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102-Witnesses' Feer.

UNITED STATES CONSULAR REGULATIONS

For each day's attendance upon court...

For each mile travelled in going to and returning from court

103-Crier's Feex.

Ou trial of every suit

104--Chitizen Associates' Fees,

For each day's attendance.....

105-Costs for Prevailing Party.

All necessary Court fees paid out.

106 - Consul's Fees.

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The following fees shall be allowed in arbitration proceedings: Where the amount in question is $500, or less

Where it exceeds $500, and up to $1,000...

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Where it exceeds $1,000, for each $1,000 or fraction thereof

In cases of libel, slander, and all proceedings not requiring money judgments

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In all arbitration proceedings judgment may be entered for costs, and execution issued thereon. For issuing a search warrant

For holding an inquest

Fees for inquests are payable out of the estate of the descendent.

107-Fees in Probate Matters.

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1.50

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5.00

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(1) The administrator shall present to the court a bill of particulars of the services rendered by him, and the

court shall allow him a reasonable compensation, to be determined by the court.

(2) The consul, wheu sal ried officer (drawing fixed compensation), shall not be allowed any fees in any judicial

proceeding whatsover appertaining to probate matters heard and decided by him as a consular court.

(3) If, in any case, a consul shall be appointed for any of the open ports of China and Japan, to whose office there is no fixed saliry, and whose compensation depends on collection of consular fees, and who is vested with judical authority (as the consuls who have fixed compensation) then such consul shall be allowed the following fees:

For passing on current reports of executor, administrator, or guardian

For passing ou final reports of same

For a final order of discharge

For hearing application for distribution of estates...

For making order of distribution

The clerk shall receive the following fees:

For a citation in administration

For preparing and administering the oath to an executor, administrator, or guardian

For issuing and recording letters of administration and guardian's certificate

For docket fee

For filing papers

For seal to letters of appointment of appraisers of estate...

For seal to letters of administration

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3.00

10.00

5.00

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5.00

5.00

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1.00

1.00

1.00

.25

1.00

1.00

For all other services, such as entering orders, copying and recording orders, etc., and such like acts, the clerk shall receive the same fees as are allowed under the general schedule for like services, and subject to such reasonable compensation as may be allowed by the consular court.

The marshal shall receive for any services rendered by him in matters of probate, the same fees that are

provided in the general schedule for services of the same nature. 108-Fees in Ministerial Court.

15.00

The fees of the court and its officers shall be the same as hereiubefore prescribed for the consular courts,

except in cases brought before said court upon appeal, in all of which cases a court fee shall be charged of In addition to which, the same fees as consuls are allowed to charge shall be allowed for the issuance, filing, etc., of all

papers and process, and also administering oaths, etc.

The fees of the clerk, marshal, interpreters, etc., in a ministerial court, shall be the same in appellate as in other cases.

UNITED STATES CONSULAR COURT REGULATION.

(EMBEZZLEMENT, VAGRANCY) APRIL 13, 1907. Whereas, defects and deficiencies exist in the laws to be enforced by the judicial authorities of the United States in China as regards embezzlement and vagran cy.

Now therefore, by virtue of the power vested in me by Section 4086 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, I, William Woodville Rockhill, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America at Peking, China, do hereby decree:

1. If any agent, attorney, clerk, or servant of a private person or co-partnership, or any officer, attorney, agent, clerk, or servant of any association or incorporated company, shall wrongfully convert to his own use, or fraudulently take, make away with, or secrete, with intent to convert to his own use, anything of value which shall come into his possession or under his care by virtue of his employment or office, whether the thing so converted be the property of his master or employer or that of any other person, co-partnership, association, or corporation, he shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more then ten years, or both.

2. All persons having no visible means of honest and reputable support, or who lead an idle and dissolute life; and all persons living by stealing or by trading in, bartering for, or buying, stolen property, shall be deemed and considered vagrants. and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not exceeding sixty days, or both.

American Legation,

Peking, China, April 13, 1907.

W. W. RoCKHILL.

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