The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-06-01
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have 10 pay is I'll Isgsl mstisrs
where tbey msy require The services
n M attorney IN Ms eouniy.
~ CIRCUIT c9Uu.
l. Tho fee for collections shall be
10 per sent On tho frs, thousand
dollars. and not less than 3 per cent
On the amount in execsso ~ that sun
in no case 10 he less than ten dollars
and in cases litigaied, an additional
charge shall he made-tbc minimum
fee in litigated cases 10 be $50
Where executions are returned H1ia
bono, one.balf the usual charges shall
be made.
2. For fling a delay plea, the fee
shall be "a per cent. on the amount
involved, not in any case 10 be less
than $40, nor more than 500.
Q. For successfully defending q
case, the ice shall be II least 10 per
cent. on the amount Involved. In no
case shall the fee be less than 5 per
cent, or $50, where the 5 per cent.
would not amount to tho. sum,
CRIMINAL CASKS.
4. In felonies, aud especially in
capital eases as no general rule for
charging can DC established, the fee
shall be Left TO the discretion of the
attorney. not to he less, in any case,
then $50 10 circuit court, or S25 in
the committing court.
5. In misdemeauors, the fee shall
not in any ase beless than $40 and
in case of an appeal from the Justices
court, nm additional charge of $40
shall be made. p~
g. The fee for prosecuting in
criminal court shall be the same as
for defending. s.t.a r a-'aT
5c Pr CHANcERY COURT. q TO eudsl
7. The lowest fee in chancery
shall be $25, but this does not apply
to probate business. 1s'
8. The fee for obtaining DEGREES
for sale Of land by guardian or adj
ministrator, for partition of lands,
and for sale of land for distribution,
shall be 8 per cent on the value Of
the land; in no case to be less than
1875. so aIoiibIst iassQ.o sif 0i4j
8. The fee for obtaining title to
land by decree in the chancery court
shall be q per cent. oil the value Of
the land not In any case to be less
than S10.a lgn M ,e1H Nn3aaAao
TO-. In divorce cases not less than
$50 shall beeharged, ias q
NJ. The rulesowGich apply IN the
circuit court shall govern in the
ctiancers court so'far as applicable.
a5 PROBATE BussrNEss.
10. For stating annual accounts,
and having the same allowed, the fee
shall in no case be less thaa $40.
Ia, For stating q final account, aud
obtaining q decree allowing the same,
and discharging the administrator or
guardian, as the case may be, the fee
shall not be, less, than 10 per cent. on
the commissions allowed on the
whole estate; not in any case to be
less than $25. soo. ,..fm
Ia, The fee for obtaining letters
Of administration or guardianship
! shall not in any case be less than
: $40. dailv ri v}aasl ts,. arg .id.
is. For establishing and proba-
ting q viii and obtaining letters tes--
tamentary, l per cent. on the amount
devised shall be charged not to be
less than $1oiin no case. This only
{ applies to the establishing Of, wills
. that are not contested. eI .3,oa b-s
d, cot .hiR IN OTHER COURTS. jlJbJaf
Is. Fees in the federal court shall
!. be,tle same as In the circuit court,
exceptsno fee shoil beiless than S25.
4 ~. The charges for servicesin the
supervisors court shall be regulated
by the rules which prevail in the
|, chancery court so far as applicable,
!. but In no case shall the fee be less
than $40. io maos 3ii BISON 2,a'
ia The lowest fee in JUSTICES
: court shall be $40, and on an appeal
1 from such court, $40. aii oioi slats
: 10. No fee IN the supreme court
shall be less than $25, and in all
cases the damages recovered shall be
: added to the fee. woes io 7pia G L
sr CONSULTATION AND ADVICE. u
\ go. Pie fee tor consultation and
! advice merely, shall be regulated by
the importance ofthe service to the
|, client, and the magnitude III the
. caseI--the lowest fee tn be S. In
7 wei defined cases, legal ndvics shall
always be charged Tor; and when a
written opinion Is given, the fee
shall nvt he fcss haItt20. s7sm NJ
Il 81. When cases srccompromised
before judgmenty tIie' feepshlil in no
, ease be less than one>half Of what il
: would have been hsdrtliereabeen NO
compromise. 1hn ',Nna ear & ia
I'LL 4ada RETAINER. y s M
%. Where i lawyer Is definitely
retained for any special case, and no
such case shall oochr, the retaining
! fee shall be at the discretion Of the
!, lawyer IN no case to- be- less than
: $40. f1eaaTq sglp7 90 fabnd sra
Y 90. Where two lawyers or, firms
9 are simultaneously retained, the fee
1 Of each shall be no less than three.
! fourths Of what eithor would have
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