Page:United States Reports, Volume 209.djvu/543

 20 U.S. Argument for Complainant. are particularly to par. II. but also to pars. IH, IV and V thereof. Complainant's draft directs the master to take an account costs; and he will draw upon the fund deposited by the defendant for any costs which may be incurred in making up any special statement or accounts which ny be desired by the defendant to be specially stated, .which drafts, accompanied by proper vouchers, the marshal of th/s court will pay, end the  will be char up as part of the defendant's  in the cause. And the asid marshal is allowed to have and retain a cornmission of five per contmn for his services in receiving and disbursing the funds so deposited with him, and he will make a report of h traactions, receipts, and d- bursements in the premises to the court. IV. The fut notice of the time and place fixed by the master for beginning the t2king of the accounts directed by this decree shall be giwen at least tlirty days before the date fixed by him therefor, provided that the date a fxxed by the master for beginning the taking of aid accounts shall not be a day earlier than February 20, 1907. The master may adjourn his sittings from time to time and place to place without notice to the parties. He will cause to be kept, in a minute book to be provided for the purpose, a journal or minutce of his sittings in the execution of this decree, showing the coun- sel prent, if any, any adjournments which may be taken by him from time to time or place to place, and any other matters which the master may deem it proper to mention therein, which minute book or journal he will return with his report. �. Any notice to be iven la connection with the execution of tMs decree may be given to the Attorneys-General of the rcepective States. Defendant's draft of decree referring the cause to a master. TMs cause came on this day to be heard upon the complainant's bill and the exhibits filed therewith; the answer of the defendant, with the exMbits filed therewith; the general replication thereto by the complainant, and argued by counsel, and on cos/deration of which it is adjudged, ordered, and decreed that this cause be, and the same is hereby, referred to ' who is appointed a special master herein, who, after giving -- days' notic to the parties of the times and places fixed by Mm, from time to time, for executing th decree, will sertain and report to the court: I. The amount of the public debt of the Commonwealth of Virginia on the first day of January, 1861, stating specificalii how and in what form the

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