order the payment of all costs incurred before the master, the same to be taxed equitably in such manner as directed by the court.

APPROVED June 28, 1919.

RECORDER OF DEEDS.

§ 2. Fees.

§ 1. Amends section 2, Act of 1905.

(HOUSE BILL No. 58. APPROVED JUNE 28, 1919.)

AN ACT to amend an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the fees of certain officers therein named in counties of the third class, to wit: Sheriff, recorder and county clerk," approved May 16, 1905, in force July 1, 1905, as subsequently amended, by amending section 2 thereof. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the fees of certain officers therein named in counties of the third class, to wit: Sheriff, recorder and county clerk," approved May 16, 1905, in force July 1, 1905, as subsequently amended, be and the same is hereby amended by amending section 2 thereof to read. as follows:

FEES OF RECORDER OF DEEDS]. § 2. For recording any deed or other instrument in writing, for every one hundred words, or fraction thereof, ten cents, and twenty-five cents for the certificate of the recorder of the time of filing the deed or instrument for record, and the book and page of the record.

For recording maps or plats of additions, subdivisions or otherwise, for each tract, parcel or lot contained therein, ten cents, and twenty-five cents for the certificate of the time of filing the same for record, and the book and page of the record thereof.

For certified copies of records, the same fees as herein allowed for recording.

APPROVED June 28, 1919.

SHERIFFS.

§ 1. Amends section 19, Act of 1872.

(HOUSE BILL No. 741.

$ 19. Fees. APPROVED JUNE 28, 1919.)

AN ACT to amend section 19 of an Act entitled, "An Act concerning fees and salaries and to classify the several counties of this State with reference thereto," approved March 29, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 19 of an Act entitled, "An Act concerning fees and salaries and to classify the several counties of this State with reference thereto," approved March 29, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended, is amended to read as follows:

§ 19. The fees of sheriffs in counties of the first and second class shall be as follows:

For serving a writ of summons on each defendant in counties of the first class, one dollar; second class, one dollar.

For serving chancery summons and copy, or writ of injunction and copy, in counties of the first class, one dollar; second class, one dollar. For taking special bail, seventy-five cents in each county.

For serving a subpoena on each witness, in counties of the first class, fifty cents; second class, fifty cents.

For advertising property for sale, one dollar.

For returning each writ or other process, twenty-five cents. Mileage for each mile of necessary travel to serve any such writ or process as aforesaid, calculating from the place of holding the court to the place of residence of the defendant, or witness, seven and one-half cents each way, except subpoena which shall be five cents per mile.

For summoning each juror, in counties of first class, fifty cents; second class, fifty cents, with five cents mileage each way in all counties.

For serving notice of executions, or levying an execution or serving an attachment, in counties of first class, one dollar; in second class, one dollar, and mileage seven and one-half cents each way in all counties.

For taking possession of and removing property levied on, the officer shall be allowed to tax the actual cost of such possession or removal.

For serving and returning a scire facias to revive a judgment, foreclose a mortgage, or against bail, in counties of first class, one dollar; in second class, one dollar.

For committing each prisoner to jail, in counties of first class, fifty cents; second class, fifty cents, payable out of the county treasury, unless paid by the defendant.

For discharging each prisoner from jail, in counties of first and second class, fifty cents, payable out of the county treasury, unless paid by the defendant.

For dieting each prisoner, such compensation to cover the actual cost as may be fixed by the county board, but such compensation shall be considered a part of the fees of the office.

For attending before a judge with prisoner, on a writ of habeas corpus, in counties of first and second class, two dollars and fifty cents per day.

For each mile of necessary travel in taking such prisoner before the judge, as aforesaid, five cents each way.

For serving a writ of possession, restitution, assistance or ejectment without aid, two dollars, and when aid is necessary the sheriff shall be allowed to tax in addition the actual cost thereof, and for each mile of necessary travel, ten cents each way.

For executing a writ of ad quod damnum, attending the inquest and returning the writ with the verdict of the jury, two dollars.

For attending the Circuit and County Courts, and for attending the County Court sitting for probate business at request of the judge, the time to be certified to by the judge, not more than five dollars per day, to be allowed and paid out of the county treasury.

For executing and acknowledging a deed of sale of real estate, in counties of first class, two dollars; in counties of second class, two dollars.

For preparing, executing and acknowledging a deed on redemption from a master's sale of real estate in counties of first class, three dollars, in counties of second class, three dollars.

For making certificates of sale, and making and filing duplicate, in counties of first class, one dollar; in counties of second calss [class], one dollar.

For making certificate of redemption, one dollar and fifty cents. For certificate of levy and filing, one dollar, and the fee for recording shall be advanced by plaintiff in execution and charged up as costs.

For taking all bonds on legal process, in counties of first class, one dollar; in second class, one dollar.

For serving grand jury witnesses, fifty cents and mileage five cents each way, payable out of the county treasury.

For executing capias in criminal cause, where the offense is infamous, three dollars, and milage for each mile of necessary travel five cents each way.

For executing capias where the offense is not infamous, in counties of first class, one dollar; second class, one dollar, and mileage for each mile of necessary travel seven and one-half cents each way.

For executing requisitions from other states, five dollars.

For conveying each prisoner from his own county to the jail of a foreign county, per mile, for going, only, twenty-five cents.

For conveying convicts to the penitentiary or reform school from any county, the following fees, payable out of the State treasury, viz: Where only one convict is conveyed at and after the rate of twentyfive cents for each and every mile necessarily traveled in going to the penitentiary or the reform school from the place of conviction. Where two convicts are conveyed by the said sheriff at the same time, he shall receive at and after the rate of twenty-five cents per mile for first, and fifteen cents per mile for the second convict. Where more than two are conveyed at the same time to the penitentiary or reform school as aforesaid, he shall be allowed twenty-five cents per mile for the first, fifteen cents per mile for the second, and ten cents per mile for each of the residue.

For conveying any person to or from any of the charitable institutions of the State, when properly committed by some competent authority, twenty-five cents per mile.

For conveying a convict from the penitentiary to the county jail. when required by law, thirty cents per mile.

For attending Supreme Court, three dollars per day.

In addition to the above fees, there shall be allowed to the sheriffs in counties of the first and second class, a commission of 3 per centum on all sales of real and personal estate, which shall be made by virtue of any execution or any decree of a court of chancery, where the money arising from such sales shall not exceed two hundred dollars; but in all cases where the amount of such sale shall exceed that sum, then

one and one half per cent commission on the excess only shall be allowed: Provided, that in all cases where the execution shall be settled by the parties, replevied, stopped by injunction or paid, or where the property levied upon shall not be actually sold, the sheriff shall be allowed his fee for levying and mileage, together with half the commission on all money collected by him which he would be entitled to if the same was made by sale or execution; execept the necessary expenses for keeping personal property, to be ascertained and allowed by the court of which the same shall be issued. In all criminal cases where the defendant shall be acquitted or otherwise legally discharged, without payment of costs, the sheriff shall be paid such fees from the county treasury: Provided, that no such fees shall be paid to the sheriff from the county treasury when the fees collected by him during such year shall equal the compensation or salary allowed him by the county board: And, provided, further, that no more of such fees shall in any case be paid from the county treasury than shall be sufficient, with the fees collected, to make the salary or compensation of said sheriff.

In all cases where any of the sheriffs of this State shall be required by law to execute any sentence or punishment other than imprisonment, for which no fee is allowed by this Act, it shall be the duty of the county board of the proper county to allow a reasonable compensation for the same, to be paid out of the county treasury, not exceeding one hundred dollars. It shall be the duty of each sheriff entitled to mileage under this Act, to endorse on each writ, summons, subpoena or other process that he may execute the distance he may travel to execute the same, ascertaining the distance and the charge properly allowable therefor, in conformity with the foregoing regulations.

The sheriff in counties of the first and second class shall in all cases be entitled to demand the payment of all fees for service in advance so far as the same can be ascertained. Provided if service shall not be made such fees and mileage so advanced shall be returned to the party advancing same on demand.

AN ACT to amend sections 36 and 39 of an Act entitled, "An Act concerning fees and salaries and to classify the several counties of this State with reference thereto," approved March 29, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended, and to repeal section 130 of an Act entitled, “An Act to revise the law in relation to township organization," approved and in force March 4, 1874, as amended.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Sections 36 and 39 of an Act entitled, "An Act concerning fees and salaries and to classify the several

counties of this State with reference thereto," approved March 29, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended, are amended to read as follows:

§ 36. Supervisors and assistant supervisors when attending the sessions of the county board of supervisors or engaged in the regular committee work of such board, shall receive such compensation and mileage as is prescribed in section 39 of this Act.

Supervisors when attending to town business outside their towns shall receive three dollars ($3.00) per day and when attending to town business within their towns shall receive two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per day.

Supervisors when attending to their duties as overseers of the poor in counties where the system of town support of paupers prevails shall receive three dollars ($3.00) per day for business transacted outside their towns and two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per day for business transacted within their towns.

Supervisors when attending to their duties as overseers of the poor in counties where the county system of support of paupers prevails shall receive three dollars ($3.00) per day for business transacted outside their towns, and two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per day for business transacted within their towns, payable out of the county treasury.

Overseers of the poor in towns of four thousand (4,000) inhabitants or over, when appointed by the county board of supervisors shall receive such compensation as may be provided by the county board of supervisors in accordance with the provisions of section 18 of an Act entitled, "An Act to revise the law in relation to paupers," approved March 23, 1874, in force July 1, 1874, as amended.

Town clerks shall receive for their services three dollars per day when attending to town business out of town, and two and a half dollars per day for town business in town: Provided, that town clerks shall receive fees and not a per diem for the following services:

For serving notices of election upon town officers, as required by law, twenty-five cents each.

For filing any paper required by law to be filed in his office, ten cents each.

For posting up notices, required by law, twenty-five cents each. For recording any order or instrument of writing authorized by law, eight cents for each one hundred words.

For copying any record in his office, and certifying to same, eight cents for every one hundred words, to be paid by the person applying for the same.

For copying by-laws for posting or publication, eight cents, for each one hundred words, to be paid by the town.

The town assessor shall receive for his services as assessor such sum and amount as may be provided for by the board of town auditors: Provided, that in towns of fifty thousand inhabitants and upwards, in counties of the third class, the assessor shall receive five dollars per day. The pound master shall be allowed the following fees for his services, to-wit: