Penalties.

fees.

kept by the secretary, or his deputy; on penalty of 1,000 pounds of tobacco to the informer, for every day it shall be missing by neglect.

A copy of all the other fees shall be set up in the county court rooms, and the clerks office of the county, and there constantly kept by the respective clerk, on penalty of 1,000 pounds of tobacco to the informer, for every day they or any of them shall be missing by neglect.

The penalties recovered with costs by action of debt, bill, bond, plaint, or information, &c. Provided prosecution be within six months of the omission, and not after.

A table of Secretary's fees for the several particular articles herein after expressed, chargeable on the persons obtaining the same.

lbs. tob.

Secretary's For making out and recording a single patent for
land, and all fees incident thereto.
For making out and recording a double patent for
land, and all fees incident thereto.
For a copy of a single patent.
For copy of a double patent.

For a probate of a will, and all fees incident there

to, if the estate exceed 10l. or 2000l. of to-
bacco, and be not above 50l. or 10,000l. of
tobacco, upon lawful appraisement.

For such probate, and all fees incident thereto, if
the estate exceed 50l. or 10,000l. of tobacco, up-
on lawful appraisement.

80

120

30

45

250

400

If there happen to be no appraisement, then the
fees for the probate of any will.

350

For administrations, the like fees in each case as for the probates.

lbs. tob.

350

For an administration, with the will annexed of
an estate, not exceeding 50l. or 10,000l. of to-
bacco, and all fees incident thereunto.
For such administration, with the will annexed of
an estate, exceeding 50l. or 10,000l. of tobacco. 500
For proving and recording a codicil to a will,
and all fees incident thereunto.

100

For a copy of a will, and certificate of the proof. 40
For a copy of a probate of a will, or commission

of administration.

40

For proving a will at common law, summoning the heir, and all fees incident thereto.

For a copy of a codicil, and proof.

For a copy of an inventory, or inventory and ap-
praisement.
Deeds for Land.

500

40

40

lbs. tob.

For entring the order for recording the deeds. For acknowledging or proving a deed or lease in court, and endorsing such acknowledgment or proof, on the deed or lease, and recording the

same.

For order and recording a relinquishment of dow-
er and endorsements.
For acknowledging or proving, und recording
deeds of partition, and all fees incident there-
unto, each party to be charged the same as
for a single deed; and for a copy of each
part, the same as for a copy of a single deed.
For acknowledging or proving, and recording a
receipt of the consideration-money, with the
minute and endorsements.

For recording memorandum of livery of seizin,
with the minute and proof, or acknowledge-

ment.

For a copy of the whole record of such deed.
For a copy of the receipt, and the acknowledg-
ment or proof of it.

For acknowledging or proving, and recording a
bond to perform covenants, or such like, with
the minute endorsement, and all fees incident
to the doing thereof.

For a copy of the whole record thereof.

For acknowledging or proving, and recording a letter of attorney, and for all fees incident thereto.

For a copy of the whole record thereof.

For recording a deed for any personal matter, or
such like paper, the order, acknowledgment,
or proof, and fees incident thereto.
For a copy of the whole record thereof.

For recording an inquisition on view of a dead corps, to be paid by the county.

30

But if the dead person's estate be sufficient, the court of the county to levy it on his estate.

lbs. tob.

For a hue and cry.
For a pass made out upon certificate from a coun-
ty court clerk of any person's removal, recording
and filing the certificate, 7s. 6d. current money.
And if a bond be given for such pass, then for
the bond, pass, recording the issuing of the
pass in the secretary's office, and filing the
bond ten shillings current money.

For summons for a counsellor or sheriff at the
suit of any person, or docketing thereof.
For an original writ, and docketing thereof.
For dismission, when there is no further proceed-
ings on such writ or summons.

For filing the copy of the bail bond, returned with
the writ,

For docketing an appeal, and returning it into
court.

For a declaration, petition or information.
For a plea, replication, or demurrer, &c.
For entring a declaration, petition, information,
plea, or demurrer, &c.

For filing any paper or evidence relating to a
cause in court.

30

20

15

15

6

10

25

25

6

For endorsing the court's order on the declaration or plea, as the case is.

6

For an order or judgment.

15

For returning on the docket, the continuance of

an action or petition.

10

For a subpoena of an evidence.

15

For writing a deposition in any cause.

15

For a written deposition.

10

For administring the oath thereto, and indorsing

the deposition.

10

For recording the deposition with the indorsement, if required.

25

For a copy of the whole record thereof.

25

For administring an oath, or Quaker's affirmation, without a deposition in writing.

10

For swearing a jury, if done in court, and recording the pannel and verdict.

40

For recording a surveyor's report on land, and endorsing and filing the same.

42

For recording the jury's report, and endorsing and filing the same.

42

For recording the report of an audit, or account
stated, endorsing and filing the same.
For entring each attorney's appearance on the
docket, one in an action.

For filing a warrant of attorney.

lbs. tob.

42

10

6

20

For recording a warrant of attorney, if desired.
For a judicial writ.

For noting the issuing in the margent of the re-
cord.

For adding a bill of costs to the judgment.
For a bill of costs.

For the recording the return of a judgement satisfied, or execution, whether the execution be returned or not.

For recording the return of an attachment where the goods are attached, and the attachment shall be proceeded in for want of replevin, or appearance of the defendant, but not else, and endorsing and filing the same.

30

30

46

For recording the appraisement of goods attached
and condemned, and endorse and file.
For entring an appeal from the court's judgement, 15
For an appeal bond.

For acknowledging and recording thereof, and all
fees incident.

For a commission to examine witnesses.
For a subpoena to answer in chancery.
For a bill, answer, demurrer, &c. in chancery.
For orders and decrees in chancery, and all o-
ther proceedings, as for the like at common law.
For a search of any business not depending in
court, and being above a year's standing.
For recording the written pleadings in the mak-
ing up of the judgments in any suit, the lik-
fees as for the pleas themselves.

For a recognizance in court.

For a copy of any thing not herein particularly
assessed, the same fee as for the thing itself,
or recording it.

For a certificate of a right or rights for land up-
on a county court certificate produced, and en-
tring the right in a book for that purpose.
For proving a right or rights for land, and all fees
incident.

20

60

50

20

40

10

20

15

20

For recording an escheat warrant, and filing it.
For recording the inquisition, and filing and en-
dorsing it.

For a scire facias.

For endorsing and filing the old order.

If there be a petition, the same as for other pe-
.titions or declarations.

For a petition to the governor and council for a
supersedeas, and filing and endorsing it.

l. to.

42

42

21

For endorsing and filing the county court's orders. 6
For the writ of supersedeas.

And for other proceedings as in an action.
When a record is wanted in the tryal of any
cause, and there is not time to write a copy
of it; half the fee as for a copy, bringing it
into court, finding and reading it.

For recording a certificate of a probate or ad-
ministration from the county court.

For a copy of a law.

For a certificate.

20

40

50

15

For recording the dedimus.

For a standing dedimus, to administer the oaths
of fidelity.

50

50

50

Countycourt clerk's fees.

For a commission of oyer and terminer on crimi-
nal slaves.

For a dedimus to swear the commissioners.
For a writ for election of burgesses.

If from the records returned from any county
court, a copy of the county court's order, de-
claration, &c. be demanded, the same fee to
be paid for it, as for such things in the gene-
ral court.

350

A table of the fees of the clerks of the county courts, for the several particular articles herein after expressed, chargeable to the persons obtaining the same.

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For an action, and proceedings thereupon, action.
If no further proceedings in the said action, then