ORDINANCE No. 14 of 1856.
Fees and Costs.
valid and effectual; yet so far only as respects the jurisdiction in that behalf of the Court or Taxing Master making such decrees or decretal orders or allowances or certificates, and the personal liabilities of any member of the said Court, or of any such Taxing Master, for or in respect of the same.
12. Costs of procedure shall be recoverable by or on behalf of the Crown upon every judgment or decree at Law, in Equity, or in the Admiralty or Ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, whereby any real or personal estate or any forfeiture or money penalty shall have been adjudged to belong or awarded to the Crown. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 4 of 1857.]
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Costs payable to the Crown.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO WHICH THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE REFERS.
(See Ord. No. 3 of 1838, 13.)
COURT FEES.
$ cts.
For filing a bill or information, 4.00
For filing a claim, special case, caveat, supplemental statement, or statement for revivor, 1.00
For filing every attendable petition, 2.50
For filing every non-attendable petition, 0.75
For issuing every original or Judge's summons, 1.00
For issuing every other summons, 0.50
For issuing every warrant, 0.50
For entering every appearance, whether to a bill, summons, or claim, at the rate for every three defendants, or a broken number if less than three, 2.00
For sealing every writ in the nature of contempt process, 2.00
For sealing every other writ, or commission, 4.00
For resealing any writ, or commission, 1.00
For filing every set of interrogatories, whether for examination of parties or witnesses, 1.50
For filing every answer, or set of exceptions, 1.50
For entering or filing the duplicate of any record or proceeding, 1.00
For every amendment of the record, 2.00
For every witness examined in the office of the Registrar, per hour or broken hour (including oath, affirmation, or declaration), 1.50
For every witness examined by the Registrar elsewhere than in his office, per day, including as aforesaid, but besides expenses, 6.00
For taking every oath, affirmation, or declaration in other cases, 0.50
For taking the affidavit of any invalid deponent at his place of residence, including as aforesaid, but besides expenses, 4.00
For every witness examined out of the jurisdiction, per day, including as aforesaid, but besides expenses, 10.00
For filing every affidavit with or without exhibits annexed, 0.50
For every search made or inspection had for or of records or documents, per hour or broken hour, 1.00
For every office copy made, per folio, 0.15
For stamping or marking any other copy or duplicate, 1.00
For attending elsewhere than in the Supreme Court with record or to prove documents, per day, besides expenses, 2.00