American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-05-10
An Act

Increasing the fees of Justices of the
Peace, and Aldermen and Constables,
in certain counties in this Common
wealth.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Sen.
ate and House Of Representatives. of the
CommonareoM Of fenn$yisnnia IN Gen
erai 4ssemby met, and At is herety eHact-
Ell By the authority Of the same, That the
fees to be received byjusticesof the peace,
aldermen aud constables, be as follows:
FEE BILL.
aldermen and justices IF the Peace.
Information, or complaint, on behalf of
the commonwealth, for every ten words,
two cents,
Docket entry, on behalf of the COM
monwealth, twenty cents.
Warrant, or mittin,us, on behalf of the
commonwealth, forty cents.
Writing an examination, or complaint,
of defendant, or deposition for every ten
words, two cents.
Administering an oath, or affirmation,
ten cents.
Taking in recognizance in any Grim
inai case, and returning the same to court,
fifty cents.
Entering judgment, on conviction for
fine, twenty cents.
Recording conviction, or copy thereof,
for every ten words, two cents.
" arrant to levy fine, or forfeiture, for
ty cents.
Bail piece and return, or supers~tieaS,
twenty-five cents.
Discharge to jailor, twenty five cents,
Entering disc0ntinu nee in case of as
sault and battery, forty cents.
Entering complaint of master, mistress,
or appro' ce, twenty cents.
Notice to master, mistress, or appren-
tice twenty. five cents.
Hearing parties and discharging COM
plant, forty cents.
Holding inquisition under landlord and
tenant act, or in case of forcible entry,
each day, two dollars,
Precept to sheriff, fifty cents.
Recording proceedings, ON dollar.
Writ of restitution, fifty cents.
Warrant to appraise damages, forty
&C It's.
Warrant to sell strays, fifty cents.
Warrant to appraise swine, entering re-
turn, advertising, ct cetcra, one dollar and
fifty cents.
Entering action in civil case, twenty
cents.
Summons, cap. or sub, each twenty
cents.
Every additional name after the first,
five cents.
Subpoena duces tccun twenty five cents.
Entering return of summons, and quail
flying constable. fifteen cents.
Entering capias, and bail bond, ten
cents
Every continuance # suit, ten cents.
Trial and judgment, fifty cents
Entering judgment by confession, or
by default, twenty five cents
Taxing special bail, twenty-five cents.
Entering satisfaction, ten cents
Entering amicable suit. twenty cents
Entry rule to take dispositions Of wit
nesses, ten cents.
Rule to take deposition of witnesses,
ten cents
lnterogatories, for every ten words, two
cents
Entering return of rule, ten cents.
Entering rule to refer, ten cents.
Rule of reference, fifteen cents
Notice to each referee, ten cents.
Notice to party, in any case, fifteen
cents.
Entering report of referee, and jndg-
ment thereon, fifteen cents.
Execution, twenty-five cents.
Entering return of execution, or stay
of plaintiff, aaiia bona est inuentus, or 9TH
erwise. fifteen cents
Entering .dIscontinuance, or satisfac-
tion, ten cents.
Sci, ia, in any case, thirty cents.
Opening judgment for re- hearing, twen-
ty cents.
Return of proceedings in certiorari, or
appeal, including recognizance, fifty cents.
Transcript of judgment, including GER
tifcates, forty cents
Receiving amount of Judgment, before
execution, or where execution has issued
and special bail been entered, within 20
days after judgment, and paying the same
over, it not exceeding ten dollars, twenty
cents.
If above ten dollars. and net exceeding
forty dollars, fifty cents.
If above forty dollars, and not exceed
ihg sixty dollars, ssveng-fve cents.