Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-23

CONVENTION OF PROBATE vJUDGEss--The
Convention was called to order by the
chairman at o'clock.
The following additional Judges report
ed themselves: T. G. Bushnell, Ashland
T. w. Powell, Delaware.
The committee on Fee Bill reported that
they had agreed on class of fee bills with
singular unanimity. Efg TIL p
For.an necessary labor on letters of ad-
ministration or letters testamentary, total
fee of $4.S2, exclusive of stamps. Adopted
Probate of will fees were adopted, making
total of 81. "a, and all other necessary labor
on wills, letters testamentaryr under will,
&C.. total of S5.94. Adopted.
Fee bill on filing account, total of So 90
Adopted.
Fees for letters of guardianship, and
all necessary labor thereon, a total of $41s,
stamps additional. Adopted.
Inquest OF lunacy, and all necessary labor
thereon, total of $6.42. Adopted.
Gross bill in cases of hdbeas corpus, and
other necessary labor in such cases, total
of $3.51. Adopted.
In case of proceedings in aid of execu=
tion, a total of So 3d. In all cases upon the
commencement of proceedings in aid of ex-
eeution, in this court, the above amount of
fees must be deposited with the clerk-that
being the minimum cost in such cases
upon further proceedings being had, the
fees therefor must be advanced. & 81 \
+ Cross bill in cases of citation, total OF
So 46. Adopted.
Cross bill of inventory or sale bill, a total
of So cents sAdopted.~-sa e
Foreign wills, or Wills from other coun-
ties, and all necessary labor thereon, a
total of $5.36. Adopted.
Filing and approving proof of publication
of adoption, $3.50 Adopted. g' g ar
Costs on motions, &C., total of $3.99
Adopted.
Fees in applications of partnership ap-
praisements, a total of $4.75. Adopted.
The committee on Blanks made the fol-
lowing report:
To the Honorable Conventiom Of Probate
Judges:
Your committee to whom was referred
the matter of forms, beg leave to report
thaB forms submitted for. their inspection
show a great lack of uniformity in the
practice, as well as in the forms of proce-
dure in our several courts.
That while in some of our counties the
fcrms seem to be so full and complete that
little could be added, in others great re-
form could be made in the practice and
forms now in use, and that many of the
books and blanks now on hand could not be
used, should uniformity of blanks and en-
tries be at once adopted.
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critical examination of all the forms in use
in our Probate Courts, the selection of such
as seem to meet all the requirements of the
law, to be clear and concise in form and
neat in style, and to modify or compile
such as seem to be wanting in any of these
respects, would require weeks of labor, sc
that no report could be made to this Con-
vention, while anything short of this might
commit this Convention to the sanction OF
illegal and defective blanks. Your com
mittee are of the opinion that great adj
vantage would result from a general eX-
change and Investigation of blanks by-and
between our several Probate Jldges.
If anything further than t. 5 should seem
practicable to this ConveDf i, your COM
mittee would recommend trat a standing
committee on forms should be appoint.
ed by this Convention, and that notice
of the appointments, names and address Ol
such committee be published in the news
papers of the State, and Probate Judge:
and -publisherso of blank forms be invited tt
submit samples for inspection, and that sucf
committee shall, at as early date as posi-
BILE, and from time to time, as change o
law or other circumstances may require
select or compile such forms as the practice
of our courts seem to require, and that ou
several judges be advised to apply to sucf
committee for samples of all such forms a.
they may hereafter determine to have
printed, and that such committee be an
Judges such assessment as may be neces
sary to pay for the publication ofssuch
samples. and your committee ask to be dis
charged from further service on said CON
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