San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20

quired by law to be returned, the
amount of so cents; where the return
exceeds 300 words, for each 100 words
in excess of 800 words, 10 cents; maxi
ing copy of all records of judgment,
of papers on file in his office, for any
party applying for same, with certifi-
cate and seal, where copy does not ex-
coed 200 words, for each 100 words, 20
| cents; where the copy exceeds 200
words, for each additional 100 words
in excess of 200 words, 10 cents.
Sec. 20. The clerks of the county
court shall receive for the following
services the following fees:
Each final judgment or decree, so
cents; every other order or decree, not
exceeding 100 words, Is cents; where
such other order or decree contains
100 words and not more than 200
words rs cents; when any final judg-
ment or decree, or any other order or
decree, exceeds 200 words, an addi-
tional fee for each 100 words in ex-
cess of 200 words of 10 cents; each APP
pearance to be charged but once,
5 cents; each additional name inserted
in a subpoena, 5 cents; approving
bond. except bond for cost and no.
tarial bond, 81, approving Material
bond, so cents; copies Of interroga-
tories, cross interrogatories and
all other records or papers re
quired to be copied by him, includ-
ing certificate and SEAL where the
copy does not exceed 200 words, for
each 100 words, Is cents; where the
copy exceeds 200 words, for each addi-
tional 100 words in excess of 200
words, 10 cents; transcript in any case,
where appeal or writ of error is taken,
with certificate and SEAL each 100
words, 10 cents; recording all papers
required or permitted by law to be
| recorded, not otherwise provided for
including certificate andseal, for cash
100 words, 10 cents; issuing and re-
cording marriage license, 81; recording
return of any writ, when any such re-
turn is required by law to be returned,
the amount of so cents; where the re-
turn exceeds 300 words. for each 100
words in evcess of 300 words, 10 cents;
qualifying a notary public so cents.
No county or district clerk shall re-
ceive any compensation for assessing
damages in any case.
Sec. "a. Sheriffs shall receive for the
following services the following fees:
Serving each original citation in a
civil suit, rs cents; levying and re-
turning writ of attachment or seques-
tration, 50; levying each execution, 81;
return of execution, so cents; serving
each writ of garnishment or other pro-
cess not otherwise provided for, 20
cents; serving each writ of injunction,
81; collecting money on an execution,
or an order of sale, when the same is
made by sale, for the first 500 or
less, per cent; for the second 500,
8 per cent; for all sums over 5000 and
not exceeding $1,000, 2 per cent; for
all sums over $1,000 and not exceeding
$1,000, 1 per cent; for all sums over
$1,000, one-half of one per cent.
Sec. rs. Justices of the peace shall
receive for the following services the
following fees:
For filing each paper, 8 cents; each
continuance, 10 cents.
Sec. rs. All laws and parts of laws
in conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed. 1t is not intended, however,
by this act to repeal the present laws
with regard to any fees, except where
there is a conflict between the fees
prescribed by now existing laws and
the fees prescribed by this act.
Sec. 81 The fact that the session of
the Legislature is fast growing to a
close, and the Importance of this bill,
creates an emergency and imperative
public necessity that the constitutional
rule requiring bills to be read on three
several days be suspended, and that
this bill be put on it's third reading and
final passage, and 1t is so enacted.
WAYLAND, Acting Chairman.