National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-06
HOW MUCH TO PAY.

A Glance at Fee-bills in this District.
The costs OF legal proceedings everywhere are
supposed TO be one Of those things that no feI
low can ind out" akin in some next to predesti
nation, or the whereabouts of Charley Ross. We
have taken pains to ascertain from authoritative
sources the fees properly chargeable and give
them below for public information:
FEES Of ConStabIeS Established By tie Supreme
Court Of the DistTict of Columbia, December 9,
1s73-tOr executing warrant on behalf OF the
timus or warrant, so eents; arresting a vagrant,
disoTderly person, other offender without process
and bringing before Justice, so cents; taking the
body into custody mittimus, when bail is after
ward entered, before commitment 70 jail % cents;
serving subp9na-for each witness, - cents serv.
ing summons-for each party served, % cents;
executing attachment, so cents; executing attach
ment in case Of landlord and tenant, 81; selling
goods attached or levied, per cent on amount
realized: but If the debt be paid previous 70 SALE
one half these commissions; executing bail piece,
80 cents.
Fees Of Justices of The Peace-For Issuing every
summons to commence a suit, Is cents; every adj
ditional name, II there be more than one defend
ant cents; entering Judgment, 25 cents; issuing
fer facias Is cents; entering satisfaction dis
continuance, 10 cents; administering any oath or
affirmation at trial, cents; supersedeas bond 25
centE; appeal bond, 80 cents continuance of trial.
Is cents; scire facias, Is cents; oath to any &C.
count, 10 cents; atfldayit or affirmation written
out, Is cents; warrant against witness for con-
tempt in disobeying subpoena, 10 cents; certifying
papers to court II there is no personal property
peal, so cents; duplicate or exemplifcation Of
judgment, so cents; writ between landlord and
tenant, 81: writ OF restitution, " CENTS attach
nent on judgment and interrogatories, o.; at
tachment against property Of non resident, de-
earation, bond and copies, 81 so; bond for costs by
nonresident before entering suit, rs cents; order
tachment for rent with declaration, bond, afflda-
Wit AID copies, u; repleTin, with declaration,
bond, AFFIDAVIT and copies, 81; issuing venIre
faciss, IS cents; swearing jury, L cents issuing
United States warrant, 25 cents; taking recogni-
zances, Is cents; commitment, rs cents; discharge
from jail, Is cents; receiving amount Of judgment
before execution. two per cent. on the amount so
paid over; entering amicable suit 10 cents; open
Ing Judgment for rehearing, (but no judgment
shall be opened unless within four days after
judgment Is cents; bail piece and return or su-
persedeas 80 CENTS trial with jury, in addition to
other fees in forcible entry and detaner each
day, q; recording proceedings therein, 80 cents;
Of same, 10 cents; return Of execution on stay Of
plaintiff, or nulla bona, or otherwise, 10 cents;
every acknowledgment Of q deed or other instru-
ment Of writing, Is cents.
Clerks Fees IN the Supreme Court of the District
Of Capitalization issuing and entering every
process, commission, summons, capias, execution,
OF venire, or summons or subpoena for wit
ness, 81; Issuing a writ Of summons or subpoena,
Is cents; filing and entering every declaration,
plea, or other paper, 10 cents; administering an
oath or Affirmation, except to q juror, 10 cents;
taking an acknowledgement, % cents; tax ing and
certifying dispositions TO file, for each folio OF one
hundred words, 20 cents; cops Of such deposition
furnished 70 party on request for each fons- =
cents; entering any return, rule, order, continu-
ance, Judgment, decree, or recOgniZance, or draw
ing any bond, or making any record, certificate,
return, or report for each folio Is CENTS copy Of
any entry or record, or Of any paper on file, for
each folio, 10 cents; making dockets and indexes,
issuing Venre taxing COSTS and all other services
on the trial or argument Of cause where issue is
Joined and testimony given, %; making d0ckets
and indexes taxing costs, and all other services,
in q cause where issue is Joined but no testimony
is given, q; making dockets and indexes, taxing
costs, and other services, in cause which is dis
missed or discontinued, or where Judgment or
decree is made or rendered Withoutlssue, Il; max
ing dOckets and taxing costs, in cases removed by
writ OF error or appeal 81; atxing the seal OF the
court to any instrument, when required, 20 cents;
ment or other lien, Is cents searching the records
Of the court for judgments, DEGREES, or other in
struments constituting general lien on real
estate, and certifying the result Of such search,
for each person against whom such search Is re-
quired TO be made, Is cents; receiving, keeping,
and paying out money, in pursuance Of any stat
ute or order Of court, one per cent on the amount
so received, kept, and paid; travelling from the
office Of the clerk, where he is required to reside,
to be held for going per mile, cents; for return
ing, per mile, cents; for his attendance on the
court while actually in session, per day 50; all
services rendered by said clerk to the United
States, in cases in which the United States Is a
party Of record, 50; each marriage license, 81;
each certificate Of official character, including
SEAL so cents entering declaration Of intention to
become citizen, and copy under seal, 81; natu-
raliZation Of an alien, and copy OF record under
SEAL 50.
1t will be useful to preserve the above state
ments.