Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-01-07
Laws of South Carolina.
IN ACT to regulate the Fees Of Shrri6s,
Magistrates. and COnStdJteS, and Ger
i1i1 Eees of Clerks

JuuStStIuteo, 0Nt SONotNcSs"t o"~ ~
tain Fees Of Clerks.
I. Be it enacted, by the Honorable the
Senate and House ofRepresenlaives, now
met and sitting in General Assembly, and
BY the authority of,hc same, That SO much
of the Acts passed on the 2lst day Of De-
cember, in the year of our Lord 1889. as
prescrbcs the fees of Sherifis, Magistrates.
aud Consrables. be. and the same is here
by repealed, and that The several fees here
matter mentioned, and no others, shall be
received aud takeu by tho said officers.
II. Sberifs.-For entering every writ,
process. execution, or other paper, IN writ
or execution book, and making the en-
dorsenent thereon, twenty-five cents; for
serving every writ, not otherwise herein
specified, or summons in dover or parll-
ton. besides mileage, one dollar; for scrv-
ing every summary process, when The
debt or demand is over fifty dollars, rule,
notice. or order Of court, besides mileage,
one dollar; in all cases Of summary pro-
cess, where the debt or demand is under
fiftf dollars, only one half The COSTS allow
ed by this Ac, shall be charged; mileage
from court house to defendants, or wit
ness residence, or place where found, 60
ing, bu, moi returning, five cts. per mile;
for hail bond, or other bond or mortgage
taken officially, Que dollar; commitment
and release of each prisoner, fifty cents;
serving each venigc for grand jcry, ten
dollars; for petit jnrics, twonty dollars;
serving subpoena writ, fifty Cts. and mile
age on each ticket; serving bench or other
warrants, scirc Eacias, from courts Of ses-
sions, or writ Of attachment for contempt,
besides mileage, one dollar and filiycenls;
,earci, ior persons or suD:ls, moi found, aud
re;IrIed on the execution OF non est enUcn'
tus. or naiia bonn, fifty cents; dieting white
persons, thirty cents per day; do. slaves
or free negroes, eighteen cents; executing
cn1vicl ;nc!uLiug all charges for burylue
end o:ber expenses, twenty dollars; put
,ing ronvicr in piIinry or sock, or whip
in. h:uf, rwo dollars; bringing up prisoner
nndrr hHi.;'as corpus. 10 be paid by the
prisoner. ii able. if not hy Tho Safe, be-
sid, nlieaac aui necessary expenses one
dnllar: conyevins j:TisnUer lrom one place
70 a:iG;i>ar. fIr every n;iie going or return
ias. nes!,ics ali necessary expenses, SIX
ecris; 90 each case returned in schedule.
according TO the Act Of 1927, twenty-five
cents; levrira attachment. or execution.
iesi,les mileage. one dollar; commissions
on all monies coIecred by him. if under
,Lree hundred dollars, tTo per cent; il
over :ha, SUN. two per cent Tor The Grsi
three hundred dollars, and one per ccut for
the balance; on execution !od@ed IN bind,
with order not 10 levy, fifty ccuts: serving
execution against the body Of defendant,
besides mileage. one dollar and fifty cents.
advertising defendants property. in addl-
ton to printers bill. one advertisement in
each case only, one dollar; drawing and
executing deed of cnuvey ancc, or taking
mortgage. three dnllarS: drawing and exc
eli, eli, III sac h .biliF6f Observation-Disclosures
charge more Than one bill Of sale for Erop-
erfy bought al the same sale by the same
party; for executing writ OF habeCs fqcioS
posscSSionem, besides mileuge, one dollar;
transferring money honds. or other securi-
ties for nouey, to party, one half of one
per cent; for selling land under decree of
Ordinary. in lieu Of commissions, and all
other charges, except for advertising. two
dollars; fur each notice served on set
of managers of elections. besides mileage.
one dollar; commissions on all sums paid
out Of The office, TN fl. fas. lodged. one
fourth one per cent.
III. NagislrdteS.-Fn oath and war
rant in any criminal case, fnrty-lhrre cents:
each rccoguizance and return, forty three
cents: each commitment, lwenly-onc cents;
administering and certifying oath. in wri-
Ting, other than above. lhry-lwo cents;
issuing writ of habeas corpus, TO the two
Magistrates jointly, one dollar and fifty cts;
issuing summons and copy for defendant,
in civil cases, thirty and a half cents;
issuing summons for witnesses in ao! civil
case, iwenly-0nc cents; taking exaniina-
tion Of witnesses in writing, in any case
MS prescribed by law fifty cents; giving
judgment on hearing iligated cases, TWEEN.
,y-hve cents; giving judgment in cases moi
defended, eighteen cents; issuing execu-
lion or renewal, twenty-five cenls; report
of case and taking bond to appeal, sixty
TWO and half cents; issuing attachment
returnable 10 court, or 10 Magistrate, in
Guiding all notices, one dollar; filing return
Of garnistec aud order thereon, twelve aud
a half cents; proceedings on behalf Of land.
lord or lessor against tenant or lessee. ten
dollars to the Two Magistrates jointly, pro-
ceetlins agains, vagrant, and returring re-
port thereof, two dollars; proceedings on
certifying inden,ure or apprentice, or as
signment, one dollar; proceedings on trial
of slaves aud free negroes, in capital cases,
including all charges, TWO dollars; and in
cases rot capital, one dollar: proceedings
in Coroner's inquest, as provided by law,
eight dollars and fifty cents; proceedings
on estray of horse or mule, fifty cents; pro-
ceedngs on all other esrays, each twelve
and half cents; taking aud certifying re-
nunciation of dover or inheritance, Two
dollars; granting order for special bail, fiE:
ty cents; hearing and determining appl-
cation under prison bounds Act, the same