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An Act to regulate the Fees of Constables in the City of Mobile. 1845 163 (1845)

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the same as there may be deli4iients; and each'dhitioiil --
hand so hired, shall receivefor his labornot- moiethnseypl
ty-five cents per day;for whic said .yerseer shall give an or
der on the treasurer of Iaid county, who shall pay the sagre
oin lpresentrientand deffiand.
See. 3. .nd be it furthei enacid, 'That heieaftr, it 'hill
be the duty of the treasurer of said ounitbilf t keep a selartid Duty of Tea.
account of all mondvs re:eived and piid, ott'by him, unei suir.
the provisions of tiis act; and to nake a return threof, aiini-
ally to the Commissioners' Court of said county.
Approved, 3d February, 1846.
[No. 195.]              AN ACT
To regulate the Fees of' onstables in the City of Mobile.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of.Repre-
sentatives of the State of ,Ilabama in Generat dssembly
convened, That in lieu of the fees now allowed by .lay, it
shall-be lawful for constables to demand and receive for ser-
vices to be rendered within the city of Mobile, the fees here-
inafter mentioned :
For serving summons in civil cases, seventy five cents:
For each search or States' warrant, one dollar:
For levying. an execution, seventy-five cents:
For carrying persons to jail, or releasement, fifty cents
For serving notice required by law, fifty cents.:
For serving capias, or bail warrant,one dollar:
For serving writs of seizure in admiralty, one dollar:
For monition, one dollar:
For making money on each execution, seventy-five cents:
For levying distress warrant, one dollar:
For taking bail and.furnishing bond in all cases required by
law, one dollari
For summonu'g each witness, thirty cents;
For summoning jury for coroner, or' other purpose, two
dollars:
For levying attachment, seventy-five cents
For whipping slave, to be paid by the owner, one dollar:
For attending and serving as bailiff in court for each day,
one dollar and fifty cents :
For keeping property levied on, such sum as the justice be-
lieves just and reasonable, out of the money in the hand of
said constables, arising from the sale of said property, or re-
ceived by reason of said levy:
For arresting deserting seamen, the same as is now allowed
by law.
Approved, 3ist January, 1846.

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