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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 646-JUNE 25, 1948 Availability for in- spection. Supervision. Records and re- ports. Salary. Fees. Post, p. 92. his official certificate, and deliver the same to the party or judge making the request. He shall also transcribe and certify all pleas and pro- ceedings in connection with the imposition of sentence in criminal cases and such other parts of the record of proceedings as may be required by rule or order of court. The reporter shall promptly deliver to the clerk for the records of the court a certified copy of any transcript so made. The transcript in any case certified by the reporter shall be deemed prima facie a correct statement of the testimony taken and proceed- ings had. No transcripts of the proceedings of the court shall be considered as official except those made from the records taken by the reporter. The original notes or other original records and the copy of the transcript in the office of the clerk shall be open during office hours to inspection by any person without charge. (c) The reporters shall be subject to the supervision of the appoint- ing court and the Judicial Conference in the performance of their duties, including dealings with parties requesting transcripts. (d) The Judicial Conference shall prescribe records which shall be maintained and reports which shall be filed by the reporters. Such records shall be inspected and audited in the same manner as the records and accounts of clerks of the district courts, and may include records showing: (1) the quantity of transcripts prepared; (2) the fees charged and the fees collected for transcripts; 3) any expenses incurred by the reporters in connection with transcripts; (4) the amount of time the reporters are in attendance upon the courts for the purpose of recording proceedings; and (5) such other information as the Judicial Conference may require. (e) Each reporter shall receive an annual salary to be fixed from time to time by the Judicial Conference of the United States at not less than $3,000 nor more than $6,000 per annum. All supplies shall be furnished by the reporter at his own expense. (f) Each reporter may charge and collect fees for transcripts requested by the parties, including the United States, at rates pre- scribed by the court subject to the approval of the Judicial Con- ference. He shall not charge a fee for any copy of a transcript delivered to the clerk for the records of court. Fees for transcripts furnished in criminal or habeas corpus proceedings to persons allowed to sue, defend, or appeal in forma pauperis shall be paid by the United States out of money appropriated for that purpose. Fees for transcripts furnished in other proceedings to persons permitted to appeal in forma pauperis shall also be paid by the United States if the trial judge or a circuit judge certifies that the appeal is not frivolous but presents a substantial question. The reporter may require any party requesting a transcript to prepay the estimated fee in advance except as to transcripts that are to be paid for by the United States. § 754. Receivers of property in different districts A receiver appointed in any civil action or proceeding involving property, real, personal or mixed, situated in different districts shall upon giving bond as required by the court, be vested with complete jurisdiction and control of all such property with the right to take possession thereof. He shall have capacity to sue in any district without ancillary ap- pointment, and may be sued with respect thereto as provided m section 959 of this title. 922 [62 STAT.

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