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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ...prisoner, issued to jailer, twenty-five cents. For discharging a prisoner after hearing, on motion to discharge, twelve cents. For an execution, twenty-five cents. For every other writ not herein enumerated, twenty-five cents. For taxing costs, twelve cents. For docketing, twenty-five cents. For marrying and making return thereof, one dollar and fifty cents, and such other sum as may be allowed by the party making the application. For holding an inquisition in certain cases of forcible entry and unlawful detainer._ one dollar. For taking and certifying the acknowledgment of a deed, for each grantor named therein, twenty-five cents. For traveling to perform any service, when not otherwise provided for and such travel is necessary, going, per mile, six cents. Provided, however, that no compensation shall be allowed for travel to file a certificate of conviction, but such certificate may be mailed to the clerk of the circuit court by registered letter, in which case the actual registry fee and postage shall be recoverable. For assisting clerk of circuit court in drawing jury, one dollar; for certificate of conviction, twenty-five cents; for returning papers after preliminary examination, one dollar. R. S. 1849 c. 131 s. 15; R. S. 1858 c. 133 s. 29, -1871 c. 84 s. 1; 1875 c. 125 3. 1; 737.8 c. 268; R. S. 1878 s. 3774; 1880 c._17l, ' Ann. Stats. 1389 s. 3774, ' SW38. 1898 8. 3774; 1.905 c. 114 s. 1; Supl. 1906 s. 3774," 1.907 c. 118 Oosts, prevailing party to recover. SECTION 3775. The justice shall also tax as costs in favor of the party recovering judgment the following: (1) Witness fees for travel and attendance, not exceeding, however, fifteen dollars in one case, unless the justice shall, by an order entered in his docket, direct...