Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-06-06
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An Act 10 Amend the Ninety
Ninth Chapter of the Revised

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An Act 10 Amend the Ninety
Ninth Chapter of the Revised
Code.
SECTION Be IT enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives othe State OF Delaware in General AZ
fembly met That the nnetyninth Chapter Of the Re
Vised Code be and the same Ia hereby amended by
striking out the forty Section thereof All alter the
words, Section ~" and inserting In lieu thereof the
Tho following shall be tho legal for services 10
cases before Justice Of the Peace -
TO JUSTICE OF TlIE PEACEi
The sums here set down when the judgement shall not
exceed nifty dollars and the double of such sums when
such Judgement shall exceed any dollars sets
For issuing sunmous, scre facas or attachment
Except execution attaehmentl %
One subpoena for witnesses, 10
Other suhpenas for ths same party In the same
But more than two shall not DO taxed for the same
party; II ordered they shall be at his coHtl
Appointing, snmmoning and swearing referees, rs
trial, and then not than two in any oass,l
Entry Of bail or surety, including all, 10
Entering judgement, 10
Entering judgement on obligation Gnd warrant 20
Every AfidAvit eftihed aud filed, 10
Entering rule 70 take deposltiong, lt
Transcript of docket entries, duly certified, 20
Full copy Of record 6O
Copying inierrogatorles. per line, one cent.
Every execution, 10
Filing and entering the return to an sIoou utou 10
Writing advertisements Of attachments, 20
Taking acknowledgement Of a manu- nisslon Of one,
or more slaves named therein, 26
For taking proof aud giving certificate OF freedom
to authorize marriage. %
Taking and certifying acknowlsdgmentof deed,
Whether one or more parties, each Justice, 90
Same Of release, aequittanee, or receipt, each jus
Drawing and taking lndenturo OF apprenticeship.
or lervant, II one justice, 90
And II BY two justices 10 be paid by the mastsrJ
each, 60
Whiting, approving and certifying the assignment
- Of indentuTe, IS
hor pro 1ato, 10
For taking dspcation, or affidavit, %
hor dispensing marriage license. taking and
turning bond, to be paid by the party 90
IN Plosseealngs lot a penalty the same lees As In
other civil cases, unless the law Imposing the
penalty provides otherwise.
IN CRIMINAL CASES
FOR taking and hling affidavit or deposition, 20
For Issuing warrant OF arrest or commitment 70
hame Of runway slave or servant, 60
Same for person, convicted Of entlelnR alaVs TO-
mAining or coming Into the State, 90
TAXING and certifying any reeognzAnoa In any case
OF criminal nature llor OF more), 25
Issuing subp@nAh for witnesses (ether sidel for the
nrst writ Is
Subsequent writs for either party, 10
lEaeh writ shall Include all the Witnesses named
. fof the same party before Issuing ID
Entering Judgement in any case Of criminal ma.
Por all services the trial Of slave on criminal
charge (f the trial be by two Justlcsl) EACH 70
In proceedings for forcble entry Or detanor or for
holding over the fees as for like services
In other cases. and additionally, for attend.
anee during the trial, l 90
Drawing up the record, 90
Issuing warrant Of possession, 80
the sheriff, or officer for serving Eubpona or
attachment for contempt, or on execution pro-
cess, nave the same lees As provided In Chap.
in BAsTARDY CASES.
The same fees as for like services In othe criminal
| cases and addltionAlly
POr entering orders Of indemnity and maintenance
| (for both), "a
Drawing and taking bend OF ldemnIty. &C
! Deposition Of mother, 81
TO CONSTABLE OR SHERIFF.
For serving and returning summons, or sclrs
l1slas, on one or more defendants, including
all services IN cause before Judgement, except
ferees, AZ
Mileage in serving and returning summons or
Scire facas at the rate Of three cents fer each
mile necessarily travelled
II no service be made there shall he no fee or AL
lowanee OF mileage, except in cases Of selrs
1aeias when Judgement shall be rendered there
Giving notice Of an application for or time ofusw
! trial. al
For summoniug referees tonly one fee to be allow.
ed unless there 10 trial. and then only
tWo) Al
Mileage in summonng referees the same as in the
case Of witnesses,
For summonlng witnesses, each,
and three cents for each mile necessarily ira.
yeled, TO be counted as II all the witnesses for
| the same party were named In the same writ
and summoned at the same time
| For summoning ainishees on execution or other
attachment, for each gArnishee, q
And mileage the same as In the case of witnettes.
For posting advertisements Of attac chmsnL (aI1 s.
with mileage at the rate Of three cents per nile
going to and returning from the Court House.
where one Of said advertisements must by law
For serving attachment to bring the body, &
And mileage as In the case Of summons duly
served; but II this attachment Is issued through
the fault OF an oihesr he shallpAy this and the
For taking goods on attachment tother than ex.cu.
uon attaehmenp returning inventory aud ap-
praisemsnt and including mileage, IL the goods
do not exceed $40 in value, q
And II they exceed that hum, 1 q
But II the goods be sold execution on fac shall
be charged for taking or appralsng that
ON EXECUTION.
For taking goods In execution .
Making inventory, apprAisement and return .
Collecting an execution without sale df the writ
shall have been in his hands fifteen dave
before the money ia paid d
Double the above fees II the execution exceeds SIS
On all sums collected, when the execution ercesds
$50, there shall also be allowed three per cent.
| For a return Of mo goods" .,
For conveying person To iali
And three cents per mile from the place Of arraat IA
the jail and back TO the Justices oaiee
For servingR warrant 10 a criminal case or for
LeVylug restitution money and costs in slave eaas
Conveying defendant from one county to another
nVe cents per mile going and returning.
summoning with esses, and conveying person f.,
jail and FOR levying execution, in a bAstardy
case, the sane issa As for like services on civil
Executing a warrant to arrest person, eonyiesd OF
entieng slaves, for being in the State, o.
And mileage as on other process Of arrest
For giving notice to plaintiff on each execution In
his hands Of day Of sale Of goods, Il
TO A WITNESS
For each days attendance a
And three cents per mile from the witness hou.. '
TO the place OF trial and back.
To the referees who actually try the cause each A.
And mileage the same as Jurors
TO THE PARTIES RESPECTIVELY;
: For each deposition taken, q,
But than dollar shall NOT be allovy.a b "
either party for depostlona In a case be6ora ths
Justice, nor more than five dollars on apnssI
The Justice shall tax the fee for every such servc M
other Ice shall be allowed mileage shall bs alInsS
unless Il he expressly given In case shall a fee N
charged LOT service not pariormed aud every officer
person, receiving Fee shall, upon demand siys "a
oeipt, specifying the Items 80
II any officer, person, shall receive Any graaar n
fees than Is herein allowed for the seryces
shall refuse TO give such receipt or shall add an,
Item not herein specified, he shall be deemed guilty M
dollars. "
Every Justice Of the peace shall keep printed or r,i
ten copy Of this act pOstedn conspicuous place In III
ofhcs. F - -
SECTION p BE It further enacted That the act enti
IAN Act TO amend Chapter % Of the Revised Code Of III
state o. tDelewlre passed at Dover February "a 1855
SECTION And be 1t further enacted That the sacr,
taTy Of State be and he iH hereby required mmedata
after the passage Of this Aet the same 10 be
ahed In all the newspapers Of the State for the space
one month.
Passed at Dover March H. 1866.
STATE OF DELAWARE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT I
: ], CusTIs W. WRIGHT Secretary Of State of III
State Of Delaware, do hereby certify that the above sn
foregoing h correct and copy the act
can act to amend the ninetyninth Chapter Of the Re
vsed Code" psssed at Dover, March H. 1866 he orI
ginAl Of which is on file in this Department
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sat m,
- - hand and OflleiAl seal At Dover fhls twa,es-