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 retained by the clerk and expended for law library purposes under the direction of the judge.
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 4539 Stat. 966May 17, 1932, ch. 19047 Stat. 158(, ; , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 132(a) of Title 28section 119 of Title 28“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 , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, which states that “There shall be in each judicial district a district court which shall be a court of record known as the United States District Court for the district” and , which states that “Puerto Rico constitutes one judicial district”.
Prior Provisions
act Mar. 2, 1901, ch. 812, § 231 Stat. 953Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 731a of this title“Puerto Rico” substituted in text for “Porto Rico” pursuant to act , which is classified to .