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Counsel's fees.

Attornies' fees.

For every warrant, order, report or certificate, or appointment of trustees upon the act relative to absconding or absent debtors, thirty-seven and an half cents,

A commissioner for taking every affidavit to be read in the supreme court, twelve and an half cents. Counsel's Fees in the Court of Errors and Supreme Court. For perusing and amending every special pleading and entry, one dollar and twenty-five cents.

Assisting on special motions, one dollar and twentyfive cents;

Attending the court of errors, to make or oppose a motion, one dollar and twenty-five cents.

Trial of a cause, or arguing a demurrer, or a special
verdict, or in error, three dollars and seventy-five
cents; but no costs shall be taxed for counsel in any
cause but where counsel is actually employed, and
then only for one counsel.

Attornies' Fees in the Court of Errors and Supreme Court.
For a retaining fee, three dollars and sixty-two and an

half cents; but where several suits are brought upon
one bond, note or bill of exchange, no more than
one retaining fee shall be allowed, nor shall any
retaining fee be allowed in any suit upon a bail
bond, or to the defendant's attorney, upon con-
fessing judgment on a bond by virtue of a war-
rant of attorney.

Drawing a copy of a warrant of attorney, twelve and an half cents.

Every term, a term fee of sixty-two and an half cents;

but no more than three to be allowed in any cause. Drawing all process and returns, admissions of guardians or next friends, all recognizances of bail, pleadings, adjournments, suggestions, special verdicts, demurrers to evidence, and other necessary entries, records, bonds to prosecute, and affidavits, nineteen cents for each sheet containing seventytwo words; but no record, writ, return, pleading, bond, covenant, or other writing, to be inserted verbatim or in hæc verba shall be computed as any part of such draft.

Engrossing the same, including parchment where used, and computing all records, writs, returns, pleadings, bonds, covenants and other writings inserted therein, twelve and an half cents for each sheet containing seventy-two words; except that for such engrossments as were formerly used to be made on paper there shall be allowed only six cents for each sheet.

For every necessary motion, sixty-two and an half cents;
but no motion to be allowed upon judgment by
confession by virtue of a warrant of attorney, when
no suit is brought, either for entering the action
or a rule to plead.

Every attendance before the court of errors in order
to make a motion, or to oppose a motion, sixty-{
two and an half cents.

Arguing every special motion, one dollar and twen-
ty-five cents.

A fee on trial, inquest or assessment of damages, by
the clerk, one dollar and fifty cents.

Drawing every posted, seventy-five cents.

Arguing demurrer, special verdict, or in error, three
dollars and seventy-five cents.

Drawing a brief and a copy or copies thereof, one dol-
lar and twelve and an half cents.

Drawing up a judgment, seventy-five cents.

Entering the judgment on the roll, thirty-seven and
an half cents.

Every notice, copy and service on the opposite party,
or his attorney, twenty-five cents.

Copy and service of notice of trial on the clerk, twen-
ty-five cents.

Making a note of the issue for the judges, to be served

on the clerk, with a copy of the notice of trial, and
for copy and service, thirty-s
y-seven and an half cents.
Attendance on balloting or striking a jury, or both,
sixty-two and an half cents.

Attendance on examining a witness out of court, twen-
ty-five cents.

Attendance on taxing a bill of costs, twenty-five cents.
Serving a certified copy of a rule, or a copy of a de-
claration with a certified copy of a rule to plead,
nineteen cents.

Copy of a bill of costs to be taxed, delivered to the
opposite party or his attorney, if before issue join-
ed or judgment, thirty-seven and an half cents;
if after, seventy-five cents; and no more than one
writ of execution shall be taxed in any case.

Fees of the Clerk of the Supreme Court in civi! Causes.
For sealing a writ, entering the same, filing the precipe,

Clerk's fees in and entering on the docket, twelve and an half cents. civil cafes. Filing a declaration or other pleading, twelve and an

half cents.

Entering an appearance or default, twelve and an
half cents.

Entering every rule, nineteen cents.

A certified copy of a rule when required, twelve and
an half cents.

Every report, of damages assessed by him, one dollar.

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For entering every nonsuit, nineteen cents.

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Calling and swearing every jury, twenty-five cents. Entering the return of a writ, and filing the writ, twelve and an half cents.

Filing a writ of error, habeas corpus or certiorari, with
the return thereof, twelve and an half cents.
Swearing each witness, six cents.

Swearing a constable to attend a jury, six cents.
Reading every writing given in evidence, twelve and

an half cents.

Filing every roll, twelve and an half cents.

Docketing a judgment, twenty-five cents.

Taking a verdict and entering the same in the minutes, nineteen cents.

Entering a judgment, nineteen cents.

Entering or filing a retraxit or discontinuance, twelve and an half cents.

Drawing and engrossing exemplifications of records, for each sheet containing seventy-two words, twelve and an half cents.

Copies of records and pleadings, for each sheet containing seventy-two words, nine cents.

Attending and striking a special jury and delivering a copy of the panel to each party, seventy-five cents. Copies of records to be returned upon writs of error, for each sheet containing seventy-two words, twelve and an half cents.

Filing an affidavit or other paper, on request, nine

cents.

Entering satisfaction on record, nineteen cents.

Searching the records in any one year, twelve and

an half cents; and for every other year in which search is made, three cents.

Searching for a judgment, six cents for every term in which such search is made.

Entering confession of lease, entry and ouster, nine

teen cents.

Reading and entering a postea, twenty-five cents.

Swearing each witness to a will, twelve and an half

cents.

Drawing the proof of wills and codicils, nineteen

cents for each sheet containing seventy-two words. Recording a will or codicil, and the proof as by law directed, nineteen cents for each sheet containing one hundred and twenty-eight words; and for copies thereof when required, twelve and an half cents for every sheet containing one hundred and twenty-eight words.

Examining and signing a note of a fine, twelve and an half cents.

Examining and signing the indentures of a fine, thirty-seven and an half cents.

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For making, entering and indorsing each proclamation
of a fine, thirty-seven and an half cents.

Attending and examining the enrolment of the seve-
eral parts of a fine, sixty-two and an half cents.
Examining, signing and affixing the seal to the ex-
emplification of a fine or recovery, sixty-two and
an half cents.

Signing a judgment twenty-five cents; and taxing
every bill of costs, fifty cents.

Fees of the Clerk of the Supreme Court in criminal Causes,
not capital, where the Service is done at the Request of
the Defendant; but no Fees to be allowed in any other Cases.
For entering an appearance, twelve and an half cents.

Clerk's fees in criminal

Entering the discharge of a person upon bail, twelve cafes not cap
and an half cents.

Entering an imparlance, twelve and an half cents.
Entering or filing a plea, twelve and an half cents.
Reading a record or other writing given in evidence,
twelve and an half cents.

Swearing a witness, six cents.

Respiting a recognizance, six cents.

Taking a recognizance in court, and entering thereof,
thirty-seven and an half cents.

Copies of all indictments, informations and pleadings
when required, for each sheet of seventy-two words,
nine cents.

Entering a relinquishment of a plea, twelve and an
half cents.

Entering a submission, twelve and an half cents.
Every subpana for witnesses, twenty-eight cents.
Entering an order or rule of court, nineteen cents.
A copy of an order or rule of court, twelve and an
half cents.

Taking and entering verdict when for the defend-
ant, nineteen cents.

Taking and copying a special verdict, for each sheet
containing seventy-two words, nineteen cents.
Entering a judgment for the defendant, twenty-five

cents.

Reading and entering the allowance of a pardon, or
a warrant of nolo prosequi, or cessat processus, thir-
ty-seven and an half cents.

Fees of the respective Clerks of the Circuit Courts and Sit

tings.

For entering in the judge's book every cause noticed for trial, twenty-five cents.

Filing every nisi prius récord, twelve and an half

cents.

Entering every rule, nineteen cents.

A copy of a rule, twelve and an half cents.

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Fees of the

clerks of the circuits and

fittings.

Fees of the

clerk of the circuit court

in the oyer and terminer and general gaol delivery.

For entering confession of lease, entry and ouster, nine

teen cents.

Calling and swearing a jury, twenty-five cents,
Swearing each witness, six cents.

Swearing a constable to attend a jury, six cents.
Reading every deed and writing given in evidence,
twelve and an half cents.

Filing a plea or bill of exceptions, twelve and an half

cents.

Copies thereof, for each sheet containing seventytwo words, six cents.

Taking and entering a verdict, nineteen cents.

A certified copy of the minutes of a trial, twenty-five

cents.

Copies, if required, of original writings read in evi-
dence on the part of the defendant in cases of spe-
cial verdict, or demurrer to evidence, nine cents
for every sheet containing seventy-two words.
Entering every nonsuit, nineteen cents.
Entering every appearance or default, twelve and an
half cents; and two dollars and fifty cents in each
cause noticed for trial, and not countermanded in
due time, in lieu of all travelling charges.

Fees of the Clerk of each Circuit Court in the Oyer and Ter-
miner and General Gaol Delivery.

For entering an appearance, twelve and an half cents.
A subpana, twenty-five cents.

Entering an order or rule of court, twenty cents.
A copy of an order or rule of court, twelve and an
half cents.

Entering a nalo prosequi, or cessat processus, twenty

cents.

Reading and entering an allowance of a pardon, twenty-five cents.

Swearing a witness, six cents.

Reading every paper given in evidence, twelve and an half cents.

Respiting a recognizance, six cents.

Discharging a defendant by proclamation, twelve and an half cents.

Entering defendant's confession, twelve and an half

cents.

Entering or filing defendant's plea, twelve and an
half cents.

Entering an imparlance, twelve and an half cents.
Taking a recognizance, thirty-seven and an half cents.
Entering relinquishment of plea, twelve and an half

cents.

Taking and entering verdict when for the defendant, twenty cents.

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