516 ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1862 .
Court of Summary Jurisdiction.
Bailiff's Fees.
Service of summons, subpoena, order or notice, .. $0.25
Putting into execution any order of Court,... .. 0.50
Attorney's Fees.
Hearing and Attendance, ...... . $ 10.00
Fees to be taken in all cases over $ 100, except those under section 12.
Filing and entering plaint and particulars of demand, . $ 1.00
Summons for defendant, and copy, 1.00
If more than one defendant, each additional copy, 0.25
Filing set-off or other defence, 0.50
Paying money into Court, 0.50
Subpoena and copy, each witness... 0.80
Hearing and adjudication where the sum sought to be recovered shall not exceed $200, ............... 1.00
Exceeding $200 and not exceeding $300, 2.00
"" 300 29 99 400, 3.00
99 400 99 99 500, 4.00
Every oath or declaration of party or witness, 0.25
Every reference to clerk or other officer of the Court, 1.00
Clerk's report , per folio, 0.50
Order for costs, decree, or dismissal, each, 1.00
Precept, ........ 2.50
Executing precept, decree, or order, where the sum to be recovered shall exceed $ 100 and not
exceed $250, ……………... 2.50
Exceeding $250 and not exceeding $500, 3.78
Receipt to clerk for money paid out of Court, 0.50
Any notice required during proceedings ......... 0.50
Copies of any proceedings, per folio, 0.15
Bailiffs' Fees.
For service of summons, subpoena, order, or notice, ..... .$0.50
For every arrest or execution, ...... 1.00
When left in possession, per diem, 1.00
Attorneys' Fees.
Upon every sum of $ 100 in dispute, ..... .. $3.00
Attendance at hearing, ******* 5.00
Note. Upon the Judge's certificate being granted, as provided for in section 18 the attorney of
the successful party shall recover the above fees from the opposite party : in this case the percentage
fee shall be calculated upon the sum recovered or successfully resisted.
[In force by Proclamation of 7th July, 1862, and from the same date : All
repealed by Ordinance No. 14 of 1873. ]
NOTE .-- For Rules of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction approved by the
Legislative Council 3rd June 1865, see Gazette of the 10th of the same month. And for
futher Rules approved as aforesaid on the 17th September 1872, see Gazette ofthe
21st ofthe same month.
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