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 766 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IH. Ch. 92. 1863. one thousand dollars, a able uarterl. The 'udves and clerks of sai _ _ P Y q Y J e 0**]*% &¤~ court may administer oaths and atiirmations, take acknowledgments of in- Seel. ztruments pi writing, and give certiticates of the same. Said court shall Mmbersf aveasea withsuchd 'ce `t rd. M b. f `h Cgeéfggggt of Congress; shall not praiiiiice  daidbbuzt df. claiui};1 ers O mt er house gfcmmh Sec. 5. And be it furtfter enacted, That either party may appeal to the Am,,,,,],,,,, supreme court of the United States from any final judgment or decree supreme court. which may hereafter be rendered in any case by said court wherein the amount in controversy exceeds three thousand dollars, under such regulations as the said supreme court may direct: Provided That such appeal mgglhentobe shall be taken within ninety days after the rendition of such judgment or decree: And provzded, further, That when the judgment or decree will pewhnepymcagd Zggtglgvcgeps of tcases, cp- fprnésh a precedent for the future action of any without mgmnce epar mentno the oyernment in the adjustment of such class at ummm; m of cases, or a constitutional question, and such facts shall be certified to by <>°¤¤‘¢>*¤1‘¤y· the presiding justice of the court of claims, the supreme court shall entertain an appeal on behalf of the United States, without regard to the S Y 1 A amount in controversy. _° ¤<=¤ °¤' ¤¤ Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the solicitor ’° ,_,,, _ _ assistant s l t ,ppgi::§h°w and deputy solicitor of said court, shall hereafter be, appointed0l;i;1thld Duty President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and it shall · be their duty faithfully and diligently to defend the United States in all matters and cases before said court of claims; and in all cases taken by “,§;;°° but appeal therefrom to the supreme court; and no other fee or compensation than the salary of said solicitor, and assistant and deputy solicitors, shall hereafter, in any case, be paid to either of them, and no fee or compensation for services in either the supreme court or court of claims cl · shall hereafter be allowed or paid in any case by the United States a s s — · ·. . ° taineémlcxsgaid, b  7. And be tt further enacted, That in all cases of final judgments sgan be gpiplrtkgr on fappealf by the stud supreme court where the same _ m in avor o the c aimaut the s d th b paid out of any general lappropriation made by llaliir folictheepiayjiuislinzfzlhnbd satisfaction of privatelclauns, on presentation to the Secretary of the Treasury of a copy of said judgment, certified by the clerk of said court of claims, and signed by the chief justice, or, in his absence by the residine judge, of said court. And in cases where the judemenfappealeid from ig in favor of said claimant, or the same is aiiirmed by the said supreme Interest. court, interest thereon at the rate of Gve per centum shall be allowed from the date of its presentation to the Secretar of tl T ~ · as aforesaid, but no interest shall be allowed subsizhuelidaidlthdcddh-sndgiicnb unless presented for payment to the Secretary of the Treasur as afoi); Sfildi Pfomded, That no interest shall be allowed on any clainli u to the time of the rendition of the judgment by said court of claims unlels, upon 4 . · . . 1 S a contract expressly stipulating for the payment of interest and it shall be the dut of the Secreta of t ’ Y _ l`}' he Treasury, at the commencement of h Congress, to include in his re or - cm p t or [a] statement of all sums a d t th l tpplzgtéryaon stipch judgments, together with the names of theppdrties id mlymemmbeh vor e same were allowed: And et is further provided, That R ,3,b,M3,;.g,_ ged payrgetlgts Shall be affull discharge to the United States or all claim an arha ur- (imilil UC mg BUY 0 lllé matters d_ the ch""' P"0'*·’l'•d€dl_fu'th6'» That my Gila] jUdgmgil:Ofddddizdhggzihgiothzsgdirdizf on any c mm prosecuted as aforesaid shall forever ba · or demand1; in ‘ * · · r any nmhfar clmm Cl in glib Oontrgirggi-2;, 8 United bmtes ansing Out of G10 X1'13.tters involved aimant. 8.· be mminednzy at hFc_ And be N furffifr etwclei That xt shall be lawful for said court mh e instance of the solicitor for the United States to make Pt d. o an  i ·. , vnIl OP GT H1 Proceeding; Suyhcaiiepepr pg), 1; {sgf; Icormgtgedppcsppgn tha}: tlpe claimant or claimants iu mt. b f. _ _ _, s a appear, upon reasonable ice, e ore any commissioner of said court, and be examined on oath or