Clerks' fees.

Pounds of Tobacco.

For every order to a witness for attendance, to be
charged to the party against whom such order
goes,

10

Which said several fees herein before expressed, shall be charged to the party at whose instance the business shall be performed, except where it is otherwise directed. And that the fees herein after mentioned, and allowed to the secretary, shall be charged to the several counties respectively, for whose service the business. shall be performed; and shall be, by the justices, levied on the inhabitants thereof: (that is to say,)

160

Pounds of Tobacco.
For a commission of the peace, and dedimus, to ad-
minister the oaths, and recording the same,
For a commission of oyer and terminer, and dedi-
mus, to administer the oaths; to be repaid the
county by the public,

For a writ for election of burgesses,
For filing an inquisition, on view of a dead body,
and recording the same; which shall be repaid
the county, out of the estate of the deceased, if
the same be sufficient,

To the County Court Clerks.

100

350

50

Pounds of Tobacco.

For recording deeds of lease and release, for con-
veying or settling lands only, or together, with
slaves and personal estate; bond to perform co-
venants; certificate of the proof or acknowledge-
ment, as the case is, and all matters relating
thereto,

For a copy thereof,

For recording every deed of feoffment, or bargain
and sale, or other single deed, for conveying or
settling lands and tenements only, or together
with slaves and personal estate; bond to per-
form covenants; certificate of the proof or ac-
knowledgement, as the case is, and all matters
relating thereto.
For a copy thereof,

For issuing and recording a commission, to take

150

55

100

40

Pounds of Tobacco,

the acknowledgement and privy examination of a feme covert, with a certificate of the commissioners, if such commission be required,

For a copy thereof,

For recording a patent,

For a copy thereof,

For recording a deed for land from the proprietors of the Northern Neck,

For recording a deed concerning slaves, or any personal matter or thing only, with the certificate of its proof or acknowledgement,

For a copy thereof,

For recording a letter of attorney,

For a certificate of the proof or acknowledgment thereof,

For a copy of a letter of attorney, with such certificate,

For recording a bond, with condition, other than for the performance of covenants, in deeds of conveyance or settlement of land,

40

20

50

25

40

40

30

30

10,

25

20

For a copy of a bond with condition, other than an ap

peal bond the same.

For a copy of any other obligation, or promisory

note,

For the probation of any will or testament, and re-
cording it; entring the order or orders for ap-
praising the estate; recording the inventory;
and for any other matter concerning the same:
Or for a commission of administration of the
goods of any person dying intestate; for entring
the order or orders for appraisement; recording
the inventory; and for any other matter con-
cerning the same, where the appraisement doth
not amount to above ten pounds.
Where the appraisement exceeds that value, and is
under one hundred pounds,

10

50

150

And where it shall exceed one hundred pounds, or there shall be no appraisement returned within twelve months,

250

For a copy of a will, or inventory, if the original is contained in one sheet,

30

If the original is contained in more than one sheet, for a copy of every such sheet, besides the first, 20 For a copy of an act of assembly,

40

Pounds of Tobacco.

For recording the age of a servant or slave, adjudged in court,

For a certificate thereof if required,

For a certificate of any person's departure out of the county,

For attending a court for examination of criminals and trial of slaves, if a court is held for that purpose; to be paid by the county, and repaid by the public,

For a copy of a list of tithables taken by a justice
in his precinct,

For an ordinary license, and bond,
For a copy of the rates of Liquors,

For a marriage license, certificate, and bond,
For proving rights for land, produced at one time,
and belonging to one person, and certificate
thereof,

For every search for any thing, if a copy be not required, or the record read,

In Actions, or other Suits.

For every writ, other than such as are herein after particularly mentioned,

For a copy of any such writ,

For every writ of execution, or scire facias,

10

8

15

200

20

50

15

50

13

5

10

5

15

8

For a writ of attachment, in any action,
For recording the return thereof,

8

15

15

For an attachment granted by a justice of the
peace, returnable to court, and recording the re-
turn, and putting the same on the docket,
For every summons, to summon a garnishee on
such attachment,

20

10

For filing every bail bond, or entring the bail returned,

10

For docketing every cause, except by petition, to be charged but once,

For entring security for costs, for persons out of the country,

10

For entring the appearance of the defendant, or defendants, in any suit, except by petition, For entring an attorney, for each party,

Pounds of Tobacco. For every petition, declaration, or other pleadings, except in suits by petition, for debt, detinue, assumpsit, or trover, whether wrote by the clerk, or not,

For a copy of any declaration, special pleading, or demurrer,

10

10

3

For a copy of a plea, if the general issue, For every trial, swearing the jury and witnesses, filing all papers, and recording a general verdict, 40 For every trial, where there is a special verdict, or case agreed, and recording the same, For swearing the witnesses, in every other cause, where there is no jury, or case agreed, except by petition,

65

10

10

For filing the papers of each party, in every cause,
except by petition; and where there is a jury,
or case agreed,
For a copy of a special verdict, or case agreed, and
every thing therein set forth; or for making up a
full and complete record, for every thirty words.
For entring every judgment, or for a copy thereof, 10
For filing bill, answer, replication, and other plead-
ings, in chancery, for each,

For a copy thereof, for every thirty words,
For a commission to examine witnesses,
For attending, and writing the depositions taken
thereon, if required,

1

10

1

25

100

The same for attending, and writing depositions taken against inspectors before justices of the peace. For entring every decree in chancery,

15

For filing the depositions in any suit for each party, 5 For every deposition taken in court,

10

For a copy of a deposition,

10

For administering an oath in court, not relating to the trial of any cause there depending, and certifying the same,

10

For every recognizance in court,

10

For entring the order or orders in any cause in one court,

15

For entring every order for attendance of witnesses, 10 For a copy of any order,

10

For recording the report of a jury in the country,

surveyor, auditor or viewers,

20

For a copy thereof,

20

Rule in taxing costs.

For taxing a bill of costs, and copy thereof,

For a copy of an account,

Pounds of Tobacco.

For entring an appeal and taking bond to prose-
cute it,

For a copy of the bond,

For returning an appeal, and security, to the secre-
tary's office,

For the copy of the proceedings of the cause
wherein the appeal is granted, for every thirty
words,

For recording the acknowledgement of satisfacti-
on of a judgment,

For entring each order for a witness's attendance;
to be charged to the party, in whose behalf the
witness is summoned, and taxed in the bill of
costs, if such party recover.

For a copy thereof; to be taxed and charged in
like manner,

1

10

10

10

For an attachment thereon; to be charged to the par-
ty against whom such attachment shall be issued, 10
For the whole fee chargeable for every petition for
debt, detinue, assumpsit, or trover, and all the
proceedings therein, including a copy of the
judgment, and taxing costs if required; except
the respective fees for summoning witnesses,
entring attornies, for every order for continu-
ance, and for issuing execution, where any of
these matters happen.

For entring an attorney in such petitions; to be
paid by the party by whom such attorney is em-
ploied, and not to be taxed in the bill of costs,
For recording any thing not herein particularly
mentioned, or for a copy thereof, for every thir-
ty words,

For reading any order or record, half the fee, as
for a copy.

50

5

1

II. And, if any plaintiff or defendant, or his or her attorney, shall take out copies of his or her own declaration or pleadings, or of his or her own papers in any cause, or of any common order made in such cause, the charge of such copies shall not be allowed in the bill of costs, although such party recover: And where more attornies than one, shall be emploied in any cause, on one side, if such attornies take out more than one copy