Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-05-06
A New Eea Rill

dermen and CoUstables. which passed both
branches Of the Legislature, and was signed
by the Governor on the 18th Of April
An act relating to the Fees Of Justices of the
Peace
SECTION l. That from and after the pass
age of this act the fees to be received by AL
dermen and Justices of the peace shall be as
follows:
For information or complaint on behalf of
the Commonwealth, for every ten ords one
cent.
Docket entry Of action on behalf of the
Commonwealth, ten cents.
Warrant or mittimus ON behalf of the Com
wealth. twenty-five cents
Writing an examination or confession of
defendant, for every ten words one cent:
Administering oath or Affirmation, three
cents Ia
Taking recognizance in every criminal case
twenty cents.
Transcript in criminal cases, (including
certifcates) fifty cents
Returning same to court (to be allowed in
only one case at each session of the court),
three cents for each mile circular actually
travelled.
Entering judgment on conviction for fine,
ten cents
Recording conviction or copy thereof for
every ten words one cent.
Warrant to levy fine or forfeiture, twenty
cents
Bail piece and return or supercedeas, ff-
teen cents.
Discharge to jailor. fifteen cents
Entering discontinuance in cases of assault
and battery. twenty cents.
Entering complaint of master, mistress or
apprentice, ten cents.
Notice to master, mistress or apprentice
fifteen cents.
Hearing parties and discharging complaint
twenty-five cents.
Holding ingusition under landlord and sen
ant act, or in case of forcible entry. for eacI,
day to each justice. one dollar and fifty cents.
Preeept to sheriff, for each justice, twenty
five cents
Recording proceedings, to each justice,
fifty cents.
Writ of restitution, to each justice, twenty
five cents.
Warrant to appraise damages twenty cents.
Warrant to sell strays twenty cents.
Warrant to appraise swine, twenty cents.
Receiving and eutering return Of appraise-
ment of swine. five cents.
Publishing proceeding of appraisers of
swine. fifty cents.
Entering action in civil case, ten cents
Summons, capias or subpoena, each ten
For every additional name after the first,
two cents.
(Ah witnesses names to be put in one sub
pona unless separate subpenas be reIueste d
by the parties)
Subpoena duces tecum. fifteen cents
Entering return of summons and qualify
ing constable. ten ceBts.
Entering capias and bail bond five cents
Every continuance Of suit ten cents.
Trial and Judgment in case of defence
made by defendant or defendants twenty fvr
cents.
Entering judgment hy confession. ten cents
Investigating plaintiffs claim and entering 2
Judgment by default. fifteen cents.
Taking bail. ten cents.
Entering satisfaction. to be charged only
when an actual entry is made on the docket,
five cents
Entering discontinuance. five cents.
Entering amicable suit ten ccnts
Entering rule to take deposition Of witness
es five cents
Rule to take dispositions. ten cents
| 1nte-rogatares annexed to rules for taking
DEF i'ions, for every ten words.
Entering return of rule. FIVE cents
| Entering rule to refer, five cents.
| Rule of reference. fifteen cents.
Notice to each referee, five cents.
Entering report Of referees and judgment
| thereon, ten cents
Written notice to party in any case, ten
| cents.
Execution, fifteen cents.
Entering of execution, ten cents.
| Scire Facias in any case, twenty cents.
Opening judgment for rehearing, ten cts
! Transcript Of judgment and certificate
twenty cents.
Return of proceedings or certiorari or ap-
peal, including recognizance. forty cents.
| Receiving the amount of Judgment be-
fore execution and paying the same over, il
not exceeding ten dollars. ten cents.
If exceeding ten and not exceeding forty
dollars, twenty-five cents.
If exceeding forty dollars. fifty cents.
Every search whore no service is rendered
to which any fees attached ten cents
Entering complaint in writing in case of at
tachment. and swearing or affirming complain
an.. fifteen cents.
Attachment. twenty cents.
Entering return and appointing freeholder
ten cents,
Advertisements, each fifteen cents
Order to sell goods. fifteen cents.
Order for the relief Of pauper, each jus
tice twenty cents.
Order for the removal of pauper. eacl
justice fifty cents.
Order to seize goods for the maintenance O
wife and children twenty-five cents
Order for premium for wolf or fox or othe
sca'ps. to be aid by the proper county. ffteel
cents.
Every acknowledgement or probate Of dee
or other instrument of writing. twenty cents
Takin. and signit,g acknowlcd .ment of i,
denture of an apprentice. for each indenture
twenty cents
Assignment and making record of indentur