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 1006 Magistrates' fees. Account of fees to be rendered. Witness fees, district co ur t.- Magistrates', et c., courts. Allowance of, on of. davit of witness. Refe ree 's fees. Additional fees. 72d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 127 . FEB RUARY 27, 1933 . process, or any order, judgment, or decree of any court in civil cases : For each return, $1. N For mil eage goi ng one w ay in at tempting to serv e or exe cute any process, order, judgment, or decree of any court, for each mile traveled one way, 10 cents. (c) No such fees shall be charged against the United States or The Panama Canal or an officer thereof sued in his official capacity. SEC. 549. MAGISTRATES .-For all services of a magistrate in a civil case, the fees prescribed in section 543 ; for administering oath upon any affidavit or other paper with certificate of oath, 20 cents ; for an appe al, with pro ceed ings tak ing bond , ma king and for ward ing transcript of record, 75 cents ; for each certificate not otherwise pro vi ded f or, 15 cents ; for writing and certifying deposition, including the administration of oath to the witness, 10 cents for each one hundred words in the deposition and certificate ; for certi- fied c opies of any record of proceeding of which any p erson is entitled to receive a copy, 10 cents for each one hundred words. A magistrate upon receiving payment of fees allowed tr him by law, must render to the person or persons so paying an itemized account thereof. SEC. 550 . WITNESS FuEs .-Witnesses in the district court, either in actions or special proceedings, shall be entitled to $1 per day and 10 cents for each mile going to the place of trial from their homes by the nearest route of usual travel ; but mileage shall be charged but once in the action unless witness is compelled to attend more than one term of court, nor shall any allowance be made for mileage except that traveled within the Canal Zone. Witnesses before 'magistrates' courts and other inferior tribunals shall be allowed 50 cents per day and the travel fees above provided and no more. Fees to which witness may be entitled in a civil action shall be allowed, on the affidavit of the witness, stating the number of days he has attended, the amount of mileage to which he is entitled, to be taken and preserved by the clerk of the court, magistrate, or other officer before whom the witness was called to testify, and a certificate of the allowance shall be given to the witness. But on final taxation of costs the truth of the affidavit may be contested and this allowance may be set aside in whole or in part as the facts requ ire. A witness shall not be allowed compensation for his attendance in more than one case or on more than one side of the same case at the same time, but may elect in which of several cases or on which side of the case, when he is summoned by both sides, to claim his attendance ; a person who is compelled to attend court on other business shall not be paid as a witness. SEC. 551 .' RFFFRFF's FEES .-The fees of refere es are $5 to eac h for every day spent in the business of the reference ; but the parties may agree, in writing, upon any other rate of compensation, and thereupon such rates shall be allowed. SEC. 552. OTHER FEES TO BE FIXED BY GENERAL RU1ES OF THE DIS- TR i c T co uR T .-If i t shall appear t hat services are required of cle rks of court, marshals or officers of the court, other than those for which specific fees have been provided in this subchapter, the dis- trict judge shall by general rules provide for a scale of fees for such other services, which scale shall be proportionate to the fees in this subchapter provided for similar services.