The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-05-21

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE FEES OF
PROBATE JUDGES, CLERKS OF
COURTS, TRIAL JUSTICES AND
OTHER OFFICERS HEREIN MENTION
ED.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives, OF the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority Of the same
SECTION l. That the fees which
probate judges, clerks Of courts,
trial Justices and other officers
herein mentioned shall be author
lied to receive in the severa! cases
herein specified shall be as fol,
lows: - -
SECTION 2. Judges of Probate :
For petition for letters, &C., fifty
cents; for citation, fifty cents ;
qualifying executors, administra.
tors or guardians, and issuing let
ters to same, one dollar and fifty
cents; taking bond of ldministra-
tors or guardians, one dollar is
suing warrant Of appraiscment,
one dollar; proving will in com:
mon form, one dollar proving will
in solemn form, FIVE dollars fling
and entering renunciation OF exc
cutor, one dollar; dedimus potssta
TIM to prove will or qualify execu-
tor, two dollars receiving, exc
aiming and filing ANIMAL return,
one dollar; for the first and final
returns, each three dollars; order
for sale ofpersonal property, one
dollar; hearing and fling petition
for guardians and appointment,
two dollars; entering caveat and
withdrawing same; one dollar; for
hearing slitigated case, three dol.
lars, a1d twenty-five cents addi.
tional for each witness examined;
issuing summons for each witness,
when not issued by an attorney,
thirty cents for every rule Issued
against defaulting witness or par
ty failing to account, two dollars
for proceedings in partition ofreal
estate FIVE dollars, and fifty cents
additional on every hundred dol
lars. or fractional part thereof, for
which the land may be sold, or;
in case of partition in kind, for
which it may be assessed: Provided,
That in 40 case shall the fees and
allowances so aggregate more than
twenty-five dollars: Provided fur.
ther, That in cases Of partition III
kind no commission shall be charg'
ed; for appointing guardians, ad'
litem, one dollar; commissions on
moneys received and paid out, two
per cent, on the first three hun
dred dollars, and one per cent. On
all sums over that amount tor
search for each paper, for certih.
cate and seal, fifty cents; for final
discharge Of executor, admlnistra-
tor or guardian, one dollar; tol
proceedings in dover, inclusive o.
all charges, except recording, ten
dollars; for proceedings in lunacy
inclusive FIVE dollars; for record
ing all papers proper to be record
ed,or furnishing copy Of any paper
in his Office, per copy sheet Of one
hundred words, each figure count
ing one word, fifteen cents; for al
services in setting off the home
stead, including the title and re
cord of proceedings, FIVE dollars:
SECTION 3. Clerks Of courts; Fol
signing and sealing sub writ, fifty
cents; for administering oaths
twenty-five cents; for taking ane
fling bonds in trover, attachmen'
and other cases, one dollar fo1
signing and sealing commission tf
eSamine witness, fifty cents re
cording plats, under order of cour
one dollar; rule of survey, htty
!. CENTS: each official certificate un
ibs,er seal, fifty cents issuing attach
) thent for contempt or other spe
q ! writ, fifty cents; signing an<
2 a writ of hajere facias possession