f§’ 87 G; T1TLE’·S.+EXECUTIVE ;DEPAR~TMEB 4th day ¤s Ju 1y, the §5th·d&y or ·De¢em1;»e1·,» and Quch days as 5 may? be ·Adesignated__.by» the President as ‘ dH§?St for national ·t¤11auksgi5·in;;, a,;1d~sIi1a_11 ·receive‘the—sg_me pay_.as4 oii other days. (Jan. 6, 1885; No. 5; 23;.Smt.·_516·; Feb. 23, 1887, N0. 6, 24 sm; c~14;) J 1 ; < 1 » · _
87. Same; Labor _Day.»——Tha -first»M011day of- `Séptem-b¢i·_ in
<:ach ·ye&1•, b€iI1;‘§__ the] day ce1e~bi·atéd and known as `L&b0l"S‘__ H¢ 1i_day, is madé 9; 1ega1»pub1ic.h01iday, to ~allAi11‘tex1ts -audh purfvoses, Qin the same mamzét as Cl§}·ist1i1asiv .the;,1st c}i1y ·Qf _ .Taz1ug;·y,<t»11c 22d”day bf Fébrugry,·;the ”30th`.d&y of;May,“ and { tim, 4121 day of July i §11`€’ uow"4 made by law pjublic holidays.
(June é$, 1 s94, eg 118, 28 Stat, 96.) . Q qw , ; ‘
S8. Removal ofo$¢e.+V$’héuever” any p§b1ié 0Hice i$»1’€I“D(jYQ§1‘ by reason of s§ck¤ess éwhitzh may fp~rev”aH°jin»th,a’ towixbr céty wheré it is 10éated_, t1iI$&P€iQQlfiV1; -account of the °¢0st§of such reemcval sh;1ll"b0‘1&id b»ef<.$rg_'C0u`gre§/s; (R4 S6 § gl’Z?§.`) __ 89. Prescrvatic11 af c0pies»cf.—Stgtutes‘3t — Latgc.-+>Tk1e,va1fimm officers of the~Ui1ited States, {to whom, in vixitiie ·qf ,At hei1f" offices and for this u*sés_ theredf; ‘c0pjiejs_ of the*Unit{éd` Sthfes Statutes at _L&I’g€“ have been - or ·may bé_ dist§ribu»ted "at_fthe public expense, by, gutlibritji »§>f~ law; `sl1al1 ~pre$érvc· snc11_cé0pi.es,. and delisier them to their 'succe rs respecti€·ély as va. `part dt tm? pmpertyé zippértaiixing to the ;pifi<;é.~ 3A_pr$i1;ted cqpy QQ {his; scctisn shall be insertéd i1;`—"e;1ch véiumé- bf .tiie‘- statutes 1 {1ii—=itributed to any such·0§ce`rs. `(R_. s;—§_1777. ) ” 99, Statutes fumishgd judges t6“ réméinIpublic pxjqpert_y$—- Ai; zsiatuws fumighéd by) izhéjlhxited States to district judges-, ' distriét att0rucys,* and clerks of the United; Sta;:és c01u·ts under time or any cthei ,1:1w,Q shxrllvuot tiélcouxa thé prqperty of these 0H§c&rs, b;1t§ i on ftiha expiration of their cmicial term shall be by ¤ th<—m turned over and délivemd {0 theiriespective successprs
in o§ic•z. (Aug`, 7, 1882, c. 433,i§ 1;.22 Sta1.t.'336.) » »
91. _Evid£em:c fumished by depggtnients in suits in Court dof
Cl3ims.—-ein all suits brought ag:1i11s§*tl1e United Stgtgg intlm
C'<mrt of _‘ Cl&1ims founded upox1`a ny cchtract, &g1ree;ment,A<g»r tr:1ns:1cti<;nw=vith ax1y depart1;_1ent,— ori any ,bmjeau,` ofiicét, Ol'; agent; 02 ar dgapartxuexxt, or whew the ma.ttcr 0x· thing < m_whi¢;·ln the claim; its bizsecl lx:;1s been passed upon m1d ‘t1éciQéd · by any i1s2partment, buréa1x, or omcer authorimd to adjust! it,_ the- Atmmey Géeméml shall tmpsmQt to s¤é1ch! ·departmax1Tt,_ Igureau, or {J$(?€·1‘,`& p:·i11tec1 c0py bf the pctiti01i H1ed by the claimant} with a ;*<·que§t t11at the departxgxénté bm·eau,A Qr officer, shall furnish tkxltha Atmmey, Gsmeml all facts; circumstances, gud evidence
tci1<;·1iiug t11c1cia¤i1u in the possession mi knowledge of the de-
4 partiqentg bureau; cr omccrj Such d€}}&ftZlIl€HC; BbllF€&\l,°01` Qtflg {ger shall, with0ut_delay, a11d withiq A = reasmmble time} fhrnislx the _Atmrm2y General; with-Qa fuil stutenxxem, in writix1g, of all mich facts, iuformatiqn, arid proofs: `Tlzestatement shall contain akeferexxce td mi descriptionpf alhsxxcli official documents ar papers, it any, as may fumish prcmf of facts referred to in it; ar may be necessary and pmpér for tlxcdefcmse of t11&N United Simms; a,gai11st_tha kzlaim, mentioning the Ae:pa1étx1 m:1t, Qtiice, 0; place where the same is kept War may be procured. If ttm claim
has been fl&S§§€’d··§1[}0ll and decided by the ~£i(‘QIl1't!1lQHt, bureau,
m·rcf§eer, the stzitenaexntwslxall s {xccinc_t1y state the reasons and primzipieg `upan which sxxch decision sms Based. Iuall ’l`t’ cases wimriz sucka ¢1eci :,·z·i·Lm wzas fqmndcéd xxpmrzmy Act of Cangxiéss, or
"11;€m!1 any s&c·tie12x or clzmsc at such Act, thé sz1xnc‘sI1all be cited
s;¤~4eit§ca1ly; and if any prm·i¢ms~ interpretation or cm1sti·uct_i0; mm Viiaexx xgivem to such Act, sewcsmiean, or clmxse by the depaxrtnxcmt him—au, m* ufficenz the s=ame> sh= xI1~b:> set forth smcciuctly in the _ &st :xts;2xm;~ut; and :1 (?€`}iiy nf the apixxhm iila·d.`if {my; $11511 be ah m=·xs~<1 mit; \\'11m*@ :1ny <\£=c~isim1 in t hc—’crus¢ has umu lxzxsei umm zu}? regmniextiimz of fl department, or whew meh wgnxlaticx lms, in tim épix1 i0:; of the rlvpszrtmcxxt, huroau, or 0i¥iccr trans mittim; xuch stammmxt, siixy ¥a4~aring*1x;>¤11 the qiaixu in suit, th·
·s:um» $2::.111 be (H$€»fii3Q[]§ Q‘1IQ{9€] at letxgth in thee.- sta t:em@~nt. Bu
s.w: 1¤~·m xxmre tha¤·0m¥ mk, or a élass of csxscs, is pending, tin
{TS,,OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES 34 l defenseitc whigzh rests; §§DHe the Samé f&€tS, Cifcvihstances, gm} prg¢fs; the Qépartmeht, bureau, ez ehicer shall only be requiem te_certify'l;ud praxismit one statement of tlie eeme,ereg¤ er»eu;e s§aier1;ént]shp.lI be heldeic apply ftqall mich. cesesyas it made §u;,88cc§rti·§ed,r\_e ;rrlelzrapemitted in each ease respectively, (R, sg
. ,92, ·Taking_ oatlxs _ cr. ~8€kROWl€d§R1€RtS·~—ifi§ ell eceses in -
which, umleit `the’1e.ws—;of the :UnitedeStates,l»oaths or ackeewy Gfiglileqts mighf- D6 lfakétiifer made cnelmxe 22, 18745 before any justice-gg tl;e_peaee ct any Stajeer '§§erritcx·y, or in the Dietrietl ”ot__Co1umbia, tlgeyeruiey rbeealse takenlcr mgde by vcr Serene any notary public , , duly appbiixted ‘ in auyll Sta$e,·*District, or Territ9ry,,;__ or anyfbf the-_UB1ted _Stat& Ccmheissieners, ami, Whéll l ertihediungler the hand end lémciaieeswl of-such "`notary r Sor ice1§\@ssioner, ·:s11allf-have, the same mm=¤¤er e¤e¢¢—eS e1: jtgzkenxrr jspadé /Byr orjbefore such justice of the {mace} (R. $.- ·§ _}j'—’l'8.~)e ” 5 _[_ eee r ee _ l · · ~ r QT r l _‘93.— Ogtheto ‘wit¤esses.+-Ahy officer or Felerk {cf $HY#aW(lf»{hé Qepztrtméutsi lurrfqlly detailed to investigate fmuds 0¤,“ or dt-, r tempt; *tq__defraud, the Govemmeht, dr? au? irregularity or mise- . _
kzorxdixrctl of Qanyl cdiqér br ege¤€>6f;thé lU¤ited` Stétese and- any l
I#e@cer -0f-;';hBiA1’IHYi ;N&VY, `M§Yi3€ or Girard, Jdege » ·taileel~te econ`!}-nel: an investigatjoughnd the rmcrder; and it there ~ elm 'nqne thef presiding of§ce1·Q; et hey milisdry, naval, 'ér (Beast ` iiniarde b0£trd ap;j0in»tcd<‘ for suéhe petg0®.`iB§¤Il — hse laixthereity lto administer-an gem; casey w1mee¤e_euem&¤gr ¢eecee:1ry ex- ‘ ·dépese·in the cmiree et such invesdghtiesr (B, S. l} 183;l Mer. W ` 2,» i1901,r`”c{809, §l3,e 31 Stat; 951; Feb. 13, 1911, c.>43, Stat, 898; Jen. 28, 1915, c. 20, 5 1, 38»Sthl:.l800;) r Y — ‘ · ‘ "~ ‘ p· 94. Subpmnae to wit¤cssee.—-Any_ head et-a" department er e bureau in which sr claim egai11st“ tké;U;;ifé¤d St$.€es A_ise°preperly l pex1ding"may*al;1ply_t9 any judgeeor clerk of any court of the United Stmee, in any State, District; or Terriéerye te issue a subpgim fer nr vrimees being within the jurisdiction of such Ebert, to §{¥§1%8X‘;§f a timéVend’p1e.ce in theesubpcnea stated; before e.1xyeil’ncer arttherlzcda 150"take depcsitiene te be need ie tlxewzourtsr of the 15'niiied States; there to give jul} and true mxexrerel to lsxxehe written; interrogatories and creeseluterregete- ‘ ries as may be snilmnittede with the applicaitien, or te. eral!} _ examined end e.re@·examix1ed upon the subject et such claim. (R. s.‘¢1 $4.> r L { T `_ I e 95. Witnessef fees.———»-Witnesses m1bpmmed.Ap¤rsua¤f to the preceding sectieg_·—sl1e.ll be allowed ihe same compensation as is allowed witueeses in the cogzrteof the United Smtesr (R. S. e
s1S5.> r e * r
S6. Compelling tatimemy.-—yIf any witness) Q after being dtd.? served with such subpmxm, neglects er remses te eppeer, er, .
*?DDeari¤§l refuses te testifh the judge V0! the disirlet ie wlfxichr "
the subpmna iesxed may proceed, upon proper process, te euferee ,0bediex1c·e~t6,the subpoena, er te lpuixieh the disobedience; in like manner :15 any court of the United States maymde in ceee et 5 =Df<>€€*$$ of rsubpvme acl teetiéeandum issued by such court. K (R. ~ Z r ~»:e_ _ 97. Oath; ta expense accesmts..———»Cbiet clerks et the various [ executive departments and bureaus, or clerks designated by
- them for the purpose; and eehiets et Reid pqrtiee, are required,
· empowered, end authorized, when requested, to Administer 1 eeths, required by law er otherwise, to eceouutem fer tmvel or { other expenses against; the United Stetges, with like force end , l effect as omeere having a seal; for such services when se reu- 3 tiered, or when rendered en demand by noteries public, who at - the Atime are also salaried eiiieere er employees of the Fniteszl 1 States, rue charge shall be made; and ne fee er m¢m€§’ paid fer rg the sc·rriees hereiri described shell be paid er reimbursed by the
limited States. (Aug. 24,1912, e. 355, .§ 8, 37 Stat. 4S?.)
e » 98. Civil pension rell prehibite§.—-~——Exeept ee provided in z chapter 14 of this title, the eemblishment of an lmrmreble serve lee mil, msrthe exemption et theaeffieere, clerks, and pew
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