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Coroners' fees.

Judge of Probate's fees.

Receiving a complaint and issuing a warrant in criminal cases-fifty cents.

Entering a complaint, in criminal prosecutions, swearing witnesses, rendering judgment and recording the same, examining, allowing, and taxing the costs and filing the papersseventy five cents.

Recognizing persons charged with crimes for their appearance at the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, or at the Supreme Judicial Court and for certifying and returning the same, with or without sureties-twenty five cents, to be paid by the person so recognizing.

For a mittimus for the commitment of any person on a criminal accusation-twenty five cents.

Recognizance of debt and recording-forty two cents; drawing rule and acknowledging the same-thirty three cents. Writ to remove a nuisance-thirty three cents.

CORONERS' FEES.

For serving a writ, summons or execution, and for collecting the monies due thereon, and for travel in returning precepts and inquisitions the same allowance, as is by this Act allowed to Sheriffs for similar services.

For a bail bond-twenty five cents; every trial where the Sheriff is concerned-twenty five cents; and the same for attending the Jury therein.

Granting a warrant and taking an inquisition on a dead body-one dollar; if more than one at the same time, and who came to their death by the same means-twenty cents for each one after the first.

Travel and expense for taking an inquisition-one dollar a day to each of the jurymen, for their travel, if above four miles out, three cents a mile each way; and for their services, seventy five cents per day, including time and expenses; the Constable for his attendance and expenses in summoning a Jury, ninety cents a day. And all the aforesaid charges of the inquisition shall be paid out of the county Treasury.

FEES OF JUDGES OF PROBATE.

For granting administration, where there is no litigation, fifty cents; and in other cases-one dollar.

Appointing or allowing guardians to minors-forty cents, in each case, except in cases where one guardian is appointed for more than one minor, when the Judge shall be entitled to five cents each, for all more than one minor.

A decree respecting the probate of a will or codicil, where the same is not contested-fifty cents; and in all other cases -one dollar.

Examining and allowing an inventory, swearing the execu tor or executors, administrator or administrators--twenty cents. Swearing appraisers of an estate-fifteen cents.

Examining and allowing accounts not exceeding two pagesforty cents; and for all above two pages, at the rate of fifteen cents each page.

A decree for settling an intestate estate-forty cents.
A citation-fifteen cents.

A summons for one or more witnesses-ten cents.

A quietus-twenty cents.

A warrant to appraise or divide estates-thirty cents.

Issuing a commission to receive and examine the claims of creditors when an estate is represented insolvent-twenty

cents.

An order of distribution-twenty cents.

Granting an appeal to the Supreme Court-twenty cents.
REGISTER OF PROBATE'S FEES.

For writing a bond and letter of administration-forty Register of

cents.

Writing a bond and letter of guardianship and making record thereof for one minor-sixty cents; and if for more than one minor for whom the same guardian is appointed at the same time, ten cents for each minor more than one.

Drawing a decree respecting the probate of a will or codicil-forty cents.

Writing a bond for the executor-twenty cents.

Writing a warrant to appraise the estate of a person deceased-twenty cents.

A warrant to divide an intestate estate among the heirs, writing a warrant to set off a widow's dower, or a warrant to receive and examine the claims on an insolvent estate-twenty

cents.

Entering the account of an executor, administrator or guardian and an allowance thereof, or for entering on an inventory the oath of an executor or administrator-fifteen cents. Drawing up a decree on the settlement or partition of an estate-twenty cents.

A quietus-twenty cents.

For drawing an order of distribution-twenty cents.
A citation-fifteen cents.

A summons for a witness or witnesses-ten cents.

Proportioning an insolvent estate among the creditors thereto, at the rate of fifty cents for every twelve creditors, every creditor's proportion being distinguished.

Recording any matter, at the rate of twelve cents each page, and the same for a copy of any paper.

A bond of appeal twenty cents; and no fee shall be demanded by the Register of Probate for taking from the files in his office, or transporting to the place of the sitting of the Probate Court, such papers as are necessary in the settlement of any estate or account in the said Court.

In the Circuit Court of Common Pleas.
JUSTICES' FEES.

Probate's Fees.

Fees of the

Justices of the
Circuit Court

For the entry of an action, including the taxing of the bill of Common of costs-eighty cents.

Pleas

Fees of the

Clerk of C. C.
C. Pleas.

And in every action where an issue in law or fact is joined, one dollar, in addition to the fee for entry: Provided however, That in every action pending in any Circuit Court of Common Pleas, within this State which shall be defaulted, without being submitted to a Jury or the writ read to them after an issue in fact be joined, the Justices of the said Court, the Clerk thereof, or the Attorney in such action shall receive or tax no other or greater fees, than they severally would have been entitled to receive and tax, had no such issue been joined. Granting an appeal and taking a recognizance of the principal and surety or sureties-twenty cents.

Proving a deed--twenty cents.

Surrender of a principal into Court by his bail--twenty

cents.

Granting a writ of protection--twenty-five cents.

Entering a petition and making an order thereon for the sale or partition of real estate, or for the location of public lots-seventy cents.

Accepting partition of real estate, or location on public lots-forty cents.

FEES OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Accepting a report of referees, where the acceptance thereof is contested, sixty cents; otherwise--thirty cents.

For the entry of every action, entering up and recording the judgment whether on a verdict, demurrer, nonsuit or default one dollar and twenty cents; of which sum the Clerk shall pay into the Treasury of his county forty cents, on or before the first day of January annually.

Acknowledging satisfaction of a judgment on the recordeight cents.

Entering an appeal, and recognizing principal and sureties-fifteen cents.

Copies, twelve cents a page. And in all actions appealed, the original depositions and other papers except the writ and officer's return thereon shall, after being certified by the Justice or Clerk, be carried up without leaving copies in the Court below. Continuing each cause to the next termtwelve cents.

Entering the surrender of a principal into Court, and making a record thereof-fifteen cents.

For entering a petition and order thereon for the partition or sale of real estate or location of public lots-twenty cents; and for recording such petition and order at the rate of twelve cents a page.

Entry of a rule of Court upon the parties' submitting a cause to referees--fifteen cents.

Proving a deed in Court, and certifying the same-twenty

cents.

Every blank writ of attachment, with a summons thereonfifteen cents.

Every blank writ of scire facias or original summons-fif

teen cents.

An original or alias writ of execution in personal matters, and filing the same when returned-twenty-five cents.

A writ of possession in real actions-forty cents.
A writ of protection or habeas corpus-twenty-five cents.
A subpœna for one or more witnesses-ten cents.
A duces tecum-twenty-five cents.

Each venire facias, for Jurymen to be paid out of the county Treasury-five cents.

Opening and filing a deposition-eight cents.

Entering an indictment, presentment, complaint or information, including the recording of the judgment of the Court therein, examining and casting the bill of costs and filing the papers-sixty-five cents.

Discharging a recognizance-ten cents.

Each warrant for a criminal-twenty cents.

Examining and casting the Grand Jurors' account yearly, and order thereon-thirty cents.

FEES OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF SESSIONS.

Fees of the

Each recognizance for an inn-holder or retailer including Clerk of Court principal and sureties, and for transmitting the name of the of Sessions. licenced person to the Selectmen, and recording the licence

fifteen cents.

A warrant for county tax-twenty cents.

Warrant to lay out or alter a road-twenty cents.

Examining any account-eight cents.

Recording the reports of highways and other matters by order of the Court-twelve cents a page.

Copies of all papers or records-twelve cents a page. Keeping an account of the attendance of the Justices of the Court of Sessions, each term, to be paid out of the county Treasury-seventy-five cents.

For the entry of a petition-fifty cents.

IN THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, JUSTICES' FEES.

Fees in S. J.

Entering an action or complaint, including the taxing of a Court.

bill of cost-two dollars and twenty cents.

Allowing a writ of error, granting certiorari, habeas corpus, or other writ, on motion-forty cents.

Granting a writ of protection-thirty cents.

Proving a deed-twenty cents.

Entering a petition, and making order thereon for the sale or partition of real estate-one dollar.

Accepting a partition of real estate-forty cents.

The foregoing fees shall be received by the Clerk, and by him paid to the Treasurer of the State annually, on or before the first day of January.

FEES OF THE CLERK IN THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

For the entry of an action or complaint, entering up and re

Justices' fees.

Fees of Clerk of S. J. Court.

Allowance to
Parties and
Witnesses.

cording the judgment, whether on a verdict, demurrer, nonsuit, default, or state of facts-one dollar and fifty-five cents. A writ of review-seventy cents.

A writ of scire facias-forty cents.

An original writ of execution, including the taxing of the costs, and filing of the papers-sixty-five cents.

An original writ of habere facias possessionem, including the
taxing of the costs, and filing of the papers-eighty cents.
An alias writ of execution-thirty-five cents.

An alias writ of facias habere possessionem-fifty cents.
A writ of habeas corpus-forty cents.

Copies of all papers containing less than one page—ten cents each; of all papers containing more than a page at the rate of twelve cents a page.

Entering a rule of Court-fifteen cents.

Acknowledging satisfaction of a judgment, on record--twelve

cents.

Continuing each cause and entering the same next term-twenty cents.

Proving a deed in Court and certifying the same-twenty

cents.

For each venire facias for Jurymen to be paid out of the county Treasuries respectively, on the Justices' certificate

six cents.

Every writ and seal, other than before mentioned-forty

cents.

Every subpoena, for one or more witnesses-ten cents.
Each recognizance including principal and suretics-twenty

cents.

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Recording judgment in every criminal cause-forty cents.
A writ of protection--twenty cents.

Entering a discharge of a recognizance by proclamation-fifteen cents.

For opening and filing a deposition-ten cents.

ALLOWANCE TO PARTIES AND WITNESSES.

To parties recovering costs for an Attorney in all causes where an issue in law or fact is joined in the Supreme Judicial Court--two dollars and fifty cents.

And in all causes in the Circuit Court of Common Pleas where an issue in law or fact is joined-one dollar and fifty

cents.

For the declaration in each writ-fifty cents.

For parties recovering costs, whether in the Supreme Judicial Court, Circuit Court of Common Pleas, Court of Sessions or before a Justice of the Peace-thirty-three cents for each day's attendance, and travel ten miles to be accounted as one day.

Power of Attorney-fifty cents, and no plaintiff shall be allowed for more than three days' attendance when the defendant is defaulted, unless the defendant appears in Court and

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