Endeavoring to make a revolt, 208, & 32; 210, § 45. Definition and punishment of revolt and mutiny, 210, 8 44. Wrecking vessels, 209, 40. Obstructing escape from wrecks, 209, 40. Plundering vessels in distress, 209, 40. Maliciously destroying moorings, &c., 209, 39. Wilfully attempting to destroy vessels at sea, 211, 8 49. Conspiracy to cast away vessels, &c., 206, 22. Attacking vessels, with intent to plunder, 209, 38. Entering vessels with intent to commit a felony, 209, 39. Maltreating crews of vessels, 211, 46. Forgery of letters of attorney, &c., 205, % 20. Forgery of ships' papers, 205, 21; 214, 8 67. Forgery of treasury notes, 206, 25-6. Forgery of seal and signature of secretary of legation or consular officer, 40, 12, 180, 28. Having possession of forged deeds, &c., with intent, &c., 204, 2 14. False personation, 205, 20. Larceny, 203, 11; 206, 24. CRIMES-Continued. Enclosing letters, &c., in newspapers, 218, 85. Accessaries to offences relating to the post office, 218, 83. Counterfeiting post office envelopes, &c., 220, 94. 75. Criminal jurisdiction of commissioner and consuls in China, 181, 31. CRIMINAL COURT. Of the District of Columbia established, 240, 45. Judge's oath of office, 241, Salary of the judge, 240, Seal, 241, 56. 56. 45; 241, ¿ 61. By whom holden, in case of disability of judge, 240, 52. When circuit judge to hold the court, 241, 8 58. Terms, 240, 46; 241, 8 60. Special terms, 240, 46. Adjournments, 241, 58. Jurisdiction, 240, 48. Process, how tested, 241, 54. Power to make rules of practice, 241, % 56. To require bail, 241, 8 56. To take sureties of the peace, &c., 241, 2 55. Duties of district attorney, marshal and clerk, 240, 8 47. Compensation of jurors and witnesses, 240, % 47. Error to the circuit court, 240, 49. Stay of execution to enable parties to apply for writ of error, 240, ? 50. Return of writs of error, 241, 8 57. Questions of law may be adjourned to the circuit court, 240, 51. Where parties are related to the judge, case to be certified to the circuit court, 241, § 59. Per-centage, &c., allowed to officers of certain districts, 324, 34; 326, 37, 40, 48. Pro rata allowance for less period than a year, 329, 57. Accounts to be rendered quarterly, 329, 58. Secretary to limit number and compensation of clerks, 323, 24. And compensation of deputies, 323, 24. All deputies and clerks to be sworn, 323, 27. Penalty for official misconduct, 148, 43; 831, 26. For taking illegal fees, 148, 43; 321, 12; 831, & 26. For receiving other compensation than allowed by law, 323, 25. For neglect of duty, 148, 43; 831, & 26. Penalty for obstructing, 149, 2 45; 390, 306; 410, 391. How penalties recoverable, 149, 48. Officer may be a witness, 149, 48. But his share to accrue to the United States, 149, 48. May board vessels within four leagues of the coast, 378, 252. To take account of separate packages, 378, § 252. Penalty, if missing on arrival, 378, § 252. May open and examine packages supposed to contain mailable matter, 774 100 Duties, under act relating to steamboats, 855, % 41-4. May be removed to another place, when contagious disease prevails, 811, 4. DEEDS. See Acknowledgments. Clerk of circuit court of the District of Columbia to record, 234, 8; 249, & 107 How executed, in foreign countries, 249, 105. When and where to be recorded, 249, & 105. DEEDS-Continued. How acknowledgments of married women to be taken, 249, & 106; 250, ? 111. 106. Deeds duly acknowledged to be recorded, 249, 108. Form of acknowledgment, 249, 108. If recorded, within six months, to take effect from date of acknowledgment, 250, ¿ 109 Contracts, &c., may be acknowledged and recorded as deeds, 250, & 110. Form of acknowledgment by husband and wife, 250, Effect thereof, 250, 111. Former acknowledgments to be valid, 250, 112. DEER ISLAND. A port of delivery, in Maine, 591, 8 7. DEFAULTING PUBLIC OFFICERS. Comptroller to state and certify accounts of, 18, 13. 111. Warrant of distress to be issued against delinquents and their sureties, 18, ₫ 13. Marshal to levy and collect amount due, 18, Notice of sale, 18, 13. 13. If insufficient, delinquent to be arrested, 18, 13. Proceedings against sureties, 18, 13. Lien of balance, 19, 13. Lands may be levied on and sold, 19, § 13. Marshal to execute deed to purchaser, 19, 13. Overplus to be returned, 19, 13. Not to affect sureties retrospectively, 19, 13. Disbursing officers in civil, military and naval departments, subject to like proceedings, 19, § 14. To have the use of the library of congress, 579, % 12. When persons may be appointed to perform the duties of heads of, &c., 225, 2. When temporary appointments to be made, 225, 8 3. Classification of clerks in the, 134, 2 6. Distribution of clerks may be changed, 135, 13. Appointment of chief clerks, 135, ¿ 12. Duties of chief clerks, 133, 3. Disbursing clerks, 135, 13. Clerks and officers, to be sworn, 224, 8 1. No clerk to receive salary of head of department for acting as such, whilst the secretary, &c., In what cases only, extra clerks may be employed, 134, % 4. Annual report respecting clerks employed, 133, 1. No messenger to be employed unless under authority of law, &c., 226, ¿ 8. Annual reports to be made of disbursement of contingent funds, 170, 16; 225, § 6. What books, &c., may be purchased out of contingent funds, 226, 8 11. Stationery to be procured by contract, 226, 9. Advertisements, 226, 9. When proposals to be opened, 226, % 9. To whom contract to be awarded, 226, § 9. Liability in case of failure, 226, § 9. Proposals to be filed, 226, 10. Witnesses may be compelled to testify, 263, 5. To be sealed up and directed to the court, 263, § 5. When depositions may be read, 264, § 5. May be taken on commission, 264, ¿ 5. Power of clerks of courts to take, 138, 11. Of commissioners, -166, 4. Of notaries public, 705, 4. Clerks to issue subpoenas to witnesses, 264, 8 7. Penalty for disobedience, 264, 8 7. Compensation of witnesses, 264, 8 7. Not to be required to go out of their county, 264, § 7. Nor more than forty miles, 264, 7. Judges may issue subpoenas duces tecum, 264, § 8. On affidavit of party, 264, 28. Commissioners to compel attendance of witnesses under letters rogatory, 168, 12 To perpetuate testimony, 264, 8 5. When depositions in perpetuam rei memoriam may be read, 264, I 6. When testimony to be taken by, in equity cases, 256, In admiralty cases, 263-4, 8 5. Mode of taking down testimony, 263, 8 5. To be used on appeal, 264, 8 5. When to be read, before courts martial, 80, 247. DEPUTY COLLECTORS. Appointment of, 320, 11; 322, 19. Oath of office, 322, 19; 323, 27. To be officers of the customs, 322, 19. Compensation of, limited, 323, 24. Compensation of, in certain ports, 329, 60. When to perform duties of collector, 320, 11. DEPUTY MARSHALS. Appointment of, 596, Oath of office, 596, 8 1. 1. 4. To execute process in hand notwithstanding removal, &c., 596, ? 2. Not to hold the office of commissioner, 168, DEPUTY NAVAL OFFICERS. Compensation of in certain ports, 329, ¿ 60. DEPUTY PAYMASTERS-GENERAL Appointment of, 69, 128, 131. Duties, 69, 128. 13. |