LAWS OF MARYLAND.—1715. 43
SEC. 4. Referred to fees allowed to the attorney-general on suits brought
on a class of public securities not now used by the state in connection with
her revenue.
SEC. 5. Merged in the act of 1794, ch. 54, sec. 10; 1801, ch. 74, sec. 10. |
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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, by and
with the advice and consent aforesaid. That whensoever the
grand jury, in their respective county courts of this province,
shall make a presentment of the breach of any the laws of
this province, save only the act for speedy trial of criminals,
and ascertaining their punishment in the county courts when
prosecuted there, if the party or parties presented confess his or
their crime, and submit to the court, then the clerk of indict-
ments shall have one hundred pounds of tobacco for his fee,
and no more; but if the clerk of indictments draws a bill of
indictment upon the said presentment, and the party therein
presented traverses such presentment, or bill of indictment, and
puts himself upon the country for trial thereof, then the clerk of
the indictments shall have two hundred pounds of tobacco for
his fee, and no more.
The tobacco fees are directed to be sent out in dollars and cents by 1806,
ch. 41, sec. 5. |
Clerk's fees
on present-
ment, &c. |
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, by the authority, advice
and consent aforesaid, That from and after the end of this
present session of assembly, there shall be paid to any attorney
or other person practising the law in any of the county courts
of this province, for bringing, prosecuting or defending any
action, of what nature or quality soever, to final judgment,
agreement, or other end thereof, the sum of one hundred
pounds of tobacco, unless the principal debt and damage, or
balance of any debt and damages sued for and recovered, do
exceed the sum of two thousand pounds of tobacco, or ten
pounds sterling, that then the said attorney shall have two
hundred pounds of tobacco, and no more; and to any attor-
ney, or other person practising the law in the provincial
court, high court of chancery, commissary's court, court of
vice-admiralty, or for prosecuting or defending any appeats,
writs of error, or any other matter or thing whatsoever, before
his excellency the governor and council, the several sums here-
after expressed and set down ; that is to say, for prosecuting or
defending any cause, plaint or action, of what nature soever, in
the provincial court, to final judgment, agreement, or other end
thereof, the sum of four hundred pounds of tobacco, and no
more; for any fee in the high court of chancery, and court of
vice-admiralty, six hundred pounds of tobacco, and no more;
for any fee in the commissary's court four hundred pounds of
tobacco, and no more; for any fee upon any writ of error, or
appeal which shall be before his excellency the governor and |
Attorneys'
fees limited,
&c. |
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