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On extracting any Warrant, Monition, Commission, Writ, or other Instrument Drawing Libel, Information, Plea, Claim, Affidavit, Act on Petition, Interrogatories, Answers, or any other Proceed-

ing whatever not herein specified, for every folio Fair Copying or Engrossing, for every folio

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For Consultation with Party for the purpose of taking instructions for the Libel, Information, Plea, Act on Petition,

or for any other important purpose, during the dependence of a Suit For Consultation with Counsel, if any such should be found requisite preparatory to the final hearing of a Cause, or

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otherwise For attendance on Counsel to fee him to peruse, settle, and sign any Information, Libel, Replication or other Plea, Claim, Affidavit, Act on Petition, Answers, Interrogatories, or other matter, or upon any other occasion that may arise on delivering Papers, and feeing Counsel

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NOTE.-Care should be taken not to increase the number of Attendances, or Consultations with Counsel, which ought only to

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For any necessary Attendance on the Registrar, or on the adverse Proctor during the Progress of a Cause to adjust any incidental point in the Suit, or on the Marshal to instruct him, as to the service of any Instrument, reporting Bail, &c. On all Office Copies of Depositions, &c., obtained from the Registrar, one-third of the actual sum paid at the

Registry is to be added for trouble of collating and extracting the same. For persuing and considering any Papers, Exhibits, or Documents furnished or introduced into a Cause by the adverse Party, or furnished by a Party to his own Proctor, for the purpose of being brought forward as Evidence in the Suit, if not exceeding twelve folios

For every additional twelve folios.

NOTE-These fees for perusing are, however, not to be charged, nor is any Charge of the kind to be made relative to the

original Papers found on board the Vessel, and annexed to the Seizor's Affidavit.

For attending Informations on the final hearing of a Cause, when it occupies only a short time, 13¿. 4d.; if a few

hours, £1, la; if a whole day, £2, 28.

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JOHN DODSON.

(Signed)

WM. ROTHERY.

H. B. SWABEY.

JOSEPH PHILLIMORE. STEPHEN LUSHINGTON.

No. 2.-IN CASES OF PROSECUTION AGAINST VESSELS CAPTURED ON THE GROUND OF BEING ENGAGED IN THE SLAVE TRADE.

BY THE JUDGE.

Fees in the progress of a Suit or Cause

For administering an Oath to a Witness or Party in a cause. Taking Bail, whether by one or more Persons. Decreeing Monition, Commission, Attachment, or any other Instrument; or for any Judicial Act done before or after the hearing of a Cause, and not otherwise mentioned herein

The above Fee of 28. to be taken by the Surrogate, whenever he performs the Duty.

On a Sentence or Interlocutory Decree

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Fees upon the Sealing of Instruments.

Monition, Commission, Decree, Restitution, or Attachment

Compulsory or Subpœna, or any Instrument not otherwise mentioned

For Drawing and Engrossing:

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BY THE REGISTRAR.

1. Fees on Instruments prepared by the Registrar.

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Monition, Commission, or Decree, whether of Unlivery, Appraisement, or Sale, or otherwise Writ or Instrument of Restitution

Compulsory or Subpœna against Witnesses

Writ of Attachment

If either of the preceding Instruments exceed in length ten folios, for every folio beyond Ten

NOTE--The folio mentioned throughout this Table of Fees must contain ninety words, reckoning each figure as a word. Should the Registrar be required to prepare any other Document, Instrument, or Matter whatsoever, not

specified in this Table, he will be entitled to the same charge as a Proctor, viz.

For Drawing, for every folio

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For fair Copying or Engrossing, for every folio

2. Fees on Documents not prepared by the Registrar, but by the Proctor, Solicitor, or Adrocale in a Cause. On filing Affidavit as to Ship's Papers, or any other Affidavit or protest of a Master or Mariners, without reference to

the Number of Persons making the same, or upon filing a Libel, if ordered by the Judge

3. Fees on taking the Examination of Witnesses.

On taking the Examination of every Witness on an Information, Libel, Interrogatories, or Plea, a fee of For each folio to which the Examination shall extend, if in English,

If by Interpretation (Interpreter included).

4. Fees on Office Copies of Papers or Proceedings.

For Office Copy of Sentence or Interlocutory Decree, certified under Seal For Office Copy of any Affidavit, Examination, or other Documents or Proceedings in a Cause, or Extract therefrom,

if under twelve folios

If exceeding twelve folios, for each folio beyond twelve

5. Fees on Translation of Papers,

Where Papers are translated, the Registrar should charge the Disbursement actually made to the Translator, with

an addition of one fourth, to compensate himself for such advance, trouble, &c.

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