48 U.S.C. § 868 — Fees part of United States revenues

Page 70 TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS § 866 § 866. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, § 35, 31 Stat. 85, pro- vided that all proceedings in Supreme Court of United States to review decisions of Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico, should be conducted in the English lan- guage. § 867. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–274, § 103(g), Mar. 27, 1968, 82 Stat. 63 Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 44, 39 Stat. 966; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, set out qualifications for jurors in District Court of United States for Puerto Rico as different from those set by local law and di- rected that juries be selected, drawn, and subject to ex- emption in accordance with laws of Congress insofar as locally applicable. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective 270 days after Mar. 27, 1968, except as to cases in which an indictment is returned or petit jury is empaneled prior to such effective date, see sec- tion 104 of Pub. L. 90–274, set out as an Effective Date of 1968 Amendment note under section 1861 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. § 868. Fees part of United States revenues All fees, fines, costs, and forfeitures as would be deposited to the credit of the United States if collected and paid into a district court of the United States shall become revenues of the United States when collected and paid into the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The sum of $500 a year from such fees, fines, costs, and forfeitures shall be re- tained by the clerk and expended for law library purposes under the direction of the judge. (Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 45, 39 Stat. 966; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico’’ substituted in text for ‘‘District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico’’ in view of section 132(a) of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, which states that ‘‘There shall be in each judicial dis- trict a district court which shall be a court of record known as the United States District Court for the dis- trict’’ and section 119 of Title 28, which states that ‘‘Puerto Rico constitutes one judicial district’’. PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in act Mar. 2, 1901, ch. 812, § 2, 31 Stat. 953. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Puerto Rico’’ substituted in text for ‘‘Porto Rico’’ pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to sec- tion 731a of this title. § 869. Fees payable by United States out of rev- enue of Puerto Rico Such fees and expenses as are payable by the United States if earned or incurred in connec- tion with a district court of the United States shall be paid from the revenue of Puerto Rico if earned or incurred in connection with the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. (Mar. 2, 1901, ch. 812, § 2, 31 Stat. 953; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico’’ substituted in text for ‘‘District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico’’ in view of section 132(a) of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, which states that ‘‘There shall be in each judicial dis- trict a district court which shall be a court of record known as the United States District Court for the dis- trict’’ and section 119 of Title 28 which states that ‘‘Puerto Rico constitutes one judicial district’’. Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter. As originally enacted, so much of section 2 of act Mar. 2, 1901, as is pertinent here, was as follows: ‘‘Such fees and expenses as are payable by the United States, if earned or incurred in connection with a circuit or district court of the United States, shall be paid from the revenues of Porto Rico, if earned or incurred in connection with the district court of the United States for Porto Rico.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Puerto Rico’’ substituted in text for ‘‘Porto Rico’’ pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to sec- tion 731a of this title. § 870. Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992 Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 46, 39 Stat. 966; Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 49, §§ 2, 4, 40 Stat. 1182; Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 501, § 6, 53 Stat. 1226, related to salaries of district court officials. See section 604 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judi- cial Procedure. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Sept. 1, 1948, see section 38 of act June 25, 1948, set out as an Effective Date note pre- ceding section 1 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Pro- cedure. § 871. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 47, 39 Stat. 967; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, which related to fees and mileage of jurors and witnesses, was superseded by sections 1821, 1824, 1825, and 1871 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. § 872. Habeas corpus; mandamus; suit to restrain assessment or collection of taxes The supreme and district courts of Puerto Rico and the respective judges thereof may grant writs of habeas corpus in all cases in which the same are grantable by the judges of the district courts of the United States, and the district courts may grant writs of mandamus in all proper cases.