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An Act to regulate the Fees of Clerk, Ordinary, and Sheriff. 1839 14 (1839)

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Dec. 1839.                      CHAPTER Ill.
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE FEEs OF CLERK, ORDmNARY, AND
SHERIFF.
Sac. 1. Be it enacted, by the Honorable the Senate and House
of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority of the same, That the several Fees herein.
after mentioned, and no others, shall be paid, received, and taken,
rerks of Court by the several officers herein specially named, to wit:
o common      CLERKS OF THE COURT Or COMMON PLEAS AND GENERAL SES-
Ples.     sioNs: for signing writ,and all incidental services before declara.
tion, fifty cents; for filing declaration, thirty-sevon and a half cents;
for drawing and posting rule to plead, twenty-five cents; for grant.
ing order for judgment, twelve and a half cents ; for filing each
plea, demurrer or replication, twenty-five cents.; for rule to plead,
including copy fbr gazette in attachments, fifty cents; for signing
and sealing subpama writ, fifty cets ; for docketing a cause, one
charge only at each term, twelve and a half cents; for attending
the trial of a cause, and swearing witnesses, fifty cents; for en.
tering verdict, or other order for final judgment on minutes of
Court, twenty.fivo cents ; for making assessment on reference,
twenty.five cents; for filing discount in each cause, twenty-five
cents; for special order for bail, fifty cents; for filing and re.
cording every rule or order for arbitration, twenty-five cents;
for filing and recording affidavit for continuance, when ordered
by Judge, twenty-five cents; for signing, entering, and enrolling
judgent, seventy-five cents; for signing and sealing first execu-
tion, fifty cents ; for signing and sealing each renewal of execu.
tion, twenty-five cents; for entering satisfaction on judgment,
twenty-five cents ; for taking security for costs, entering order
therefor if made, fifty cents; for recording proceedings in each
case, as required by law, one dollar and fifty cents; for admin.
istering oath, other than on trial of cause, proof of service on
Sheriff's return, oath to jurors, or by order of Court, twelve and
a half cents ; for taking and filing bonds in attachment, trover,
or in other case, one dollar; for signing and sealing commission
to examine witnesses, seventy-five cents; exemplification of pro.
ceedings, or other office copy, per copy sheet of ninety words,
nine cents ; recording plat of land under order of sane, or copy.
ing same, fifty cents; rule of survey, fifty cents; each official
certificate unde- seal of Court, not herein specified, fifty cents.;
issuing writ of attachment for contempt, or other special writ,

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