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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Griswold against The tertenants of Walton.
    Fees for serving scire fa cias on several defendants: 50 cents for serving writ, on each defendant, beside mileage allowed for each ; also, return, 12 l-2cents,and2 summoners for each tenant, at 50 cents each summoner.
    Summons in writing, disaflowed.
   On appeal from a taxation, under the statute, of the Sheriff’s fees in this cause, for serving the writ of scire facias, the Court allowed to the Sheriff the following charges :

Serving writ on 32 defendants, $16,00

Travel fee on 32 defendants, 5 miles each,

all the defendants residing in one village,

5 miles from the court house, '9,60

Returning the writ, $00,12J~

Summoners fees—2 Summoners for each

tenant, 50 cents each, 32,00

Taxing costs and attendance, 75

Rut struck out the following charge as improper;

Summons in writing, prepared and left with each tenant, 50 cents each, $16,00

Birdseye, for the Sheriff.

Lynch, contra. 
      
      
        Sess. 41, ch.259,s.12.