Limitation on compensation of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
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Title
2 — The Congress
Chapter
CH65
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall receive, directly or indirectly, no fees or other compensation or emolument whatever for performing the duties of the office, or in connection therewith, other than the salary prescribed by law.
(June 20, 1874, ch. 328, 18 Stat. 85.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 62 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Similar ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were also contained in act Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 129, 18 Stat. 344.
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