Court of Session (No. 2) Act 1838 (c. 118)

Schedule of FEES or DUES (referred to in this Act) to be paid into the Fee Fund in lieu of the Fees presently payable to the Inner and Outer House Assistant Clerks, Clerks of the Teind Court, Clerks of the Bills, and Auditor

	s.	d.
The Fees in the preceding Schedule to apply to all Causes and Proceedings in the Court of Session and Court of Commissioners for Teinds, and also to Jury Causes; but shall not apply to Maritime or Consistorial Causes, nor to Applicants for the Benefit of the Poor's Roll, or Persons pursuing or defending in forma pauperis, nor to any Proceedings which are at present exempt from Fees by any Act of Parliament now in force.
INNER HOUSE AND COURT OF TEINDS.
Original Petitions, and Petitions and Complaints, or any other Writ or Step by which a Cause is originated; also Answers thereto, or other first Step for a Respondent or other Party; each Paper, printed	15	0
Written	12	6
Condescendences, Answers, and revised or amended Condescendences and Answers, with or without Pleas in Law annexed, each Paper, printed	10	0
written	7	6
Cases, and revised or supplementary Cases, each, printed	10	0
written	7	6
Reclaiming Notes, with or without Appendices, also Petitions and Answers, not being first Steps, each, printed	10	0
written	7	6
Notes to the Lord President and Answers thereto, Minutes and Answers thereto, each, printed	5	0
written	2	6
Notes of additional or supplementary Pleas in Law	7	6
Each other Step or Pleading in the Inner House, not enumerated in this Schedule, printed	10	0
written	7	6
OUTER HOUSE.
Summonses of every Kind, and Defences thereto; also Letters or Notes of Suspension or Advocation, and any other Writ, Pleading, or Step whereby a Cause is originated or by which a Party first makes Appearance in any Cause, each	10	0
Reasons, or revised or amended Reasons, of Suspension or Advocation, and Answers or revised and amended Answers thereto, with or without Notes of Pleas in Law annexed, each	5	0
Condescendence and Answers, revised or amended Condescendence, and revised or amended Answers, with or without Notes of Pleas in Law annexed, each	5	0
Notes of additional or supplementary Pleas in Law	5	0
Inventories to satisfy Production, and Inventories of Titles in Teind Causes, each	5	0
Cases, and revised or supplementary Cases	7	6
Minutes and Answers thereto, Notes and Answers thereto, each	2	6
Objections, revised Objections, Answers and revised Answers thereto, each	2	6
Condescendence and Claims or Interests in Multiplepoindings, Rankings, &c, and revised ditto, where the Sum claimed is upward of 10l., each (No Charge where for 10l. or under.)	2	6
Each other Step or Pleading in the Outer House, not enumerated in this Schedule	7	6
BILL CHAMBER.
Bills or Notes of Suspension or Advocation, Suspension and Interdict, and Answers thereto, or other original Application or first Step, except Plack Bills, each	5	0
Bills for loosing Arrestments and Answers thereto, Notes and Answers thereto, each	2	6
Accounts of Expences, each (see "Miscellaneous Papers")	2	6
Bonds of Caution on being taken out	2	6
Certificates or Extracts of Judgment	2	6
EXTRACTS.
Decrees of Locality (instead of 4l. 13s. 4d. presently paid to the Teind Clerks, besides other Fees)	40	0
Decrees of Valuation (instead of 7l. 4s. 6d. presently paid to the Teind Clerks, besides other Fees)	40	0
All other Decrees, if in Foro	15	0
Decrees in Absence, Acts, Abbreviates of Adjudication, Diligences, and Protestations, each	10	6
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
Certified Copy of Proceedings for Appeal to the House of Lords	40	0
Certified Copy of Pleadings or Interlocutors by a Principal Clerk or his Assistant	2	6
Oaths of Parties, Witnesses, or Havers, if in Presence of a Lord Ordinary or the Inner House, each	2	6
if on Commission	1	0
Bonds of Judicial Caution, on being taken out	10	0
Prepared States and Schemes, printed	15	0
written	10	0
Memorials and Abstracts	10	0
Minutes of Election of a common Agent	2	6
For printed additional Appendices or other Papers, boxed for the Judges of the Inner House, not being Pleadings in the Cause, each	2	6
Notes for Searches, if under Ten Years from the Date of the Order, each Search	2	6
10 Years and under 25	7	6
25 Years and upwards	12	6
for extracted Processes in the Teind Record	5	0
Accounts of Expences	5	0
And in lieu of the Auditor s Fees at present payable, the following Rates;—
Accounts under 10l.	2	6
10l. and under 20l.	5	0
20l. and under 50l.	7	6
50l. and under 100l.	10	0
100l. and under 150l.	15	0
150l. and under 200l.	20	0
200l. and under 300l.	30	0
300l. and under 500l.	40	0
500l. and under 600l.	60	0
And for Accounts exceeding 600l. the Fee to be increased at the Rate of 5s. for every 100l. or Part of 100l.