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and Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, the following fees; that is to say:

For every probate of will, (where there is no controversy,) one dollar;

For granting letters of testamentary, seventy-five cents;

Annexing will, for one hundred words, twelve and one half cents;

Registering the same, for one hundred words, twelve [and] a half cents;

For granting letters of administration, seventy-five cents;

Every bond taken of executors, administrators, or guardians, and recording the same, one dollar and fifty cents:

For filing and entering renunciation of executors, or widows, twenty-five cents;

For exemplification of letters testamentary, or letters of administration, under seal, one dollar;

For issuing warrant, under seal, to appraisers, and warrant to swear them, fifty cents;

For notice of administrators to creditors, and orders thereon, fifty cents;

For entering caveat, twenty-five cents;

For issuing citation, under seal, fifty cents;

For administering every oath, or affirmation, six and one fourth cents;

For filing list of articles appraised, twenty-five cents;

For filing list of articles sold at vendue, twenty-five cents;

For recording the same, (if ordered by the court,) for every hundred words, twelve and one half cents;

For stating, passing, and filing the account of an executor, administrator, or guardian, not exceeding seventy-five items, three dollars; every additional item, two cents;

For examining the vouches [vouchers,] passing, and filing the account of an executor, administrator, or guardian, (not stated by the register,) and not exceeding seventy-five items, two dollars; every additional item, two cents;

For copy of same, under seal, if demanded, not exceeding one hundred items, one dollar; every additional item, two cents; seal and certificate, thirty-seven cents and one half;

For subpœna, thirty-seven cents and one half. All witnesses to be put into one subpœna, unless separate ones are required by the party. For every name after the first, six cents and one fourth;

For duces tecum, under seal, fifty cents;

For every search, where no other service is performed for which fees are allowed, eighteen cents and three-fourths:

For making out, and filing, the balance of distribution of deceased persons’ estate, for each heir, one dollar;

For taxing all costs, in any one case, twenty-five cents;

For a writ of execution, on a definitive sentence, under seal, seventy-five cents;

For recording, and filing, each indenture of apprentice, including the court’s taking recognisance for same, or its approval when done by the justices of the peace, seventy-five cents;

For drawing depositions of witnesses, for every hundred words, twelve cents and one half;

For filing all other papers (except as above required,) four cents each;

For entering appearance of party under process, twelve cents and one half;

For entering return of process, twelve and one half cents;

For every continuance or reference, chargeable to the applicants, twelve and one half cents.

For commission to examine witnesses, or to auditors, under seal, one dollar.

For commission to value orphans’ estate, in the hands of guardians, under seal, one dollar;