§ 8877. Accounts of clerks of district courts

• (a) The clerk of each district court, for the purpose of the final decree in each prize cause, shall keep account of—
  • (1) the amount deposited with the Treasurer or public depositary, subject to the order of the court in the cause; and
  • (2) the amounts ordered to be paid therefrom as costs and charges.
• (b) The clerk shall draw the orders of the court for the payment of costs and allowances and for the disposition of the residue of the prize fund in each cause.
• (c) The clerk shall send to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Navy—
  • (1) copies of final decrees in prize causes; and
  • (2) a semi-annual statement of the amounts allowed by the court, and ordered to be paid, within the preceding six months to the prize commissioners and special prize commissioners for their services.