TRINIDA D. TABLE OF FEES. BY THE JUDGE. Fees in the Progress of a Suit or Cause. For administering an Oath to a Witness or Party in a Cause. Taking Bail, whether by one or more Persons. Decreeing Monition, Commission, Attachment, or any other Instrument; or for any Judicial Act done before or after the Hearing of a Cause, and not otherwise mentioned herein The above Fee of 2s. 6d. to be taken by the Surrogate, whenever he performs the duty. Sterling Money. £. s. d. - 02 6 On signing a Decree pronouncing for the interest of a Party proceeding in репат On a Sentence or Interlocutory Decree Fees upon the Sealing of Instruments. Warrant of Arrest, Monition, Commission, Decree, Restitution, or Attachment Process transmitted to the Court of Appeal 050 0 10 0 0 10 0 200 0 10 0 07 6 0 15 0 0 10 0 Monition, Commission, or Decree, whether of Unlivery, Appraisement or - 0 7 0 070 - 1 0 0 Sterling Money. Writ or Instrument of Restitution Compulsory or Subpoena against Witnesses Writ of Attachment If either of the preceding Instruments exceed in length ten folios, for every folio beyond ten NOTE. The folio mentioned throughout this Table of Fees must contain ninety words, reckoning each figure as a word. Should the Registrar be required to prepare any other Document, Instrument, or matter whatsoever, not specified in this Table, he will be entitled to the same Charge as a Proctor, viz. :— 2. Fees on Documents not prepared by the Registrar, but by the Proctor, Solicitor, or Advocate in a Cause. On a Decree, pronouncing for the interest of a Party proceeding in pœnam, being signed by the Judge On filing Affidavit or Protest of a Master or Mariners, without reference to On filing Libel, Information, Claim, Proxy, or similar Document 0 13 4 050 08 0 2 0 0 On entering (or engrossing) personal Answers of a Party in a Suit, for each folio 3. Fees on taking the Examination of Witnesses. On taking the Examination of every Witness on an Information, Libel, Interrogatories, or Plea, a Fee of For each folio to which the Examination shall extend, if in English If by Interpretation (Interpreter included) 0 0 13 4 020 040 NOTE. It should be understood, that the Registrar, or whoever acts as the Examiner for him, should take the Depositions in Chief of the Witnesses, on the Libel, Information, or Plea itself, without written Interrogatories; putting such relevant questions, viva voce, as may suggest themselves; and care should be taken not to lead the Witness. The Libel, Information, or Plea should therefore always be drawn sufficiently precise and full, to enable the Examiner to take the Examinations accordingly. The Cross-examinations must, of course, be taken on written Interrogatories. 4. Fees on Office Copies of Papers or Proceedings. For Office Copy of Sentence or Interlocutory Decree certified under Seal 0 18 0 If exceeding twelve folios, for each folio beyond twelve therein TRINIDAD.] BY THE REGISTRAR. 5. Fees on Translation of Papers. 5 Where Papers are translated, the Registrar should charge the Disbursement actually made to the Translator, with an addition of one-fourth, to compensate himself for his trouble, advance, &c. 6. Incidental Fees in the Progress of a Cause. On Subduction of an Action For entering every ordinary Act of Court On every Default pronounced against Parties in contempt, in Cases proceeding in pœnam 020 080 100 On every Interlocutory Decree or Sentence, including drawing the Act, to be Sportulage upon every Sentence or Interlocutory Decree, to be paid by each Sportulage in a Cause terminating without a Sentence or Interlocutory Decree, For every Attendance before a Judge or Surrogate, at which any Decree is For a Receipt for original Documents delivered out of the Registry - 1 0 0 0 13 4 0 7 0 03 0 - 0 4 0 NOTE.-No Fee to be charged to a Party in the Cause, or to any Seaman applying for For advertising an intermediate or extra Court Day, in addition to the sum 7. On Paying out Money. For preparing Receipt for Money to be paid out of the Registry 8. Taxing Costs. For taxing a Bill of Costs, if under six folios, from each Party who attends the If the Bill of Costs exceed six folios, for every additional folio (besides the Fees 9. 0 10 0 020 003 - 0 6 8 009 References of Accounts, &c., by the Judge, to the Registrar and Merchants. To the Registrar BY THE MARSHAL. For arresting a Vessel, Goods, or Person For keeping possession of a Vessel and Cargo, jointly, or either of them singly, For inquiring into, and certifying the sufficiency of Persons proposed as 080 076 For release of a Vessel, Goods, or Person from Arrest For every Default or Decree pronouncing for the interest of a Party pro- 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 On attending the Execution of a Decree or Commission of Unlivery of Cargo (when not done for the purpose of Sale), per Day 0 10 0 076 0 13 4 1 13 4 268 200 For taking a Person in Execution after Sentence, if the sum due from such 1 0 0 2 20 For the like duty, when the sum is above £20 and under £50 sterling And on every additional Pound sterling after the first £100 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 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: Retaining Fee to an Advocate For perusing, settling, and signing Information or Libel, Claim and Affidavit,) Act on Petition, responsive Plea (or Replication) to Libel or Information, 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 0 2 2 0 to 550 1 1 0 110 2 2 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) necessity arise to resort to Counsel for advice; but this ought not too too frequently to occur, and only in cases of difficulty For any Motion necessarily made by Counsel, before the Judge in the pro-f gress 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 3 3 0 2 2 0 or 3 3 0 BY THE PROCTORS. Retaining Fee For attending before the Judge, or Judge Surrogate, either in Court or On extracting any Warrant, Monition, Commission, Writ, or other Instrument Fair Copying or Engrossing, for every folio · 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 020 01 0 |