sufficient to answer and pay the several salaries and other payments for the time-being chargeable thereon, and to leave a surplus applicable to the purpose after mentioned, it shall be lawful for the Lord Chancellor to order such abatement to be made in the fees hereinbefore made payable by the secretary of bankrupts, and by the said official assignees, or by either of them, to the said account, to be intitled "The Secretary of Bankrupts' Accounts." as may to the said Lord Chancellor from time to time seem just and reasonable. The First Schedule of Fees, before-referred to. £ s. d. For every docket struck, and not acted upon 1 12 6 For every renewed fiat 0 12 0 For every petition of appeal answered for hearing For every previous minute of order For every warrant for advertising declaration of insol vency 2 6 For every certificate of a fiat issued to authorize advertisement in the Gazette For every search made for fiat and other proceeding The Second Schedule of Fees, before referred to. On filing every fiat 066 0 For every certificate of bankrupt's conformity For every order pronounced by that Court For every previous minute or order For entering every matter for hearing in a Subdivision For fees on the trial of every issue, to be paid by the successful party For every search made in the court For filing affidavits and other documents For copies of affidavits, orders, and other proceedings, per folio of ninety words For every subpoena ad test. and other writ issued out of the court 010 50 026 SOLICITOR'S BILL OF COSTS. SOLICITOR'S BILL OF COSTS PRIOR TO AND INCLUDING THE CHOICE OF ASSIGNEES. £ s. d. INSTRUCTIONS for fiat, including attendance relative to petitioning-creditor's debt. 1 0 0 Attending and examining witnesses relative to trading and act of bankruptcy Attending to search whether a prior docket has been struck, 68. 8d., and paid 1s. The preceding charges preclude any further costs of inquiry preliminary to the fiat. Drawing and engrossing affidavit of debt, exclusive of Attending to get the same sworn, 6s. 8d., and paid 1s. Drawing and engrossing petition (a) Paid at the Bankrupt Office for filing petition, affidavit of debt, and bond, each 1s. [1s. is paid for filing any document.] Paid for fiat No travelling expenses, letters, postages, parcels, or other expenses, will be allowed to the solicitor; they are supposed to be included in this fee. If there be any clerical error in the fiat, such as a mistake in the commissioner's name, or otherwise, the fault of the officer, then 0 0 Attending at the Bankrupt Office to correct error in fiat 0 Paid on filing Attending chief registrar on ballot for commissioner 0 6 8 0 1 0 (a) In country fiats the following additional charges may occur here, Drawing and engrossing certificate as to the place to which the fiat is 0 6 8 068 £ s. d. 0 5 0 0 10 0 The Bankrupt Office will not issue a country fiat against a bankrupt residing in London without an order obtained upon petition, for which, in a proper case, the ordinary petition charges will be allowed. If witnesses are necessary to prove the trading or act of bankruptcy, then Preparing summons for witnesses, and service in town, If out of town, then according to distance as— £ s. d. 068 0 11 8 If the act of bankruptcy is lying in prison, then Paid gaoler proving act of bankruptcy If the act of bankruptcy is a declaration of insolvency, then Searching for and bespeaking Gazette for declaration of insolvency Solicitor's fee on opening (c) . Attending to bespeak, and afterwards, for copy of the proceeding at meeting to open (where necessary) Paid for same, (sum paid) 0 10 6 068 100 0 6 8 (a) The payment of witnesses for time, &c., is the same upon this as upon other occasions, and varies according to the situation in life of the party summoned. In general, the allowance is For travelling expenses per mile, one way Journeyman, &c. per attendance, or day (b) If a provisional assignee is necessary, (see i. p. 92, ii. p. 55), he is appointed at this meeting, and the following items are necessaryDrawing certificate of appointment of provisional assignee, per folio of 90 words. 6 110 0 15 0 220 0 Engrossing two copies of do. per folio 1 0 004 Drawing and engrossing affidavit of execution of the certificate, per folio of 90 words Agents attending in Basinghall-street, London, with the certificate and duplicate to be sealed and filed, and with the original appointment to be enrolled, and for the same Paid for filing duplicate, certificate, and affidavit, each document Paid enrolling original appointment and the fiat, and the adjudication 068 026 068 010 020 020 010 008 These charges of 1s. and of 8d. per folio are peculiar to the Enrolment Office; in every other office in bankruptcy the charge is 14d. per folio only. Paid for rooms and stationery, (sum paid) (c) In country fiats additional items at every meeting, public or private- 034 Certificate (a) for house registrar, 11s., and paid him for room, 3s. 4d. Paid for certificate of fiat having issued to authorize insertion in the Gazette Attending for the same Attending to have the same inserted In country fiats one advertisement should also be Paid for copy of Gazette and newspaper, (sum paid) (For messenger's bill of fees, &c. see post.) Other items will frequently become necessary, according to circumstances, as— Attending official assignee as to allowing the bankrupt to carry on the trade for the benefit of the estate until the choice of assignees, which was thought advisable 0 6 8 In case of distress for rent:— Attending the broker in possession, and ascertaining that Attending official assignee thereon, when he declined ad- Drawing and copy of consent accordingly, and attending broker therewith 0 6 8 036 . 0 6 8 0 10 0 054 001 Certificate for house registrar, and paid him for room (c) 0 14 Attending chief registrar for certificate of appointment of assignees (a) In country fiats this item is Paid for hire of room for meeting and stationery, (sum paid) 100 0 6 8 £ s. d. (b) In country fiats, repeat the items for summoning and fees to the commissioners, p. 166, (c). (c) In country fiats, as above, n. (a); and repeat charges in n. (c), p. 166. Letters (a), messenger, according to circumstances, in general not exceeding If a fiat is annulled for want of prosecution, to enable the issuing of the new fiat, the following additional items will be allowed :— Attending searching Gazettes for adjudication of bankruptcy, and paid Drawing and engrossing petition to annul, and issuing £ s. d. 100 078 0 15 0 068 Attending with the same for presenting, and for it when answered 068 Paid for order, (sum paid) Copy of ditto 050 Service of order on solicitor of petitioning creditor of fiat annulled 050 Same on deputy registrar of commissioner to whom the former fiat was allotted . 0 10 0 SOLICITOR'S BILL OF COSTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE CHOICE OF ASSIGNEES. Port-folio for proceedings Draft of notice to parties, before or after the choice of assignees, not to part with property to any one but the assignees Fair copies thereof, and service, each Preparing a posting bill of advertisement, for the ap- Copies thereof for the printer, each 050 0 26 068 The like allowances for advertisements for credi- Special advertisements, drawing, per folio of 90 words Drawing certificate of appointment of assignees, per folio of 90 words 0 10 The same charges for sealing and enrolling, as p. 166, (b). 004 068 026 |