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 FIFTY—S1XTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 786. 1900. 447 with a seal of office, and take and subscribe an oath before a judicial ofiicer in the county, city, or town where he resides, faithfully to perform the duties of the office of a commissioner to take afHdavits,depositions, and the proof and acknowledgment of deeds, out of the district, according to the laws thereof, and iile such oath and an impression of such seal in the 0Qce of the secretary of the district. The secretary of the district shall collect five dollars for each certificate of appointment madeunder this chapter and disburse the same as pronged in section thirty-two, title one, chapter one of this Act. CHAPTER Snvnmrr-roun. or THE cnnnx or rms DISTRICT oomrr. Sec. Sec. 727. Office hours.729. Can not act as attorney. 728. Deputy, how appointed. 730. Powers and duties of clerks. Sec. 727. The clerk of the district court shall keep his office open Qmcs Mumfor the transaction of business on every judicial day from nine to twelve in the forenoon and from one te five in the afternoon. Sec. 728. The clerk of the district court or any division thereof may p°Q§g>’» *¤°“' **1* have a deputy, to be appointed by such clerk in writing, at each place ` where regular or specia terms of court are held and to continue during his pleasure. Suc deputy has the power to plerform any act or dut_y relating to the clerk’s office that his principal as, and his principal 1S responsible for his conduct; and for all money received by him in his oflicial capacity each deputy clerk shall be entitled to suc compensation as the °court or judge thereof may, subject to the approval of the ‘ Attorney-General, a low, the same to be paid by the cler on order of the court as other court ex enses are allowed and paid. Sec. 729. The clerk of tire district court is prohibited during his wig; ¤¤¤ M ¤¤ ¤*» continuancp il? office frgm lactgnlg, or haviing a partner who acts, as an y` attorne o the court o w ic e is c er. Sec. 5730. The clerk of the district court has power to take and cer- ofiggg ¤¤¤ d¤¤¤¤ tify the proof and acknowledgment of a conveyance of real property ' or any other written instrument authorized or required to be proved or acknowledged, and it is the duty of such clerk- _ First. 'léobkepp the seal of the court and affix it in all cases where he IS re l111'0 aw; Sellond. Tg record the proceedings of the court; Third. Tg keep the records, iiles, and other books and papers appertainin to the court; . Fou%‘·th. To fil; all papliers delivered to him for that purpose in any action or rocee in in the court; Fifth. To attendgthe terms of the court of which he is clerk, to administer oaths, and receive the verdict of a jury in any action or proceedin therein in the presence and under the d1rection of the court; Sixth. To keep the journal of the proceedings of the court at its. teiéms, and under the direction of the court to enter its orders and `u ments· 1 Sgventhj To authenticate by certificate or transcript, as may be required, the record? files, or lpgcicgedirzgshof the court, or any other a er a ertainin thereto, an e wi im; P Eighth? To exsicss the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed upon him elsewhere by this code or other statute; Ninth. In the performance of his duties to conform to the direction of the court.