Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-03-30
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or indorse return upon all processes di-
rected to l,in or served by him, in ink, OF
his doinys Hereunder, and file the same,
within the time prescribed by law, in said
JUSTICES count.
Sec. 1.-THE party at whose application
any civil suit is instituted or writ or other
civil process is issued or services per.
formed shall pay in advance, if so de-
manded by the justice of the peace or
constable, the fees allowed by this act for
such services ms are ne, 'essarv or ordinarily
necessary to be rendered in like cases ;
except, that pay in advance for the col
lection OF executions shall not be de-
mandahe.
Sec. 8.-IIereaiter it shall not be legal
in any civil suit to tax in favor of the
prevailing party the costs of more than
fur witnesses. unless the justice of the
peace shall certify on the record that the
attendance of more than four witnesses
was necessary in the case. -
: Sec. 9.-Where there are more plain
tifTs or defendants than one in any action,
and they shall never in their plead
ings or otherwise appear together, so
that part of them shall cause the
luSllCe VI llic PS"CV VI S".'''"p'N'
to render separate services for him or
them.for " hiltf the other ought not to he
liable, the fees for such services sha be
charged. separately to those for whom
such services shall be rendered.
Sec. lO.-No justice OF the peace or
constable, in making out his fee bill or
charges, shall omit +he name of any per-
son properly chargeable Herewith or in
sprt the name Ct person not properly
chargeahle Herewith. =. So
Sec. ll.-lf any person shall pay any
fee bill or claim for fees in which ne be-
]ievps here lis an erroneous or illegal item
mr. items. charge or charges, he shall
noipt ont each of such items or charges
which he believes to lie illegal to the
officer to whom such fee bill or charges
vas owing and demand the,repayment Of
such items or charges, and if the same be
not Immediately repaid the PARTY so con-
siderinc himself agsrieved may hand snch
fee bill to the Judge of the district court
who presides in the county where the
person who paid the fee bill resides,
either in vacation or in term time. ann at
the. same term such judge received the
foe bill. or If in vacation in the first ten
daya Of the next term OF the court hoiden
for that county. he shall inspect said fee
bill and,if the fee bill do not comport with
the law, or if there be in it anyitem not
authorized by law, he shall quash such
fee bill ana may order the officer to repay
the full amount Of the fee bill or any part
thereof to the "person who had paid the
sayY,e and for the costs of the proceedings,
md shall award execution in his judg'
mont for the amount thereof and costs.
Sec. l2.-Said Judge may. moreover, at
the same time, enter up fine in favor OF
the person aggrieved, against the officer
who issued or demanded payment of such
fee bill. of not less than ~ nor. more
than $lo. The production of the fec bill
receipted by the constable. officer or jus
lice Of the peace shall be prlma facie evi
dence Of its payment. ;.
Sec. l3.--feiore, any judgment rs en-
tered under the provisions Of this net, thu
defendant in the proceeding must have a
least three days notice thereof by rule o.
Sec. All the court or judge is Of thu
opinion tina. there is no Improper charg