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 1564 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 640, 641 . JUNE 20, 1936. R. S., see .007,p .171 . thereof. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to alter, u.S.C.,p.1302. amend, or repeal section 907 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S. C., title 28, sec. 689). Fees. SEC. 7. (a) The consular fees prescribed under section 1745 of Co nsular. R.S.,sec.1745,p.310. the Revised Statutes, as amended (U . S . C ., title 22, sec . 127), for u. S.C.,p.953. official services in connection with the taking of testimony under this Act, and the fees of any witness whose testimony is taken shall be paid by the party who applied for the commission pursuant to which witnesses . such testimony was taken. Every witness under this Act shall be entitled to receive, for each day's attendance, fees prescribed under Foreign counsel, in. se ction 8 of this Act. Every foreign counsel selected pursuant to a terp rete rs, etc. commission issued on application of the United States, and every interpreter whose services are required by a consular officer under the provisions of this Act, shall be paid by the United States, such compensation, together with such personal and incidental expense upon verified statements filed with the consular officer, as he may allow. Compensation and expenses of foreign counsel selected pur- suant to a commission issued on application of any party other than the United States shall be paid by the party whom such counsel rep- resents and shall be allowed in the same manner. Affidavit by par ty inability to (b) Whenever any party makes affidavit, prior to the issuance etc pay fees, of a commission for the purpose of taking testimony, that he is not possessed of sufficient means and is actually unable to pay any fees Payment of. an d costs in curred und er this se ction, such fees and costs shal l, upon order of the court, be paid in the same manner as fees and costs are paid which are chargeable to the United States. Appropriation avail- (c) Any appropriation available for the payment of fees and able. costs in the case of witnesses subpenaed in behalf of the United States in criminal cases shall be available for any fees or costs which the United States is required to pay under this section. prescribedons to be Sso. 8 . The President is authorized to prescribe regulations gov- erning the manner of executing and returning commissions by con- sular officers under the provisions of this Act and schedules of fees allowable to witnesses, foreign counsel, and interpreters under sec- Effective date. tion 7 of this Act. SEC. 9. This Act shall be prospective only, and not retroactive. Approved, June 20, 1936. [CHAPTER 641 .1 June 20, 1936. AN ACT [Public, Noo735.1 To aut hor ize a pre lim ina ry examination of the Ken neb ec Riv er, Maine, and its tributaries, with a view to the control of their floods. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o the Mine. i nnebec River, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ecr e- 0ouronga ods ot. for tary of War is hereby authorized and directed to cause a preliminary examination to be made of the Kennebec River and its tributaries in the State of Maine, with a view to the control of their floods in CVol.49,,7p.950;U.S. accordance with the provisions of section 3 of an Act entitled `?A n Act to provide for control of the floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other purposes", approved March 1, 1917, the cost thereof to be paid from appro- pria tions heret ofore or he reaft er mad e for exami natio ns, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors . Approved, June 20, 1936.