Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-10
CHARGES FOR LEGAL SERVICE.
The Tariff to lie Observed by Menu
bers of City Bar Association.

The Tariff to lie Observed by Mem
bers Of City Bar Association.
The tariff of charges to be made for
legal services which was adopted by the
City Bar Association at its meeting We'd
nesday was much discussed in legal cir
cles yesterday. There are probably 200
lawyers in Richmond, and Of these 125 are
members of the association. hence the
tariff is apt to be pretty generally OBJ
served, as it Is binding upon all members
Of the organization. The report Of the
committee embracing the tariff follows:
Nothing herein contained to be appll-
cable to any agreement for contingent
fees. And all fees herein fixed are SUBJ
ject to the proviso, that where one-half
Of the amount in controversy is less than
the minimum fee, such one-half, except
in the courts Of appeal, shall be deemed
the minimum fee.
SUPREME COURT.
Simple motion not less than ......s % %
For preparing brief and argument
Of case not less than ............... 100 90
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS.
Simple motion not less than ........ Is 90
For preparing brief and argument
of case not less than ............... 100 90
CHANCERY CAUSES.
For uhcontested plain chancery suit
not less than Observation-Disclosures. 30 %
For defending plain chancery suit
not less than Observation-Disclosures. 30 90
For contested chanCery suit not less
than ............ ............. ....... 80 %
For defending contested chancery
suit not less than .................. so 90
For attending taking dispositions in
city-per day not less than......... 10 90
For attending taking dispositions out
of cty-per day i'm addition TO eX-
penses not less than .............,.. l. 60
For attending before commissioner
in chancery when specially en-
ployed for purpose-per day not
less than ............... .............. 10 %
ACTIONS AT LAW.
For uncontested suit, whore amount
involved is less than 500, not less
than...... ............ ....... ........... 10 %
For contested suit, not less than. 20 %
For motion for probate of will, not
less than........ ......... ............ 10 20
For motion TO grant administrator
not less than....................... 10 %
trustee on notice, not less than. 10 90
For ordinary motions in courts Of
record. not less than.............. 10 %
MISCELLANEOUS FEES.
For writing power Of attorney not
less than9.'.... ............. ........ 500
For writing ordinary contract,
where amount involved is 500 and
over not less than.................. 10 90
For writing deed Of bargain and
sale, not less than................... ) 90
For writing deed Of trust not less
thah.....' .....''. .'...'.' ............ w
For writing deeds Of release not
less than....... ............ .......... 90
For mechanics lien or supply lien,
not less observation-disclosures. 10 %
For labor lien, not less THANH. . %
For writing commissioners deed by
order OF court. not less than....... 10 10
For writing homestead deed. not
less than.......... ........... ........ ID 90
For writing will. not less than...... 10 %
For oral opinion. not less than..... % !
For written opinion, not less than. 10 %
For preparing charters Of corpora
tions, whore minimum stock is |
5000 or under, not less THANH. Is 90
For preparing bylaws and super
intending organization for above.
not less Observation-Disclosures. % 90
For preparing charters Of corpora
rati0ns. when minimum stock is
more than 5000. not less than. 80 % !
For preparing bylaws and super
intending organization for above
not less than...................... 50 % !
Note This tarif not 10 apply to
educational or eleemOsynary cor
poratiOns.
For appearing before State boards
I.,.a q
For appearing before City Council.
boards, committees, etc, not less
than.".... ......... ........ ........ % %
For complete examination of title,
not less than...... ....... ....... .... 10 %
CRIMINAL CASES
Alsdemeanor i'm courts Of record.
not less than ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 40 |
Felonies in courts Of record. not
less than ............... .............. % 90 ]
COLLECTIONS.
Minimum fee for collecting any
claim. not less than ................ 90 |
For collecting claim Of $500 and under. |
not less than 10 per cent.
For collecting claim over $780, and not |
more than $1,000, not less than - per |
cent.
For collecting claim over $1,000 not less
than 8 per cent.
In claims received from other attor-
neys. one-third of fee and commission |
should be RENTED to attorney sending |
claim.
The above tariff is 10 be considered the /
charge 20 be made i'm any case
but the attorney is expected TO charge l
more in proportion TO the amount in
golved, the responsibility entailed. and ]
the necessary labor bestowed Z
The question of charges in h1nkFurtev /
was referred back 10 committee who |
were requested 10 consult with the Judge |
OF the bankrupt court in the matter.