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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 191. 1824.

Probates..

Letters testa-mentary.

Annexing

wills.

Registering.

Letters of ad-ministration.

Filing, &c.

Exemplifica-tion, &c.

Warrants un-der seal.

Notice of ad-ministrators.

Entering ca-veats.

Citations un-der seal.

Oaths.

Lists of arti-cles appraised.

Lists of arti-cles sold atvendue.

Recordingthe same.

Accounts ofan executor,&c.

Examiningvouchers, &c.

Copies ofsame underseal.

Subpcenas.

Duces tecum.Search.

Balance ofdistribution ofdeceased per-sons’ estate.

Taxing costs.

Writs of exe-cution.

Recording,&c. indenturesof apprentices,&c.

Depositions ofwitnesses.

Filing allother papers.

Appearanceof party underprocess.

Return ofprocess.

Continuanceor reference,chargeable, &c.

Commissionto examine wit-nesses, &c. Or-phans 7 estate.

ington and Alexandria, in the District of Columbia , the following fees;that is to say:

For every probate of will, (where there is no controversy,) one dollar;

For granting letters testamentary, seventy-five cents;

Annexing will, for one hundred words, twelve and one half cents;

Registering the same, for one hundred words, twelve [and] a half cents ;

For granting letters of administration, seventy-five cents ;

Every bond taken of executors, administrators, or guardians, and re-cording the same, one dollar and fifty cents :

For filing and entering renunciation of executors, or widows, twenty-five cents;

For exemplification of letters testamentary, or letters of administration,under seal, one dollar;

For issuing warrant, under seal, to appraisers, and warrant to swearthem, fifty cents;

For noticeof administrators to creditors, and orders thereon, fifty cents;

For entering caveat, twenty-five cents ;

For issuing citation, under seal, fifty cents;

For administering every oath, or affirmation, six and one fourth cents;

For filing list of articles appraised, twenty-five cents;

For filing list of articles sold at vendue, twenty-five cents ;

For recording the same, (if ordered by the court,) for every hundredwords, twelve and one half cents;

For stating, passing, and filing the account of an executor, adminis-trator, or guardian, not exceeding seventy-five items, three dollars; everyadditional item, two cents;

For examining the vouches [vouchers,] passing, and filing the accountof an executor, administrator, or guardian, (not stated by the register,)and not exceeding seventy-five items, two dollars; every additional item,two cents;

For copy of same, under seal, if demanded, not exceeding one hun-dred items, one dollar : every additional item, two cents; seal and certi-ficate, thirty-seven cents and one half;

For subpoena, thirty-seven cents and one half. All witnesses to be putinto one subpoena, unless separate ones are required by the party. Forevery name after the first, six cents and one fourth;

For duces tecum, under seal, fifty cents;

For every search, where no other service is performed for which feesare allowed, eighteen cents and three-fourths:

For making out, and filing, the balance of distribution of deceasedpersons’ estate, for each heir, one dollar;

For taxing all costs, in any one'case, twenty-five cents;

For a writ of execution, on a definitive sentence, under seal, seventy-five cents;

For recording, and filing, each indenture of apprentice, including thecourt’s taking recognisance for same, or its approval when done by thejustices of the peace, seventy-five cents;

For drawing depositions of witnesses, for every hundred words, twelvecents and one half;

For filing all other papers (except as above required,) four cents each;

For entering appearance of party under process, twelve cents and onehalf;

For entering return of process, twelve and one half cents;

For every continuance or reference, chargeable to the applicants,twelve and one half cents.

For commission to examine witnesses, or to auditors, under seal, onedollar.

For commission to value orphans’ estate, in the hands of guardians,under seal, one dollar;