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THE FEE BILL.

THE FEE BILL.
A Bill TO Regulate the Costs Of PLAIN
tifs' and Defendants Attorneys and
the Costs and Fees of Clerks OF
Courts, Probate Judges, Sherifs.
Trial Justices and Other Officers
Herein Mentioned.
SECTION !. 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. That costs and
fees which plaintiffs or defendants attor-
neys. Clerks of Courts, Probate Judges,
Sheritts, TRIAL Justices and other officers
herein mentioned'shall be authorized to
receive in the several eases herein speci-
fed shall be Us follows:
SEC. .. Plaintiffs or defendants attor-
ney: For all proceedings where judy
ment is obtained by default, Sl5; for trial
Of the cause, $50; in all contested cases
$40; for commission to take testimony,
s.; for examination of a party or witness
before trial, So, for an appointment of a
guardian for IN infant SIS; for making
aud serving q case or cases containing
exceptions, $40. for procuring an order OF
injunction, S.; on appeal to the Supreme
Court, SIS; on argument in Supreme
Court, $50: Provided, That if the plaintiff
fail to recover Judgment against any one
or more of the defendants in the cause,
costs shall be taxed against the plaintiff
by tho attorney Of such defendant.
SEC. 3. Plaintiffs attorney only: Upon
recovery of judgment in actions in which
warrant Of attachment is issued, or adiu-
dication upon q will or other instrument
in writing, or to compel the deterndna-
ton of claims to real property, for any
sum not exceeding 400 dollars, 5 per cent;
for additional amounts not exceeding
$500, an additional sum of % per cent;
for additional amount not exceeding
81, 900, an additional sum of IL per cent.
In actions above named if the same be
settled before judgment therein, like al
lowanccs upon tho amount paid or Sc
cured at half the rates above specified.
No commissions shall be allowed plain
titfs or defendants in cases of foreclosure
of mortgage and partition Of real estate.
SEC. 4. Appeals from Trial Justice
courts for plaintiff or defendant: For all
proceedings before trial, s.; for trial of
the cause, 50: Provided, That the appel
liant shall not recover costs unless the
Judgment appealed from shall be rever.
sed or made favorable to him to the
amount of $40. In other appeals from
inferior courts to appellant for reversal,
IS; to respondent for affirmance, SIS.
SEC. S. Clerks Of Courts: For the trial
of every case, l.50; for filing all papers
in q case, $3.50 for the whole; for entering
Judgment, Is cents; for signing and seal-
ing each writ, 25 cents; for administering
oath, 25 cents: Provided, That no fees
shall be allowed for swearing witnesses
or jurors in the trial of a criminal case;
for taking and filing bonds in attach
ments and other cases, 81; for signing and
sealing commission to examine witness,
Is cents; for recording plats under order
of court, 81; for rule Of survey, 81; for
each certificate under seal, so cents; for
issuing writ of attachment for contempt
or other special writ, 81; for signing and
sealing writ Of ha6ere Jdcias poSSeSsionem
so cents; for receiving and paying over
money officially, ! per cent; on bill nolts
proSequi before given out, 81; on q bill
thrown out by grand jury or found noUt
proSequt, abated, discontinued or struck
off, So; OH bill found on verdict by petit
jury, 2 dollars; issuing bench warrant
81; issuing each execution in sessions, 81;
signing and sealing writ of habeas corput
81 so; issuing warrant, taking recogni.
Zancc or other services, same fees as al.
lowed to Trial Justices; each writ Of
vemire Jacias, including all services Incl.
don't to summoning jurors, $3.50; prepar.
ing and issuing certificates for grand and
petit jurors, and constables and witnesses
and furnishing returns to County Com.
missioners for each week of every term
Of court, SIS; furnishing advertisement lr
case of escheat, exclusive of printers
bill, $3.50; for every deed or mortgage
50; for advertising and giving notice tC
managers of election, IS; for license to ar
attorney, all incidental expenses included
IS: filing, recording and entering notice
of aliens i~ntcAtion of becoming a citizen
and filing report of alien, 81; administer
ing oath of intention, so cents; filing and
entering application to become a citizen
and administering oath, 81, for taking re-
nunciation of dover or inheritance, So;
for official record of estray and filing pa.
pers, 81; every search with q certificate,
rs cents; swearing Trial Justice or con.
stable in Office and certificate, and taking
bond, 81; recording the bonds Of county
every probate in writing, Is cents; fOl
signing dedianus protestatem, 81; for copy.
ing papers, for copy sheet Of 100 words,
each figure counting a word, 10 cents; for
signing and sealing each execution and
renewal, so cents; for copying and re-
cording deeds, mortgages and other pa
pers, per copy sheet of 100 wards, each
figure counting q word, 10 cents; for every
certificate, deed or other papers, Is cents;
on every appeal from Trial Justices, all
services included, 81; for entering salts
faction on mortgages, so cents; for copy
ing and recording plats of not more than
six corners, so cents; for every corner
more than six, 10 cents; for filing every
rule or order Of arbitration, so cents; for
filing and recording affidavit for continu-
ance when SO ordered, Is cents; for grant
ing charter of incorporation, 2dollars; for
granting charter of incorporation to
church, 81; for such other papers necessa-
ry to be recorded, 10 cents per copy sheet
Of 100 words.
SEC. 9. Register Of Mesne Conveyance:
For recording and copying deeds and
other papers, per copy sheet of one hun
dred words, 10 cents; for entering satis-
faction on mortgages, Is cents; for re-
cording or copying plats Of not more than
six, corners 81; for every corner more
than six 6, cents; for every probate in
writing, Is cents; for every certificate, Is
cents.
SEC. 7. Judge of Probate: For petition
for letters, &c, so cents; for citation, so
cents; qualifying executor, administra-
tor or guardian and issuing letters to the
same, 50; taking bond of administrator or
guardian, 81; issuing warrant ofappraise-
ment, so cents; proving will in common
form, 81; proving will in solemn form,
S.; filing and entering remuneration of
executor so cents; dedimus potestatem to
prove will or qualify executor, 81; re-
ceiving, examining and filing annual re-
turns, 81; order for sale of personal pro-
perty 81; hearing and filing petition for
guardian and appointment, 81; entering
caveat and withdrawing same, so cents;
hearing litigated cases, 50; and 20 cents
additional for each witness examined;
issuing summons for each witness, 10
cents; for issuing rule against each de-
falling witness or party failing to account,
50; for every attachment issued on the re-
turn Of each rule, 81; for certifying papers
and furnishing proceedings in case of ap-
+peals, 50; for proceedings in partition of
real estate, So; and Is cents additional on
every 500 or fractional part thereof for