Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-03-09
ConstabIe's Bill.

ny bIle pONtTIlOF ana Is now law.
Preserve this copy for future reference:
AN ACT.
To fix, regulate and establish the fees to be
charged and received by constables in this
Commonwealth.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met and is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same
That from and after the passage of this act the
fees to be charged and received by constabes in
this Commonwealth shall be as follows
For executing warrant on behalf of the Com
monwealth for each defendant one dollar
For conveying defendants except vagrants in
Jail on mittimus warrant for first defendant
one dollar and for each additional defendant
fifty cents and in addition thereto the actual cost
OF Transportation of such defendant defen-
dants.
For arresting persons guilty of a breach of the
peace, riotous or disorderly conduct, drunken
ness, or VINO may be engaged in the commission
of any unlawful act tending to imperl the per-
sonal security or endanger the property of the
citizens or violating any ordinance of any bor-
ough for the violation of which a fine or penalty
is imposed, or offending suspected of Offend
ing against the laws of this Commonwealth pro-
tecting timberlands or the violation of any other
law of this Commonwealth authorizing arrest bv
constable without process and bringing such of.
tender before justice of the peace for each de
fendant seventy-fve cents. "And for every act
in or about the arrest or rcommitment of vagrants
seventy-five cents for each vagrant so arrested
or arrested and committed, and mileage as here
For levying a fine or forfeiture on a warrant
fifty cents
For taking the body of defendant into Gus
tody on mittimus where bail is afterward
entered before delivery of body to the jaor one
dollar.
For executing bail piece, one dollar.
For executing search warrant and making
return thereon, one dollar.
For making returns to the court of quarter
sessions, one dollar and fifty cents
For serving summons notices on referees
su1tor or tenant, either personally or by leaving
copy, fifty cents for each person served.
For serving subpoena, fifty cents for the first
witness and fifteen cents for each additional
witness served.
For executing attachment, fifty cents for each
defendant and garnishee served.
For arresting on a capias one dollar for each
person arrested.
For taking bail on a capiaS or for delivery of
goods, fifty cents.
For notifying plaintiff where defendant has
been arrested on capias, to be paid by plaintiff,
twenty-five cents.
For serving capias execution one dollar
For executing landlords warrant, fifty cents
For taking inventory of goods each item two
cents.
For levying distrainng goods, fifty cents
For selling goods levied or distrained for each
dollar not exceeding one hundred dollars three
cents, and for each dollar in excess of one hun
dred dollars two cents.
For receiving and paying over money paid
after levy without sale, on each dollar actually
received and paid over by the constable to the
creditor two cents.
For advertising sale of goods levied or dis
For copy of vendue paper when demanded,
each item two cents.
For putting up notice of fdistress at mansion
house or at any other place on the premises,
twenty-five cents
For serving scire facias either personally or by
leaving copy for each person served, fifty cents
FOR executing order of removal of q pauper,
seventy-fve cents.
For serving execution, fifty cents.
For making return of nulla bonna non est
lnventus on any writ, twenty five cents.
For executing writ of restitution two dollars.
For executing writ of possession, two dollars.
For serving summons in landlord and tenant
proceeding, fifty cents.
For taking inventory of goods on an execution,
each item two cents.
For holding appraisement where exemption is
claimed by defendant, four dollars out
of which the constable shall pay to each apprais-
er one dollar.
For attending general, special, township, ward
or borough election, three dollars (which sum
shall include pay for serving notices in writing
to the persons elected at such special township
ward or borough election" Provided, That
where any such election be held in any township,
ward or borough in which there are more than
constable is appointed to attend elections held at
each of such districts or precincts said deputy
shall each receive the sum of three
dollars.
For travelling expenses in the performance of
any duty or service required by law each mile
going and returning six cents to be computed by
the route usually travelled in going from points
and places where said constables may reside or
where he receives any paper to be executed to
tne points ana places required to be travelled
whether the route be by highways, railroads or
Provided, That in no case shall
more mileage be demanded or received than for
miles actually travelled.
For services not herein specially provided for
the same fees may be charged and received as
for similar services.
SECTION 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed but this act shall
not be understood or construed to repeal modify
or affect the provisions of the following acts:
An act entitled "An act for the taxation of
dogs and the protection of sheep" approved the
twenty-tifth day of May. Ammo Domini one thous-
and, eight hundred and ninety-three.
An act entitled "An act making constablcs
of townships exoflicio fire wardens for the extinc-
ton OF forest fires and for reporting to the court
OF quarter sessions violations of the laws for the
OF forests from fire prescribing the
duties of such fire wardens and their punish
ment for failure to perform the same and empow-
efnS tnein 10 require under penalty the assist
ance Of other persons in the extinction of such
fires" approved the thirteenth day of March
ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred and
An act entitled "An act to change the mode of
criminal proceedings in Erie and Union Counties
approved the first day of May, Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and siXty-one and
several extensions and supplements thereto.
An act entitled AN act to amend AN act to
provide for the destruction and 80 prevent the
spread Of Canada THISTLE approved the twenty
second day of March, Ammo Domini one thous-
and eight hundred and siXty-two" approved the
twenty-iourth day of April. Ammo Domini one
thousand eight hundred and eghty-fve.
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