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PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEC. 23, 1963

[77 STAT.

and the copies so received by each judge shall, upon his death, resignation, retirement, or removal from office, be delivered to his successor, (b) The court shall approve the sale price for the reports of its opinions at not more than $6.50 per volume. CHAPTER 5—UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SUBCHAPTER I—COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES Sec. 11-501. Appointment of auditor, messengers, and other officers. 11-502. Duties of deputy clerks. 11-503. Secretarial and clerical assistants for United States Commissioners; expenses. 11-504. Register of Wills; oath; bond; clerk of Probate Court. 11-505. Powers and duties of Register of Wills; restrictions; penalties. 11-506. Deputies and other employees under Register of Wills; duties. SUBCHAPTER II—JURISDICTION 11-521. Civil and criminal jurisdiction. 11-522. Probate and guardianship jurisdiction. 11-523. Concurrent jurisdiction of desertion and nonsupport cases. SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 11-541. Seal of Probate Court.

Subchapter I—Court Officers and Employees

62 Stat. 913. 28 USC 601. 610 "

§ 11-501. Appointment of auditor, messengers, and other officers The United States District Court for the District of Columbia may appoint an auditor for the court, a messenger for each judge, and all officers of the court necessary for the due administration of justice. § 11-502. Duties of deputy clerks The clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia may designate deputy clerks to perform his duties in his name, who may sign his name to any official act required by law or by the practice of the court to be performed by the clerk, and may authenticate the signature by affixing the seal of the court thereto when the seal is necessary to its authentication. In such a case the signature shall be— , Clerk. By , Deputy Clerk. §11-503. Secretarial and clerical assistants for United States Commissioners; expenses Each United States commissioner for the District may employ secretarial and clerical assistants in such number and incur such other expenses as the District Court considers necessary. § 11-504. Register of Wills; oath; bond; clerk of Probate Court (a) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall appoint, and may remove, a Register of Wills, who shall take an oath for the faithful and impartial discharge of the duties of his office. The office of the Register of Wills is a part of the District Court, and chapter 41 of Title 28, United States Code, applies thereto. (J3 J The Register of Wills shall give bond, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the chief judge of the court, in the sum of $5,000: (1) faithfully to discharge the duties of his office; and (2) seasonably to record (A) the decrees and orders of the court in any of the matters over which the court exercises its jurisdiction or powers as the Probate Court, (B) all wills

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