Lib. M.

78 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1 735.

Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray Your Excellencys
Consideration of the Premises and that your Petitioners and
the rest of the Sheriffs within this Province may be relieved
therein, and that such fees may be settled and allowed as to
your Excellency shall seem adequate to the services to be
done and Risque and Hazard to be run
And Your Petitioners will ever pray
William Thomas jun^r Nich^s Maccubbin
James Weems Tho: Hynson Wright

Sheriffs fees Omitted

Lw^t Tob^o

For an Arrest on a Warrant
For serving Duces tecum
Return on an Attachment

35
35
10

On the Condemnation of any Attachment if it be for
100 and under 500 Lw^t Tobacco

50

if it exceed 500 £ Tobacco then
if it exceed 1000 Lw^t Tobacco then for the first 1000 £
and for Every 1000 Lw^t after
Returning Fieri facias or Replevin Each
then the same fees allowed as upon Attachments, the
same fees allowed upon any Distress made for
Rents

100
100

50

10

Returning Writt Retorno habendo
the same fees allowed upon this as upon Executions
or Attachment

100

For returning Writt of Distringas
the same fees allowed on this as upon Executions or
Attachment

100

For Return of an Elegit Extent or Writt of Liberate
Impanelling lury on the same
for Swearing the same Each
and then the same fees allowed as upon Attachments

100

240

12

Serving Writt of Restitution
Summons in Partition Every Person summoned
Serving Writt of Partition
Impanelling lury thereon
Swearing the lury Each
Attendance p Day
Serving Attachment in Partition
Returning Writt Inquiry of Damages
Imp anelling Iury thereon
Swe ring the same Each 12 Attendance p Day
Proclamation of Rebellion

150

30

100

240

12
100

50

100

240

100
120

All Countermand fees allowed as if executed Serving
Copy of Account

6