place and within the division for which he is appointed. (25 U. S. Stats. 388.)

LOUISIANA, IN DIVISIONS OF EASTERN DISTRICT.— That a deputy clerk of the district court shall be appointed at each place in the two divisions of said eastern district where said court is required to be held, each of whom, in the absence of the clerk, may exercise all the official powers of clerk at the place and within the division for which he is appointed. (25 U. S. Stats. 438.)

MICHIGAN, WESTERN DISTRICT. The clerk of the circuit and district courts for the western district of Michigan, shall appoint a deputy clerk for said courts, held at Marquette, who shall reside and keep his office at that place. (20 U. S. Stats. 175). And said deputy clerk shall keep in his office full records of all actions and proceedings in the said circuit and district courts for the northern division of said district held at that place, and shall have the same power to issue all processes from the said courts and perform any other duty that is or may be given to the clerks of other cir cuit and district courts in like cases. (20 U. S. Stats. 175.)

MINNESOTA, IN DIVISIONS OF DISTRICT.-That the clerks of the circuit and district courts of the district of Minnesota shall each appoint a deputy clerk at the place where their respective courts are required to be held in the division of the district in which such clerk shall not himself reside, who shall keep his office and reside at the place appointed for holding said courts in the division of such residence, and shall keep the records of said courts for such division, and, in the absence of the

clerk, may exercise all the official powers of the clerks within the division for which he is appointed; provided, that the appointment of such deputies shall be approved by the court for which they shall have been respectively appointed, and may be annulled by such court at its pleasure; and the clerks shall be responsible for the official acts and negligence of their respective deputies. (26 U. S. Stats. 73.)

MISSOURI, IN DIVISIONS OF WESTERN DISTRICT.The clerks of the circuit and district courts for the western district of Missouri shall each appoint a deputy clerk at the place where their respective courts are required to be held in the division of the district in which such clerk shall not himself reside, each of whom shall, in the absence of the clerk, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of clerk within the division for which he shall be appointed; provided, that the appointment of such deputies shall be approved by the court for which they shall be respectively appointed, and may be annulled by such court at its pleasure; and the clerk shall be responsible for the official acts and neglects of all such deputies. (20 U. S. Stats. 263.)

NORTH DAKOTA, IN DIVISIONS OF DISTRICT.— That the clerk of the circuit and district courts for said district shall each appoint a deputy clerk at the place where their respective courts are required to be held in the division of the district in which such clerk shall not himself reside, each of whom shall, in the absence of the clerk, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of clerk within the division for which he shall be appointed; pro

vided, that the appointment of such deputies shall be approved by the courts for which they shall have been respectively appointed, and may be annulled by such court at its pleasure; and the clerks shall be responsible for the official acts and negligence of all such deputies. (26 U. S. Stats. 68.)

SOUTH DAKOTA. That the clerk of the circuit court shall reside at Sioux Falls, and he may ap point a deputy to reside and have an office at Pierre and Deadwood. (26 U. S. Stats. 15.)

TENNESSEE, IN EASTERN DISTRICT.-And the said clerks and marshals shall each appoint a deputy to reside and keep their offices in the city of Chattanooga, and who shall, in the absence of their principals, do and perform all the duties appertaining to their offices respectively. (21 U. S. Stats. 175.) WESTERN DISTRICT.-The clerks of the circuit and district courts for said district, and the marshal of the district, shall each appoint a deputy of their respective courts at the place in the eastern division of said d strict where their said courts are required to be held, who shall, in the absence of the clerk, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of clerk within said division; provided, that the appointments of such deputies shall be approved by the court for which they shall be respectively appointed, and may be annulled by such court at its pleasure. (20 U. S. Stats. 205, 235. See Rev. Stats. secs. 547, 558, 634.)

TEXAS.-That two deputies shall be appointed by the clerk of the northern district, one of whom shall reside at each of the other places designated for holding the courts. (20 U. S. Stats. 320, sec. 9. DEPUTY CLERK AT EL PASO. That there shall

be appointed, in the manner provided by law, a deputy clerk, who shall keep his office at the city of El Paso. (23 U. S. Stats. 35.)

WASHINGTON, IN DIVISIONS OF DISTRICT. -That the clerk of the circuit and district courts for said district shall each appoint a deputy clerk at the place where their respective courts are required to be held in the division of the district in which such clerk shall not himself reside, each of whom shall, in the absence of the clerk, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the clerk within the division for which he shall be appointed: provided, That the appointment of such deputies shall be approved by the court for which they shall have been respectively appointed, and may be annulled by such court at its pleasure, and the clerks shall be responsible for the official acts and negligence of all such deputies. (26 U. S. Stats. 45.)

WYOMING. The circuit and district courts of said district, and the judges thereof, respectively, shall possess the same powers and jurisdiction, and perform the same duties required to be performed by the other circuit and district courts and judges of the United States, and shall be governed by the same laws and regulations. (26 U. S. Stats. 225.)

§ 46 (561). Compensation of deputy clerks. The compensation of deputies of the clerks of the district courts shall be paid by the clerks respectively, and allowed in the same manner that other expenses of the clerks' offices are paid and allowed. (Rev. Stats. sec. 561.)

§ 47 (562). Records, where kept.- The records of a district court shall be kept at the

place where the court is held. When it is held at more than one place in any district, and the place of keeping the records is not specially provided by law, they shall be kept at either of the places of holding the court which may be designated by the district judge. (Rev. Stats. sec. 562.)

§ 48.--Indices to records. The clerks of several courts of the United States shall prepare and keep in their respective offices complete and convenient indices and cross-indices of the judgment records of said courts, and such indices and records shall at all times be open to the inspection and examination of the public. (25 U. S. Stats. 357.)

CALIFORNIA. The clerks of the circuit and district courts of the present district of California shall retain the records and files of said courts at the city of San Francisco, and do and perform all the duties appertaining to the said offices, respectively, within said northern district, except as hereafter provided; and all process returnable to or proceedings noticed for any term of the present circuit or district court of California shall be deemed returnable to the next term of said courts, respectively, in the said northern district, as fixed by this act. (24 U. S. Stats. 308.)

TRANSCRIPTS OF RECORDS, ETC.-That either of the clerks of the circuit and district courts for the said northern district of California is hereby authorized, at the request of the district judge of said southern district, and at the cost of the parties requiring the same, to make transcripts of any of the records, files, or papers of the district and circuit