An Act to authorize suit to be brought upon Constables' bonds without order of Court*. on. 1. Section I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall, and may be lawful for any person, who may have Constable's been, or may hereafter be injured by the misconduct or neglect of bond, suit duty of any Constable of any county of this State, to bring suit. upon such Constable's bond in any Court having jurisdiction there- order needof, for the use of such person so injured, without first obtaining an order of Court, as now required by law. Assented to, December 22d, 1857. By Act of 1816, (Cobb's Dig. 204.) Constable's bond might be sued on only by order of the Inferior Court. An Act similar to the above, was passed in 1551, relating to Sheriffs' bond, Acts of 1853 and '54, p. 57⋅ SUP. CT. DECIS.-Constable is entitled to fee for return of no property, but he cannot keep it out of money collected on other fi. fas.-20 Ga. Rep. 572. (No. 29.) An Act to define and establish the fees of Ordinaries, Clerks of the No previous ed. county of 2. Section I. Be it enacted, That from and after the first day of Fees of March next, the Ordinaries of this State shall be, and they are here- ficers. by entitled to demand and receive the fees hereinafter stated: For receiving application, and granting citation, Taking and recording administrator's or guardian's bond, "Issuing letters of administration, or letters testamentary, "Recording same, • Copy, 6. Signing warrant of appraisment, $1.25 1 00 1 50 50 50 50 Fees of Or dinaries. Fees of Ordinaries, Clerks of the Superior Courts For receiving an appraisment or sale bill, and recording $1 00 1 25 1 50 "If above five hundred dollars, and under two thousand, If above fifty thousand dollars, For receiving application and granting letters dismissory, "Granting citation to show cause why administration "Entering a caveat against administration being granted or will proven, Caveat. "Each copy of caveat, "Every marriage license, "Every order for sale of land, negroes or other property, "Each copy of the same, "Issuing letters of guardianship, "Recording the same, Rule Nisi. 66 Rule nisi in each case, " Copy, "Issuing process against a person for not making returns, 66 Each additional copy, Each subpoena, Certify and seal. Appeal. Clerks. "Examining and recording returns on all estates not 66 All estates worth more than two and not more than 66 66 All estates worth more than five, and not over ten All estates worth more than ten thousand dollars, "Recording any instrument of writing not mentioned, Copy of any instrument of writing not mentioned, per "Commission to free holders to divide estate, "Each certificate and seal, "Entering an appeal and transmitting the proceedings to the Superior Court, 12 3. Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That the Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts of this State be, and they are hereby entitled to demand and receive the fees hereinafter stated: Fees of Clerks Superior Courts, Clerks Inferior Courts. Fees of the Clerk of the Superior Courts in civil cases: For every suit commenced therein, if settled by the parties in vacation, If settled at Court, and recording same on minutes, after the first copy, "Every suit commenced and prosecuted to judgment. including service for recording petition, process, and judgment, "Every subpoena ticket "Writ of partition of land, "Recording proceedings in civil cases, per 100 words, "Every exemplification, per 100 words, "Reading articles of partnership, under the law regu lat limited partnerships, "Recording proceedings in change of rame, "Furnishing and certifying any bill, process, order &c., in equity, for publication, "Recording notice of Carpenters' and Masons' lien, In trials of nuisance, "Issuing commission to examine witnesses, "Recording deeds, "Recording any instrument of writing, not specified, per 100 words, $1 "Every foreclosure of any mortgage, and recording proceeding, Every enquiry of titles respecting property levied on by "Every affidavit to hold to bail, 66 Recording and copying proceedings in Chancery, and bills of exceptions and transcript, to the Supreme "Recording remittitur, order and judgment of the Su preme Court on minutes, each, "Issuing fi fa. or ca sa, each, Clerk's fees in criminal cases : For all bills of indictment, if settled by the parties or nol. pros'd, including service for docketing and recording on the minutes, and all other service, "Every bill of indictment, when the defendant is arraigned, tried and found guilty, including all services, "Transcribing record and evidence in State cases per 100 words, Fees of the Clerk of the Inferior Court: For each appeal to the Superior Court, "Every estray horse, mule or ass, for every legal ser vice required, 100 sions to ex amine wit 60 ness. 12 1 25 1 25 60 12 1 00 65 60 Record deed. Clerk's fees in criminal cases. Cik. of Infr 2 00 Ct., fees of. 2 00 66 Copying and administering oath to retailer, 66 ment included, Each peddler's license, Sare fees in And for any other service performed, the same fees as certain cases as Clerk of Sup'r Court. Sheriffs fees in civil cases. Titles to land. allowed to the Clerk of the Superior Court. $1 25 30 60 60 30 1.00 1 25 4. Sec. III. And be it further enacted, That the Sheriffs of the several counties of this State be and they are hereby entitled to demand and receive the fees hereinafter stated: For serving a copy of a process and returning the original, 2.00 If more than one defendant, for each additional copy served, "Summoning Jury and attending trial to assess damages for right of way, "Service in every case on special Jury, 66 Return of nulla bona, "Conducting a debtor under confinement before a Judge "Serving rule vs. garnishee, If more than one, for each additional copy, For making out and executing titles to land, For taking bail bonds, In issues on application of insolvent debtors, per service "Executing process, dispossessing tenant, holding under "Settling execution, if property be levied on, and money Sheriff's fees in criminal cases. For re-committing any prisoner, when a habeas Corpus is brought to his relief, On every copy of a mittimus For every mile a prisoner may be removed under a habeas corpus, "Removing a prisoner by habeas corpus, when no mileage is paid, per day, "Attending a person, taken by warrant to the Judge's "Conducting a prisoner before a Judge or Court, to and from Jail, Executing warrant of escape, "Executing and returning a bench warrant, "Apprehending a person suspected, if committed or held 1 50 5 00 "Each person, not exceeding two, who may be employed to guard a prisoner to Jail, per day, "Executing a criminal, 66 Whipping, cropping or branding a criminal, 5. Sec. IV. And be it further enacted, That the Jailors of the Jailor's fees. several counties of this State, be and they are hereby entitled to demand and receive the fees hereinafter stated: For receiving prisoner or debtor, "Turning the key or discharging the prisoner by virtue 60 60 50 "Dieting negro criminal per day, allowing 1 quart cooked rice or 1lbs. bread, and lb. bacon or 1 lbs. beef, with sufficiency of water, &c., 30 66 Dieting runaway negro per day, allowing 1 lb. corn bread, 1 lb. pork or lb. bacon, with sufficiency of water, 30 66 66 Dieting person confined for debt, per day, allowing a sufficiency of wholesome provision, coffee, water &c., "Turning key on commitment of any prisoner, Whipping runaway negro, 50 60 1 00 (but not allowed to give runaway negro more than tices of the 6. Sec. V. And be it further enacted, That the Justices of the Fees of Jus Peace of this State be and they are hereby entitled to demand and Peace in receive the fees hereinafter stated: criminal cases. |