National Republican., 1878-07-20
JUSTICES AND CONsTABLEs.

The Fees to be Received as Fixed by the
District Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court orders that the fees Of
justices of the peace for the District Of Co.
lumbia for the future shall be the following
For issuing every summons to commence q
suit, csc. for every additional name, If there
be moro than one defendant, &C.; for entering
Judgment, CSC; for issuing feri facias, 25c.; for
entering satisfaction or discontnuancc, 25c.
for administering any oath or affirmation at
trial, &C.; for superscdeas bond &c.; for arpea,
bond. certificate Of appeal, and Transmission Of
record, 81; for continuance OF trial, lhc.; for
scire facias, 25c.; for oath to any account, 25c.
for affidavit or affirmation written out, .5c.;
for warrant against witness for contempt In
disobeying subpoena, PIC: for certifying pa
pcrs to court, II there Is no personal property
found whereOu to levy, aud on certiorari. Joc.;
for duplicate or exemplifcation Of judgment,
zoe: for writ between Ian llOrd and tenant, In.
Guiding affidavit aud complaint, 81; for writ Of
restitution, J0C.; for attachment on Judgment
and in.errogatorics and capias, 81; for
bond for costs by nonresident before en-
tcrug salt, 25c.; for order Of publication, 2)c.;
for certificates, pc. for attachment for rent,
with declaration, bond, affidavit, aud copies,
81 for issuing vcnirc fGCias, 25c.: for swearing
jury, lee; for issuing United States warrant,
writing intormgtiOns, &c, l0c.; for taking
rccOglizanccs in any case. 25c.; for commit
ment, 25c.; from discharge from !aal 25c.; os>
receiving amount Of Judgment before execu-
tion, per cent. on the amount paid over -
for entering suicah!e suit 25c.; for opening
in lgmcnt for rehCarng, hut no judgment shall
be opened unless within four days after judg.
ment, 25c.; for bSii-pieCc and return of super
sedcas, 5oc for trial with jury, in addition to
other fees, or IN iJgCiOlc entry and drtuincr,
! for each day, SOC: for recording proceedings
| therein, 50C.; for entering rule TO take dcposi.
/ tiOns, Ice, .Ir entering return Of zane, lOc.;
| for entering return of execution Oh stay oil
plaintiff, or EallI bona, or otherwise, lOc.: for
every Acknowledgement of a deed or other in-
strumcnt Of writing for each party signing
PIC. for issuing vendi;ip expOnas, Doc; for trial
fee, 59c.; for each subpoena for witness, 25c.
aud each additional name after the FIRST De-.
! for copy OF CaC. summons OT hUbDpna lOc.:
| fOi warrant issued IN the name OF the District
| Of COiLllbia, including Affidavit and complaint,
| Sc.
FEES or CoNsTABLrs
The court also order the fol!owiag ms fees to
he charged By coustablcs: For serving sum.
mons, soc: for serving COPY on each additional
defendant, jDr; for serving warrant against
witness for cDutempt in disObcying suhppna,
zoe: for serving seven days SUMMONS in case
Of landlord aud tenant, jOc.: for serving every
subpoena, jCc.: FOR serviIg attachment in case
ui landlord aud tenant, the same Tees allowed
the marshal for collecting aud paying over
an execution, whether a sale lms been made
or otherwise, a commission of 8 per cent; for
serving attachment on judgment, 5Oc.; for
trinsfcr of papers from one justice to another,
iu case Of change of venue, 25c for summon.
ing each juror accepted in case OF trial by jury,
25c.; taking charge Of jury, 81 for conveying
each person to jail upon commitment by jus.
tice Of the peace, Il in addition 10 the actual
expense incurred hy the constable for return
On writ Of dc,i tIcids, SIC.