CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 301

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2.00

3.00

0,50

1,00

22,04

50.00

1.00

1.00

For every Caveat filed,

1,00

For every Commission of Appraisement,

1.00

For filing and entering Bond by Administrator,

For granting Probate or Letters of Administration,

1.00

5,00

For every Certificate by the Registrar or other Officer of Accounts and In-

2.00

For every order of Court or Judge,

Every Exemplification of Will,-per Folio,

Swearing Party to the Truth of Account or Inventory,

For every subsequent $100 or Fractional Part thereof,

ventories being filed, where the Sum realised shall amount to $200,

2.00

1.00

1.00

1,00

NOTE. No Fees payable where the Estate is sworn to be under $200.

1.00

SHERIFF'S FEES.

For discharging every Defendant by desire of Plaintiff,

For Service of every Writ of Sammons, Subpoena, Citation, or Order, For every Arrest on Civil Process,

1.00

5.00

For conveying Defendant to Gaol from Place of Arrest,-per Mile,

For releasing Property taken in Execution at the desire of Plaintiff, For drawing and taking Bail Bond where only one Defendant, Where more than one,-each Defendant,

0.50

5.00

2.00

Escape Warrant,

Warrant to apprehend an Insolvent,

For every Receipt granted by the Registrar, when demanded, For affixing the Seal of the Court to any Process during Court Hours,

After Court Hours,

For every Transcript of Record, where the same shall not exceed 30 Folios, Each Folio beyond 50 Folios,

ECCLESIASTICAL FEES.

BY THE PROCTORS.

For drawing and copying Affidavit, Petition, and other Documents, Attend-

ances, &c., the saine Fees as in Actions at Law.

BY THE REGISTRAR.

For filing and entering Petition for Probate or Letters of Administration, &e., 1.00 Sweating Petitioner to the Truth of Petition,

For every Citation,

Writing Letter for Payment of Debt, Service and Copy,

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Fair Copy of the like and all other Documents, per Folio,

Attending to deliver same,

Drawing Rule to Plead,

Demand of Plea,

Copy and Service,

Notice of Trial,

Copy and Service,

Entering Issue on Roll,

Attending thereon

Warrant and Docket, ...

Attending to pass Record,

Copy particulars to annex to Record, Venire and Attending to Issue, ... Distringas

do.

Attending for Return,

Attending to enter Cause for Trial, Drawing Subpoena,

Copy and Service (each Witness,}

Instructions for Brief,

IL

Attending Counsel in Court, cause not tried,

Do.

do.

cause tried,

Drawing and Engrossing Postea,

Entering Interlocutory Judgment,

Do. Final Judgment, Attending thereon,

ATTORNEY'S FEES.

$ 1.00

1.00

2,00

Instructions to Sue or Defend,

Warrant to Sue or Defend, ...

0.50

Summons and attending to Issue,

3.00

Copy for and service on each Defendant,

1.50

Searching for, or entering Appearance,...

1.00

++

Drawing Pleadings, Statements, Accounts for Clients, Petitions, Cases, Affidavits, Proceedings in Court, Bill of Costa, Briefs, &c., &c., for the first Folio,

1.00

Every subsequent Folio,

0.50

0.25

Engrossing the like, per Folio,

0,25

Drawing and Copy particulars of Demand,

1.50

1.00

1,00

0.50

1.00

0.50

1.00

1.00

1.00

1,50

1.00

1.00

1.50

2.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

4.00

3.00

6.00

2.50

1.50

2.00

1.00

Attending to deliver Bill of Costs,

1.00

++.

1.00

1.50

Notice to Tax Copy and Service,

For every Arrest or Seizure in Execution, 5 per cent to be charged on the

0.50

For filing Bail Bond,

For receiving Money upon Deposit, and paying same into Court,

first $500; and 24 per cent on every $100 or Fractional Part thereof above $500.

Attending to Tax,

2.00

2.00

Attending Counsel, when necessary,

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Do.

2.00

For each Action after the first,

Searching Office for Detainers,

Do.

Do.

For Assignment of Bail or other Bond,

For Return to any Writ of Habeas Corpus,--if one Action,

For each Man left in possession, if boarded, per diem,

On Writs of Inquiry,

On lodging Writ for entering Cause and Warrant for summoning Jury, Sheriff for presiding,

1.00

Officers of Court, Sheriff or Deputy, where not otherwise charged, 1.00 Do. Court or Judge at Chambers in support of or opposition to motion,

summons, &c., &c., where no Counsel employed,

4.00

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Do.

do.

1.50

3.00

1.00

do.

if Counsel employed, Attending Court on motion by Counsel including notice and motion paper to

Registrar, Do.

2,00

INL

...

2.00

0,50

+++

Not boarded,

1.00

and conducting the trial of any suit, action, or prosecution (if no Counsel employed,)

12.00

P

3.00

Do.

before arbitrator at per hour,

1,50

Do.

Client in Solicitor's office, when necessary,.

1.00

Do.

the like out of office at Client's request in writing within the limits of Victoria, ...

2.00

4.00

Beyond these limits,

***

1.00

Bailiff for summoning Jury and Attendance in Court,

If Inquiry held at Office of Sheriff,

For drawing and engrossing Inquisition,-per Folio,

For returning Inquisition,

Summons for Attendance of Witness,

In Replerin.

For every Replevin Bond, where the Value of the Property replevined shalt

not exceed $100,

2.00

For every $100 or Fractional Fart thereof above the first $100,

1.00

Precept to Bailiff,

1.00

Notice for Service on Defendant,

0.50

Bailiff for summoning Parties and delivering Goods to Tenant,

2.00

10.00

1.00

For every necessary letter written upon matters in dispute between the parties,

including copy to be kept by Attorney, Discharge to Sheriff, including service and copy,

1.00

1.00

5.00

0,50

+

Notices of all proceedings by Attorney, &c., on opponent, including copy to

keep,

1.00

1.00

Service of do., ...

0.50

1.00

Fee to cach Attorney or Agent, when a cause is settled without going to trial, 1.50

For return to common venire,

Jury Process.

Do. to special,

The like for special Jury,

The like with a view,

***

...

The like on Distringas or Habeas Corpus for common Jury,

...

For each Warrant to Bailiff to summon common Juror and service, For attendance naming special Jury,

For each Warant to Bailiff to summon special Juror and service, Sheriff attending in Court,

1.00

2.00

3.00

4,00

5.00

0,50

10.00

1.00

5.00

Clerk faster.

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