The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-31
PROBATE FEES.

OIflclal Charges Allowed by Statute for
 a Wide Range of Services.
 Few people have any definite idea of the variety of fees received by probate judges of Connecticut, says the Hart ford Times. Section 4,S61 of the gene ral statutes enumerates the Probate court fees. The section is as follows:
 Fees of Courts of Probate shall be for granting administration, receiving and probate of will, or appointing a conserVator or guardian, $1.
 Making out a letter of administra- tion, or taking bond, 25 cents. Ex- cept that for taking a bond on an or der of sale of the real eestate of mi nor, the fee shall be 50 cents.
 For recording a probate bond, 25 cents.
 Receiving an inventory for each $1,OOO thereof not exceeding $1N0OO, 30 cents; for each $1,OOO thereof, exceed ing $1O0O0, and not exceeding $2O,0OO, 20 cents; for each s1,OOO thereof exceed ing $20,000, 15 cents.
 Hearing an application for the ap- pointment of a trustee of an insolvent debtor, $2; every continuance of such hearing, 25 cents; hearing an applica- ton of such debtor for benefits, $2.5O; a hearing in regard to estate of such debtor in settlement in another state, $l.5O; granting him a certificate of dis charge, $1; for issuing a summons to require attendance of an insolvent debtor, or witness for examination, 50 cents; for holding an examination, $2; for each page of disposition taken thereon, 25 cents.
 For adjudicating upon the account 'of an administrator, executor, guardi- an or trustee, $1.25.
 Order of an executor, administrator Tor trustee to make payment to credi- tors out of any estate, or adjusting and settling advancement to children, $2.
 "A citation when legally required, allowing an appeal from the doings of commissioners, or a motion to review the same, or notice to a corporation of a devise or bequest to it, 50 cents.
 Hearing and judgment on return of a citation, when adverse parties ap- peat, $2; when there is no such ap- pearance, $1.
 Appointment of arbitrators, and a hearing upon and acceptance of their report, the same fees as are paid tc the superior court. Proceedings to commit and commit ment to the Connecticut Industrial School for Girls, the same fees as jus tices of the peace. Appointing a physician to investi- gate the facts in case of paupers or in- digent persons claimed to be insane, and accepting the return of such phy- sician, each 50 cents. Hearing and judgment on an appli- cation to remove any person to the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane I or to an inebriate asylum, $1, Hearing, accepting and approving | or rejecting any agreement for the adoption of a minor child, $1.50 1AoCH OIueli dppOlIlIHSllt, ucCTSS Ol Judgment, or approving each return ol report not otherwise provided for, 7S cents.
 Each filing and indlrsement of any Ipaper or document, 20 cents.
 Records and copies at the rate of page, 40 cents
 Travel to hold court in an adjoin- ing district, going and returning, 1C cents a mile.
 For making 8 certificate of distri button, the same as Is allowed for cop ies of probate records. For each order, appointment. de-
 cree, judgment or approval of inven tory or report required by the laws re, lating to the succession tax, S1." I