and Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, the following fees; that is to say:
Probates.For every probate of will, (where there is no controversy,) one dollar;
Letters testamentary.For granting letters of testamentary, seventy-five cents;
Annexing wills.Annexing will, for one hundred words, twelve and one half cents;
Registering.Registering the same, for one hundred words, twelve [and] a half cents;
Letters of administration.For granting letters of administration, seventy-five cents;
Every bond taken of executors, administrators, or guardians, and recording the same, one dollar and fifty cents:
Filing, &c.For filing and entering renunciation of executors, or widows, twenty-five cents;
Exemplification, &c.For exemplification of letters testamentary, or letters of administration, under seal, one dollar;
Warrants under seal.For issuing warrant, under seal, to appraisers, and warrant to swear them, fifty cents;
Notice of administrators.For notice of administrators to creditors, and orders thereon, fifty cents;
Entering caveats.For entering caveat, twenty-five cents;
Citations under seal.For issuing citation, under seal, fifty cents;
Oaths.For administering every oath, or affirmation, six and one fourth cents;
Lists of articles appraised.For filing list of articles appraised, twenty-five cents;
Lists of articles sold at value.For filing list of articles sold at vendue, twenty-five cents;
Recording the same.For recording the same, (if ordered by the court,) for every hundred words, twelve and one half cents;
Accounts of an executor, &c.For stating, passing, and filing the account of an executor, administrator, or guardian, not exceeding seventy-five items, three dollars; every additional item, two cents;
Examining vouchers, &c.For examining the vouches [vouchers,] passing, and filing the account of an executor, administrator, or guardian, (not stated by the register,) and not exceeding seventy-five items, two dollars; every additional item, two cents;
Copies of same under seal.For copy of same, under seal, if demanded, not exceeding one hundred items, one dollar; every additional item, two cents; seal and certificate, thirty-seven cents and one half;
Subpœnas.For subpœna, thirty-seven cents and one half. All witnesses to be put into one subpœna, unless separate ones are required by the party. For every name after the first, six cents and one fourth;
Duces tecum.For duces tecum, under seal, fifty cents;
Search.For every search, where no other service is performed for which fees are allowed, eighteen cents and three-fourths:
Balance of distribution of deceased persons’ estate.For making out, and filing, the balance of distribution of deceased persons’ estate, for each heir, one dollar;
Taxing costs.For taxing all costs, in any one case, twenty-five cents;
Writs of execution.For a writ of execution, on a definitive sentence, under seal, seventy-five cents;
Recording, &c. indentures of apprentices, &c.For recording, and filing, each indenture of apprentice, including the court’s taking recognisance for same, or its approval when done by the justices of the peace, seventy-five cents;
Depositions of witnesses.For drawing depositions of witnesses, for every hundred words, twelve cents and one half;
Filing all other papers.For filing all other papers (except as above required,) four cents each;
Appearance of party under process.For entering appearance of party under process, twelve cents and one half;
Return of process.For entering return of process, twelve and one half cents;
Continuance or reference chargeable, &c.For every continuance or reference, chargeable to the applicants, twelve and one half cents.
For commission to examine witnesses, or to auditors, under seal, one dollar.
Commission to examine witnesses, &c. Orphans’ estate.For commission to value orphans’ estate, in the hands of guardians, under seal, one dollar;
