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An act establishing and regulating fees.

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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,

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The justices of the courts of common pleas shall be allowed, For the entry of every action or petition,

court.

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Common pleas.

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For every special court called, if an answer be filed,

and the justices meet,

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But if no answer be filed,

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For all copies, for every lawful page,

For every petition to the general assembly,

For making a certificate, and affixing the seal of the

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State to any writing, wherein the State is not concerned,

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For searching the records by the hour,

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For allowing each bill of cost upon petitions to the general assembly,

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Attorneygeneral.

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The attorney-general shall be allowed,

For every bill of indictment drawn and found by
the grand jury,

For discharge of every person on bond to the peace, 0 35
For every cause argued to the court or jury, upon
issue joined in law or fact, on behalf of the State,
in criminal cases,

For every day's attendance on the general assembly
and courts, to be proved by a certificate from the
secretary and the respective clerks of the several
courts, and paid out of the general treasury,

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The clerk of the house of representatives shall be allowed,
For attending the general assembly by the day,
For the entry of every petition,

For taxing a bill of cost upon petition to the general
assembly,

And in all other cases, the same fees as the clerks of the supreme judicial court.

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The clerks of the supreme judicial court shall be allowed,
For the entry of every writ, action or petition,

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court.

For filing every reason of appeal, petition, motion,
plea or answer,

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For every interlocutory judgment,

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For all copies for every lawful page,

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For every action called,

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For drawing and recording final judgment upon

nihil dicit,

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Where the general issue is pleaded,

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And in all cases where there are further pleadings, 0 58

For swearing every witness,

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For a writ of execution and indorsements,

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The clerks of the court of common pleas shall be allowed, For every original writ and seal,

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For the entry of every action or petition,

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For drawing and recording final judgment upon

nihil dicit,

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Where the general issue is pleaded,

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And in all cases where there are further pleadings, 0 40

For all copies for every lawful page,

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For every noli prosequi, discontinuance, non-suit,

retraxit, nihil dicit, or default,

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For a writ of execution and the indorsements,

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For all other writs, other than summons for vouchers, 0 20

For every writ of summons to warrant,

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For filing every declaration, plea, reason of appeal, motion or answer,

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For every action called,

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For entering a rule of court,

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For every person summoned,

And where the attorney becomes bound, the same

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For every paper in a case,

For searching the records by the hour,

For taxing and examining the bill of cost in every

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For entering appearance,

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For attending the court, by the day,

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For recording every deputation or revocation thereof by the sheriff,

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For acknowledging satisfaction of judgment upon record,

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For recording return of partition,

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The clerks of the general sessions of the peace shall be allowed, Clerks of For the entry of every indictment,

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For drawing and recording final judgment thereon, 0 50

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For the discharge of every recognizance,
For a warrant for the peace, or good behavior,

In all other respects the same as the clerks of the
courts of common pleas, excepting that they shall
not be allowed compensation by the day.

Justices of the peace and wardens shall be allowed,
For every writ upon note or book account,
For every other original writ,

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For judgment,

For recording the same, or recognizance,

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For a bond to the peace, or good behavior,

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For an appeal bond,

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For a writ of execution and indorsement,

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For a bond or recognizance other than to the peace

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For a warrant of distress for collecting fines for
breaches of the militia law,

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For entering a rule of court,

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Courts of probate.

The courts of probate shall be allowed,

For the probate of every will granting letters testa-
mentary thereon and allowing the bond of the ex-
ecutor,

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For the filing of every will proved out of the State, 1
For granting letters of administration on every
testate estate and allowing the bond of the ad-
ministrator,

For every warrant of appraisement and swearing
the appraisers,

For receiving and allowing an inventory and swear-
ing the executor, administrator or guardian, exhi-
biting the same, when the amount thereof shall
be less than one hundred dollars,

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If amounting to one hundred dollars and not exceed-
ing five hundred dollars,

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If over five hundred dollars and not exceeding one
thousand dollars,

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For receiving and allowing an account of an ex-
ecutor, administrator or guardian, and swearing
the person or persons exhibiting the same,
For granting letters of guardianship over minors,
idiots, or persons non compos mentis, compre-
hending one or more,

If over one thousand dollars, one tenth of one per
cent. not exceeding in any case,

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For granting a warrant for dividing real estate or
assigning dower, and swearing persons appointed
thereon,

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For receiving and allowing a division of real estate or assignment of dower,

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To each decree of said court, other than aforesaid, 0 25
To the persons appointed to appraise and divide
estate or assign dower of persons deceased, each
by the day,

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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,

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For citation to the parties concerned,

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For taking bond and granting letters of administration or testamentary,

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For registering and copying for every lawful page, to be paid in advance if requested,

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For receiving and filing a certificate of attachment of real estate,

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For every summons or citation other than the above, 0
For a bond and letter of license for keeping tavern, 0 33
For drawing the probate of a will or allowance of
an inventory or an account,

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For recording every certificate of marriage and certifying the same,

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For recording every birth or death,

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For searching the records by the hour,

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For a certificate acknowledging the inhabitancy of any person,

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The public notaries shall be allowed,

For drawing a protest and registering the same (except for some bank within this State,)

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For swearing witnesses relative to the same, each, 0 5
For recording all instruments for every lawful page,
For taking the acknowledgement of any instrument
and affixing his seal,

Public notaries.

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For noting a protest for any bank as aforesaid,

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For extending and registering the same at the request of the holder,

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The sheriffs shall be allowed,

Sheriffs,

For serving a writ, if not more than a mile from the place of appearance,

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If more than a mile,

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For his travel in serving any writ, summons, warrant, execution or process, per mile,

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To be computed from the place of service to the place where the same is returnable; and if more

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