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him for trespass or other injuries attended with force, or for any malicious injury to the person, health, liberty or reputa'tion of the plaintiff in the suit, and whether the cause of action accrued before the fifteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine.

SEC. 55. Every sheriff, deputy sheriff and town sergeant, charged with the service of any execution issued by either of said courts, for twenty dollars or upwards, debt or damages, shall levy, collect, receive and pay over, interest on the same debt or damages, from the date so entered on the margin, up to the time of its discharge by him.

SEC. 56. Every judgment shall be entered as of the last day of the term in which it is rendered, unless there is an express order of the court for the entry thereof on some other day; in which case the day shall be noted by the clerk on his docket.

SEC. 57. Executions, original or alias, may be issued at any time within six years from the rendition of the judgment originally, or from the return day of the last execution.

SEC. 58. The supreme court and courts of common pleas shall have power to divide or apportion between the parties in a suit pending, the fees of surveyors and other persons performing services therein by direction of the court.

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It is enacted by the General Assembly, as follows:

SECTION 1. The fees of the several officers herein after named, for the services herein after enumerated, shall be as follows:

For

Justices of the Supreme Court.

every writ granted out of term, For examining every bill of costs,

$0 25 10

For every judgment, order or decree on any petition,
or in any cause in equity, made in vacation, by a
single justice,
For every mile's travel from the residence of the jus-
tice to the clerk's office or place of hearing,
To be paid, in the first instance, by the applicant
for the same, and to be taxed in the bill of costs
in the cause.

For examining every applicant for relief under the
act entitled "An act for the relief of poor persons
imprisoned for debt,"

Courts of Common Pleas and the Justices thereof.

$1.00

08

50

For the entry of every action, petition and complaint, 1 00 For the entry of every special court action, if answer

be filed and the justices meet,

But if no answer be filed,

For examining every applicant for relief under the act entitled "An act for the relief of poor persons imprisoned for debt,"

3.00

1.00

For examining and allowing every bill of costs,
For receiving complaint against any turnpike road,
and issuing notice thereon,

1.00

For every day spent in examining a turnpike road,
To be paid by complainant in the first instance.

2.00

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50

10

The Secretary of State.

For receiving and allowing a bond,

For all copies, for every page of two hundred words,
For searching records, by the hour,

For making a certificate and affixing seal of the state where the state is not a party,

1.00

For examining and allowing every bill of costs on petitions to the general assembly,

For each petition entered in the senate,

For each petition filed in the office,

For the continuance of every petition, each term,

For recording votes on petitions, for every page of two

hundred words,

For every citation or notice,

For every writ of execution issued by him,

25

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The Attorney General.

For every indictment drawn which shall be found by the grand jury,

1 50

For the argument of every indictment within the exclusive jurisdiction of the supreme court, in which issue is joined in law or in fact,

For the argument of every other indictment in which issue is joined in law or in fact,

For attending the general assembly, the supreme courts and the courts of common pleas, by the day,

$5.00

4.00

1.00

Clerks of the Supreme Court.

For the entry of every writ, action or petition,

For all copies of every lawful page of two hundred

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For attending the court, by the day,

For subpoena in equity,

For writ and rule to referees,

For acknowledging satisfaction of judgment upon re

cord,

For taxing and examining every bill of costs,

For recording return of partition, for every page of two hundred words,

For all civil actions, if disposed of the first term,
For every continuance,

2.00

1 50

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10

10

50

75

10

10

For all suits in equity, same as in civil actions, with the addition of ten cents for recording every page of two hundred words.

For all petitions, except for the benefit of the insolvent act, if disposed of the first term,

2.00

For every continuance,

1.00

For indictment, within the exclusive jurisdiction of the supreme court, if disposed of the first term,

6 00

For every continuance,

2 50

For every other indictment, if disposed of the first term,
For every continuance,

4 00 2.00

For every petition for the benefit of the insolvent act, if disposed of the first term,

For every continuance,

For every recognizance, if disposed of the first term,
For every continuance,

Clerks of Courts of Common Pleas.

For every nil dicit,

For every answered action, if disposed of the first term,
For every continuance,

1 50

50

1.00

50

75

1 25

1. 00

For every appeal, if disposed of the first term,

For every continuance,

$1.25 1.00

For every petition, if disposed of the first term,

1 25

For every continuance,

1.00

For every indictment, if disposed of the first term,

3.00

For every continuance,

2.00

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For every recognizance, if disposed of the first term,
For every continuance,

For certified copies, for every page of two hundred words,
For searching the records, by the hour,

For every writ of execution,

For every other writ, other than a summons to voucher,

50

10 10

25

15

For every summons to voucher,

50

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For recording partition, for every page of two hundred words,

10

For recording deputations and revocations of deputations, by the sheriff, for every page of two hundred words,

Justices of the Peace.

For rendering judgment in any civil case in which no
answer is filed, and no appearance of the defendant
entered, and for recording the judgment,
For trial of every civil case and recording judgment,
For examination of any person accused of a crime be-
yond the jurisdiction of a justice to determine, ex-
cluding mittimus or recognizance,

If more than one day is employed, for every day after
the first,

For trial of any person accused of crime within the jurisdiction of a justice, excluding mittimus,

If more than one day is employed, for every day after the first,

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No additional fee to be charged or taken if more than one person is included in the same process, if all be tried or examined at the same time.

For every writ of execution,

For every mittimus in a criminal case,

25

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16

For every recognizance taken for the appearance of a party or witness at a higher court, and recording the same,

30

For entering a rule of court, issuing commission, receiving report and recording same,

For every appeal bond,

For all copies, for every page of two hundred words, For taking the acknowledgment to any instrument of one or more persons at the same time,

For engaging every officer,

For examining every applicant for relief under the act entitled "an act for the relief of poor persons imprisoned for debt,”

For every warrant issued not served, to be paid by complainant in cases where recognizance is given to prosecute,

For every writ in a civil case upon which no judgment is rendered,

Fees for taking depositions by any officer, for every
page of two hundred words,

For every mile's travel to the place of caption,
For every hour necessarily employed,

Courts of Probate.

For the probate of every will, granting letters testamentary thereon, and allowing bond of executor to return an inventory,

For the probate of every will, granting letters testa-
mentary thereon, and allowing bond of executor to
pay debts and legacies: in addition to the foregoing
the same per cent. on the amount of the personal
property of the testator as would be payable if an
inventory had been returned: such amount to be
ascertained by the examination of the executor un-
der oath.

For the filing of every will proved out of the state,
For granting letters of administration on an intestate
estate and allowing bond of the administrator,
For every warrant to appraisers, and engaging ap-
praisers,

For receiving and allowing an inventory, and en-
gaging the executor, administrator or guardian ex-
hibiting the same, when the amount thereof shall
be less than one hundred dollars,

If amounting to one hundred dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars,

If amounting to five hundred dollars and not exceeding one thousand dollars,

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