The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-04-28
NEW FEE BILL.
An Act to amend title twenty.one of
the Code of Civil Procedure.-[PAssED

An Act to amend title twenty.one of
the Code of Civil Procedure.-[PAssED
APRIL 9, 1869.
. The General assembly Of North Carolina
do enact as .tol1oaos. es ssl ~ 3 sss7s
Section 555.l Fees OF OFFICERS, BY WHOM
AND HOW PAYABLE. The several officers
hereinafter named, shall receive the fees
hereinafter prescribed Tor them respectively,
from the persons for whom, or at whose in
stance, the service shall be pc. formed, except
persons sueing as paupers, and no officer
shall he compelled to perform any service,
unless llIs fee be paid or rendered. The
said officers shall receive no extra allowance
or other compensation whatever, unless the
same shall be expressly required by some
statute. In case the service shall be ordered
by any proper officer of the State, or of
county, for the benefit of the State or coun-
ty, the fees need not be paid in advance;
but if for the State, shall be paid by the
State, as other claims against it are; if for
a county, by the County Commissioners, out
OF the county funds.
Sec. 556. CaPY SHEET DEFINED. A copy
sheet shalt consist Of one hundred words.
Sec. 557. FEES ON RETURNS TO SEcRETK-
RY OF STATE. All officers required by law
to make returns to the Secretary of State,
shall receive for such returns five cents per
copy sheet, to be audited ON the certificate
of the Secretary of State, and paid as other
claims against the State are required to be.
Sec. sos. CLERKS TO FURNISH BLANK
wRITs.. Clerks of courts shall furnish to
parties printed copies OF the formal parts of
all writs required to he issued by them, with
convenient blank spaces for the insertion of
written matter; and also the blank forms of
such bonds as are required to be taken by
them. m i,g- ss. So. -ies
Sec $50. WHO TO PAY COSTS IN CRIMINAL
ACTIONS. If a defendant be acquitted, or
Judgment against him arrested, the costs,
including the fees for all witnesses summon
E ed and actually examined for the accused,
whom the judge or justice of the peace be-
fore whom the trial took place, shall certify
to have been necessary or proper for his
defence, shall be paid by the prosecutor, if
any be marked on the bill, whenever the
judge or justice of the peace shall certify
that there was not reasonable ground for the
prosecution, and that it was not required by
the public interest II there be no prosecu-
tor, or if the judge or justice of the peace
shall certify as aforesaid, the costs shall he
paid by the county in which the bill was
found.
Sec 560 FEES IF CONVICT INsoLvENT.
The costs in criminal actions shall, in all
cases, be paid by the person convicted, If he
be able but if he be not able, the county
where the bill was found shall pay one-half
of the costs of the prosecution only. e.
Sec. 561. How FEES OF OFFICERS RE-
cEIvED. If any officer to whom fees are
PAYABLE by any person, shall fail to receive
them at the time the service is performed,
he may have Judgment therefor on motion
to the court, in which the action is or was
pending, upon twenty days notice to the per
son to be charged ,at any time within one year
after the determination of the action in
| which the same was performed; if the mo-
| ton for Judgment be in behalf of the clerk
| of the Superior Court, it shall be made to
the Judge ne sne court in or out of terms.
CHAPTER II
FEES OF SOLICITORS.
Sec. 562. FEES OF SOLICITOR. The solici-
for shall receive forty dollars for every at
tendance on the session of his court, and ful!
fees in all cases of fiudgmentrendered against
| tbe accus,d. to be paid by the county in
which the hill is found, if the defendant be
insolvent.
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every conviction for any capital crime
twenty dollars. =,
9. On every conviction where by law th'
punishment must be Imprisonment at marc
labor in Pcnitentiary for not less than si'
months, ten dollars.
On conviction on any other Indictment
ment, four dollars.
4. On final judgment against deiauitln;
witness or juror, where no issue Is joined
two dollars.
s. On such Judgment, when contested
four dollars.
6. Judgment on undertaking OF bail
reccgnizance if uncontested, two dollars.
Z. On the same, if contested, four 90
lars.
s. On application to renew bond to kee
the peace, if granted, one dollar.
9. On an issue in bastardy, ii four
against the putative father, four dollars.
FEES OF CLERKS OF THE sUPERIo
I. IN CIVIL CAUSES.
Sec. 564. WHAT FEES, AND FOR VIVA
l /. Furnishing blank writ of summons,
e other writ or process required to be lssu!
q by him. and taking a bond from the ,plal
tiff as security for costs, or receiving a q
I posit from plaintiff and giving. certlflca
o to him and the defendant, one dollar.
I 2. Docketing summons, five cents. ;,
: 8. Recording return of a sheriff or 9th
ministerial officer, ten cents.
: 4. Recording, filing, and noting on
n docket any pleading or demurrer, and
IS livering copies filed to the parties to who
r. addressed, ten cents. l-
= s. Order enlargirg, or refusing to enlar'
le time for pleading. or for any other act VIII
t authorized, fifty cents. -.
le 6. Entering judgment against either p
ID Hty, one dollar.
: 4. Judgment on any question authors
e to be decided by HIM, il there be no app
to the Judge, or if the judgment of the Cl
is be confirmed ON the appeal, one dollar.
% 8. Preparing statement of case on app
:, from his decision to the Judge, one dolla
ID 9. Transcript of record for Judge on is
re of law Joined on the pleadings, one dol
We 10. Acknowledging receipt of decision
Ill i Judge, and notifying each attorney ther
"a thirty cents.
nd II. Taking an affidavit except to
it ness or jurors ticket of attendance, twe'
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