United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/20th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 59
Chap. LIX.—An Act concerning the orphans’ court of Alexandria county, in the District of Columbia.
Judge authorized to hold extra sessions.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in addition to the regular monthly sessions of the orphans’ court of Alexandria county, in the district aforesaid, as now authorized by law, that the judge of the aforesaid court be, and he is hereby, authorized and empowered, to hold extra sessions thereof, whenever the public interest may require it.
To receive in lieu of per diem allowance of six dollars, a fixed salary of 500 dollars per annum.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in lieu of the per diem allowance of six dollars, as now established by law, that he be allowed a fixed salary of five hundred dollars per annum, payable in the manner as heretofore the per diem allowance has been, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
Law to be in force after the passing of the same.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this law shall be in force from and after the passing of the same.
Approved, May 19, 1828.