NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1124

HOUSE BILL 1203

 

 

AN ACT FIXING FEES, COMMISSIONS, AND COSTS TO BE COLLECTED BY THE CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. That the fees and commissions to be charged by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Ashe County shall be those set out herein; provided, however, that if no fee or commission is provided in this Act for any item, then the fee or commission to be charged by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Ashe County therefor shall be that provided by the General Statutes of North Carolina.

Acknowledgments........................................................................................         $     .50

Adoption Proceedings

       Total Clerk's fee in and for the entire proceeding..............................            10.00

Affidavits, administering oaths, and making jurat.....................................                .50

Appeal from the Clerk to the Judge of the Superior Court......................              1.00

Appeal from Justice of the Peace or from any inferior court to the Superior Court              ................................................................................................................. 1.00

Approval of bond, with or without seal......................................................              1.00

Attachment, order........................................................................................                .50

Auditing and recording accounts of Executors, Trustees, and Guardians, one half of 1% of the first $1,000.00, one tenth of 1% on any amount in excess of $1,000.00, but not to exceed $20.00 if there is no contest and not to exceed $30.00 in any event.

Auditing and recording final accounts of Commissioner or other fiduciary appointed by the Judge or Clerk to sell real estate, one fourth of 1% on the first $1,000.00, one twentieth of 1% on the amount in excess of $1,000.00, but not to exceed $25.00.

Bill of Costs

       Preparing................................................................................................              1.00

Cancelling Lis Pendens...............................................................................                .50

Capias, each defendant.................................................................................              1.00

Caveat to Will...............................................................................................                .50

Certificates...................................................................................................                .50

Change of Name

Entire proceeding, including certified copy of the judgment, with seal                   10.00

Commission on fines and penalties to be added to the Bill of Costs......              3%

Commission on moneys paid into the office of the Clerk by virtue of his office and not to include moneys paid into the office of the Clerk pursuant to money judgments rendered either by the Judge or the Clerk...........................................              3%

Commitment of mentally disordered person to State Hospital or private institution             ................................................................................................................. 3.00

Competency Proceedings

A.  Proceeding to declare person incompetent

Total Clerk's fee for entire proceeding...................................            10.00

B.  Proceeding to declare person competent

Total Clerk's fee for entire proceeding...................................            10.00

Confirmation of Sale ..................................................................................              1.00

Continuance

Civil cases..............................................................................................                .60

Criminal cases, for each defendant......................................................                .30

Deeds of Separation

Taking acknowledgments, with special examination of wife, with or without seal           ................................................................................................................. 1.50

Docketing Ex Parte Proceeding.................................................................              1.00

Execution,

       Issuing and docketing return.................................................................              2.00

Filing and indexing fiduciary's inventory...................................................              1.00

Judgments

Docketing...............................................................................................                .50

Indexing..................................................................................................                .25

Signing....................................................................................................              1.00

Transcript...............................................................................................                .75

Transcripts with seal affixed.................................................................              1.00

Legitimation Proceedings

Entire proceeding and a certified copy of order.................................            10.00

Letters of Administration, Testamentary, Guardianship...........................              6.50

Each additional copy.............................................................................                .75

Notary Public

Qualifying, indexing, and notification to Governor............................              1.50

Notice or Order

Signing....................................................................................................              1.00

Order of Arrest, each defendant.................................................................              1.00

Order not otherwise provided for, whether signed by Judge or Clerk....                .50

Permit to purchase or receive weapon.......................................................                .50

Probate of any instrument except will.......................................................                .50

Recording

Per copy sheet (100 words).................................................................                .30

Recording Certificates of Incorporation or Partnership..........................              5.00

Renunciation of right to qualify as Administrator, Executor or Guardian

Filing and noting same..........................................................................                .50

Subpoenas

Each name..............................................................................................                .15

Summons

Issuing original.............................................................................................              1.00

Each additional copy.............................................................................                .25

Docketing...............................................................................................              1.00

Uncontested Divorces

Entire Clerk's fee...................................................................................            15.00

Widow's Year's Allowance

Judgment................................................................................................              1.00

Docketing...............................................................................................                .50

Wills

Probate, recording, and indexing, plus one certified copy thereof.........              5.00

Sec. 2. This Act shall apply only to Ashe County.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall be in full force and effect upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of June, 1961.