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ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1856. 361


Fees and Costs.


valid and effectual ; yet so far only as respects the jurisdiction in that behalf of the
Court or Taxing Master making such decrees or decretal orders or allowances or certi
ficates, and the personal liabilities of any member of the said Court, or of any such
Taxing Master, for or in respect of the same.

12. Costs of procedure shall be recoverable by or on behalf of the Crown upon Costs payable
to the Crown.
every judgment or decree at Law, in Equity, or in the Admiralty or Ecclesiastical juris
diction of the Supreme Court, whereby any real or personal estate or any forfeiture or
money penalty shall have been adjudged to belong or awarded to the Crown . [ Repeal
ed by Ordinance No. 4 of 1857. ]




THE FIRST SCHEDULE TO WHICH THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE REFERS. (See Ord. No. 3of
1858 s. 13.)



COURT FEES. cts.
For filing a bill or information, 4.00
For filing a claim, special case, caveat, supplemental statement, or statement for revivor, .... 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 issuing every warrant, ………………………….. 0.50
For entering every appearance, whether to a bill, summons, 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, or commission, 4.00
For resealing any writ, or commission, .... 1.00
For filing every set of interrogatories, 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
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 by the Registrar elsewhere than in his office, per day, including as
aforesaid, but besides expenses, ………………. 6.00
For every witness examined out of the jurisdiction, per day, including as aforesaid, but besides
expenses,......... …………………….. …………………………….. *****... ............ ... 10.00
or taking the affidavit of any invalid deponent at his place of residence, including as aforesaid,
but besides expenses , …………………….. 4.00
For taking every oath, affirmation, or declaration in other cases,.. 0.50
For filing every affidavit with or without exhibits annexed , ......... ………... 0.50
For every search made or inspection had for or of records or documents, per hour or broken hour, 1.00
For every office copy made, per folio, ....... 0.15
For stamping or marking any other copy or duplicate,........... ………………... 1.00
For attending elsewhere than in the Supreme Court with record or to prove documents, per day,
besides expenses,………………… ..
……………… 2.00