FEES FOR THE CONSULAR COURTS OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CHINA
98-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
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6,00 15.00
In all cases where no specific damages are sought the fee shall be $5 for minor and $15 for grenter onses.
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
For thing and entering every declaration, ples, or other paper
For administering an oath or affirmation, except to an associate
For taking an acknowledgement
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For taking and certifying depositions to file (for each folio of 100 words): for the first 100 words, 50 cents; for
each succeeding tolio ...
For a copy of such deposition, furnished to a party on request, per folio
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For entering any retura, rule, order, continuance, judgment, decree, or recognizance, or drawing any bond, or
misking any record, certificate, return, or report: for each folio For a copy of any entry or of any paper on file for each folio...
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The docket fee of $1, hereinbetore allowed, shall cover all charges for making dockets and indexes issuing venire for associates, taxing costs, and all other services not specified herein, in all cases where the amount involved is 8.00 or less; where 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
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15
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1,50
1.00
1.00
100-Marshal's Ferr.
Where bond is given in trial of right of property, for approving it
In all cases involving more than $500 the clerk shall be allowed for like services
for causes where issue 13 joined but no testimony is given, for 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
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For searching the records of the court for judgments, decrees, or other instrument 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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Fur receiving, keeping, and paying out money in pursuance of any statute or order of court, 1 per 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 destring to examine the same without any fees or charge therefor.
In case
esclient 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 cases
For affidavit in replerin cases
For approving repleria bond
For affidavit in trials of right of property
2.00
3.00
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1.00
2.00
10.00
2.50
16
50
1.00
50
60
1.00
50
For apprehending a deserter and delivering him on board the vessel deserted from, to be paid by the vessel before
leaving port
1.00
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
6.00
$2.00
1.00
.60
1.00
2.00
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.25
3.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
For returning all notices, writs, attachments, warrauts, and summonses, each For each bail bond
On every commitment or discharge of Prisoner
For subpænas, for each witness summoned
For returning subpœna
For each day's attendance upon court
For levying execution
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 $1,000
If over $1,000 and not exceeding $5,000
If over 85,000
For making collections under $200, in cases where no adjudication has taken place
If the amount exceeds $200
For travelling fees in serving all processes, each mile
For serving every notice not heretofore provided for, in addition to the usual travelling fees...
5 per cent.
...3 per cent ..2 per cent ...5 per cent
24 per cent.
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
For copies of writs or papers, furnished on request, per folio
For every proclamation în admiralty.....
For serving an attachment in rew, 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 le 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 suni over 3500. Provided, that when the value of the property is less than the claim such commission shall be allowed on the appraised value thereof.
For ale 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 1500, and 14 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
• Senin substituted for the original scale, 15th March, 1980.
.10
.50
1.00
5.00
25
.30
200
8.00
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2.00
1.00