ABSTRACT OF PUBLIC GENERAL STATUTES. (1 VICTORIE.) CAг. 1.-An Act to continue for Six Calendar Months all such Commissions of the Peace as were in force at the time of the Decease of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, and as have not been superseded, determined or made void during the reign of Her present Majesty. [4th Dec. 1837.] CAP. 2.-An Act for the Support of Her Majesty's Household, and of the Honour and Dignity of the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. [23rd Dec. 1837.] CAP. 3.-An Act to carry into further Execution the Provisions of an Act for completing the full Payment of Compensation to Owners of Slaves upon the Abolition of Slavery. [23rd Dec. 1837.] CAP. 4.-An Act to remove Doubts as to summoning Juries at adjourned Quarter Sessions of the Peace. [23rd Dec. 1837.] S. 1. Empowers justices in quarter sessions, and recorders of any city or borough, at any court of quarter sessions, to cause juries to be summoned to attend any adjourned court of quarter sessions, for the despatch of business, in the same manner as they may now be summoned to attend any general quarter session; and such juries to have the same duties and powers as if summoned to attend the general quarter sessions; proviso, that this act shall not affect the 9 Geo. IV. c. 50. S. 2. Act may be altered, &c. this session. CAP. 5.-An Act for the Relief of Quakers, Moravians, and Separatists elected to Municipal Offices. [23rd Dec. 1837.] S. 1. Instead of the declaration required by the 9 Geo. IV. c. 17, Quakers, Moravians, and Separatists may make, on accepting office in any municipal corporation as mayor, alderman, or councillor, the declaration set forth in this act. S. 2. Such declaration to be of the same force as that contained in the 9 Geo. IV. c. 17. CAP. 6.—An Act to regulate the Expenses of conveying Prisoners in Ireland. [23rd Dec. 1837.] CAP. 7.—An Act to enable the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings, to purchase Ground and Tenements required to complete the Site for the new Houses of Parliament. [23rd Dec. 1837.] A TABLE OF FEES PREPARED PURSUANT TO THE STATUTE 1 VICT. c. 30, s. 6, BY COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED Under the Stat. 11 GEO. IV. & 1 WILL. IV. c. 58, AND ALLOWED AND SANCTIONED BY THE JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS OF AND ESTABLISHED FOR THE SAID COURTS. No Fee whatever to be taken not comprised in this Table; and whenever, by any change in the Practice, any duty shall cease to be performed, the Fee thereon also to cease. 1. WRIT FEE. For Signing, Sealing, and, where necessary, Entering, every Writ, and for £ s. d. Supersedeas to Exigent Capias Utlagatum Subpoena on Capias Utlagatum All other Writs not specified, except Execution Writs and Writs con 0 0 0 0 0 Included in the When Prisoners' Nil. For Office Copy of Præcipe. See" Office Copies," No. 14. 2. APPEARANCE FEE. For every Appearance entered, whether in the Appearance Book, or For every Appearance for other Defendants after the First To a Commissioner for taking Special Bail in the Country..in each cause O 2 0 Note.-No Fee to be taken on any Rules to declare, reply, All other Rules, when taken out, whatever be their length 5. PLEADING FEE. . 0 1 0 One Fee on each of 0 4 0 For the Pleadings, when Issue is joined in Fact or in Law, or both One Fee of 0 7 0 Note.--This Fee is to be collected on signing the Writ of Trial, 6. TRIAL FEF. For signing the Jury Process and passing and sealing the Record of For striking and reducing a Special Jury £. s. d. 070 .. 1 1 0 For attending in any other Court, with Documents filed in the Office, the Officer's Expenses. 7. JUDGMENT FEE. For entering an Interlocutory Judgment, where no Pleading Fee of For entering a Final Judgment For entering a Judgment of Non Pros For a Certificate of a Judgment. See "Certificate," No. 11. For every Satisfaction acknowledged upon Record For entering an Audita Querela For entering a Certiorari out of Chancery to certify a Record For indorsing the Return on a Writ of Certiorari For exemplifying a Record For Searches for Records in the Upper or Inner Treasury. See "Searches," No, 10. For Copies of Records. See "Copies," No. 14. 8. EXECUTION FEE. For signing and sealing every Writ of Execution For every Commitment in Execution and making Marshal's or Warden's 0 0 5 0 5 0 ი 3 0 0 5 0 . 0 1 0 .. 0 3 0 For certifying a Record upon a Writ of Error, each Roll For drawing and entering every Rule in Error (Note.-All Entries of Proceedings in Writs of Error are to be For Office Copies of all Proceedings, when required. See" Office Copies," No. 14. For examining the Transcript with the Roll, with the Clerk of the House of Lords Every Search, other than for Appearances and Rules to plead in the same Term Or a general Search for Judgments, where an Index is kept per Term except a single Term 0 0 12. AFFIDAVIT FEE. For every Affidavit sworn or affirmed in Court, or before a Commissioner, or in the Master's Office, exclusive of the Usher's Fee £. s. d. from each Deponent 0 1 0 13. ENTRY, ENROLMENT, REGISTRATION, AND For every Entry of an Attorney's annual Certificate each Deed or Instrument For filing Bail-piece taken before a Commissioner in the Country For filing each Affidavit, except Affidavits to hold to Bail and of Service of Process For filing the Affidavit and enrolling the Articles previous to the Admission of an Attorney 0 For filing Warrants of Attorney or Cognovits, when filed under the stat. 3 Geo. IV. c. 39 And for any other Instrument filed by Order of the Court or of a Judge, 0 1 0 each 0 1 0 For every Report or Determination of a Master on Special Reference from the Court For every Examination vivâ voce or on written Interrogatories For settling every Bond as Security for Costs 0 1 0 per folio 0 0 4 For OUTLAWRY, see "Writs," "Searches," "Enrolments," "Copies." Fees of Under Ushers and Criers. On the taking, adding, or justifying Bail in Court every Oath or Affidavit sworn or Affirmation made in Court, or |