The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-07-22
OONSTABLES' FEES.
Text Of the Act as Amended by the Legis.
Iature.

Following is the text Of the bill
regulating fees of constables, as amend.
ed by the last legislature
That from and after the passage of
this act the fees to be received by
constables in this commonwealth shall
be as follows: For executing war
rant on behalf of the commonwealth
for each defendant one dollar. for
taking body into custody or convey.
ing to Jail on mttimus or warrant one
dollar, for first prisoner and fifty cents
for each additional prisoner conveyed
to jail on such occasion, and the
actual travelling expenses of said
prisoner or prisoners, for aresting
vagrant, disorderly person or other
offender against the laws without
process) and bringing before justice
or each defendant seventy-hve cents,
flor levying a fine or forfeiture on a
warrant fifty cents, for serving sub
poena fifty cents, for the first name on
the subpoena and ten cents for each
additional person served with mileage
at the rate of eight cents for each mile
circular necessarily travelled, for takins
the body into custody on mittimus
where bail is afterwards entered be-
fore the prisoner is delivered to the
jailor one dollar, for first prisoner and
fifty cents for each additional prisoner,
for serving summons notices on refer
ence suitor, master or mistress or
apprentice personally eac.i fifty cents,
for serving by leaving a copy fifty
cents, for executing attachment per-
sonally fifty cents, for arresting on
capias one dollar, for taking bail on
capias or for delivery of goods fifty
cents, for notifying plaintiff where de-
fendant has been arrested on capias
to be paid by plaintiff twenty-five
cents, for executing landlords war
rants fifty cents, for taking inventory
of goods (each item) two cents, for
levying or distraining goods and sell.
ing the same for each dollar not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars three
cents, and for each dollar above one
hundred dollars two cents land one
half of said commission shall be allow
ed where the money is paid after levy
without sale but no commission shall
in any case be taken on more than
the real debt and then only for the
money actually received by the consta-
BILE and paid over to the creditor) for
advertising the same one dollar.
for copy of vendue paper when de.
manded each item two cents, for put
ting up notice of distress at mansion,
house or at any other place on the
premises twenty-five cents, for serving
scire facias personally fifty cents, for
serving by leaving a copy fifty cents,
for executing bail piece one dollar, for
travelling expenses on an execution
returned nulla bona or non est inven-
tus where the constable has been at
the defendants last residence each
mile circular eight cents, making re-
turns to court one dollar and fifty
cents, and eight cents for each mile
circular necessarily travelled in making
said return, attending special township,
ward or borough elections two dollars,
for serving certificates of election
twenty cents, for each certificate and
eight cents for each mile circular nee
essarily travelled in serving said certif-
icates, for travelling expenses in all
cases not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for in this act each mile circular
eight cents, for executing order for the
removal of a pauper seventy-fve cents,
for travelling expenses in said removal
each mile circular fifteen cents, for
serving execution fifty cents, for serv-
ing execution on writ of restriction
two dollars, for serving execution on
writ of possession two dollars, for
serving summons in landlord and ten
ant proceedings one dollar, for serving
notice in landlord and tenant proceed
ings fifty cents, for taking inventory of
goods on an execution leach item) two
cents, for serving search warrant one
dollar, for serving capias execution
one dollar, constable and appraisers
personally each one dollar on appraise-
ment, for collecting rent by distress
or otherwise to be charged to the
landlord apart from commissions al
lowed five (5) per cent. on the amount
actually collected tor watchman to be
charged to the defendant on execution
or tenant upon distress for rent per day
three dollars, each adjournment OF
sale one dollar, advertising adjourned
sale one dollar.
Section 2. That all acts or parts OF
acts in force at the date of the pass