New Orleans Republican., 1877-01-20

kind requiring the constant attention of the
sheriff, one or more additional keepers as
the same rate OF compensation shall be
chargeable.
or order OF court, the following rates are
established:
On all sums up to the first FIVE hundred
dollars, two per cent; after the first five hum
dred dollars up TO fifteen hundred dollars,
one per cent; and all sums in excess of fit
teen hundred dollars; one-haf per cent shall
be allowed.
For commission on moneys realized under
mesue or final process, there shall be al
| lowed on eli sums up to five hundred dol
| lars two per cent, and after the first five
hundred and up to fifteen hundred dollars
one per cent, and all sums in excess of fif-
| teen hundred dollars, one half of one per
cent shall be allowed; provided, no COM
mission shall be charged ia cases In which
nothing is realized by the plaintiff in ex-
| ecutien or other writ.
For all expenses incurred in any proceed
ing, the current customary rates shall be
| allowed.
For advertising the rates established by
! existing laws shall be allow wed and no more.
For mileage, when travel by water or
| into any other parish is necessary, the
same rate of compensation as allowed to
| other sherifs and throughout the State is
| allowed. .....
For making process verbal of sale, ad
vertisement or appraisement, one dollar
| shall be allowed; tor each conveyance of
property by title, two dollars shall be al
| lowed to the sheriff; for attendance in Su-
| preme Court each day in which the same is
in session, the sum Of five dollars is now
established by law.
Sec, 2 Be it further enacted. etc. That
in all suits hereafter instituted by the
city of New Orleans for the recovery OF
any tax imposed or other dues levied in ac-
cordanoe with and in which the city of New
| Orleans has recovered judgment, the said
| corporation shall be exempt from all liabil-
tiles for sheritf's cost, actual expenses in.
CURED by virtue of Instructions of the
proper city officers excepted.
| SEC. 3. Be it further enacted etc., That
the sheriff shall be entitled TO demand
surety for cost at his office for actual ex,
| penses to be incurred reasonable deposit
in money to cover expenses may be demand,
ed from time to time and; in case of failure
to provide surety for costs or make a rear
sonable deposit for fees and expenses, the
sheriff is authorized, after two days notice
TO return process into courts, and shall moi
be held liable for any losses occasioned by
reason of SO doing.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all fees proper of the sheriff shall be payable
on demand six months from the institution
of the suit, and in all cases in which writE
| have been returned nutlG bona, they are de-
msndsble upon the return Of the process.
I Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That 6
correct copy of this act shall be posted in the
office of said sheriff. in q conspicuous place
| under the penalty of a fine of twenty five
dollars a day in case Of failure SO to do, re-
coverable before any of the district courts
OF civil jurisdiction in favor of the Charity
Hospital of the city of New Orleans.
SEC g. Be it further enacted. ETC., Thai
the sheriff, for the purpose of recovering his
costs and expenses, may proceed by direot
action, before any tribunal or by way o.
| rule, before the court in which the suit wat
brought, and to proceed in the execution o.
judgments for costs in his favor in the ordi
nary way,
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, etc., Tha'
within forty days after the sheriff shall have
retired from office, he shall file in court de
tailed bills of costs due him in all cases, ir
default of which he shall be barred forever
from collecting the same, and it is hereby
made the duty OF the clerk of court, whef
he issues a writ of feri facias, to indorse or
said writ all costs due the retired sheriff
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
if the sheriff overcharges any item in any
bill of cost, he shall forfeit the whole item
go Overcharged,
SEC g. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
this act shall take effect from and after tht
first day of December, 1876, and that al
laws and parts of laws in conflict with Ol
contrary to the provisions OF the same b.
and are now hereby repealed.
(Signed) Z D. ESTILETTE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
tSignedl C. c. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of thu
Senate
A trne copy;
EMILE HoNoRE,
Secretary of State.