BY THE MARSHAL.

For arresting a Vessel, Goods, or Person

For keeping possession of a Vessel and Cargo, jointly, or either of them singly,
when the same are not under the responsible charge and custody of the
Officers of the Customs, for each Day in which they remain in the
Marshal's Charge

For inquiring into, and certifying, the sufficiency of Persons proposed as
Sureties in any Suit, for each Surety

For release of a Vessel, Goods, or Person from Arrest

For executing every Monition, or Decree for Answers of a Party, or Compulsory or other Instrument not specified

For every Default or Decree pronouncing for the interest of a Party proceeding in pœnam

For every Attendance in Court, when a Sentence or Interlocutory Decree is pronounced

For executing every Decree or Commission of Appraisement, exclusive of the Appraiser's Fees, but including the making of the Inventory, if the value should not exceed £500 sterling

For the like Duty, when the value exceeds £500 sterling

For executing every Decree or Commission of Sale of Ship, or Goods, by
Public Auction, when the gross proceeds are under £200 sterling

And on every additional £100 sterling

On attending the execution of a Decree or Commission of Unlivery of Cargo
(when not done for the purpose of Sale), per Day

For taking a Person in Execution after Sentence, if the sum due from such
Person does not exceed £20 sterling

For the like Duty, when the sum is above £20 and under £50 sterling
For the like Duty, when the sum is above £50 and under £100 sterling, for
every Pound sterling due

And on every additional Pound sterling after the first £100

Sterling Money. £. S. d.

1 1 0

060

080

0 7 6

0 10 0

076

0 13 4

NOTE. Should it be necessary for the Marshal to go any distance to execute any of the above Duties, there should be paid to him for Loss of Time and Travelling Expenses, in addition to the preceding Fees, the following:

If the distance exceed Two, and be under Four Miles

If above Four, and under Eight Miles

1

1

0

2 20

If the distance be still greater, the allowance to be reasonably increased.

BY THE ADVOCATES.

It is not easy to lay down any precise Rules respecting Fees to Counsel, inasmuch as the amount must depend on the circumstances of each particular case, with reference to its length, importance, and difficulty.

In all undefended Cases, and in matters of no great difficulty, one Counsel ought to be considered sufficient.

Subject to these observations, the following suggestions are made, for the guidance of the Proctor in feeing Counsel, upon matters which most frequently occur in the progress

of a Suit:

For perusing, settling, and signing Information or Libel, Claim and Affidavit,
Act on Petition, responsive Plea (or Replication) to Libel or Infor-
mation, or Act on Petition, according to the length or difficulty
For perusing, settling, and signing Interrogatories, Answers, &c., when the
same do not exceed twelve folios in length

For every additional ten folios, to the extent of sixty

Sterling Money.

£. s. d.

- 2 2
2 0

220

to 550

1 1 0

1 1 0

NOTE. It should be understood, that in preparing Interrogatories for the cross-examination of Witnesses, they are not to be drawn separately for each Witness to whom the same are to be administered; but that, when practicable (as in most instances will be the case), one set of Interrogatories should be prepared, generally applicable to all the Witnesses. For a Consultation in any intermediate stage of the Proceedings, should a 2 2 0 necessity arise to resort to Counsel for advice; but this ought not too frequently to occur, and only in cases of difficulty

For any Motion necessarily made by Counsel before the Judge in the progress of a Cause

The Fee for the final Hearing must depend upon the length of the Evidence, and the importance and difficulties of the Cause; but, in cases of no great intricacy, the Fee should be from Four to Six Guineas, and not to exceed the latter sum, unless where the proceedings are voluminous, or unusually important or difficult

or

330

220

or

3 3 0

4 4 0 to 660.

BY THE PROCTORS.

Retaining Fee

For attending before the Judge or Judge Surrogate, either in Court or
Chambers

On extracting any Warrant, Monition, Commission, Writ, or other Instrument
Drawing Libel, Information, Plea, Claim, Affidavit, Act on Petition, Interro-
gatories, Answers, or any other Proceeding whatever, not herein
specified, for every folio

Fair Copying or Engrossing, for every folio

- 0 10 0

For Consultation with Party, for the purpose of taking Instructions for the Libel, Information, Plea, Act on Petition, or for any other important purpose, during the dependence of a Suit

For Consultation with Counsel, if any such should be found requisite, preparatory to the final hearing of a Cause, or otherwise

For Attendance on Counsel to fee him to peruse, settle, and sign any Information, Libel, Replication, or other Plea, Claim, Affidavit, Act on Petition, Answers, Interrogatories, or other matter, or upon any other occasion that may arise on delivering Papers and feeing Counsel

Sterling Money.

£. s. d.

0 13 4

1 1 0

- 0 13 4

NOTE. Care should be taken not to increase the number of Attendances or Consultations with Counsel, which ought only to be resorted to when absolutely necessary. For any necessary Attendance on the Registrar or on the adverse Proctor during the Progress of a Cause, to adjust any incidental point in the Suit, or on the Marshal, to instruct him as to the service of any Instrument, reporting Bail, &c.

On all Office Copies of Depositions, &c., obtained from the Registrar, one-
third of the actual sum paid at the Registry is to be added for trouble
of collating and extracting the same.

For perusing and considering any Papers, Exhibits, or Documents furnished,
or introduced into a Cause, by the adverse Party, or furnished by a
Party to his own Proctor, for the purpose of being brought forward as
Evidence in the Suit, if not exceeding twelve folios

For attending Informations on the final Hearing of a Cause, when it occupies only a short time, 13s. 4d.; if a few hours, £1. 1s.; if a whole day, £2. 2s.

076

068 034

0 13 4

1 1 0

or

2 20

NOTE. Proceedings for the Forfeiture of Slaves, Ships, or Goods, and for the Recovery of Penalties consequent thereon, have, in some instances, been carried on by two separate Suits; one for the condemnation of the Property, and the other for the Penalties. This mode of proceeding should be discontinued, one Suit being only necessary to accomplish both objects.

Undefended Prosecutions for Breach of the Acts for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. In all such Prosecutions carried on under one Monition, where no Party

To the Judge

appears to defend

2 2 0

To the Registrar, including a Copy of the Interlocutory Decree, or Sentence 3 3 0 To the Proctor

4 4 0

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TABLE OF FEES

TO BE TAKEN BY THE

JUDGE, REGISTRAR, MARSHAL, ADVOCATES,

AND

PROCTORS

OF THE

VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT

AT

TRINID A D.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, 14, CHARING-CROSS.

1832.