Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-05-09

He hopes That the public VIII extend 70 him hpefa
A. ARMSTRONG.
An Act 10 Amend the Ninety
Ninth Chapter of the Revised
Code.
sEc1los l. Be It enacted by the senAts aud House q
Representatives oths State OF Delaware In General As
semby met That the ninety ninth Chapter Of the Re
yised Code be and the same y hereby amended BY
striking the forty eseton thereof all alter th,
words, sectlon az and Inserting in lieu thereof th'
1.-THE following shall be the legal fees for services Ii
cases before Justice oflhs Peace:
TO A JUsTIOR OF THE PBACR;
The sums here set down, when the judgement shall no
exceed nifty dollars and the double Of such sums whs
/ For lasulug summons, scirs faeias OF attachment
| (exeept execution Attaohmentl
| one subIsnA for witnesses,
| Other snbpmnas for the same party In The 1Ams
/ case, each,
lBut more than twoshail not b taxsd for ths same
! party II ordsTsd they shall BE- At his eost.)
4 Appointing, summoninE aud swearing referees, 3
| (But only one such fee unlesr there shall be nau
| trial, and then not more than two in any ealel
/ Entry Of bail or surety, Including ell, II
| Entering judgement,
Entering judgs cement on obligation and warrant. j
| Every afndavit, certified and hlsd, Il
| Bntering rule to take dspolitionL
! Transcript Of docket sntres, duly csftinsi. 9
full copy Of record, "
Copying intsrrosaiorss, per line, oas ssst
Every execution, Il
Filling and entering the return to an sIssution ii
Taking acknowledgement Of a msnumssion VI one,
OF more alaves named therein, I.
For taking proof aud giving certificate Of freedom
to authcrlEe marriage. =
TAkiug and certifying Acknowlsdg gmsni.Of deed.
whether one or more parties, each Justice, o
Fame Of release, asquittanes, or receipt eaoh jus
Drawing and taking lndentuIs Of apprenticeship.
or servant n one Justice u
Aud il by two justices 10 Be paid by the MASTERY
| EACH 81
Writing, approving aud certifying the assignment
ofan indenture, 2
For probate, n
For taking deposition, or afndavIt, 4
For dispensing marriage license, taking aud re-
turning bond, to be paid by the party, 81
| In proceedings tor penalty the same fees ~ In
other civil cases, unless the law Imposing the
IN CRIMINAL CAsKs.
FOR taking and hling afndAvit or deposition, q
For Issuing warrant Of arrest or commitment, 2.
Same Of runway slave servant OF
Same for person, convicted Of entlelnR slave, re-
manning or coming into the State, %
Taking aud certifying any recognzanoe 10 any case
Of a criminal nature flor one or more) u
Issuing sueP@nAs for witnesses tOthsr sids) for ihs
Subsequent writs for either party, /,
(kaeh writ shall Include all the witnesses named
| for the same party before Issuing ~
Entering Judgement in any case Of a criminal ma
tuTe,
For all services on the trial OF slave on criminal
charge dt the trial be by two Justlees eaeh, Ok
Ia proceedings for orcible entry Or deianer or for
holding over the same fees for like services
In other easesi and additionally, for attend.
Anee during the trial, lH
Drawing up the record, Il
Issuing warrant VI possession, 90
The witnesses In such proceedings, the iurorsIand
the sheriff, or othoer, for serving subpoena, or
attachment for contempt, or execution pro-
cess, have the fees as provided In Chan.
ter l96, Revised Code
IN BASTARDY CAsRH
The fees for like services 10 other criminal
cases aud Addilio nally
For entering orders Of indemnity and maintenance
(or bothl a
Drawing and taking bend Of idemni,y, sr
Deposition Of mother, IA
TO A CONSTABLE OR sHRRIPP.
For serving and returning summons, or sclrs
faeAa, on one or more defendants, Including
all services 10 cause before judgement, except
mileage and summoning witnesses aud TO-
Mileage in serving and returning summons or
sclre iaeiAB at the rAte Of three cents fF each
mile necessarily travelled.
II no service be made there shall be no foe or al
ioTsnee Of mileage, except In cases Of a scirs
| tAelAs when Judgement shall be rendered there.
Diving notice Of an application for or time new
| trial, 4
For uummonng referees tonly one foe to be allow.
sa HnleSs there be new trial, and then enly
Mileage in summonng refereeg the same az in tba
case Of Witnesses,
| For summoning witnesses, each, 4
and three cents for eaeh mile Necessarily ira
yeled, to be counted as II all the Wltnsssss fDr
the same party were named in the same wit,
and Hummensd at the same time,
| For summoninR garnishees execution or otbeF
atAehment, for each garnlshea, q
|
For posting advertisements Of attAchmsnt fsin
With mileage at the rate Of three cents Der mls
going to and returning from the Court Houss,
where one OF said advertisements must BY law
be posted. ~
For serving attachment to bring the body, 8
And mileage as in the case " summons dulv
served but ifthis Attashmsnt It 10 issued tbrongh
me iAuit Of an ohieeT, he shall pay this aud ths
Ror taking goods on attachment fothsr than srsen.
uon attAehmsnO returning inventory andap-
prAssment and Including mileage, il he Eoods
And they exceed thAt kum, !
But II the goods bs sold on srecutop ou s,. sb.u
bs ensrgsd lor uslas OF aPprailius no that
ON EXECUTION.
Making inventory, Appraisemsnt snd return. :
Advertising and aslling goods, 4
Collecting an execution without sale df III, writ
sssara 1a ~ Ion.1 Ds,o Dl 9Aad' cftss5 dsys
Dousl. The above fee' II the execution exceeds ts
On all sums collected. when the execution sre.,d.
800 there shall also be allowed thrss Per ssnt
In addition to the above fssl
| FoFa return Of "no goods,' =,
For Conveying person jail,
And three S es1s sos Per: R.I n /, fIO% ia. pa,s Of
bAstArdy, '' &
LeVying rsItltuilon money aud costs in a.lnvss,..
Conveying defendant from county is anothsf
Owe cents per mile going and returning
summoning witnesses, and conveying 4 person T.,
jail, and for lsvylng execution, Ia bGStardv
process.
Executing warrant to arrest person, eonviesd Of
entleins slaves for bsins In the STATE, 1 q
And mileage as on other process OF arrest
For giving notice to plaintiff on each execution In
his hands Of DAY ES q sale %pTgESss q goSss /
For each days attendance,
And three cents per mile from the witnessi boua.
10 the place Of trial and back.
To the referees who actually try the cause, each
And mileage the sans as Jurors.
TO THE PARTIES RESPECTIVELY:
Ror each deposition taken, &
But more than one dollar shall no. bs allowed to
either party for depostons in case befors ma
Justice, nor more than FIVE dollArH on AnnasI
The Justice shall tax the fee for every sucb ssrvics -
other iee shall be allowed mileage shall b alio.s
unless II he expressly given In no case Ahni ~ H.
charged for service not performed and eTarx a.
person. receiving fee, shall upon demand sIvss = y
cept, specifying the Items. avs ''
II any officer, person, shall receive a nv gras,. .
fees than is herein allowed for the
shall refuse TO give such receipt or shnlI sdd
Item not herein specified he shall be desmed gnItv ae
mlsdemeanor, and shall be hned not exceeding siIt
dollars. ~'
livery justice Of the peace shall keep priuted or vr,,
ten copy this act posiedin conspicuous place in N
office. Fs ~ ~
sRCToE o Be further enacted That the ct sntItl
AN Act to amend Chapter 90 Of the Revised Code OF IL
stale iDeaware passed at Dover, February "a 1885,
Is hereby repealed.
sKoIos ,. Aud be II further enacted That thu secys
sy o state be and he 10 hereby required, immedate
er the passage OF this act the same to Do pui
70 all tue newspapers Of the State for the space
Passed At Dover, March II, 1865.
STATE OF DRLAwARR,l
I, oUsTIs W. WRIGHT, ssereiaIy II sssta a, n
State Of Deawae do hereby certify that the above Ant
foregoing is correst and true espy Of the aet
can act to amend the nnetyninth Chapter Of ths Rs
ginal ofwhieh Is on file in this Department.. ' W.
| In testimony whereof, hAVs herounto sot m,