For attendance before the judge when any order is made or act done, other than pronouncing a final decree,.

$ 1 00

Note.-The above fees shall include the entry of the decree or order in the minute book.

For taxing a bill of costs

If the bill does not exceed ten folios,

For every folio beyond ten, .

7. For Office Copies, Searches, etc.

For a copy of any document, for every folio (in ad

dition to the fee for sealing),

For search,

For a general search,

Note.-No search-fee is to be charged to a party to the action, while the action is pending, or for one year after its termination, or to any seaman.

II. BY THE ASSESSORS.

For each nautical or other assessor, whether at the examination of witnesses or at the trial of an action, or upon any assessment of damages, or taking of an account, according to the case, in the discretion of

the judge, per day,

From
To

5 00

25 00

Note. The above fees shall be paid to the registrar, for the assessors, and in the first instance by the party preferring the claim.

III. BY A COMMISSIONER TO EXAMINE WITNESSES. For administering any oath or declaration, For taking down and certifying the evidence of any witness examined before him, when the same is not taken down by a shorthand writer, for every folio,

20

20

IV. BY A COMMISSIONER TO TAKE BAIL.

For attending the execution of any bailbond, .
For taking any affidavit of justification, .

V.-BY THE MARSHAL OR SHERIFF.

For the service of a writ of summons or subpoena,
if served by the marshal or a sheriff,
For executing any warrant or attachment,
For keeping possession of any ship, goods, or ship
and goods (exclusive of any payments necessary
for the safe custody thereof), for each day, .

1 00

4 00

50

Note. -No fee shall be allowed to the marshal for the custody and possession of property under arrest, if it consists of money in a bank, or of goods stored in a bonded warehouse, or if it is in the custody of a custom house officer or other authorized person.

On release of any ship, goods, or person from arrest,
For attending the unlivery of cargo, for each day, .
For executing any commission of appraisement, sale,

or appraisement and sale, exclusive of the fees, if
any, paid to the appraiser and auctioneer,
For executing any other commission or instrument,
On the gross proceeds of any ship, or goods, etc.,
sold by order of the Court-

If not exceeding $400, .

For every additional $400, or part thereof,

2.00

8.00

4 00 4.00

Note. If the marshal, being duly qualified, acts as auctioneer, he shall be allowed a double fee on the gross proceeds.

For attendance at the trial of an action to be paid by

the party whose case is proceeding, per hour,

Calling each witness,

Note.

1 00 20

If the marshal or his officer is required to go any distance in execution of his duties, a reasonable sum may be allowed for travelling, boat-hire, or other necessary expenses in addition to the preceding fees, but not to exceed ten cents per mile travelled.

(This fee may be increased to a sum not exceeding $30 in the discretion of the judge.)

For preparing a writ of summons (to include attend-
ances in the registry for sealing the same), .
For bespeaking and extracting any warrant or other
instrument prepared in the registry (to include
attendances),

For serving a writ of summons or a subpoena,
For taking instructions for a statement of claim or
defence,

For drawing a statement of claim or defence, .
For taking instructions for any further pleading,
For drawing any further pleading, .

For drawing any other document, for every folio,
For fair-copying or engrossing any document, for
every folio,

For taking instructions for any affidavit (unless made by the solicitor or his clerk) or for interrogatories or answers, according to the nature or importance thereof,

2.00

2.50

1.00

1.00

4.00

4.00

1.00

2.00

20

10

For attendance at the trial for each day,

(From $ 4 00

To

For attendance at the delivery of judgment, if re

served,.

For attendance at the hearing of a reference to the

12 00

2.00

For any other necessary attendance before the judge, or in the registry, or on the marshal, or on the adverse party or solicitor, in the course of the action,

1 00

Note. Where more than one document can conveniently be filed, or one document can be filed and another bespoken, at the same time, the fee for one attendance only shall be allowed.

For any necessary letter to the adverse party,

50

For correcting the press, for every folio, .

For attending the taxation of any bill of costs, not

exceeding ten folios,

For every folio beyond ten,

VIII. BY COUNSEL.

Retaining fee, .

For settling any pleading, interrogatories, or ( From
answers, etc.,
For any necessary consultation in the course ( From
of the action,

For any motion, .

5.00

5.00

To

20.00

500

For the trial of a contested action, for the (From $15 00

For the hearing of a reference to the regis- (From

trar, for each day,

10 00 25.00

Note. Where the same practitioner acts as both counsel and solicitor, he may, for any proceeding in which a counsel's fee might be allowed, charge such fee in lieu of a solicitor's fee.

To

For taking down and transcribing the evidence, certifying the transcript, and transmitting the same to the registrar, and supplying three copies thereof to the registrar, per folio,

If for any reason the evidence is not required to be transcribed, for each hour occupied by the examination,

Such fees shall, in the first instance, be paid to the registrar for the shorthand writer by the party calling the witness.

If any such fee is not paid by the party liable therefor, it may be paid by any other party to the proceeding and allowed as a necessary disbursement in the cause, or the judge may make such order in respect of such evidence and the disposal of the action or proceeding as to him seems just.

20

1 50

Note. — If evidence is taken down by a shorthand writer, no fee for taking down and certifying to such evidence shall be allowed to the registrar missioner.

or com

place.

To witnesses residing over three miles from such

To witness residing not more than three miles from the place to which summoned, per day,

X.-BY WITNESSES.

100

1 25