Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 62 Part 1.djvu/947

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62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2 D SESS.-CH. 646-JUNE 25, 1948 poses of bail only and not for holding to answer in district court, whether or not bail is taken or commitment ordered, $2.50. (5) Upon the filing of a sworn, written complaint, for all serv- ices rendered prior to presentation of the accused before the com- missioner, $2.50 for each person accused. (6) For all services in connection with each formal, written application for a search warrant, whether granted or denied, $4. (7) For each proceeding for the discharge of an indigent prisoner, $4. (8) For each defendant tried or sentenced by him for a petty offense, in lieu of all other fees provided in this section, $10. The additional compensation provided by section 934 of Title 5 shall apply to the fees prescribed herein. (b) A United States commissioner shall not receive more than $7,500 for any one calendar year for his services, exclusive of addi- tions under section 934 of Title 5. § 634. Salaries of Park Commissioners; disposition of fees Each national park commissioner shall receive an annual salary to be fixed by the district court with the approval of the Judicial Conference of the United States, and shall account for all fees, fines, and costs collected by him as public moneys. § 635. Park commissioners; residence Each national park commissioner shall reside within the exterior boundaries of the national park for which appointed or at some place reasonably adjacent thereto designated by the Secretary of the In- terior with the approval of the court or courts by which he was ap- pointed. § 636. Accounts The accounts of each United States commissioner shall be rendered quarterly, in duplicate, under regulations prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and trans- mitted to the clerk of the United States district court for the district in which the commissioner resides. The clerk shall file the duplicate in his office and transmit the original to the Director. The court shall not be required to approve such accounts. Fees of a commissioner, for which the United States is liable, shall be paid only upon rendition of accounts within one year after perform- ance of services, and approval of such accounts by the Director. Such payment shall be subject to settlement in the General Accounting Office and any adjustments necessitated thereby. § 637. Oaths, acknowledgments, affidavits and depositions United States commissioners may administer oaths and take bail, acknowledgments, affidavits and depositions. § 638. Seals The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall furnish each United States commissioner appointed after July 10, 1946, with an official impression seal in form prescribed by the Director. Each commissioner shall affix his seal to every jurat or certificate of his official acts without additional fee. § 639. Dockets and forms; United States Code The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall furnish to United States commissioners adequate docket books and forms prescribed by the Director. The Director shall also furnish each commissioner with a copy of the United States Code, upon approval of the chief judge of the district court of his district. 917