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Page 141
There can be no doubt , that in the English courts , fees , in cases of probate and
administration , were , from early times , in most cases regulated by custom , and
the authority and direction of the courts themselves , without statute provisions .
There can be no doubt , that in the English courts , fees , in cases of probate and
administration , were , from early times , in most cases regulated by custom , and
the authority and direction of the courts themselves , without statute provisions .
Page 143
The statute , commonly called the fee bill , was passed for the regulation of fees
in other courts , and other offices , as well ... It declares , that , “ The fees of the
several persons hereafter mentioned , for the services respectively annered to
their ...
The statute , commonly called the fee bill , was passed for the regulation of fees
in other courts , and other offices , as well ... It declares , that , “ The fees of the
several persons hereafter mentioned , for the services respectively annered to
their ...
Page 148
The next charge in this article is for receiving illegal fees for services performed . I
contend that this also is substantially defective , in not setting out what sum in
certain , the defendant has received as illegal fees . It is material to his defence ...
The next charge in this article is for receiving illegal fees for services performed . I
contend that this also is substantially defective , in not setting out what sum in
certain , the defendant has received as illegal fees . It is material to his defence ...
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Discourse delivered at Plymouth in Commemoration of the first Settlement | 25 |
DISCOURSE in Commemoration of the Lives and Services of John Adams | 71 |
Speech delivered at a Meeting of Citizens of Boston held in Faneuil Hall | 97 |
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