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tificate with one of such photographs of the applicant affixed thereto" (act of June 29, 1906, as amended; as amended by sec. 4, act of May 25, 1932; 47 Stat. 165-166; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 399b (c)). "SEC. 32. * * *

"(d) The Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization is authorized to make and issue, without fee, certifications of any part of the naturalization records of any court, or of any certificate of citizenship, for use in complying with any statute, State or Federal, or in any judicial proceeding. Any such certification shall be admitted in evidence equally with the original from which such certification was made in any case in which the original thereof might be admissible as evidence. No such certification shall be made by any clerk of court except upon order of the court" (act of June 29, 1906, as amended; as amended by sec. 4, act of May 25, 1932; 47 Stat. 166; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 399b (d)).

(e) The Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner is authorized to make and issue, without fee, certifications of any part of the naturalization records of any court, or of any certificate of naturalization or citizenship, for use in complying with any statute, State or Federal, or in any judicial proceeding. No such certification shall be made by any clerk of court except upon order of the court.

FISCAL PROVISIONS

"SEC. 13. That the clerk of each and every court exercising jurisdiction in naturalization cases shall charge, collect, and account for the following fees in each proceeding:

"(1) For receiving and filing a declaration of intention and the issuing of a duplicate thereof, $2.50;

"(2) For making, filing, and docketing a petition for citizenship, and issuing a certificate of citizenship if the issuance of such certificate is authorized by the court, and for the final hearing on the petition, $5" (act of June 29, 1906, as amended; as amended by sec. 1, act of April 19, 1934; 48 Stat. 597; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 402).

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SEC. 4. * * * "Seventh. During the time when the United States is at war no clerk of a United States Court shall charge or collect a naturalization fee from an alien in the military service of the United States for filing his petition or issuing the certificate of naturalization upon admission to citizenship, and no clerk of any State court shall charge or collect any fee for this service unless the laws of the State require such charge to be made, in which case nothing more than the portion of the fee required to be paid to the State shall be charged or collected. accounting for all of these transactions shall be made to the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the manner provided by section thirteen of the Act of June twenty-nine, nineteen hundred and six" (act of June 29, 1906, as amended by sec. 1, act of May 9, 1918; 40 Stat. 544; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 403).

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SEC. 341. (a) The clerk of each and every naturalization court shall charge, collect, and account for the following fees:

(1) For receiving and filing a declaration of intention, and issuing a duplicate and triplicate thereof. $2.50.

(2) For making, filing, and docketing a petition for naturalization, $5, including the final hearing on such petition, if such hearing be held, and a certificate of naturalization, if the issuance of such certificate is authorized by the naturalization court.

SEC. 3. On applications filed for any benefits under this Act, the requirement of fees for naturalization documents is hereby waived (act of June 24, 1935; 49 Stat. 398).

SEC. 1. (b) For each such record of registry made as herein authorized the alien shall pay to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization a fee of $10. All fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts (act of March 2, 1929, as amended by sec. 6, act of April 19, 1934; 48 Stat. 598; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 106a (b)).

"SEC. 5. For every certificate of arrival issued for naturalization purposes a fee of $2.50 shall be paid to the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization, which fee shall be paid over to and deposited in the Treasury in the same manner as other naturalization fees" (act of March 2, 1929, as amended by sec. 3, act of April 19, 1934; 48 Stat. 597; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 380a).

(Fee of $1, fixed by sec. 4, act of April 19, 1934; 48 Stat. 597; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 399b (a), which contains the following: "Provided, That an alien veteran as defined in section 1 of the act of May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 654; U. S. C., Supp. VII, title 8, sec. 241 (a)), shall not be required to pay the fee required by this subdivision.")

(Fee of $1, fixed by sec. 4, act of April 19, 1934; 48 Stat. 597; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 399b (a), which contains the following: "Provided, That an alien veteran as defined in section 1 of the act of May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 654; U. S. C., Supp. VII, title 8, sec. 241 (a)), shall not be required to pay the fee required by this subdivision.")

(Fee of $5, fixed by sec. 2, act of April 19, 1934; 48 Stat. 597; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 399c (a).)

(Fee of $5, fixed by sec. 2, act of April 19, 1934: 48 Stat. 597; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 399b (b).)

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(Fee of $1, fixed by twelfth subdivision, sec. 4, act of June 29, 1906, as amended, as amended by act of June 21, 1920; 46 Stat. 791; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 18.)

(Fee of $5, fixed by sec. 32, act of June 29, 1906, as amended, as amended by act of April 19, 1934; 48 Stat. 597; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 399b (c).)

(b) The Commissioner shall charge, collect, and account for the following fees:

(1) For application for record of registry, $18.

(2) For the issuance of each certificate of arrival, $2.50.

(3) For application for a declaration of intention in lieu of a declaration alleged to have been lost, mutilated, or destroyed, $1.

(4) For application for a certificate of naturalization in lieu of one alleged to have been lost, mutilated, or destroyed, $1.

(5) For application for a certificate of derivative citizenship, $5.

(6) For application for the issuance of a special certificate of citizenship to obtain recognition, $5.

(7) For application for a certificate of naturalization under section 322, $1.

(8) For application for a certificate of citizenship in changed name, $5.

(9) Reasonable fees, with the approval of the Secretary, in cases where such fees have not been established by law, to cover the cost of furnishing, to other than officials or agencies of the Federal Government, copies, whether certified or uncertified, of any part of the records, or information from the records of the Service. Such fees shall not exceed a maximum of 25 cents per folio, with a minimum fee of 50 cents

SEC. 13. * The clerk of any court collecting such fees is hereby authorized to retain one-half of the fees collected by him in such naturalization proceeding; the remaining one-half of the naturalization fees in each case collected by such clerks, respectively, shall be accounted for in their quarterly accounts, which they are hereby required to render the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and paid over to such Service within thirty days from the close of each quarter in each and every fiscal year, and the moneys so received shall be paid over to the disbursing clerk of the Department of Labor, who shall thereupon deposit them in the Treasury of the United States, rendering an account therefor quarterly to the General Accounting Office, and the said disbursing clerk shall be held responsible under his bond for said fees so received. (act of June 29, 1906; 34 Stat. 600; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 402).

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"SECTION 1. That on and after the 1st day of July, 1918, all clerks of the United States district courts shall be appointed by the judge for the district, or the senior judge if there be more than one judge in the district, and all fees and emoluments authorized by law to be paid to the clerks of the United States district courts, except the clerks of the district courts of Alaska, shall be charged as heretofore and shall be collected, as far as possible, and paid into the Treasury of the United States in such manner and at such times as hereinafter provided; and such clerks shall be paid, in lieu of the fees and emoluments now allowed by law, an annual salary as hereinafter provided: Provided, That this section shall not be construed to require or authorize fees to be charged or collected from the United States" (act of February 26, 1919; 40 Stat. 1182, as amended by act of February 11, 1921; 41 Stat. 1099; U. S. C. title 28, sec. 557). SEC. 1. Provided, That provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to fix the salaries of the clerks of the United States district courts and to provide for their office expenses, and for other purposes," approved February 26, 1919, shall be applicable on and after July 1, 1921, to the clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, excepting that said clerk shall be appointed as heretofore by said Court in General Term, and to the clerks of the district courts of the United States for Hawaii and Porto Rico: Provided further, That no clerk or deputy clerk

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for any one such service, in addition to a fee of $1 for any official certification furnished under seal.

(c) The clerk of any naturalization court specified in subsection (a) of section 301 (except the courts specified in subsec. (d) of this section), shall account for and pay over to the Commissioner one-half of all fees up to the sum of $6,000, and all fees in excess of $6,000 collected by any such clerk in manlization proceedings in any fiscal year.

(d) The clerk of any United States District Court (except in Alaska) and the clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia shall account for and pay over to the Commissioner all fees collected by any such clerks in naturalization proceedings.

or assistant in the office of the clerk of a United States district court shall receive any compensation or emoluments through any office or position to which he may be appointed by the court, other than that received as such clerk, deputy clerk, or assistant, whether from the United States or from private litigants. *** (act of February 26, 1919, as amended by sec. 1, act of March 4, 1921; . 1412-1413; U. S. C., title 28,

sec. 557).

SEC. 2. That the clerk of the United States district court for each of the judicial districts of the United States, except the clerks of the district courts of Alaska, shall be paid, in lieu of the fees, salaries, and per centum now allowed by law, an annual salary to be fixed by the Attorney General at not less than $2,500 nor more than $5,000, based in each instance upon the amount of business transacted by the court and the fees and emoluments received by the clerks in the four years last preceding (act of February 26, 1919; 40 Stat. 1182; U. S. C., title 28, sec. 558).

SEC. 9. That the clerk of every district court, except the clerks of the district courts of Alaska, shall account quarterly for all the fees and emoluments earned during the quarter last preceding such accounting, except where the person requiring the services is relieved by law from prepayment of fees and costs, and for all fees and emoluments received within the quarter which had been earned prior thereto. Such accounting shall be in writing and shall be made to the Attorney General, in such form as he may prescribe, on the first days of January, April, July, and October in each year, or within twenty days thereafter, and shall include all moneys received in connection with the admission of attorneys to practice in the court, all that portion retained by the clerk of moneys received for services in naturalization proceedings in whatever capacity rendered, and all other amounts received for services in any way connected with the clerk's office. Such accounts shall be made in duplicate and be verified by the oath of the officer making them. The Attorney General shall cause each such return or account to be carefully examined by the proper officer of the Department of J:18tice and shall approve the same as he may deem just and proper, and shall transmit it with his approval to the General Accounting Office, by which an account shall be stated against the officer rendering such return or account. Immediately upon receipt of notice from the auditor, or within ten days thereafter, the clerk shall deposit to the credit of the Treasurer of the United

States the amount so stated against him (act of February 26, 1919; 40 Stat. 1183; U. S. C., title 28, sec. 567).

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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9 of the act entitled "An act to fix the salaries of the clerks of the United States district courts and to provide for their office expenses, and for other purposes," approved February 26, 1919, as amended, all fees received by the clerks of court to which such section applies for services rendered in naturalization proceedings shall be paid over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service within thirty days from the close of each quarter in each fiscal year and the moneys so received shall be disposed of in the same manner as provided in section 13 of such Act of June 29, 1906, as amended (act of March 2, 1929; 45 Stat. 1515; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 402a).

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SEC. 13. * The clerk of any court collecting such fees is hereby authorized to retain one-half of the fees collected by him in such naturalization proceeding; the remaining one-half of the naturalization fees in each case collected by such clerks, respectively, shall be accounted for in their quarterly accounts, which they are hereby required to render the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and paid over to such Service within thirty days from the close of each quarter in each and every fiscal year, and the moneys so received shall be paid over to the disbursing clerk of the Department of Labor, who shall thereupon deposit them in the Treasury of the United States, rendering an account therefor quarterly to the General Accounting Office, and the said disbursing clerk shall be held responsible under his bond for said fees so received. Provided, That the clerks of courts exercising jurisdiction in naturalization proceedings shall be permitted to retain one-half of the fees in any fiscal year up to the sum of three thousand dollars, and that all fees received by such clerks in naturalization proceedings in excess of such amount shall be accounted for and paid over to said Service as in case of other fees to which the United States may be entitled under the provisions of this Act. * * * (act of June 29, 1906; 34 Stat. 600; U. S. C., title 8, sec. 402; as amended by secs. 301, 304, act of June 10, 1921; 42 Stat. 23, 24; U. S. C., title 31, secs. 41, 44).

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SEC. 13. * * And in case the clerk of any court exercising naturalization jurisdiction collects fees in excess of the sum of six thousand dollars in any fiscal year the Secretary of Labor may allow salaries, for naturali

(e) The accounting required by subsections (c) and (d) of this section shall be made, and the fees paid over to the Commissioner by such respective clerks in their quarterly accounts which they are hereby required to render to the Commissioner within thirty days from the close of each quarter of each and every fiscal year, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commis sioner.

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