ART. 36] SHERIFFS. 1001

Sheriffs.

1904, art. 36, sec. 28. 1888, art. 36, sec. 28. 1860, art. 38, sec. 27. 1779, ch. 25,

secs. 3, 4, 5. 1832, ch. 307, sec. 17. 1834, ch. 192, sec. 4. 1839,

ch. 35, sec. 5. 1853, ch. 300, sec. 8.

28. Sheriffs shall be entitled to charge and receive the following
fees, to wit:
For serving writ and return............................. $ 45

For taking bail bond ................................... 25

For collecting officers' fees, for every hundred, six per cent.

For every commitment and release........................ 25

For empaneling a jury.................................. 1 50

For serving scire facias, including the persons summoned..... 40

For serving citation..................................... 40

For executing a warrant of re-survey, per day............... 1 25

For summoning evidences to prove the bounds of lands, for each

person summoned.................................... 40

If empowered to swear evidences, for every witness sworn by him 15
For serving subprena and return......................... 40

For keeping a prisoner in jail and finding him victuals, per day. 30
For serving a writ of possession in ejectment and return...... 2 00

For serving an ejectment and return........................ 1 00

For serving an attachment of contempt and return........... 1 00

For serving writ of estrepement and return................. 125

For serving ne exeat and return........................... 3 00

For serving a copy of declaration or short note............... 10

For summon ing appraisers to value goods taken by attachment,

fieri facias or replevin, for each appraiser summoned....... 40

For swearing the said appraisers, every oath................ 15

For serving an attachment on judgment or execution of return. 15
For executing a writ of ad quod damnum or melius inquiren-

dum, and return, per day.............................. 1 25

For empanelling a jury on the same...................... 3 00

For swearing the said jury, for every oath.................. 15

For taking an inquisition and returning the same with the

said writ............................................ 40

For serving a writ of re-restitution, and return............ 2 00

For empanelling a jury to inquire of a forcible entry and

detainer......................................... 3 00

For each person summoned as an evidence on the Same...... 40

For summoning chain carriers, each, if required............ 40

For swearing chain carriers, every oath..................... 15

For an arrest on a warrant, and return, in criminal cases....... 50

For serving duces tecum, and return..................... 40

For return on an attachment when mesne process............ 15

For laying an attachment in any garnishee's hands, for each

garniahee........................................... 40