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 440 FEDERAL REPORTER. �Sixth. That the decree in this case draw 10 per cent, interest from the date of the master's report ; and that the complain- ant have until May 12, 1881, to satisfj the decree. ���In re Clerk's Chaeges pob Servioes Eendeebd iii Ei,eo- TION Cases Ebmovbd to United States Couet, etc. �(District Court, D. Delaware. January 7, 1881.) �1. diEEK's Chaeges— Feb Bill— Rev. St. } 828. �Services by a clerk of a United States court, whether ordered by the duly-appointed offlcers of the government, or imposed by a statute of the United States, are proper charges against the United States if such services are covered by the terms of the fee bill. Rev. St. § 828. �2. Bamb— Rbmovai, of Election Cases — Seakch in Bankruptcy Cases �— AjmtJAL Repobt. �The government is responsible for clerk's charges for necessary services on the removal of election cases from a state court to a United States circuit court under section 643 of the Revised Statutes; but is not liable under said fee bill for a clerk's charge of 15 cents for scarch in bankruptcy cases, in order to make up bis report No. 1, in bank- ruptcy, because said charge does not legally oome within the terms of said fee bill. �This is an application by the clerk of the United States courts for this district upon the passage of his semi-annual account current of fees against the government for the allow- ance of certain charges in election cases, removed into the circuit court from the state court in this district, under the provision of section 643, U. S. Rev. St., and also for a certain charge of 15 cents for searching^for adjudications of bank- ruptcy in each pending case, made necessary in order to com- pile his annual report No. 1 in bankruptcy, under the pro- visions of section 19, act of June 22, 1874. �Claimant, for himself. �District Attmney, contra, �Bkadfoed, D. J. With regard to the first point, it may be observed that the clerk is the only federal officer of court not ����