Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-03-04
REDUCING COSTS OF COURT.
AN AGT IMPORTANT TO LAJVI-ERS,
CLIENTS AND OFFICERS.
Ono Of the Principal Measures
Passed by the Legislature
in Extra Session.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled can act
to regulate the costs of Plaintiffs and
Defendants Attorneys aud the costs and
fees of Clerks of Court, Probate Judges,
Sheriffs, Trial Justices and other officers
herein mentioned" approved March 90,
1878.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by tho Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting in
General Assembly and by tho authority of
the same:
Thas the act entitled "An act to regulate
the costs of plaintiffs and defendants
attorneys and the costs and fees of Clerks
of Court, Probate Judges, Sheriffs, Trial
Justices and other officers herein mon
toned" approved March %, 1878, he, and
the same is hereby, amended by striking
out Sections 2, 8, 4, S, 6, g, 8 and 10
therein and inserting 10 lieu thereof the
following sections:
SEC. 2. Plaintiffs Attorneys costs: For
rule on Sheriff or other officers of tho court,
three dollars; for issuing summons, four
dollars; for issuing complaint, four dollars;
for entering up Judgment and issuing cxe-
cution, three dollars; where special bail is
required, one dollar; for every subpoena,
writ and ticket, one dollar; for every re-
newal of execution, one dollar; for every
demurrer or joindcr in demurrer, three
dollars; for every motion for new trial
when granted, five dollars; for every trial of
the cause in tho circuit, FIVE dollars;
for overy commission to examine witnesses
or filing cross interrogations or for issuing
writ of partition, eight dollars; proceedings
before trial on appeal from Trial Justices
Court, three dollars; for trial of the cause,
five dollars; when the amount sued for is
under twenty dollars, only two dollars and
fifty cents for trial; for al! proceedings in
dover, from beginning to end, twenty
dollars: for cases in attachment in addition
to common costs, ten dollars; for the Jury
in cach case tried, ono dollar; for cxamina-
tion OF party or witness before trial, three
dollars; for issuing summons and complaint
on the equity side of the court and ncccs.
sary exhibits, twenty dollars; if for tho
partition of real estate valued at ono thous-
and dollars or less, only ten dollars to be
charged for tho summons, complaint and
exhibits; briefs for Circuit judge, five
circuit, five dollars; for the appointment of
guardian or guardian ad Item for an
infant, ten dollars; one attorney representing
all the infants in couse to charge only ten
dollars for the appointment Of guardian
al htem for them; for exceptions to clerks
or referees report, five dollars; for each
day attending before clerk or referee on
reference, five dollars; for making and
serving case or containing exceptions, ten
dollars; for procuring on order for injunc-
ton, five dollars, on appeal to tho Supreme
Court, fifteen dollars; on argument in Su..
premo Court, twenty dollars.
SEQ. 8, Defendants attorneys costs: For
giving notice Of appearance whom necessary,
four dollars; for answer or demurrer, four
dollars; for entering up judgment and issu--
ing execution. three dollars; for trial of the
cause on the circuit, fvo dollars; to the jury,
ono dollar; for motion for now trial, when