STATE of SOUTH-CAROLINA. At a General Assembly, begun and holden at Columbia, on Monday the third day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and from thence continued by divers adjournments, to the fourteenth day of February, in the same year, and in the fifteenth year of the Independence of the United States of America. An ACT for establishing the annual Salaries of the Public Officers of Government, and for ascertaining and regulating the fees to be taken by those who by low may be entitled to them, throughout the State. W HEREAS it is expedient and necessary that the salaries of the public officers of government should be fixed upon a regular and permanent footing, during their continuance in office; aid that the fees to be received and taken in the public offices, and by those who by law shall be entitled to the same, may be regulated and ascertained, to the end the citizens thereof may know with certainty the sums they are to pay, and the services to be performed for such payment: Be it therefore enacted by the honoralle the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the autho rity of the same, That fom and alter the fifth day of April next, the annual salu ics herein after specified and Lumerated, and no others, shall be paid, taken and received by the public officers of government herein after mentioned, in lieu of all other sum and sums of money whatever; any A law, usage or custom to the contrary thereof in any manner notwithstanding. SALARIES. The governor, Secretary to the governor, sociate judges, £.900 100 800 Chief justice, to do equal duty with the as Four associate judges, cach 600 200 Three judges of the court of equity, cach 500 Attorney-general, in lieu of all charges against the public, where persons accused of offences shall be found guilty, and shall swear off, or where they shall be acquitted, and for giving advice to the governor in matters of public concern, Two solicitor-generals, one for the northern circuit, and one for the southern circuit, in lieu of all charges against the public, where persons accused of offences shall be found guilty, and shall swear off, or where they shall be acquitted in their respective circuits; for giving advice to the governor in matters of public concern, and for attending the legislature at their sitting, in order to draw and engross all such bills and ordinances as they shall be directed to do by either branch of the legislature, each 150 Two commissioners of the treasury, each 400 Clerk of the senate and clerk of the house of representatives, for four years, cach, per annum, Two messengers, one for cach house, for four years, cach four years, each Two door-keepers, one for each house, for House-keeper of the State-house, Powder inspector and arsenal-keeper, 287 ΤΟ 50 30 100 And be it further enacted by the authority foresaid, That the several and respective fees herein after mentioned, and no others, shall be paid, received and taken in the respective pub lic offices in this state, and by those entitled to fees throughout the same, for the different services in the respective suits in this act specified and contained, in lieu of all other demands whatever for said services; any law, usage or custom to the contrary thereof in any wise notwith. standing. TABLE OF FEES. For every search, eight pence sterling, For drawing a proclamation, and copy For a pardon or reprieve, with the great seal, and recording, to be paid by the state, £. s. d. 15 1 1 5 5 For attending the courts of justice with records, 3 8 5 For finding the wax and appending the great seal to laws, to be paid by the state, for each law, For a general commission of the peace, for any county or district, to be paid by the state, For a separate commission of the peace, to be paid by the state, 2 10 26 For making out a grant of lands, record- £. s. d. ing and fixing the great seal, For a testimonial with the great scal, For registering the certificate of a person becoming a citizen, Master and Commissioners in Equity, their Fees. For every summons, For every copy of a charge or discharge, For every day's attendance in court on any cause, Taking the oaths for every defendant, to Commissions on sales under decrees of Drawing each set of conveyances, their Fees. For affixing the seal of the court to subpœna, or other writ, and signing the same, For affidavit of service of subpoena, or other writ, For examining every witness, drawing depositions, exemplifications of proceedings in any cause, if required, 10 5 5 1 9 1 1 6 6 2 3.6 5 36 5 14 1 5 26 26 containing minutes of a decree, all £. s. d. orders of court, or for copies thereof, per copy shect of 90 words, For every search, For entering every cause for hearing, For attending court in each cause, Reading all papers in a suit, Examining decree, affixing scal thereto, and attending the judges in court to sign certificates of examination, Notification to insert in gazette, by or der of court, and attendance on printer, For affixing every seal, and signing every commission to take answers and examine witnesses, or for other purposes, SOLICITOR'S FEES IN EQUITY. Complainant's Solicitor. Preparing and filing a bill in equity, with Drawing and engrossing decree, per co- Defendant's Solicitor. For preparing and filing defendant's answer, and all necessary exhibits, 7 5. 8 1 36 2 16 2 6 |