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An Act concerning Fees. 1841 430 (1841)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0158 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF THE STATE

Trustees ap- That John M. Clayton, William W. Morris and Elias Naudain be,
pteh to   and they are hereby appointed trustees to preserve, repair and keep
of the ch  b up the said meeting-house and grave-yard in the town of Dover;
and that the entire custody of said mecting-house and grave-yard,
shall be for this purpose vested in them and their successors, to be
Trustees in- appointed as hereinafter mentioned. The said trustees shall be a
corporated, corporation, in law and in fact, with full power to sue and be sued,
&c.       plead and be impleaded in any court of law or equity, under the
Name.     name of The Trustees of the Presbyterian Meeting-house and
Grave-yard in the town of Dover. It shall be the duty of the
Duties.   said trustees, to apply all such funds as shall come to their
hands, for the use of the said house and grave-yard, towards
the repairing of the said house and keeping up the fences and
gates around said yard, and to the building of a sexton's house
Powers.   on the said property. They shall have power to make all con-
tracts which to them shall seem proper, for the protection, pre-
servation and repairing of the said house and yard with the appur-
tenances; to bring actions of trespass in the name of the said cor-
poration, and all other actions or suits for injuries done to the said
Wilful tres- property or any part thereof: and in every case when any person
pass, penalty. shall wilfully trespass upon the said property, or the graves of the
Voti.     dead in said yard, they shall recover double damages for such tres-
mng.   pass. The vote or act of a majority of the trustees shall govern:
vacancies, and in case of the death or resignation or refusal to serve of any
Power of re- of the said trustees, the remaining trustee or trustees may appoint
vocation re- successors to supply their places. The power to revoke or alter
served.   this act at pleasure, is hereby reserved to the Legislature.
Passed at Dover, February 22, 1841.
CHAPTER CCCLXVIII.
AN ACT concerning Fees.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That
the following shall hereafter be the rate of fees, for the services here-
inafter prescribed, that is to say:
Fees to Jus.            Justices of the Peace shall receive
tices of the For opening judgment for new trial, ten cents:
Peace.    For issuing notice for new trial, thirteen cents:
For entry of stay on account of freehold, ten cents:
For postponement of a case, on the application of either party, to
be paid by the party so applying, ten cents:
For transferring indentures, thirty cents:
For licenses to negroes to keep a gun, twenty-five cents.
Constables shall receive
Fees to Con.
stables.  For serving and making due return of a capias, fifty cents:

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