Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-04-28
An Act 10 Amend the Ninety
Ninth Chapter of the Revised

Z Ninth Chapter of the Revis
Z Code.
q SECTION l. De It enact ted by the Senate and Houf
Representative Of the State OF Delaware in ueneral
y tembly met, That the ninety ninth Chapter Of the
#yised Code be and the same is hereby amended
strkpg out the forty.second secon thereof ali after
words, Section az aud Inserting in lieu thereof
Hiollowing:-
& "The following shall be the legal fees for service
ceases leiare Justice ofthe Peace
Il TO JUsTICR OF THE PEACE;
Ihe sums s here set down when the Judgement shall
aeXeeed hfy dollars aud the double 0f such sums
Hsueh Judgement shall exceed hfty dollars {
ffoT Issuing summons, seire faeas or attachment
Except execution attachmentJ
Zone subpoena Tor witnesses,
,3other subpeaas for the same party in the same
(But more than twoshall not be taxed for the same
s party II ordered they shall be at his eostl
& appointing, summonins and swearing referees,
a tbut only one such fee unless there shall be a new
%triali and then not more than two in anv easel
= Entry OF bail or surety, including all,
4 Entering Judgement,
Entering Judgement on obligation and warrant
n Every affidavit, certified aud filed,
4 Entering rule to take denotitlons
ti,,, ttf1,,nseript o. docket entries duly certified
NCopyins interrogatories, per line one cant
Filing aud entering the return to an exec ution,
writing advertisements Of attachments,
laklng acknowledgment OF a mAnumlssiOu OF one
or more slaves named therein,
tef !aklng proof and giving certificate oi fre, dom
to authorize marriage
Taking and certifying Acknowledgment.o of A deel
whether one or more PARTIES each Justice,
same o. release, aequttanee or receipt, each jus
Drawing and taking indenture of appreptIee.f,.
or servant, II one justice, ~ rtt3 =
And BY two justices Ito be paid by the Ia aud lsay
Whiting, approving and certifying the assign ''''''
For PROBATE -.
7itor taking depc sltion, or affidavit, Ne"'-
For dispensing marriage licente, taking 49,.
tuning bond, to be paid by the pa; = NJ ~
In Proseta.ngs ior penalty the ssslne fees as in
penalty provides otherKlM.- :" ''f''''uh '"'
IN UkIMINAI CASES
Ror taking aud filing affidavit or deposition,
For Issuing warrant OF arrest or commim, nj
Fame Of runqway slave or servant
same Tor person. convicted of enticluR slava re-
n. manning or coming into tue State,
IAklns anu certifying any recognEAnee ia any case
OF criminal nature (fOr one or niure)
issuing subp@nas Tor witnesses teher sde) fjf the
Subsequent wriis for either partv
tkach writ ahall Include ali the witnesses uamed
for the same party before Issuing lt)
catering Judgenivnt In any case OF criminal ma.
ture,
For all services on the trial of slave on criminal
charge lt the trial be by two juhtioes) each,
Ia proceedings Tor orcibs entry Or ietaIner or G,
holding over the same fees as for like servlo,s
IN other easesi and additionally, for attend.
ance during the trial,
Drawing up the record,
Issuing warrant Of possession.
rhs witnesses In such proceedings, the Jurors ana
lhe hherlti OF Offcer, for serving subpn.nA or
attachment for contempt, or on execution prl-
cess ~ have the same fees as provided in Chap
IN BAsTA RDY CASES.
The same fees for like services in criminal
cases; aud additionally
FOR entering orders Of indemnity and maintenance
Drawing and taking bend Of idemniiy, 1
Deposition OF mother,
TO A CONSTABLE OR sHRRIFF
For serving and returning a summons, or srlr,
faeiAs, on one Or more defendants, includiur
AT services IN cause before Judgement. except
ferees, .
Mileage in serving and returning summons or
sciie laelAs Al the rate Of three cents hr each
mile necessarily travelled.
III NO service be mqde there shall be no fee or AL
lowanee OF mileage, except In cases Of srite
laelaH "heh Judgement shall Dezs- II 'h4re-
Giving notice of an application for or time otuow
trial,
For summoning referees (only one fee to be allow
Cd, unless there be 3 new trial aud thea only
twul
Mileage IN summoning referees the same ss in he
case OF witnesses,
For Bummoning witnesses, each,
and three cents for each mile necessarily ira.
yeed, to be counted as II all the witnesses ar
the same party were named in tho same writ
and summoned at tue same time
For summonine gainishees on execution or other
attachment, for each garnishee
And mileage the same as in the case Of wItne,sos
For posting advertisements Of attacLment fsin
with mileage at the rate Of three eenis per mile
going to and returning from the Court iiouss.
where one Of said advertisements must by law
be posted.
For serving attachment to bring the body.
Aud mileage as in the case Of a summons duly
terved; but If this attachment is Issued through
the fault Of an officer, be shall pay this and the
justices fee.
For taking goods on attachment (other than execu.
tion attaohmenD returning inventory and ar
praisement and including mileage, II the good.
And II they exceed that sum, a
But II the goods be sold on execution on fse shau
be charged for taking or appraising on that
ON EXECUTION.
For taking goods in execution, .
Making inventory apPraisement and return, :
Advertising and selling goods, 4
Collecting an execution without sale df the writ
shall have been in his hands fifteen days
before the money is paid a
Double the above fees If the execution sis
besides costs.
On all sums collected, when the execution exceeds
$780, there shall also be allowed thres psr e,nt
in addition to tho above lees.
FOR return Of "ho goods"
For conveying person to JAIL 4
And three cents per mile from the plaee of arrAst o.
the Jail and back to the justices oiiee.
for serving warrant IN criminal cAss or or
LeVying restitution money and costs in slave case
Conveying defendant from one county 10 another
i've cents per mile going and returning
5ummoning witnesses, and conveying person 10
jail and for levying execution, In a bastNrly
case, the same tees as for like services on civil
process
Executing warrant to arrest person, conyicea Of
entieing slaves, for being In the State, Ia
And mileage as on other process Of arrest
For giving notice to plaintiff on each execution in
bis hands Of day Of ssle Of goods
TO A WITNESS
For each days attendance, 4
And three cents per mile from the witness' hous-
to the place OF trial and back
70 the referees who actually try the cause, each 6
And mileage the same as Jurors
To THE PARTIES RESPECTIVELY.
Por each deposition taken, ri
But more than one dollar shall not be allowed 10
either party Tor depositions In Il case before the
justice, nor more than five dollars on appeal
Lhe Justice s1A TAX the iee for every such service
other fee shal be allowed mileage shall he allowe,
unless Il he expressly given In no case shall lee b.
charged for sefviee not performed aud every oeer
person, receiving lee, shall upon denand piys q r,
cept specifying the Items.
II any officer, person, shall receive any gre,isr .
more fees than Is herein allowed for the services
or shal refuse to give such receipt or shall ADD ,ni
item not herein specified, he shall be deemed gniy OF
liiedemeanor, anu shall be finei not exceeding sixt
iollRTa.
Every justice Of the peace shall keen printed OF wit
,hlco.
SECTION q he II further enacted That the act eutls
An Act TO amend Chapter 70 Of the Revised Code OF ID
state o. Delaware passed at Dover, February - 1885,
SECTION q Aud be 1t further enacted, That the Seer.
larry Of State be and he is hereby required mmedatel
shed In all the newspapers OF the state for the space
lne MONTH
Passed at Dover, Marth II, 1866. Apr7.lm.
LITTLE GIANT
MOWER AND REAPER,