The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-06-06
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CHAPTER 159.

ChAI 10y.
AN ACT to abolish the salary of the Clerk of
the District Court, and to regulate his fees and
compensation.
SECTION L. Bet enacted by the General Assem-
bly, ofthe State of Io,rd, That the salary of the
Clerk of the District Court is hereby abolished
and that said Clerk shall receive in lieu thereof
the fees and compensation hereinafter provided,
namely:
For filing any petition. appeal, or docketing
same on appearance docket, 81 SO
Foreyery attachment, 50
When u case j. tried by jury % trial fee OF l 90
When tried by the Court, IS
Trial fee in chancery cases when contested 80
When not contested, Is
For Writs of Injunction or other extraordin-
AIRY process, 90
For All causes continued on the application
of party by affidavit; so
When continued by consent or otherwise, Is
For entering judgment on DEGREES, 75
Taxing costs, SO
For issuing execution or other process after
Judgment or decree, SO
For certificate and seal, so
For all copies Of Records or papers filed In
his office, transcripts and making COM
plete record, ten cents per folio.
For taking and approving bond, recogni-
zance or securities authorized by law, so
In case of estrays for all services, IS
For declaration of intentions by alien to be-
come citizen, 20
For all services on naturalization of alien
including oaths and certificate, So
In all criminal causes and in all causes in
which the State or County is a party
plaintiff, the same fees for same servic-
es as in suits between private parties.
When Judgment is rendered against defendant
the fees shall be collected from such defendant
In cases where the State fails, the Clerk shall
receive no fee.
For making out transcripts in criminal caus
es, appealed to Supreme Court, when defendant
is unable to pay for each folio ten cents, to be
paid by the county.
The word i" folio" is intended to mean one
hundred words-eight figures making one
word.
For all services rendered Us Clerk fthe Board
of Supervisors whether rendered during their
sessions or in vacation, such reasonable sum as
said Buard shall consider fair compensation.
For the serv ices rendered to be paid out of
such fund US shall be properly chargeable there
with. .S ~ -'---->
SEC. 2. 1t is hereby made the duty of said
Clerk to report to the Board of Supervisors of
his county, at each regular session thereof o full
and complete statement of the amount of fees
charged, and for whole services, the amount re-
ceived, and for what services rendered, which
report shall be sworn to by said Clerk.
Sec 3. The total amout of fees, compensa-
ton and income of said Clerk for all official ser.
vices shall not exceed the sum of 900 dollars in
any one year and if the fees herein above es-
tablished shall amount in the aggregate to more
than 1900 dollars for any one year, the excess
shall be paid into the County Treasury, except
so much thereof as may be derived from the tenn
porary school fund, that portion of such excess
as may be derived from such school fund shall
be paid to said fund.
And it is further provided, that in case the to-
tai amount of fees and compensation received
by said Clerk in any one year, shall be deemed
by said Board an inadequate compensation for
the services rendered, said Board may allow
such additional compensation as they may deem
just.
SEC. 4. The necessary Office room, books,
stationery, fuel and lights, for said Clerk, shall
be provided at the expense Of the county, but
said Clerk shall furnish at his own expense, all
necessary deputies, and all assistance for the
prompt and faithful discharge of all his official
duties.
He shall be responsible for the acts, default or
misconduct of his deputies.
SEC. 5. This act shall take effect on the first
day of January, 1861.
SEC. 6. All laws and acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
JOIN EDWARDS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JAMES +. WILSON,
President of the Senate, pro tan
Approved April 3, 1860.
SAMUEL J. HARDWOOD.
l hereby certify that the foregoing is true
copy from the original roll on filein my office.
ELIJAH SELLS,