An act establishing and regulating fees. 1766, 72, $73, 77 78 '79, '80 '82 SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, and 95, '98 99, by the authority thereof it is enacted, That the fees of the 1804, '12, several officers, for the services hereinafter mentioned, 22. be as follows, to wit: The justices of the supreme judicial court shall be allowed, For every writ granted out of term, For every bill of cost allowed, '13, '16 '21 Supreme 0 25 judicial The justices of the courts of common pleas shall be allowed, For the entry of every action or petition, court. 0 10 Common pleas. 1 00 For every special court called, if an answer be filed, and the justices meet, 3 0 But if no answer be filed, 1 0 For all copies, for every lawful page, For every petition to the general assembly, For making a certificate, and affixing the seal of the 0 12 0 10 State to any writing, wherein the State is not concerned, 0 75 For searching the records by the hour, 0 10 For allowing each bill of cost upon petitions to the general assembly, 0 10 Attorneygeneral. 1 50 The attorney-general shall be allowed, For every bill of indictment drawn and found by For discharge of every person on bond to the peace, 0 35 For every day's attendance on the general assembly The clerk of the house of representatives shall be allowed, For taxing a bill of cost upon petition to the general And in all other cases, the same fees as the clerks of the supreme judicial court. of repre0 12 sentatives. 0 10 judicial Clerks of supreme The clerks of the supreme judicial court shall be allowed, 0 25 court. For filing every reason of appeal, petition, motion, 0 4 For every interlocutory judgment, 0 10 For all copies for every lawful page, 0 10 For every action called, 0 8 For drawing and recording final judgment upon nihil dicit, 0 30 Where the general issue is pleaded, 0 40 And in all cases where there are further pleadings, 0 58 For swearing every witness, 0 4 For a writ of execution and indorsements, 0 25 For taxing and examining the bill of cost in every The clerks of the court of common pleas shall be allowed, For every original writ and seal, 0 6 For the entry of every action or petition, 0 13 For drawing and recording final judgment upon nihil dicit, 0 12 Where the general issue is pleaded, 0 20 And in all cases where there are further pleadings, 0 40 For all copies for every lawful page, 0 10 For every noli prosequi, discontinuance, non-suit, retraxit, nihil dicit, or default, 0 5 For a writ of execution and the indorsements, 0 25 For all other writs, other than summons for vouchers, 0 20 For every writ of summons to warrant, 0 50 For filing every declaration, plea, reason of appeal, motion or answer, 0 4 For every action called, 0 4 For entering a rule of court, 0 12 For every person summoned, And where the attorney becomes bound, the same fee. For every paper in a case, For searching the records by the hour, For taxing and examining the bill of cost in every case, 0 3 0 0 10 0 For swearing every witness, 0 8 For entering appearance, 0 3 For attending the court, by the day, 0 25 For recording every deputation or revocation thereof by the sheriff, 0 12 For acknowledging satisfaction of judgment upon record, 0 8 For recording return of partition, 1 0 The clerks of the general sessions of the peace shall be allowed, Clerks of For the entry of every indictment, 0 12 general For drawing and recording final judgment thereon, 0 50 For the discharge of every recognizance, In all other respects the same as the clerks of the Justices of the peace and wardens shall be allowed, 0 4 0 16 0 5 0 12 sessions. For judgment, For recording the same, or recognizance, 0 25 0 20 For a bond to the peace, or good behavior, 0 20 For an appeal bond, Ꮕ 10 For a writ of execution and indorsement, 0 16 For a bond or recognizance other than to the peace For a warrant of distress for collecting fines for 0 25 For entering a rule of court, 0 25 Courts of probate. The courts of probate shall be allowed, For the probate of every will granting letters testa- in For the filing of every will proved out of the State, 1 For every warrant of appraisement and swearing For receiving and allowing an inventory and swear- 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 0.25 If amounting to one hundred dollars and not exceed- 0 50 If over five hundred dollars and not exceeding one 1 0 For receiving and allowing an account of an ex- If over one thousand dollars, one tenth of one per 50 0 0 25 0 50 For granting a warrant for dividing real estate or 0 25 For receiving and allowing a division of real estate or assignment of dower, 0 50 To each decree of said court, other than aforesaid, 0 25 1 0 The town-clerks, clerks of the town-councils, and clerks of pro- Town bate shall be allowed, clerks. For entering a caveat against the probate of a will, or granting letters of administration, 0 6 For citation to the parties concerned, 0 16 For taking bond and granting letters of administration or testamentary, 0 50 For registering and copying for every lawful page, to be paid in advance if requested, 0 10 For receiving and filing a certificate of attachment of real estate, 0 10 For every summons or citation other than the above, 0 0 10 For recording every certificate of marriage and certifying the same, 0 12 For recording every birth or death, 0 6 For searching the records by the hour, 0 10 For a certificate acknowledging the inhabitancy of any person, 0 10 The public notaries shall be allowed, For drawing a protest and registering the same (except for some bank within this State,) 0 10 For swearing witnesses relative to the same, each, 0 5 Public notaries. 1 50 0 25 For noting a protest for any bank as aforesaid, 0 25 For extending and registering the same at the request of the holder, 0 50 The sheriffs shall be allowed, Sheriffs, For serving a writ, if not more than a mile from the place of appearance, 0 20 If more than a mile, 0 16 For his travel in serving any writ, summons, warrant, execution or process, per mile, 0 4 To be computed from the place of service to the place where the same is returnable; and if more |