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 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 145. 1917. 967 Sec. 47. That jurors and witnesses in the District Court of the *`°•° °*°—· *°i°*°¤ United States for Porto Rico shall be entitled,to and receive 15 cents md www for each mile necessarily traveled over any stage line or by private conveyance and 10 cents for each mile over any railway in going to and retumiplg from said courts. But no constructive or double mile- ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤v• ¤¤¤¤u¤ age fees sh be allowed by reason of any person being summoned '°m°d°°‘ both as witness and juror or as witness in two or more cases riding in the same court and triable at the same term thereof. Suchejurors *’°’ *“°m· shall be paid $3 per day and such witnesses $1.50 per day while in attendance upon the court. Sec. _48. at the supreme and district courts of Porto Rico and the p,§"'““ °’ "°"°“ °°"‘ respective judges thereof may grant writs of habeas co us in all ` cases in which the same are grantable by the judges of Ee district courts of the United States, and the district courts may grant writs of “°°‘*°"‘“’· mandamus in all lproper cases. P Sec. 49. That ereafter all judges, marshals, and secretaries of p,;}l°Z§§f.${emEZ¤,3},°{ courts now established or that ma . hereafter be established in Porto {‘i*;’,{¤’*°°°”P”°“”‘ Rico, and whose appointment by the President is not provided for by law, shall be appointed lg the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the nate of orto Rico. · mscnnnaunous rnovrsrons. ¤*¤¤·¤¤·¤¤<>¤=- Sec. 50. That, except as in this Act otherwise rovided, the salaries °¤¤•¤¤¤¤¤i¤~ of all the officials of Forte Rico not appglinted the President, in- ml;:ii°»l°$ni¤e°:P“t° cluding de uties, assistants, and other p, sha be such   be so aid out ol) the revenues of Porto Ricoas shall from time to time be Hetermined biy the Legislature of Porto Rico and approved by the governor; an if the legislature shall fail to make an appropriation for such salaries, the salaries theretofore fixed shall be paid without the Pnsmomm up necessity of further approplriations therefor. _ The salaries of all peimm. officers and all expenses of the offices of the various officials of Porto Rico appointed as herein provided by the President shall also be paid out of the revenues of Porto Rico on warrant of the auditor, counter- Smmdmm signed by the governor. The annual salaries of the followminamed oflicials appointed by the President and so to be paid shall e: The governor, $10,000; in addition thereto he shall e entitled to the occupancy of the buildings heretofore used by the_chief executive of Porto Rico, with the furniture and effects therein, free of rental; heads of executive departments, ?5j000; chief justici §5tg1§0supr§me court, $6,500; associate `ustices o e supreme cour, _ , eac. W'here an officer whbse salary is fixed by this act is required to b°§{,§’f"““°“”'“"°’ give a bond}; the premium thereof shall be paid from the insular treasu. _ _ . Snogl. That the grovisions of theforegoing section  not ,m*§,“"{'§$‘ ,,,‘§Lf,,'{,§ a ply to municipal o cials; their salaries and the comtpensation of vwtiieir de uties, assistants, and other help, as well as all o er expenses incurredp by the municipalities, shall be paid out of the mumcipal revenues, in such manner as the legislature shall provide. Cmmmm aww Sec. 52. That wherever in this Act offices of the insular govern- ,,,,i,,,,,m,&,$.,4 em. ment of Porto Rico are provided for under the same names as in the °¤$P’°"“ · heretofore existing Acts of Copgress affecting Porto Rico, the present incumbents of those offices sh continue m ofltice in accordance with the terms and at the salaries prescribed by this Act, excepting the heads of those departments who are to be appointed by the governor and who shall continue in office onlv until their successors are ap- Ommmushad pointed and have qualihed. The offices of secretary of Porto Rico and director of labor, charities, and correction are hereby abolished. Authority is given to the respective appointing authorities to appoint Fmintncw pam. and commission persons to till the new offices created by this Act.