The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-06-23
AN ACT

| 10 regulate the ices OF the registers o
wills ia" the several counties With,
the District of Columbia.
BE it enacted by the senate and hous,
Of representatives of the u. States of A
merica, in congress assembled, That
from and after the passing of this act
there shall be allowed, and paid Gin lieu
of the fees now allowed) to each of the
registers OF wills, for the counties o
Washington and Alexandria. in the Dis,
trict of Columbia, the following fees, ths,
is to say:
For every probate Of will (where there
is no controversy one dollar
For granting letters testamentary, Sc
venty five cents;
Anncxing will, for one hundred words,
twelve and one half cents
Registering the same for one hundred
words, twelve and / half cents
For granting letters of administration
seventy five cents;
Every bond taken Of executors, ad.
mlnistrators, or guardians, and recording
the same, one dollar and Fifty cents;
For filling and entering remuneration of
! executors, or widow, twenty FIVE cents +;
For disqualification of letters tesla.
| mentary, or letters. of administration, un.
der the seal, one dollar;
For issuing warrant, under seal, 10 ap-
praIsers, and warrant to swear them, ffly
| cents
For notice Of administrators to credi.
tors, and orders thereon, fifty cents
For entering caveat, twenty cents;
| For issuing citation, under seal, fifty
| cents
| For administering every oath, or affir-
Inav,up, SIX and One fvurrn Ccils
| For filing lis, of articles appraised
twenty-five cents
For filing list of articles sold at yendue
| twenty-five cents
For recording the same, (if ordered
by the courtl for every hundred words
twelve and one half cents;
| For stating, passing, and filing the &C.
count Of an executor, administrator, O,
guardian, not exceeding seventy five
items, three dollars; every additional
item, two cents
| For examining the vouches vouc hers
passing. and filing the account of an ex-
ecutor, administrator, or guardian, mo,
stated by the register) and not exceeding
seyenty-fve items, two dollars every
l additional item, two cents
For copy of same, under seal, if de.
manded, not exceeding one hundred
items, one dollar, every additional item
two cents seal and certificate, thirty
l aeven reute and nne half.
For subpoena, ,hirty>seven cents and
one half. All Witnesses to be put into
one subpoena, unless separate ones are
Required by the party. For every name
after the FIRST six cents and one fourth
For duces tecum, under seal fifty cents
For every search, where no other ser.
vice is performed for which fees are al
lowed, eighteen cents and three fourths
For making out, and filing, the balance
of distribution Of deceased persons es.
tate, for each heir, one dollar;
For taxing all costs in any one case
twenty-five cents;
| For writ of execution, on de finitive
sentence, under seal, seventy>fve cents ;
For recording, and filing, each linden.
ture Of apprentice, including the court;
taking recognizance for same, or its APP.
Iproval when done by the justices of the
lpeace, seveDty-fiv cents;
| For drawing deposition of witnesses
Tor every hundred words, twelve cent:
and one half;
| For filing all other papers Except a.
ebove required) four cents each;
| For entering appearance of party un
Ger process, twelve cents and one half
! For entering return Of process, twelve
and one half cents
For every continuance or reference
chargeable to the applicants, twelve ant
one half cents
For commission to examine witnesses
or to auditors, under seal, one dollar
For commission to value orphans es
tate in the hands Of guardians, under
seal, ono dollar
For entering every order Of court
twelve cents and one half il more that
one hundred words, then at the rate o
Twelve cents and one half per hundred
For recording or copying any paper
for one hundred words, twelve cents AM
one half; seal and certificate, thirty -seve
cents and one half
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