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RULES OF SUPREME COURT IN CHINA

(3) At the appointed time the Registrar shall proceed to tax the costs according to the Rules and the Schedules of costs, setting down in the column reserved for that purpose against each item the amount (if any) which he disallows. At the conclusion of the taxation the dis- allowance column is to be added up, and the sum deducted from the original amount of the bill; the difference so obtained is the sum at which the bill is taxed. The Registrar shall make a Memorandum at the foot of the, bill as follows:-

Taxed at,

411

"A. B.,

Registrar."

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(4) All bills of costs are to be dated and entitled in the action to which they refer, and are to be distinguished as "plaintiff's costs or 26 defendant's costs as the case may be. They must be ruled on the right-hand side with double money columns, only one of which is to be filled up, the other being reserved for the entry by the Registrar of his disallowance.

witnesses.

243. The costs of witnesses, whether they have been examined or Costs of not, may be allowed though they have not been summoned, unless the Court otherwise orders. In such cases the Court shall give special directions as to the amounts to be allowed.

244. Money paid into Court on a judgment shall be appropriated Appropriation first in satisfaction of the Court fees and costs, and afterwards in satis- of moneys faction of the original demand.

paid into Court

rant against

245.-(1) Costs of warrants against the goods, whether executed Costs of war- or unexecuted or unproductive, shall be allowed against the party against goods. whose goods the warrant is issued, unless the Court shall otherwise direct.

(2) On the hearing of a judgment summons, where a warrant against the goods has been issued, the costs of such warrant shall not be allowed against the judgment debtor unless the Court is satisfied that there was a reasonable cause for issuing the warrant.

summons

246. The costs of a judgment summons shall not be allowed against No costs of the judgment debtor unless some order shall have been made thereon; judgment but where an order is made on a judgment summons the Court may, unless order in its discretion, allow the costs against the judgment debtor of any previous judgment summonses which have not been served through the judgment debtor having evaded service.

made.

or Costs of

247. Costs of warrants of commitment, whether executed unexecuted, shall be allowed against the defendant, unless the Court shall commitment otherwise order.

248. No possession fee shall be payable where an execution is paid Possession fee. out at the time of the levy; but if the officer shall necessarily remain in possession more than half-an-hour and the execution shall be paid out on the day of levy, the possession fee for that day shall be charged.

249. No appraisement is to be made until the fifth day of the Appraisement. Marshal holding possession of the goods under an execution unless where the goods are of a perishable nature, or are sold at the request of the party before the expiration of four days, or unless the goods are removed.

Practice.

250. Where any party changes his legal practitioner he shall give Change of legal- notice in writing of such change to the Registrar, stating the name and Practitioner. place of business of the new legal practitioner, and the Registrar shall

file the notice.