The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-14
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY.
WHITrEMoRE KEEPS BUSY INTER-
PRETING THE NEW LAWS
Fees of the Justices-Table Showing
Some Interesting Information.

1t keeps County Attorney White
more ard his assistants very busy
these days interpreting the new laws
passed AIT the last session of the legis-
lature. especially the county govern
ment act. Requests for opinion on
various points are constantly coming
in, and many OF these require no hrele
amount OF work. The question of fees
to be collected by Justices OF the peace,
constables ana sneriirs are some of
the recent SUBJECTS The county legal
representatives nave mad to- deal win,
anu yesterday some ngures were COM
pmed when VIII De sent out 10 al
those onlclalS IN the county
The following table SHOWS the fees
that may be collected by JUSTICES OF
the peace:
Wnen acting as coroner-For hold
ing inquest wnen coroner fails to act,
per day, So; TOR eacn mile necessarily
travelled in going TO place OF inquest,
10 cents.
In criminal cases-For warrant of
arrest or search warrant So cents; for
commitment to JAIL. % cents; for at
fidavit. 70 cents; for taking recogni-
zance. 90 cents: for taking bail after
examination in criminal cases, 90 Gems;
entering Judgment tor line or other
punishment. 30 cents; order of dis
charge TO jailor. 20 cents.
In civil cases-For fling each paper,
10 cents; for issuing any writ or pro-
cess by which suit is commenced,
80 cents; for entering cause upon the
docket, 70 cents; for issuing subpoena,
including all witnesses required, %
cents; for administering oath or AFR
nation other than to witnesses, 20
cents; for swearing each witness, 10
cents; for issuing writ of attachment
| or arrest, or for delivery of property.
so cents; for entering final judgment.
80 cents: for taking or approving any
bond or undertaking directed by law
to be taken or approved by him, %
cents; for swearing a jury, % cents;
for taking dispositions. per folio. %
cents; for entering satisfaction of ju6g-
ment, rs cents; for copy of any judg
ment, order, docket entry, proceeding.
or paper on file iE your office, per
| folio, 10 cents; for issuing commissions
| to take testimony, 80 cents; for certify
| ing transcript on appeal and transmit
! ting papers. 81; for all charges for
/ Transmitting papers on change OF
! venue, 81; for issuing an execution, 20
cents; for entering cause without pro-
! cess, so cents; for entering judgment
! by confession, 81.
| Costs of trial-For hearing testimony
or argument on the trial of civil or
criminal case or proceeding, per Gay
| Except in default cases. where no per
| diem shall be charged) So. (Note, where
proceedings in any case occupy por-
| tons of more than one day, not more
than one per diem compensation shall
be charged, unless the total number
of hours occupied in the trial or hear
ing shall exceed six hours. Six hours
shall be reckoned as a day for the
purpose of fixing per diem compensa-
tion.)
For solemnizing marriage, a fee Of
$3.50 may be charged.
The law provides that all justices
shall prepare and set up in some con-
spicuous place a plain table of fees
all persons VINO may be interested
therein.
The fees that may be charged by
constahles are as follows:
Civil cases-Serying summons, per
first forty served, 81; for each adEli-
tional defendant served, 80 cents; for
each copy OF summons for service,
when made by him, % cents; for levy
ing writ of attachment or execution
or executing order to arrest or for
the delivery of persnoal property, 50;
for keeping personal property. such
sum as the court may order, but no
more than S4 a day shall be allowed
for q, keeper when necessarily employ
ed; for taking bond or undertaking, IT.
Guiding justification, 81; for copies OF
writs and other papers, except sub
roenas. complaints or summons. yer
folio, 10 cents; when correct copies are
furnished for use, no charge can be
made for such copies; for serving any
writ, notice or order. except subpoenas
first person, 81; each subsequent per
son. so cents: for writing and posting
notices of sale of property. 81: for fur
nishing notice for publication. % cents
for serving subpoenas, each witness
25 cents: for collecting money on exc
cution, 3 per cent; for executing and
delivering certificate of sale. so cents
for executing and delivering constahle's
deed, 50: for each mile actually Travelled
in the service of any writ, order o.
paper, except a warrant OF arrest, in
going only, per mile. Is cents.
Criminal cases-For each mile trav-
.eled in executing warrant of arrest
both in going to and returning from
place OF arrest. Is cer.s: for arrestine
prisoner and bringing him into court
81; for sunlmonang jury. $1.5o.