The fees of Kent County constables, for the services specified, in cases before a Justice of the Peace shall be as follows: For serving and returning a summons, or scire facias on one or $ 1.00 more defendants, including all services in a cause before judgment For serving and returning a subpoena, $1.00 for the first 2 persons and 50¢ for each additional person. Mileage in serving and returning a summons subpoena or scire facias at the rate of 10 cents for each mile necessarily traveled to be counted as if all persons summoned were summoned at the same time. If no service is made, there shall be no fee except in case of a scire facias when judgment shall be rendered thereon, but mileage shall be allowed. Giving notice of an application for, or time of a new trial 1.00 For summoning referees (only 1 fee to be allowed 1.50 unless there is a new trial and then only 2) Mileage in summoning referees' notice of new trial the same as in the case of witness. For summoning witness .50 And 10 cents for each mile necessarily traveled, to be counted as if all witnesses summoned were summoned at the same time. For summoning garnishees on execution, or other attachment 1.00 for each garnishee (and mileage as in the case of witnesses) For posting advertisements of attachment (all) 1.00 with mileage at the rate of 10 cents per mile, going to and returning from the courthouse, where one of the advertisements must by law be posted For taking goods on attachment (other than 2.50 execution attach- ment) returning inventory and appraisement if the goods do not exceed $100 in value (1) If they exceed that sum 3.50 (2) And mileage as in the case of witnesses. (3) But if the goods be sold on execution, no fee shall be charged for taking on that execution. ON EXECUTIONS ON EXECUTIONS For taking goods in execution $ 1.50 Making inventory, appraisement and return 1.00 Advertising, selling goods 2.00 Together with 5 percent of all the moneys collected. Collecting on execution, without sale 2.00 Notice to plaintiff in each case .50 For a return of "no goods" .75 IN WRITS OF REPLEVIN IN WRITS OF REPLEVIN For taking goods under writ $ 2.50 Mileage on execution, the same as in case of summoning witnesses 2.00 For conveying a person to jail 2.00 Mileage the same as in case of summoning witnesses. For serving a warrant in a criminal 2.00 case, or for a parentage proceeding In cases of a search warrant, upon which a search is made of the premises, the above fee to be allowed. Mileage in all cases the same as in service of summons. Conveying defendant from 1 county to another 2.00 (5 cents per mile going and returning) Summoning witnesses and conveying a person to jail and for levying execution in a parentage proceeding, the same fees as for like services on civil process. Serving attachment to bring body (and mileage at 5 cents per mile) 2.00 Attendance of Magistrate's Court during hearing 1.00 In case of Constable being deputized to assist another regular county Constable the deputized officer shall be entitled to mileage at 5 cents per mile.
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