The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-11
REDUCING COSTS OF COURT.
An Act Important to Lawyess, Clients
and Officers.


An Act Important to Lawyess, Clients
and Officers.
An Act to amend an Act entitled "An
Act to regulate the Costs Of Plaintiffs
and Defendants Attorneys and the
Costs and Fees of Clerks of Court, Pro-
bate Judges, Sheriffs, Trial Justices
and other officers herein mentioned" >"
approved March %, 1878.
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:
s: SECTION /. That 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, Sherifs, Trial Justices and other
officers herein mentioned" approved
March %, 1878, be, and the same is here
by, amended by striking out Sections 2,
3, 4, 5, ,T,S, 9 and 10 therein and in
serting in lieu thereof the following sec
tions:
Sec. q. Plaintiffs Attorneys costs !:
For rule on sheriff or other officers of the
court, three dollars; for issuing sum-
mons, four dollars; forissuing complaint,
four dollars; for entering up judgment
and issuing execution, three dollars;
where special bail is required, one dol
lar; for every subpoena, writ and ticket,
one dollar; for every renewal of execu-
tion, one dollar; for every demurrer or
joinder in demurrer, three dollars; for
every motion for new trial when grant
ed, five dollars; for every trial of the
cause in the circuit. five dollars; for
every commission to examine witnesses
8 or filing cross interrogations or for issu-
ing writ of partition, eight dollars; pro-
ceedings before trial on appeal from trial
justice 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 all
proceedings in dover, from beginning to
end, twenty dollars for cases in attach
ment in addition to common costs, ten
dollars; for the jury in each case tried,
one dollar; for examination of party
or witness before trial, three dollars; for
issuing summons and complaint on the
equity side of the court and necessary
exhibits, twenty dollars; if for the parti-
stion of real estate valued at one thou
sand dollars or less, only ten dollars to be
charged for the summons, complaint and
exhibits; briefs for the circuit judge, five
dollars; special matter and argument on
the circuit, FIVE dollars for the appoint
ment of a guardian or guardian ad Item
for an infant, ten dollars ;. one attorney
representing all the infants in cause to
charge only ten dollars for the appoint
ment of guardian ad ltem for them;
for exceptions to clerks or referees re-
port, FIVE dollars; for each day attending
before clerk or referee on reference, five
dollars for making and serving case
or cases containing exceptions, ten dol
lars; for procuring an order for injunc-
ton, FIVE dollars; on appeal for the Su-
preme Court, fifteen dollars; on argu
ment in Supreme Court, twenty dol
lars.
Sec. 8. Defendants attorneys costs:
For giving notice of appearance when
necessary, four dollars for answer or
demurrer, four dollars; for entering up
judgment and issuing execution, three
dollars; for trial of the cause on the cir
cult, five dollars; to the jury, one dollar;
for motion for new trial, when granted,
FIVE dollars; for every commission to ex-
anime witnesses or filing cross interroga-
tories, eight dollars; for all proceedings
before trial on appeal from trial justice
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 to be charged for trial for
subpoena writ and ticket, one dollar; for
answer on the equity side of the court
and necessary exhibits, twenty dollars;
briefs. for Circuit Judge, five dollars;
special matter and argument ON circuit,
five dollars; each days attendance on
reference before clerk or referee, five dol
lars; exceptions to clerks or referees
report, five dollars; for making and serv-
ing a case or cases containing exceptions,
ten dollars; for procuring an order for
injunction, five dollars; on appeal to Su-
preme Court, fifteen dollars; on argu-
ment in Supreme Court, twenty dollars.
Sec. 4. Clerks of the Courts of Com
mon Pleas and General Sessions: For
signing and sealing summons, fifty cents;
for filing complaint, fifty cents; for filing
each answer, demurrer or joinder in de-
murrer, twenty-five cents; for signing
and sealing subpoena writ, fifty cents for
docketing cause, one charge only at
each term, fifteen cents; for attending
the trial of cause, whether civil or
criminal, and swearing witnesses, fifty
cents; for entering verdict or other order
for final judgment on minutes Of the
court, twenty-five cents; for making as
sessment on reference, twenty-five cents;
for special order for bail, fifty cents; for
filing and entering on the journal every
rule or order for arbitration, twenty-five
cents; for filing afidavits for continuance
when ordered by the Judge, twenty-five
cents; for signing, entering aud enrolling
judgment, seventy-fve cents; for signing
and sealing first execution, fifty cents;
for signing and sealing each renewal of
execution, twenty-five cents; for enter
ing satisfaction on judgment, twenty-five
cents; for taking security for costs, en-
tering order therefor, if made, fifty cents;
for recording judgments, one dollar and
fifty cents; for recording DEGREES Of fore
closure, partition and reports, per copy
sheets of ninety words, nine cents; for
administering oath other than on trial Of
cause, proof of service on sheriff's return,
oath to jurors or by order of court, fifteen
cents; for taking and filing bonds in at
tachments, trover or in other cases, one
dollar; for signing and sealing commits
sion to examine witnesses, seventy-fiye
cents; exemplifcation of proceeding or
other Office copy, per copy sheet of ninety
words, nine cents; recording plat Of land
under order of the court or copying the
same, fifty cents; rule of survey, fifty
cents; each official certificate under seal
of court not herein specified, fifty cents;
issuing writ of attachment for contempt
or other special writ, one dollar; signing
and sealing writ of hab. fac. possessionens,
fifty cents; receiving and paying over
lnoney officially. two per cent, if under