10 U.S.C. § 7676 : US Code - Section 7676: Compensation of prize commissioners and special prize commissioners

Search 10 U.S.C. § 7676 : US Code - Section 7676: Compensation of prize commissioners and special prize commissioners

(a) Naval prize commissioners and naval special prize
commissioners may not receive compensation for their services in
prize causes other than that to which they are entitled as officers
of the Navy.
(b) Prize commissioners and special prize commissioners, except
naval prize commissioners and naval special prize commissioners,
are entitled to just and suitable compensation for their services
in prize causes. The amount of compensation in each cause shall be
determined by the court and allowed as costs.
(c) Annually, on the anniversary of his appointment, each prize
commissioner and special prize commissioner, except a naval prize
commissioner or a naval special prize commissioner, shall submit to
the Attorney General an account of all amounts received for his
services in prize causes within the previous year. Of the amounts
reported, each such commissioner may retain not more than $3,000,
which is in full satisfaction for all his services in prize causes
for that year. He shall pay any excess over that amount into the
Treasury.