NEW HAMPSHIRE
v.
MAINE
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New Hampshire brought a suit against Maine in the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction over an interstate boundary dispute. The Court granted New Hampshire's motion to file a complaint and appointed a Special Master to oversee the proceedings, gather evidence, and issue reports to assist the Court in resolving the dispute between the two states.
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[Motion for leave to file bill of complaint granted, ante, p. 810.] It is ordered that Mr. Justice Clark (retired) be, and he is hereby, appointed Special Master in this case with authority to fix the time and conditions for the filing of additional pleadings and to direct subsequent proceedings, and with authority to summon witnesses, issue subpoenas, and take such evidence as may be introduced and such as he may deem it necessary to call for. The Master is directed to submit such reports as he may deem appropriate.
The Master shall be allowed his actual expenses. The allowances to him, the compensation paid to his technical, stenographic, and clerical assistants, the cost of printing his report, and all other proper expenses shall be charged against and be borne by the parties in such proportion as the Court hereinafter may direct.
It is further ordered that if the position of Special Master in this case becomes vacant during a recess of Court, The Chief Justice shall have authority to make a new designation which shall have the same effect as if originally made by the Court herein.