The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-04-30
orrIcIAI.
The Laws of South Carolina.
4 It's anil JOINT RESOLUTIONS, Passed by
ths General Asss mblJ At :ho Session
s,.,,. of 1872 e'73.

sss,.--,au OF l81Z 10.
AN ACT TO .REGuLArE TIE FEES or
PROBATE JUDGES, CLERKS or CORUTS
TRIAL JUSTICES AND OTHER orFI-
GERS HEREIN MENTIONED.
BE it enacted BY tho Semitic, and
House Of Representatives Of the S;a,c
of South Carroll ina, now met aud sit.
ting in General Assembly, and by the
authority Of tho same: -,
Section !. That the foeo which pro-
bate judges, clerks Of courts, trial
Justices aud other Off ;crs herein
men,ioped shall be authorized to re-
ccive, IN the several cases herein
Specified shall be as follo%s.,,
I, Scctio Q. Judges of Probate !:
For petition for lpttcrs, &c.,, fifty
cent, for citation, fifty cents duali-
lying executors, administrators or
guardians, and issuing letters to same,
pnc dollar and Fifty cents ; taking
bond Of ad administrators or guard iaus,
one dollar !; issuing warrant of ap~
praiscment. ono dollar ; proving will
ia common form, one dol lar prov
ing will in solemn form, G?s dollars !;
Fl lug an | entering renunciation Of exc.
cu,or, one dollar; de1imus potestatim
to prove will or qualify executor,
two dollars; receiving, examining and
iiilug annual returu, one dollar for
iist and fnal returns, each three
dollars order for sale of personal
property, one dollar; hearing and
tilirg petition for guardians and ap.
ipoiutmrut, two dollars; entoring
cavcAt aud Withdrawing same, one
dollar for hearing litigatel case,
three dollars, and twenty-five cents
additional for each witncss cxamin-
cd :; issu!ng summons for each wit
ness whch not issued by an attorney,
thirty cents ;; for every rule issued
against defaulting witness or party
failing TO account, two dollars; for
proceedings in partition Of real estate
five dollars, and fifty cents additional
on every hundred dollars: or frac-
tional part tloreof, for which the land
may be sold, or, in case of partition
il Aiud, Tor which it may be assessed:
Pyovidcd, That i'll no case shall the
fees and allowances SO received ag:-
gregatc more than twenty-five dol
lars videdJmther, That in cases
of partition in kind no commission
shall be charged ; for appointing
guardians, adlitcm, ole dollar com.
missions, OH all moneys received and
paid out, two per cent. on the
first three hundred dollars, and one
per cent. on all sums over that
a",ount for search for each paper,
tel, cents; for certificate and scal,
fifty cents for nuai discharge of ex-
ccutor, administrator or guardian, one
doll.r ; for proceedings IN dover, in
elusive of ali charges, except record:
ing, ten dollars; for Proceedings in
luuacy, inclusivo, five dollars fol
fcco d ng all papers proper to be re
corded, or furnishing copy Of any pa.
per il. his Office, per copy sheet Of one
hundred words, each figure counting
one word; fifteen cents for all sorvi
ecs in setting off the homestcadj in
cluding the title and record Of pro
ceedings, five dollars: :.
Section 3. Clerks of Courts To-
signing aid sealing sub Writ, fifty
CENTS for administering oaths, tw Ell
ty-fve cents; for taking and f'ina
bonds in tro9er; attachment aud 9th.
er cases, ohc dollar for signing and
sealing commission to e&Sm:hc Wit
hess, fifty cents; recotdtns r!ats
Under order of court, ono dollar
1dle Of survey, fifty cents each ofl
tial certificate under seal, fifty cents
Issuing attachment for contempt: OF
other special writ, fifty cents Sigu'
ing and sealing writ Of habsrs Jacid;
pos$essibncn,, City cents; receiving and
paying over money officially, undei
three hundred dollars, one per cent
over that amoUut, one!ha|f of one
per cent. Oh bill, molls prosequi, before
given out, one dollar on bill throw
out by grand jury, or found and TOLL
,orosequi abated; discontinued O.
struck off, twodollars on bill fount
and verdict by petit jury, two dollars
issuing bench warrant; one dollar
scire fucias, ono dollar issuing eatl
execution in sessions. one dollar
signing and scaling writ of hadea
corpus, ono dollar issuing warrant o
taking recognizance or other service
in the sessions, tho same fees allowed
to trial Justices each writ of renr
Jacias, including all services inciden
to summoning jurors, two dollars an'
and fifty cents; preparing and issuin
certificates for grand and petit juror
and constableu, and furnishing retur
to county commissioners for eac
week Of every term OF court, five dol
lars furnishing advertisement j
case Of escheat, exclusive of printer
bill, and recording proceedings ther
on, three dollars for advertising an
giving notice to managers of election