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Costs of Viva Voce Examination.

Attending court, petition in the paper, and called on and part heard, and vivâ-voce examination directed by the

court

Attending settling minutes of order for such examination, and for such subpoenas

Paid for minutes

Fair copy

Attending passing the order

Paid for the same

Attending in Basinghall-street to bespeak the subpœnas, and afterwards for the same

Paid for the subpoenas, each

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Fair copies of subpoenas (the names of three witnesses
in each) and personal service on each

Ticket money on each (5s. allowed at common law)
Affidavit of service thereof

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Travelling expenses of witnesses are the same as in the Court of Queen's Bench-viz. 6d. per mile each way. The attorney in the cause is allowed 1s. 3d. per mile one way; but if he only attend as a common witness, then merely 6d. per mile each way.

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Other Expenses of Witnesses as usually allowed, per Day, viz.

To professional men, from £1 18. to
To bankers, merchants, and gentlemen
To women, according to circumstances, from 5s, to
To attornies' clerks, from 15s. to

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To auctioneers and accountants, from 10s. 6d. to
To keepers of prisons, bailiffs, policemen, yeomen,
farmers, tradesmen, shopkeepers, and the like, from
10s. to

Labourers, journeymen, &c. 5s. to

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The expense of journeys by the attorneys will not be allowed when the business could have been done as well by an agent, and where the professional attendance of the attorney is neither according to professional usage, nor necessarily required.

Drawing further brief for counsel to examine the wit

nesses and fair copy, (as above)

Attending each counsel

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Paid him further fee, and clerk, (sum paid)
Attending court, petition in the paper, and not heard,
per day, (same on a motion)

If the attendance of the attorney be in several
matters, though for one client, separate attendances
will be allowed, the same as if it were for two sepa-
rate clients entitled to appear by separate attornies.

Attending court, petition in the paper, and heard or part heard, or called on

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Attending court when the order was pronounced, if not on the same day.

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Attending court on special motions for each day, is,

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Letters, messengers, &c. (according to circumstances, not, in general, exceeding).

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COSTS OF A TAXATION OF A SOLICITOR'S BILL UNDER ORDER OF THE COURT OF REVIEW.

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Office copy of the order for the registrar, per fol. of 90 words

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Drawing bills of costs and copy, per fol. of 90 words
Appointment to tax costs, copy and service
Attending to file bill of costs and leave office copy of
order

The opposite party usually take and pay for an office copy of the bill at 11⁄2d. per folio.

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Attending taxation, per hour

Paid for certificate of costs, at per fol. of 90 words
Paid on filing same.

Attending for that purpose, and for the office copy of

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COSTS OF A REFERENCE TO THE REGISTRAR.

£ s. d.

Office copy drawn for the registrar, per fol. of 90 words
Drawing and fair copy of state of facts, (when neces-
sary), at per fol. of 90 words

Attending to file the same, and to leave the order in
Basinghall-street, and for appointment

Paid on filing state of facts

Notice of appointment, copy and service

Attending on reference, per hour

Paid for office copy of state of facts filed by the opposite party, at per fol. of 90 words

Paid for draft report, ditto

Drawing and fair copy of objections, at per fol. of 90

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Attending to file the same, and paid

Paid office copy objections filed by the other side, per fol. of 90 words.

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Appointment to argue objections, copy and service
Attending thereon, per hour

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Paid for office copy thereof, per fol. of 90 words Drawing and fair copy of exceptions thereto, per fol. of 90 words

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Paid filing the same and attending to file

Attending for and to bespeak office copy thereof
Paid for the same, at per fol. of 90 words

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Then the usual charges of confirming or arguing the exceptions in court.

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COSTS OF APPEAL.

Instructions for special case with a view to appeal
Attending on one of the judges to make an appoint-

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Drawing special case, at per fol. of 90 words

Fair copy

One for the judge

One for the counsel

ditto

Observations and copy, (as before)

Fee to counsel and his clerk, with brief containing copy of the special case and the observations

Attending him

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Attending judge settling case

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Attending to the case when settled and signed by the judge

Copy special case as settled and approved by the judge, at per fol. of 90 words

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Two copies for counsel, (as above)

Drawing observations and copy, (as above)

Fee to king's counsel and his clerk, with brief
Attendance on him

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If the appeal be by petition or motion, the costs will be nearly the same as those in the Court of Review.

Paid secretary of bankrupts on answering the petition of appeal for hearing

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The attendance in court and on settling the minutes and passing the order, are the same as in the Court of Review.

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Letters, messengers, &c. (according to circumstances, as above)

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COSTS OF A CONTEMPT FOR NON-PAYMENT
OF COSTS.

Copy order and certificate of costs at per fol. of 90 words

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The demand must be by the party named in the order to receive the money or one authorized by his power of attorney, which must be at the party's own

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If no specific time is mentioned in the order for payment, but the money is to be paid forthwith," then a month after demand.

Drawing and engrossing petition for the usual fourday order

Attending to present and get answered, and order drawn

Paid for the order, (sum paid)

Copy of order to serve, at per fol.
Personal service thereof on each party

Paid filing the same after service

(ditto)

Instructions for affidavit of service of order, and de-
mand of costs, and refusal to pay, &c. (if not by soli-
citor or his clerk).
Attending to be sworn,
Drawing and engrossing affidavit of service of order,
and demand of costs and refusal to pay, &c. (the
same as is paid for filing and office copy)

Paid oath, (sum paid)

Paid filing.

Paid for office copy, per fol. of 90 words

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Drawing petition for a committal for nonpayment, at
1s. per folio, and fair copy

Attending to present and get order drawn
Paid filing petition

Paid for order

If the money is paid at any time before the final
order for committal, none of the costs subsequent
to the service of the original order will be allowed.

Attending for the warrant
Attending warden of the Fleet, and instructing him

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MESSENGER'S BILL OF COSTS.

By General Order of the Court of Review, January 12, 1832, a Table of Fees to be allowed to messengers having in the year 1828 been approved of by the then Lord Chancellor, and the duties of messengers having been since diminished, it is recommended to the commissioners that all fees contained in that table, except the following, be for the future disallowed in the taxation of the messengers' bills:

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