58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 3-5 -JAN. 20 , 21, 28 , 1944 "(d) ADMINIsTRATIoN. -T he Judicial Conference shall supervise and direct the administration of this section. Subject to this section and pertinent laws, it shall be the duty of the court to supervise and direct the reporter in the performance of his duties, including deal- ings with parties requesting transcripts. The Judicial Conference shall prescribe records which shall be maintained and reports which shall be filed by the reporter. Such records shall be inspected and audited in the same manner as the records and accounts of the clerk and may include records showing (1) the quantity of transcripts pre- pared, (2) the fees charged and the fees collected for transcripts, (3) any expenses incurred by the reporter in connection with tran- scripts, (4) the amount of time the reporter is in attendance upon the court for the purpose of recording proceedings, and (5) such other information as the Judicial Conference may determine. "(e) TAxATroN OF FEES AS COSTS.- In the discretion of the court any part or all of the fees for transcripts may be taxed as costs in the case. Fees paid by the United States for transcripts furnished to persons allowed to appeal in civil cases in forma pauperis shall be taxed in favor of the United States as costs in the case." SEc. 2. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry the provisions of this Act into effect. SEa. 3. Upon request of the appellant, the record on appeal, under rules 75 and 76 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, shall be printed by a printer designated by the appellant. Approved January 20, 1944. [CHAPTER 4] JOINT RESOLUTION Making an appropriation for contingent expenses of the Senate. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby appro- priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $200,000 for contingent expenses of the Senate, expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, including com- pensation to stenographers of committees, at such rate as may be fixed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, but not exceeding 25 cents per hundred words, fiscal year 1944: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for per diem and subsistence expenses except in accordance with the pro- visions of the Subsistence Expense Act of 1926, approved June 8, 1926, as amended. Approved January 21, 1944. [CHAPTER 5] AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of cer- tain public works, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to establish or develop the following naval shore activities by the construction of such temporary or perma- nent public works as he may consider necessary, including buildings, facilities, accessories, and services, with which shall be included the authority to acquire the necessary land, and to continue or complete the construction of any project heretofore authorized or under- Supervision and di- rection. Records and reports. Sums authorized. 28 U. S. C. onll. § 723c. January 21, 1944 [S. J. Res. 108] [Public Law 223] Senate, contingent expenses. 44 Stat. 688. 5U. . c. § 821; Supp. III, § 823. January 28, 1944 [H. B. 3741] [Public Law 224] Navy, pubiUeworks. Construction au- thorized. Pod, p . 189.
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