Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-11-19
CHAPTER a44

An Act to Amend Section FIVE or
Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen
by Public Laws of Nineteen Hun
bred and Nineteen, Chapter Two
Hundred and Twenty-Five. Relating
to Fees of Sheriffs-
b. it enacted by the People Of the
State of Maine. as follows:
Section five of chapter one hundred
and eighteen of the revised statutes.
as amended by chapter two hundred
and twenty-five of the public laws OF
niaateen hundred and nineteen. is here
by amended by inserting in line ninety
FIVE, after the word Franklin" the
word Hancock so that said section.
as amended, wiil read as follows:
Sec S. For the service of an orig
inal summons or scire facias. either
by reading or copy. or for the service
of a capias or attachment with sum
mons on one defendant. seventy-hve
cents; IL served on more than one de-
PENDANT. seyenty-five cents more for
each.
If the sheriff. or his deputy. by writ
or attorney. makes special service Of
any writ of attachment by attaching
property. he shall receive therefor
fifty cents and seventy-five cents for
serving the summons thereon; and for
taking the body on a capias, one dol
lar for each defendant on whom such
writ is so served.
Where the officer is by law directed
any precept upon demand. he may
charge at the rate of twenty cents a
page. which. in the latter case, shall
be paid by the party demanding II.
Ger may charge twenty-five cents for
leaving with the register of deeds an
attested copy of his return and otter
particulars, as required by law, and
instead of travel, legal postage. and
the usual rate of travel from the resi-
dence of such officer To the nearest
postoffice: and he shall pay the regis
ter ten cents, and tax the same with
For a bail-bond and writing the
same. including principal and sureties.
to be paid by the person admitted to
bail, and taxed for him. If he prevails,
For the service of subpoena, no.
tice to an adverse party. or other
process~in which there is no command
to make return, fifty cents; IL by copy.
at the rate of twenty cents page for
the copy; and travel as in other cases;
, and service on an adverse party, by
giving him an attested copy of the
notice in hand. is valid:
For levying and collecting execu-
tioi In personal actions. for every dol
lar of the first hundred dollars. three
cents; for every dollar above one hum
kdred. and not exceeding two hundred
dollars, two cents; and for every dol
lar above two hundred dollars. one
cent.
For serving a writ of possession, one
dollar and ten cents; and if on more
| than one piece of land. seventy-five
cent? for each piece of land after the
first; and the fees for levying and coll
Letting the costs. shall be the same as
above provided for executions in per-
For serving an execution upon a
Judgment of court for partition of real
estate, or assignment of dover. one
dollar day and ten cents a mile from
of service For service of a petition
to the legislature. fifty cents. and
twenty cents for each page of copy,
with usual travel.
For causing appraisers TO be sworn.
and making return Of levying on real
estate one dollar.
For each appraiser of real estate.
for extending execution, or assigning
dover. one dollar day and travel at
the rate or ten cents a mile going out
and returning home, to he paid by the
officer and charged in his return.
For advertising, in a newspaper, a
right. in equity of redeeming mort
gagged real estate. to be sold on ex-
ecution. such sum as he pays the
printer therefor; for writing and post
ing notices of the sale of such equity
in the town where the land lies. and
in two adjoining towns. three dollars
and usual travel and for making out
a deed and return of the sale of such
equity. two dollars.
When the estate or interest of any
person. held by possession or Inn
provement, is seized and sold on exc
cution, or the franchise or other prop
erty of a corporation. or the property
of an individual. is sold on execution
by a process similar thereto. andAad-
vertising in like manner, the officer is