Excerpt from A Treatise, Preliminary Proceedings in the Courts of the United States: Designed for the Use of Attorneys Practicing in the Federal Courts, and Especially as a Manual, United States Commissioners, With Numerous Practical Forms and Citations From Acts of CongressAs its title implies, this work is designed as a Manual for the use of United States Commissioners, containing the necessary instructions for the conduct of all official business that may come before them, giving full infor mation as to the manner of making up their reports, securing payment of their accounts with the government, and of making their returns into court, and embracing all the Acts of Congress (or the sections thereof) relating to their jurisdiction and duties, together with concise practical forms and precedents.It is hoped that the work will meet a demand long felt and frequently expressed' among those for whom it is designed. This is the Author's apology for submit ting it to their favorable consideration.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.