Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-28

OFFICIAL.
[Published April 6, 1861
CHAPTER GEsERAI

AN ACT to amend sections l and Of chapter
1873 of the revised statutes, entitled "of costs
and fees.n
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section 1. Section one ~ of chapter one hun
bred and thirty-three Q33) Of the revised stat
utes is hereby amended, so that il shall read as
shall be entitled to receive the following fees for
his services, viz: lass
@First. For serving summons, or any other
process by which an action shall be commenced
| in any court Of record, or writ or order of in-
junction and making return thereon, for one de-
PENDANT one dollar; for each additional defendant
ffty cents.
"Second. Travelling in making service Of any
summons, writ or other process, except criminal
capias, to be computed, in all cases, from the
court house of the county in which service is
made, ten cents per mile, going and returning.
"Third. Taking bond or undertaking in any
case when required by law, and approving the
same fifty cents.
Fourth. Making a copy of any bond or I'M
dertaking, summons, writ, complaint or other
paper served or taken, when required by law or
demanded by a party, ten cent per folio.
Fifth. Serving aud returning subpoena to
testify, for each person served, twenty-five cents
sixth. Serving an execution on Judgment
for the recovery of real estate, or other writ not
provided for, one dollar.
sums upon execution, writ or process for the col
lection Of money, five per cent. upon any sum
not exceeding three hundred dollars, and upon
any sum more than three hundred dollars and
less than six hundred dollars two and one-half
per cent; and upon all sums exceeding six hun
bred dollars, one and one-fourth per cent; but
in no case shall the whole per centage exceed
thirty dollars.
Eighth. Advertising goods and chattels for
sale upon execution, writ or process, seventy
H.. kns vuba han 10
execution, writ or process in the hands of the
sheriff against the defendant, there shall be
but one advertising fee charged in the whole,
which shall be on the execution having priority.
"Ninth. Drawing advertisement Of real estate,
per folio, twenty-five cents.
Tenth. Every certificate OF sale of real es-
tate, fifty cents.
eleventh. Filing copy thereof with the reg
lister of deeds, including fees Of register of deeds
twenty-five cents.
Twelfth. Drawing, executing and scknowl-
edging deed pursuant to a sale of real estate,
two dollars, TO be paid by the grantee in such
deed.
Thirteenth. Summoning a grand or petit
jury, to be paid from the county treasury, fifty
cents for each juror named.
"Fourteenth. Summoning a jury upon writ
of inquiry, attending such jury, and making and
returning the inquisition, one dollar and fifty
cents.
Fifteenth. Summoning a special jury, struck
pursuant 10 au OiueT OI cuutI, anu the
panel one dollar aud fifty cents.
Sixteenth. Summoning a jury pursuant TO
any precept, summons of any officer in any
special proceeding, dollar; and for attending
such jury when required, one dollar and fifty
cents per day.
"Seventeenth Attending q view when ordered
by the court one dollar and fifty cents per day, |
and ten cents per mile travelling fee, going and
Eighteenth. summoning appraisers and
swearing the same, one dollar.
Nineteenth. Every appraiser for each day, |
one dollar.
twentieth. Drawing an inventory or other
paper except returns upon a summons, subpoena /
Or venire, twenty-five cents per folio.
"Twenty-frst. Attending the supreme court, |
one dollar and fifty cents for each day, to be al
lowed on the certificate Of the chief Justice or |
clerk, and paid out of the state treasury.
Twenty second. Attendance upon the cir |
cult or county court three dollars per day to the
sheriff, and one dollar and fifty cents each per |
day to the necessary deputies, TO be paid out of
the county treasury.
"Twenty- third. Serving notice of any general |
Or special election upon the inspectors OF elections
Of the different towns and wards in his county, |
fifty cents for each town or ward, to be paid out |
Of the county treasury.
Twenty fourth. For serving any writ or other |
process, with the aid of the county, two dollars /
and fifty cents, and all necessary expenses in |
1urred thereby.
Twenty fifth. All such necessary expenses |
incurred in taking possession Of any goods or /
,hatsels and preserving the same, as shall be just
and reasonable In the opinion OF the court.
''Twenty sixth. All fees allowed by law and /
paid to any printer for, any advertisement re-
1uired to be published by the sheriff.
"Twenty-seventh. Travelling to serve any /
criminal process for every mile actually Travelled,
ten cents per mile, whether in the county from /
which process issued, or not.
"Twenty-eighth. Every commitment to prison,
fifty cents.
Twenty ninth. Discharging a person from
prison, twenty five cents.
"Thirtieth. Bringing up prisoner upon ha-
beas corpus to testify or answer in any court, or
before judge, one dollar.
"Thirty-Ars Attending before any officer |
with prisoner, for the purpose of having him |
surrendered in exonerati0n of his bail, or at |
tending to receive prisoner so surrendered, who |
was not committed at the time, and receiving |
such prisoner into custody, in either case one
dollar.
sThirty-second. Attending any court or officer |
with prisoner, one dollar and fifty cents per |
day, besides actual necessary expenses"
Sec. 2. Section four a. Of said chapter one |
hundred and thirty-three Q33) is hereby amend |
ed so that il shall read follows: Section 4. |
The following fees shall be allowed the sheriff or
other officer for services in executing judgment
directing sale OF nortgaged premises, viz: For
making sale when the amount OF the judgment |
does not exceed five hundred dollars the sum of
five dollars; when the amount Of the judgment
exceeds five hundred dollars and less than one
thousand dolls RS, the sum Of eight dollars; and
when the amount of the judgment exceeds one
thousand dollars, the sum OF ten dollars for
drawing, executing and acknowledging the deed,
the sum of three dollars; for making the receipt
Of sale in each case, three dollars; for drawing
advertisement OF sale, one dollar for travel per-
formed in making such sale, to be computed from
the court house, ten cents per mile, going and
returning"
Sec. 8. All acts or parts Of acts contravening
the provisions OF this act, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 4, 1856.