Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-12


letter from Loudoun. and will begin by calling
your attention to most serious error ID Fat
tesons Book Of Forms, recently put forth. lt
is little queer that q gentleman should un-
dertako to make up book of forms for the
guidance Of clerks, justices. sheriffs, and all
other public officials just at L time when the
Legislature was changing the duties of these
officials, and taking away great part of the
duties, which, for very many years, havo been
performed by the sheriffs.
Mir. Patteson, who, | understand, was, and
probably is, a deputy clerk in Campbell coun,
ty, but may be now young lawyer, gives the
fees OF justices as those of the county clerk for
ike services. He refers to page 1855; | make
the reference to Title 50, chapter lS4, Section
4. Code OF 1860.
a. A Notary Public and Justice Of the
Peace.
Protest $lOO, additional notice 10 cts, &C
acknowledgement of deed. &c., so cts, affidavit
| rs cts., dispositions per hcuf Is cts.
For other services, the same fee as the clerk
| of q County or Corporation Court for like
| services.
The refers to foot note, which says,
justices Of the Peace for services other than
sitting as members Of a court are entitled to the
| same fees as notarles.
| See ante, c. 4SS 3, and by referring to chap
| ter 4S. section 3, it Will he perceived that the
compensation aud fees OF Justices outside OF the
| court are as follows: Dispositions and ackn owl
| Judgments land for these only the same lees
allowed 10 a Notary Public; and to make it II.
solutely certain that they arc not to charge for
afidavts outside OF the city OF Richmond,
| [ quote the last two paragraphs ut chapter 4S,
| section 3. 81 he Mayor, Recorder and Alder
men OF the city of Richmond may charge for
| taking depostions Tor taking and certifying the
acknowledgment OF any decd or writing lnlen
| ded for record, and for taking aud certifying
/ the priVy examination Of married woman,
to be paid by the person tor whom the service
i; rendered, the same fees now allowed by law
to Notary Public. Each and every justice
Tor and in the city Of Richmond shall receive
as compensation for every oath administered
not in court, and every acknowledgment taken
by him and requiring his certificate, and Tor
every process OF attachment issued by him, the
sum of twenty five cents, to be paid by the person
| or persons Tor whom the said official acts are
performed.
In consideration Of their giving up the ice
of SO cents for acknoWedg menls uDd prlVy ex-
aminationS, the justices of Rchmood.city are
allowed IS cents for every certificate including
affidavits, and for issuing attachments the
same tce The special mention of one set CT
magistrates conciusivey excludes all others.
Now why should one set Of justices or the
commissioners 10 chancery Of few counties
have other lees than the whole set of justices,
&c?
But to return to Mr. Patleson; his book
will doubtless he purchased by good many
justices, &c., as moro portable than Mayo
Guide; and those who use it will run The risk
of being prosecuted for mafeasance in ofic'.
| am told that Mr. Patteson has changed
the form OF :, ''6er iacas or forfeited forth
coming hpnd," while the constitution express
" provi4cr that all process, &c., shall continue
as OF old until changed ty the Court OF APP
peaIs which, so far as VIC arc advised, has moi
yet acted in the matter.
The only fees to which justice is entitled
arc for,
! Acknowledgement of decd so cts.
Priv examination, 50 cts.
| Denosition per hour, Is "
and possibly to the Incidents Of taker OF dc
positions, namely:
Summons for witness, ~ cts.
Copy of same, 10
Certificate of attendance, ~
Please call the attention OF the Senator
from Alexandria to this question OF fees, and
let him bring his active mind to the coosdcra
ton of this matter during recess.
| LEEsBURG, Sept. S, 1870. ALIQUIs.