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V. Nothing herein contained shall prevent a Client from binding himself by Special Contract under rial written Contracts. his hand with his Attorney or Solicitor, to pay or allow unto him any reasonable Sum of Money for any business done or to be done by the said Attorney or Solicitor for the said Client, albeit the said reasonable sum shall be of higher amount than the said Attorney or Solicitor under Sections Three and Four of this Ordinance would upon Taxation have been entitled to.
Such Contracts may
VI. Upon strict Proof made to the Taxing Master of any such Contract, it shall be his duty to give be allowed by the Tax-effect thereto, or to so much thereof as he shall esteem reasonable; and he shall make his Allocatur or ing-master.
Certificate accordingly.
Attendance.
Discretion as to Coun- VII. The allowance of Fees payable to Barristers for attending for the Plaintiff or Defendant before Fel's Fees in Summary the Summary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, or for any party in a Civil or Criminal Proceeding before Jurisdiction or Magis- any Magistrates or Justices in or out of Sessions, shall be discretionary with the said Court, Magistrates, or trates' Courts. Justices respectively, but in no case shall a greater Fee than Fifteen Dollars be allowed for any such VIII. It shall be the duty of an Attorney, if so required by his Client, to appear for him in Court and duct cases in Court conduct his case in person in any matter soever, whether Criminal or Civil, and in what Court soever, if upon Default of Coun- the said Attorney shall be unable. after Tender made by him to each of the Counsel belonging to the Hongkong Bar, of a proper fee according to the Third Schedule aforesaid, to procure the attendance of Counsel in the said matter..
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Attornies may con-
Translators' Fees
Rights of Paupers.
IX. The Court Fee of Twenty-five Cents per folio of the Original Document and no more shall be payable to a Translator of the Court for Translating and Copying any Document, whether at Law or in Equity or elsewhere.
X. Nothing herein contained shall prejudice Paupers in respect of their right of proceeding without Fee or Reward."
XI. All Decrees and Decretal Orders touching the payment of any Costs or Charges in Equity, and all Indemnity in Case of former Proceedings Allowances or Certificates thereof, and all Payments under their authority at any time made before the in Equity.
passing of this Ordinance, are hereby ordained to be valid and effectual; yet so far only as respects the Jurisdic- tion 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.
Costs payable to the Crown.
XII. 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 shail have been adjudged to belong or awarded to the Crown.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO WHICH THE FOREGOING ORDINANCe refers.
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COURT FEES.
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For filing a Bill or Information,
For filing a Claim, Special Case, Caveat, Supplemental Statement, or Statement for Revivor,
4.00
1.00
For filing every attendable Petition,
2,50
For filing every nonattendable Petition,
0.75
For issuing every Original or Judge's Summons,
1.00
For issuing every other Summons,
0.50
For issning every Warrant,
0.50
For entering every appearance, whether to a Bill, Summous, 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,
4.00
For filing every Set of Interogatories, 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
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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 out of the Jurisdiction, per day, including as aforesaid, but besides Expenses,
For every Witness examined by the Registrar elsewhere than in his Office, per day, including as aforesaid, but besides
Expenses,
6.00
10.00
For filing every Affidavit with or without Exhibits annexed,
For taking the Affidavit of any Invalid Deponent at his place of Residence, including as aforesaid, but besides Expenses, For taking every Oath, Affirmation, or Declaration in other Cases,
4.00
0.50
0.50
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For every Search made or Inspection had for or of Records or Documents, per hour or broken bour,
1.00
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For every Office Copy made, per folio,
0.08
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For Stamping or Marking any other Copy or Duplicate,
1.00
For
For every Certificate of the Taxing Master or of the Judge's Clerk (including Signing))
For attending elsewhere than in the Supreme Court with Record or to prove Documents, per day besides Expenses,
every Bill of Costs taxed, per Centüm,
2.00
10.00.
4.00
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For every other Certificate, including Signing,
1.00
For every Advertisement prepared and published besides the expense thereof,
2.00
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For eutering every Notice of Motion,
1.00
For entering or filing any Document not specified in this Schedule,
1.00
For every other Order in Chambers drawn up and entered,
For every Enrolment of a Decree or Decretal Order,
For every Interlocutory Order when not of Course, but relating to the conduct of a Suit or Matter drawn up and entered, For every Order of Court drawn up and entered,
For entering or setting down any Cause, Claim, Petition, or Special Case for hearing before the Court, including the hearing, For every Decree or Decretal Order drawn up and entered, including the Minutes thereof,
2.00
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4.00
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The second schedule tO WHICH THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE REFERS.
COUNSELS' FEES.
Retainer in any matter at Law in Equity or in the Ecclesiastical or Admiralty Jurisdiction, Perusing, Settling, Drawing, or Advising on any Pleadings or Evidence either at Law or in Equity, or any Deeds, Wills or Judgments or Papers according to the amount of Labour bestowed, such labour to be estimated not with reference solely to the Volume of the instructions or Draught, or the Time occupied, or the difficulty of the Case, or any other Circumstances in particular, but with a due regard to all the Circumstances of each Case,
16.00
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