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72d CONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 127. FEB RUARY 27, 1933. 1005 the estate exceeds $1,000, and does not exceed $5,000, $5 ; where the value of the estate exceeds $5,000, $8. Such fees shall be in full of the services of the clerk or assistant clerk in such proceedings, except th at they shall be entitled to charge lawful fees for furnishing copies of pap ers and reco rds the rei n . The judge of the district court s hall hav e the po wer, in his discretion, in any case where, the estate is small and the circumstances warrant, to waive the payment of any fee to the clerk or assistant clerk for services to be performed in such proceedings . SEC. 546. CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT ; FEES FOR VARIOUS SERVICES ; fees Of. district court , COPIES OF PAPERS AND RECORDS .-For certifying the official act of a magistrate or o ther certificate, with seal, 25 cen ts . For certified copies of any paper, r„cord, decree, judgment, or Ce rtific ations , etc . entry, for each one hundred words or fraction thereof, 10 cents, . ind the further sum of 25 cents for each certification : Pro vide d, h ow- Proviso copies n, ,- ever, That where copies are furnished by those desiring the same, nished by applicant . the certificati on fee alone shall be collected .

Cop lesof recor dset c For all copies of records, or bills of exception, or testimony, or of for tranmnia5lon to dr= other documents for transmission to the circuit court of appeals, 10 cult court of appeals . cents for each one hundred words or fraction thereof, and the fur- ther sum of 25 cents for each certification thereof : Provided, how- proviso . noopiea f or- ever, That where copies are furnished by those desiring the same, nished by applicant. the certification fee alone shall be collected . SEC. 547 . MARSHAL, CONSTABLES, AND OTHER PERSONS SERVING PROC- ntF~ for service of Ess .-For executing process, preliminary and final judgments, and decrees of any court, for each mile of travel in the service of process going one way, reckoned from the place of service to the pace to which the process is returnable, 10 cents ; for serving an attachment agmust the property of the defendant, $1, together with a reason- able allowance to be made by the court for expenses, if any, neces- sarily incurred in caring for the property attached ; for arresting eac h def endant , 50 cents ; for serving summons and copy of com- plaint for each defendant, $1 ; but in special proceedings, testa- mentary or adm ini str ati ve, where several members of a family residing at the same place are defendants the fee for each defendant shall be 50 cents ; for serving subpoenas, for each witness served, 25 cents besides travel fees- for each copy of any process necessarily deposited in the office ot~ Registrar of Property, 10 cents for each one hundred words, but not less than 50 cents in each case ; for taking bon ds or other inst rumen ts of indem nity or se curity , for each , 25 cents ; for executing a writ of process to put a person in possession of real estate, $1 ; for attending with prisoner on habeas corpus trial, each day, $1 ; for transporting each prisoner on habeas corpus or otherwise, when required, for every mile going and returning, 10 c en ts ; for adve rtising sale, be sides pr inter s charge, 50 cents ; for taking inventory of goods levied upon, to be charged only when the inventory is necessary, a sum fixed by the court not exceeding the actual reasonable cost of the same to be shown by vouchers ; for levy- ing an execution on property, $1 . On all money collected by him by order or any decree, execution, monoey collection of attachment, or any other process, the following sums, to wit : On the first $100 or less, 2 per centum . On the second $100, 11/2 per centum ; on all sums between $200 and $1,000, 1 per centum ; on all sums in excess of $1,000, 1/2 per centum . SEC. 548. SAME ; ATTEMPTS TO SERVE PROCESS .-The following fees vi ce.

cat . shall be charged for return on and mileage in attempts to serve