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 Trrm: x1u.——'1`HE JUD1CIARY.—Ch. 14. 149 he may diiect, of the proceedings which have taken place upon the said _? July, 1836, g‘· process of execution. 2'gé“·,]6*"·?éPy8‘l· sm, lr. is, iinié, p.] isi; Sec. 793. In case of a vacancy in the office of the district attorney or _ V¤w¤¤<ji¢¤_i¤ oi— marshal within any circuit, the circuit justice of such circuit may fill the {l"` "€ d'*;,""” “l' same, and the person appointed byhim shall serve until an appointment Sjigrjei hai; is made by the President, and the appointee is duly qualified, and no teinpcrm-ily, longer. The appointment made by such justice shall be in writing,which3 Mm ,86,, ‘(j‘ sha l be filed in the clerk`s office of the circuit court, and a. copy thereof 93 ,._‘2_,._`j2 ,,_`i6,,; shall be entered upon the journal of said court. Any marshal so appointed ii shall give bond, as if appointed by the President, and the bond shall be approved by said justice. It shall then be filed in the clerk’s office of said court, and a copy shall be entered on the journal of the court. ‘A certified copy of such entry shall be prima—facie proof of the execution of such bond, and of the contents thereof. Sec. 79-1. The clerk of the Supreme Court, and every clerk and deputy Oath of clerks. clerk of a circuit or district court, shall, before he enters upon the execu— jj T tion of his office, take an oath or affirmation in the following form: " 1, 20,s. 7, pi, p. 7e.' A B, bein appointed a clerk of —-—-—-, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that 30 J 11119, 1870. v- I will trugy and faithfully enter and record all the orders, decrees, judg- lg? *'· 7- "· l6· l’· ments. and roceedings of the said court, and that I will faithfully and " impartially discharge and perform all the duties of mv said office, according to the best of my abilities and understandin . So help me God."’ The words " so help me God " shall be omitted in allgcascs where an affirmation is admitted instead of an oath. Sec. 795. The clerk of every court shall give bond, in a sum to be fixed Cl<¢rl<’¤ bondand with sureties to be approved by the court which appoints him, faith- " 24 QQQQQQQ fully to discharge the duties of his office, and seasonably to record the 20, s. 7, v. 1, p. 76. decrees, judgments, and determinations of the court of which he is clerk; 3M¤f··180§»¢-93, and a new bond may be required whenever the court deems it proper “‘ l’,é§§· C that such bond should be given. A copy of every bond given by a clerk 95 ,,,,_ 2 Q ,._`{g’,,Q shall be entered on the journal of the court for which he is appointed, and 33%. i l i the bond shall be de sited for safe-keeping as the court may direct. A certified copy of suclili-entry shall be prima-facie proof of the execution of such bond and of the contents thereof. SBC. 796. Any circuit or district court may require any deputy clerk Bond of deputy thereof to give bond to the United States for the faithful discharge of fl°*§__ __ _# his duty as such deputy, in the same penalty, and with surety in the 30,1.m,f;g7n,c_ same manner, as is required by law of. clerks; and such bond shall he 1>%0.»·.7,v.16,p.175. recorded and preserved in like manner. But the takin of such bond ahall not affect the legal responsibility of the clerk for the acts of such e utv. gud 797. Every clerk of a circuit or district court shall, within thirty Clerk rc forward days after the adjournment of each term thereof, forward to the Solic- to Solicitor of the itor of the Treasury a list of all judgments and decrees, to which the T':“”“'Yt;‘ lm "f United States are parties, which have been entered in said court, respect- BSE1m ively, during such term, showing the amount adjudged or decreed, in 15 M¤y»_1820, Q- each case, for or inst the United States, and the term to which execu- l°;;,“iV?;,"·*i· lt .. y, 1850, 1. tIOI] thC]°OOII  returnable. 153, B. 2,V. 4, pl 414 22 Hb., 1875, c. 95, ak. 5, 6, r. 18, p. 334; Sec. 798. At each regular session of any court of the United States, Arooimt of my- the clerk shall present to the court an account of all moneys remaining therein, or subject to its order, stating in detail in what causes they are by the d,,,k_ deposited, and in what causes payments have been made; and said ac-   —— count and the vouchers thereof shall be filed in the court, 2 js? ;i’;f·al.8g· gi 22 no., 1875, .·. es, 3. 5, L. 18, 15. au. Sec. 799. The clerks of the district and circuit courts may, in the, 0¤th¤_¢o persons absence or in case of the disability of the judges, administer oaths to all ;‘l°““f(li‘“$ P“l,"""}, . . _ n a mira ty persons ldgnufyiplg papers found on board of vessels or elsewhere, to be causes_ ,,.},8,, W;- used on trials in rmralty causes. nfiniigtcred lay C GT S. 8 May, 1792, c. 36, s. 10, v. I, p. 27B.