney of the United States for Missouri, for services rendered in the Circuit Court of the United States for Missouri the District of Missouri

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February 9, 1848
M^r Bowlin, on leave, introduced the following bill, which was read twice, and comm referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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A Bill to ascertain and fix the fees taxable in favor of the Attorney of the United States for Missouri for services rendered in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Missouri.

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1^o In all causes of a civil nature.
For drafting & filing declaration at law, or bill in equity, Six Dollars.	$6.00
For arguing every demurrer to any pleading in any cause three Dollars	$3.00
For conducting every cause to judgment after trial on the merits, twelve Dollars	$12.00
For discontinuing any action with- out a trial of the merits, Six Dollars.	$6.00.
For arguing any case presented to the Circuit Court on appeal from the District Court of Missouri, four Dollars	$4.00.
2^o In criminal cases.
For every indictment returned “a true bill” by the grand jury in attendance on the Circuit Court for Said District, thirty Dollars	$30.00
For prosecuting every indictment to judg- ment after trial by jury twenty five Dolls.	$25.00
For entering nolle prosequi to any indictment without trial by jury	6.00