The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-07-27 00:00:00, page 1

An Aft or the more speedy re
covery of final! debts, and to
save the cost usually attending
the recovery thereof, in the
present course of the law.
Passed June 28, 1787.
Whereas the common and ordinary
method of recovering small debts
proves very burthenfome to poor
debtors: Therefore,
BE it enabled by the Senate
andHoufe of Representatives
in General-Court convened. That
any person or perfons,who shall
voluntarily appear before any
justice of the peace,in the coun
ty where he, (he or they may
live and confefs that he, (he or
they, dojuttly owe, and stand
indebted to any other person or
perfons,in any sum not exceed
ing ten pounds, and that such
person or persons consent that
a record thereof be made, and
execution issued Accordingly, or
be flayed for such a time as may
be agreed by the parties ; the
justice is hereby authorized and
directed to make a fair record
of such confeffion; and a^ree
ment,and to order the person or
persons so tonfeffing, and like
wise the creditor or his agent to
sign the fame; and the justice
shall enter up judgment there
on, and issue execution accord
ing to such judgment. And
such justice shall enter on the
evidence of the demand, the
sum for which judgment was
confeffed, together with the time
and place of doing the fame,and
keep the fame in a proper file
for that purpose.
And be it further enabled,That
such execution may be served
(within said county) in the fame
manner as executions issued
from the inferiour-court by law
may be done.
And be it further enabled,That
any twoor more persons having
a controversy between them of
ten pounds value,or under, may
apply to a justice of the peace,
and enter into a rule, to refer
the fame to such person or per
lons as they may agree upon,
And the justice is hereby em
powered to receive the report,
enter up judgment & issue ex
ecution thereon, for the dama
ges and coftsof suit : provided'
the damages do not exceed the
sum of ten pounds : which re
'port being received and judg-;
nfent entered thereon as afore
laid the fame shall be final and
conclulive between the parties.
STATE OF NEW.HAMPSHIRE.
EXETE R, ( Neva-Hamffiire) Printed and Published by HENRY RANLET, at Nine Shillings per annum.
Newhampfhire
FRIDAY, July 27, 17^.]
For taking and certifying the
acknowledgment of any deed
or other instrument one shilling,
but if there be more than one
person who shall acknowledge
the fame instrument, and the
acknowledgement be made at
different times then one shilling
for each time of taking and cer
tifying.
For granting warrant of ap
praifement and' fwearirig the ap
praisers 1 Filling and 6 pence.
Forevery actual trial upon
issue joined either upon matter
of law or of fa& two (billings.
For administering oaths in all
other cases and certifying the
fame (except the oaths of'Office
administered to town officers,&
baths administered to witnesses
in the trial of causes before the
justice) one fhilling.'
For granting an appeal one
(hilling.
For entering fatisfaftion of a
judgment on record, fix pence-
For taking affidavits out of
court two Killings for fivearing
each witness and making the
caption; and one (hilling for
writing each page of the deposi
tion ; and for the juflice's tra
vel. to swear witneffes,at the rate
of two (hillings for every lomiles
actual travel. The justices fees
for travel and taking affidavits,
and the witnesses travel and at
tendance shall be certified by
the justice in the affidavit,other
wife the justice shall not be al
lowed any thing for his fees.
For taking Affidavits in per
petuam the fame fees to each
justice as for the taking of other
depositions.
An ACT
Regulating fees.
% Faffed Feb. 9, 1791.
BE it,enafled by the Senate
and House of Representa
tives in General Court convened,
That the fees of the several offi
cers and other persons herein
after mentioned shall be as fol
lows, viz :—
Fees of thejuftices of the pea,e in
ctvilcaufes.
For every writ of summons
or writ of attachment with sum
mons, one shilling.
For every writ of fubpaena,fix
pence.
For the entry of every action
or complaint, including filing
the papers, entering judgment
and appearance and recording,
three Killings and four pence.
For every execution one Mil
ling.
THE
To the jurors two shillings
per day for their attendance &
the fame travel as jurors at the
Superiour Court.
To the fheriff, fix shillings
per day.
Justices fees at the court of gene
ral-sessions of the peace.
To each justice for each day's
attendance to be paid out of the
county treafury,three shillings,
And two pence per mile for tra
vel to and from court.
There shall be paid to the
clerk of the court of general-ses
sions of the peace for the entry
of every complaint, adion or
petition nine (hillings, of which
he shall pay the county-treafu
jer seven shillings and eight
pence.
For every recognizance in
criminal cases, one shilling ,two
thirds of which he shall pay to
the county-treasurer.
For difeharging every recog
nizance, fix pence.
For every warrant for crimi
nals, one shilling. :
For examining the grand-ju
rors accounts,yearly, and order
thereon to the county treasurer
one shilling and fix pence.
For enterings fatisfadion of
judgment on record, one fhil
lihg, ‘
( For a writ of protection, one
(hilling.
Tn cases of forcible entry and de
tainer.
The justices for every day's
attendance fix shillings each.
To the witnesses and parties
the fame as in other cases.
Fees of the justices of the peace in?
criminal cases.
For every warrant founded
op a complaint for any offence,
one shilling.
For drawing a complaint two
(hillings.
For granting an appeal one
shilling.
For every recognizance, one
shilling./
For taking bail of persons
committed in criminal causes,
two Shillings for each offend
er.
For every examination, two
(hillings.
For every entry of a com
plaint and judgment thereon,
two shillings and nine pence.
For warrant of commitment
and every other warrant, except
those above-mentioned, three
shillings, and for every adjourn
ment, one shilling.
Gazetteer.
[Numb. 4 of Volume 7.
Fees of the justices, of the court of
common-pleas.
For every action, petition or
complaint,entered in the court
of common-pleas, the justices
thereof shall be paid five shil
lings and four pence.
For every appeal, one (hil
lin^ ..
For receiving the proof of a
deed in court one shilling.
For granting a writ of pro
tedion one shilling.
Fees of the clerk of the court of
common-pleas.
For every adion, petition or
complaint entered in the court
of common-pleas, the clerk
thereof shall receive three shil
lings and eight pence in full for
entry,verdi&nonfuit or default,
judgment, recording and every
other service relative to such ac
tion, petition or complaint for
which no fees are otherwise par
ticularly prescribed by this ad;
the said clerk paying thereout
the criers and fheriff's fees, for
default or non suit said sum to
gether with five shillings and
four pence for the justices, to
be paid at the time of entry.
& For a blank writ & summons
fix pence.
Fot a writ of protection nine
pence.
For each execution one shil
ling.
For entering fatisfadion of a
judgment four pence.
IFor entering a continuance,
.eight pence.
For each Venire to be paid
I out of the county-treafury,three
pence.
For every writ of possession
one shilling and fix pence.
For each writ of fubpaena,fix
pence.
Fees of the justices of the fuperi~.
our-court.
For the entry of every action;
petition or complaint at.the fu
periour-court, the justices there
of shall be paid twelve shillings.
For taking special bail, two
shillings.
For a writ of habeas corpus
one shilling arid four pence."
: For allowing a bill of cost,
eight pence. ! <
For granting a writ of pro- -
tedidn; ohe shilling.-
' For every deed proven
court, one shilling.
' For allowing a writ <w,
one shilling.
For every acknoQder ,
of fatisfadion of aju< -\
record, one (hilling, 1