United States v. A Lot of Silk Goods & Other Merchandise

Clemons, J.:

The marshal submits for approval his account of fees and expenses in the matter of the sale conducted by him under the decree of forfeiture herein.

[1] In this account are included the cost of advertising-notice of sale and the following other items:

“Service notice of sale [upon] ‘Pacific Commercial

Advertiser’; ‘Hawaii Shinpo Sha’; ‘Nippu Jiji’ and ‘Hawaiian-Japanese Daily Chronicle’ — -4

services @ $2.00 each .$8.00

“Serving decree [upon auctioneer] . 2.00

*138“Marshal's commission for collecting $1751.50; 5% on first $500.00 and on $1251.50 . 56.28

“City Auction Co. paid 5% commission…