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aws relating to the registry of deeds, may be registered in the ffice of the Registrar of Deeds for this Island; and such onveyance so registered, or a copy thereof, may be given in vidence, in any Court of law or equity in this Island, in like hanner with, and under the same rules and restrictions as ny other registered deed, and when so given in evidence, hall be deemed and taken to be evidence, that all the proeedings on which such conveyance is founded, were rightly ad and done.

XXXIX. And be it enacted, That no person acting under Fees to be nd by virtue of this Act, shall take or receive, directly or in- taken under lirectly, any greater or other fee or fees for his services than this Act. s or are mentioned and allowed in the schedule of fees to this Act annexed, such fees to be paid and received in the same urrency or description of money in which payments shall be made at the treasury.

SCHEDULE of fees to which this Act refers.

For every summons,

MASTER'S FEES.

£0 2 0

Master's fees.

Copies of all writings brought in before the master,
for each folio, containing one hundred words, 006
For every report or certificate made pursuant to a
hearing,

If report exceed six folios, for every additional folio
beyond that number,

For every recognizance prepared by him, per folio,
For an examination fee, each person examined,
For every exhibit signed by the master,

For every exemplification examined by two masters,
for each of the two masters,

For preparing and executing a conveyance of land, For every folio beyond ten, which the conveyance may contain,

0 10 6

01 0
010
03 0

010

030

1 3 4

0 1 6

For preparing an advertisement of sale of land, 050
For attending a public sale, when conveyance is to
be executed by him,

For examining and settling a conveyance to be exe-
cuted by another,

For swearing every witness,

For every bill of costs taxed, for every page of the

same,

Appointintg time and place for examination of each witness,

Taking down interrogatories and depositions, per folio,

1 3 4

0 11 8

0 1 0

020

0 1 6

010

Certifying the examination,

Swearing a party to an answer or other pleading,
For every attendance on summons to appear before
him,

For every recognizance acknowledged before him,

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MASTER EXTRAORDINARY'S FEES.

Master extra

ordinary's fees. The like fees as the master for the like services.

REGISTRAR'S FEES.

Registrar's fees.

For entering and drawing all orders and rules, per
folio,

Filing and entering every bill, answer, or other
pleading,

For filing every report or other paper,

Copies of all orders and reports, per folio,

For drawing, engrossing and copying, in cases not
otherwise provided for, the same fee as the soli-
citor, for the like services respectively.

£0 2 0

023

0 1 010

For the Registrar's hand to every copy of affidavit, 0 1 0
For every certificate,

For entering a cause for hearing, or setting down in

023

motion paper,

010

For every decree and dismission,

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Signing and sealing every writ or process,

016

6

026

For every paper read in evidence,

For preparing every subpoena, over and above sign-
ing and sealing,

COUNSEL'S FEES.

Counsel's fees. Retaining fee in each cause,

For perusing and signing every bill, answer, plea,
demurrer, or any other special pleading, inter-
rogatories, or exceptions,

For every motion of course,
For every special motion,
For arguing every plea, demurrer, or other special

argument, before the Court, and on the hearing
of the cause, fee at the discretion of the Court.
For attending the examination of, and examining
each witness, when examination is oral,
Counsel fees upon special matters, where their as-
sistance is necessary, and not otherwise provi-
ded for, at the discretion of the Court, on mas-
ter's certificate.

£100

100 0 10 0

015 0

050

SOLICITOR'S FEES.

Retaining fee in each cause,

For drawing every bill, answer, plea, demurrer, or any other writing, not otherwise provided for, per folio.

For every copy thereof. per folio,

Solicitor's fee for each term, only four allowed.
Attending in getting every petition answered,
Attending the Court on every common motion, when
actual attendance is given,

For the like attendance, on every special motion,
For copy of every order, per folio,

Serving the same,
Attending the Court upon every hearing, and upon
every argument where actual attendance is
given,

For abbreviating every bill, answer and all other
proceedings, per folio,

Attending the Registrar upon drawing every decretal order,

£0 15 0 Solicitor's fees.

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Attending the master to file any charge or discharge,

034

068

0 1 0

Attending on summons to proceed,

Serving all papers not otherwise provided for,
Postage actually incurred, to be allowed.

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS' FEES.

For taking a prisoner into custody,
Mileage, for each mile,

For serving every summons to attend a master,
Serving every subpoena to appear and answer or
other process on each defendant, not otherwise
provided for,

Poundage, the same allowance as on process at com

mon law, (except that no poundage be to be allowep, except in cases of moneys levied and paid over, under process of the Court,) the amount to be levied in addition to the sum directed to be paid or levied by such process.

SHERIFF'S FEES.

Serving every subpoena to appear and answer or
other process, not otherwise provided for,
Mileage, for each mile, to be computed as on process
at common law,

Poundage, the same as the sergeant-at-arms.
For every arrest under writ of attachment, or other
process,

£0 13 4 Sergeant-at-
arms' fees.
0 0 3
01 0

0 26

£0 2 6

004

0 5 0

Sheriff's fees.

NOTE.-In all cases, under the foregoing table, the folio is to be considered as containing one hundred words, and the fraction of a folio is to be reckoned as one folio, and that none of the above fees shall be taxed, unless the services, for which the same are charged, shall have been necessary and actually performed.

7 Vic., c. 7.

Repealed by 22 Vic. c. 8.

CAP. XV.

An Act to repeal an Act passed in the seventh year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled "An Act for regulating the size and quality of fish barrels and tierces, and the weight of fish made up therein, and for the appointment of fish inspectors; also, to regulate the inspection of pickled fish," and to make other provisions in lieu thereof.

Recited Acts repealed.

CAP. XVI.

An Act to consolidate and amend the several Acts relating to summary trespasses, and to repeal certain Acts therein mentioned.

BE

E it enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council and Assembly, That from and after the passing of this Act, the several Acts relating to trespasses hereinafter enumerated, shall be, and they are hereby repealed, that is to say: an Act passed in the sixteenth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled "An Act to prevent trespasses on Crown lands;" an Act passed in the twentieth year of the same reign, intituled "An Act for preventing trespasses by unruly horses, cattle and sheep, and for preventing the running of hogs at large through the town of Charlottetown;" an Act passed in the twentieth year of the same reign, intituled "An Act to prevent the cutting of pine and other trees without permission of the proprietor, and to prevent the cutting down and destroying of fences;" an Act passed in the thirtieth year of the same reign, intituled “An Act to prevent the malicious killing, wounding, or maiming of cattle;" an Act passed in the thirty-fifth year of the same reign, intituled "An Act to amend an Act made and passed in the twentieth year of His present Majesty's reign, intituled 'An Act to prevent trespasses by unruly horses, cattle and sheep, and for preventing the running of hogs at large through the town of Charlottetown;"" an Act passed in the thirtysixth year of the same reign, intituled "An Act to prevent

the robbing of gardens and orchards, potato and turnip fields, and throwing down of fences, and for amending an Act made and passed in the twentieth year of his present Majesty's reign, intituled An Act for preventing trespasses by unruly horses, cattle and sheep, and for preventing the running of hogs at large through the town of Charlottetown;"" an Act passed in the fiftieth year of the same reign, intituled "An Act to amend an Act intituled 'An Act to prevent the malicious killing, wounding and maiming of cattle,'" and so much of an Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled "An Act for continuing several laws near expiring," as relates to an Act passed in the fifth year of the reign of his said late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled "An Act for summary punishment in certain cases of persons wilfully or maliciously damaging, or committing trespasses on public or private property;" anA ct passed in the ninth year of the said last mentioned reign, intituled "An Act to continue and amend an Act of the fifth year of his present Majesty's reign, intituled 'An Act to prevent the running at large of boar pigs, and to restrain swine from going at large without rings;"" an Act passed in the third year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act to consolidate, amend and reduce into one Act, the several Acts of the General Assembly, relating to trespasses, and for other purposes therein mentioned;" an Act passed in the fifth year of the reign of his late Majesty, intituled "An Act to explain and amend the Act relating to trespasses;" an Act passed in the fifth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act to further explain and amend an Act passed in the third year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled An Act to consolidate, amend, and reduce into one Act, the several Acts of the General Assembly relating to trespasses, and for other purposes therein mentioned;" an Act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An Act to provide for the summary punishment of persons trespassing upon Crown lands."

Penalty for occupying Crown license.

lands without,

II. And be it enacted, That from and after the publication hereof, all persons whosoever, who shall or may locate, settle or place any person or persons whomsoever, on any lands belonging to, or vested in the Crown, whether held in trust for any public purpose or otherwise, or who shall or may occupy any such lands in any manner without having first obtained a grant thereof, or license, or leave in writing for that purpose from the Lieutenant Governor or other person or persons authorized to grant the same, shall or may be prosecuted for the same, and shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twen- and mode of ty pounds, to be recovered in a summary manner in Her Ma- recovery of pe

Appropriation

nalty.

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