New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-23
LAWS OF THE STATE Of LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT

AN ACT
Fixing the fees Of the clerks of the district
courts throughout the State ithe parish
Of Oileans excepted, and providing the
manner OF collecting the same.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the cleI ks of the several district courts
throughout the State 1.-THE parish of Orleans
excepted) cha be entitled to demand ind
receive the following fees of Office:
For indorsing, registering and fling petit
ton, ten cents.
For indorsing. registering and filing an
ewers, ten cents.
For cbpying ell Instruments of writing
not otherwise provided for, each one hun
dred words, fifteen cents.
For issuing citation, with seal and GER
tifcate, fifty cents.
For copy of citation, with seal and certi-
ficate, forty cents.
For issuing attachment, and seal, seven.
ty five cents.
For copy of attachment, and seal, forty
cents.
For issuing feri tacias, with zeal, one dol
lar.
For issuing order Of seizure, with seal,
one dollar.
For issuing order Of sequestrstion, with
seal, one dollar.
For issuing writ of certiorari, with seal,
seventy. five cents.
For issuing injunction, with seal, seventy
five cents.
For issuing writs of habeas corpus, with
seal, and the proceedings thereon, NO charge
shall be made by the clerk or sheriff, except
in civil cases.
For issuing writ of mandamus, with seal,
seventyhve cents.
For issuing writ CT distringas, with zeal,
seventy five cents.
For issuing eubpena duces teeuD,, with
seal, seventy five cents.
For issuing subpenas for witnesses, with
seal, fifteen cents.
For copy of subpoena, with seal and GER
tihcate, fifteen cents.
For Issuing writ of possession, with seal,
For each order of partition, with seal,
fifty cents.
For isuing notice Of judgment, with seal,
twenty-five cents.
For every continuance, ten cents.
For issuing citation Of appeal, with seal
and certificate. fifty cents.
For copy of citation, with seal and GER
ti6cate, forty cents.
For issuing attachment to bring person
into court, with seal, forty cents.
For issuing venire facias in each case in
which jury may be prayed for in the dis.
trict court, to be charged but once. and
that upon fling the petition, thirty fl ve
cents.
For swearing jury, twenty FIVE cents
For swearing each witness. i've cents.
For entering final Judgment, and no mat
ter how many parties, to be charged but
once n eacb case, eeventy-6ve cents.
For every introductory judgment, NO
matter how many parties, thirty cents
For each order of court entered on the
minutes of the court, not otherwise pro-
vided for, fifteen cents.
For copies of the same. with seal and GER
tifcste, twenty-five cents.
For filing and registering returns on all
write, ten q nts.
For setting cause for trial and calling the
same, ten cents.
For affixing certificate and seal of court
to all other records or documents other than
those herein specified, thirty cents.
For notice to creditors Of insOivents to at
tend meetings, each. ten cents.
For taking and fling bonds, in all cases
where required by law, fifty cents.
For recording and registering deeds of
conveyance for property sold aud trans.
ferred by sheriff. for each hundred words,
fifteen cents.
For entering satisfaction of Judgment,
seventy five cents.
For issuing commissions to take testimony
of Witnesses, or answers to interrOgatories
with seal, one dollar.
For recording the petition, answer and
jud ement, IN each case, fifteen cents for
every one hundred words.
For every confession of judgment where
no papers are issued by The clerk, Tor all
his services in such cases. eeventv-fve
cente, and no more shall be allowed. How
ever. in all cases he shall be allowed fifteen
cents per hundred words for recording the
petition and other papers.
For making out the papers in each con-
frmation or appointment OF tutor. cura-
tor, one dollar and fifty cents.
Fo: copy of the same, with certificate and
seal, fifty cents.
For each writ or decree ordering or as.
sessing estimate, fifty cents.
For afixing seals on any act, when re.
qured by law, twenty five cents.
For probate Of will, including the process
verbal fifty cents.
For recording all acts, for each one hun
dred words, fifteen cents.
For examining and swearing each wit
ness, twenty cents.
For every order, twenty-five cents.
For each audience, including family meet
ipgs, one dollar.
For appointment of appraisers, seventy.
five cents.
For taking bond in all cases, one dollar.
For copy of all acts, Tor each On . hundred
words, fifteen cents.
SEC. 9 Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the several clerks of the district courts
throughout the State lthe parish Of Orleans
eXceptedl shall be entitled to demand and
receive Tor al services, on the application
of any foreigner to become q citizen, in
Guiding copy, certificate and seal, one dol
lar.
For all services in administering oath Of
allegiance. recording evidence of residence,
ETC., of any foreigner becoming natural
lied, including copy, certificate and seal,
one dollar and fifty cents.
For issuing marriage license, two dollars.
For taking down testimony on the trial OF
any suit, fifteen cents for every one hun
dred words.
For every order entered on the minutes,
disseminating or Diminishing any suit, ten
cents.
For making a transcript of record on ap-
peals, ten cents for every one hundred
words.
For certificate and seal to transcript of
record. fifty cents.
For filing any paper in any suit not other
wise provided for, five cen,s.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the sheriff or constable serving notice, sub
peDa or attachment on witnesses to be ex
amined before the clerk of the court shall
he entitled to charge the Same fees and
mileage allowed by the fee bill for serving
subpenas. and the clerk taking such depo-
sition shall be allowed to charge and re-
ceive the following tees, and no more, to
wit:
For issuing each notice to parties, with
seal, twenty five cents, including copy of
the same.
For iseuing each subpoena or attachment,
with seal, twenty five cents, including copy