FEES FOR THE CONSULAR COURTS OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CHINA
99-In Consular Court.
In all cases and estates where the amount in question is not more than $500
In all cases and estates where it is over $500
In all cases where no specific damages are sought the fee shall be $5 for minor and $15 for greater cases.
99-Clerk's Fees.
For issuing all writs, warrants, attachments, or other compulsory process
For docketing every suit commenced
For executions
For all summonses
For all subpoenas and notices
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For filing and entering every declaration, plea, or other paper For administering an oath or affirmation, except to an associate For taking an acknowledgement
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...$ 5,00 15.00
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1.60
100
1,00
50
25
10
10
For taking and certifying depositions to file (for each folio of 100 words): for the first 100 words, 50 cents; for
each succeeding folio...
per folio
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20
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25
For a copy of such deposition, furnished to a party on request,
For entering any return, rule, order, continuance, judgment, decrce, or recognizance, or drawing any bond, or
making any record, certificate, return, or report: for each folio
For a copy of any entry or of any paper ou file: for each folio...
The docket fee of $1, hereinbefore allowed, shall cover all charges for making dockets and indexes issuing tenire for associates, taxing costs, and all other services not specified herein, in all cases where the amount involved is $100 or less; wucre the amount involved exceeds $100 the clerk shall be allowed for the services specified in the foregoing paragraph, in all cases up to $500, inclusive, a fee of
In all cases involving more than $500 the clerk shall be allowed for like services
15
10
2.00
4
3,00
for causes where issue is joined but no testimony is given, tor causes, dismissed or discontinued, the clerk shall be
allowed, for like services, one-half of the above fees, respectively
For affixing the seal of the court to any instrument, when required For every search for any particular mortgage, or other lien
For searching the records of the court for judgments, decrees, or other instruments constituting a lien on any property and certifying the result of such search: for each person against whom such search is required to
be made
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20
15
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1.00
For receiving, keeping, and paying out money in pursuance of any statute or order of court, 1 centum of the
amount so received, kept, and paid. For travelling, made necessary by the duties of his office for going, 5 cents a mile, and 5 cents a mile for returning. All books in the clerk's office containing public records shall, during office hours, be open to the inspection of any
person desiring to examine the same without any fees or charge therefor.
In case of esclicat the clerk shall receive for publication to heirs
For service as escheator
For every office found
For recording proceedings of inquest, per folio
For an affidavit in attachment
For approving bond in attachment
For affidavit in distress c19es
2.00
1000
2.50
15
50
1.00
For allidavit in replevin cases
For approving replerin bond
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For atidavit in trials of right of property
50
50
1.00
Where bon is given in trial of right of property, for approving it
100-Marshal's Fees.
50
1.00
For apprehending a deserter and delivering him on board the vessel deserted from, to be paid by the vessel before
leaving port
For returning all notices, writs, attachments, warrants, and sunimonses, For each bail bond
For searching for the same, and, if not found, to be certified by the consul, and on his order to be paid by the ship 2.00 For serving any writ, warrant, attachment, or other compulsory process, each person... For serving summonses
5.00
$2.00
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1.00
each
.50
For levying execution
If over 35,000
If the amount exceeds $200
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For travelling fees in serving all processes, each mile
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On every commitment or discharge of Prisoner
For subpoenas, for each witness summoned
For returning subpæna
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For each day's attendance upon court
For advertising property for sale
For releasing property under execution by order of plaintiff
For selling property under execution, when the amount collected does not exceed 81,000 If over $1,000 and not exceeding $5,000
For making collections under $200, in cases where no adjudication has taken place
For serving every notice not heretofore provided for, in addition to the usual travelling fees...
If an execution be paid and satisfied while in the hands of the marshal, and after he has made a levy on property to satisfy the same, he shall receive one-half the fees fixed for selling property under execution or attachment. For executing a deed prepared by a party or his attorney
For drawing and executing a deed
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1.00
2.00
.50
.25
3.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
.5 per cent.
...3
per cent
..2 per cent
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...5 per cent
2 per cent.
.1
.50
For copies of writs or papers, furnished on request, per folio For every proclamation in admiralty....
1.00
5.00
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25
.30
For serving an attachment in rem, or a libel in admiralty
For the necessary expenses of keeping boats, vessels, or other property, attached or libelled in admiralty, a com-
pensation to be fixed by the court.
When the debt, or claim in admiralty, is settled by the parties, without a sale of the property, the marshal shall be entitled to a commission of 1 per cent. on the first $500 of the claim or decree, and one-half of 1 per cent. on the excess of any sum over 2500: Provided, that when the value of the property is less than the claim such commission shall be allowed on the appraised value thereof.
For sale of vessels, or other property, under process in admiralty, or under the order of a court of admiralty, and for receiving and paying over the money, 24 per cent. on any sum under $500, and 11 per cent. on the excess of any sum over $500.
101-Interpreter's Fees.
For each day's attendance upon court...
For making translations
If more than 200 words for each additional 100
2.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
* Demle substituted for the origina) scale, 15th March, 1890.