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.