History of the government of the island of Newfoundland: With an appendix containing the Acts of Parliament made respecting the trade and fisheryReeves, John
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History of the government of the island of Newfoundland: With an appendix containing the Acts of Parliament made respecting the trade and fishery
Reeves, John
Fisheries -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Newfoundland, Island of; Newfoundland, Island of (N.L.) -- Politics and government
[Sidenote: Chief justice to settle forms of process, and appoint the
fees to be taken in the courts, _etc._ Fees in surrogate courts to be
accounted for in the supreme court.]
14. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said chief
justice to settle such forms of process, and such rules of practice and
proceeding, for the conduct of all pleas, suits, and complaints, and for
the dispatch of the business of the said supreme court, and surrogate
courts, and of the business in the courts of session, or before any
one or more justices of the peace respectively, and to appoint such
reasonable fees to be taken for the conduct and dispatch of pleas,
suits, complaints, and other business as aforesaid, and for the granting
administration of the effects of intestates, and for the probate of
wills, as shall seem necessary and proper for expediting matters with the
most convenience and least expence to the parties concerned therein; and
such process, and rules of practice and proceeding, shall be followed
and obeyed; and such fees shall be paid accordingly, and no other; and
that all such fees received in any surrogate court shall be paid and
accounted for by the surrogate in the said supreme court; and that it
shall be lawful for the said chief justice, and he is hereby required to
settle and limit what fees and poundage shall be taken by the sheriff of
_Newfoundland_, and the same shall be taken, and none other.
[Sidenote: For the recovery and application of penalties.]
15. And be it further enacted, That all fines, penalties, and
forfeitures, imposed by any act of Parliament made, or which shall
hereafter be made, relating to the island of _Newfoundland_, or the
fishery thereof, may be recovered in a summary way in the said supreme
court, or in any surrogate court; and every penalty and forfeiture of the
sum of ten pounds or under, may be recovered in the court of session, or
before any one or more justices of the peace; and all fines, penalties,
and forfeitures imposed, paid, or levied in any surrogate court, or in
any court of session, or before any one or more justices of the peace,
shall be forthwith estreated, and paid into the said supreme court by
the surrogate, or by the justice or justices of the peace respectively,
before whom they were recovered; and it shall be lawful for the said
supreme court to issue process for better compelling such justices and
surrogates to bring to account all monies which ought to be so paid and
accounted for as aforesaid; and all money arising from such fees, fines,
penalties, and forfeitures shall be applied and appropriated towards
defraying the expence of carrying this act into execution.
[Sidenote: Limitation of actions. General issue. Treble costs.]
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