§ 9702. Kent County constables.

§ 9702. Kent County constables.

The fees of Kent County constables, for the services specified, in cases before a Justice of the Peace shall be as follows:

For serving and returning a summons, or scire facias on one ormore defendants, including all services in a cause beforejudgment	$ 1.00
For serving and returning a subpoena, $1.00 for the first 2persons and 50¢ for each additional person.
Mileage in serving and returning a summons subpoena or scirefacias at the rate of 10 cents for each mile necessarily traveledto be counted as if all persons summoned were summoned atthe same time.
If no service is made, there shall be no fee except in case of a scirefacias when judgment shall be rendered thereon, but mileageshall be allowed.
Giving notice of an application for, or time of a new trial	1.00
For summoning referees (only 1 fee to be allowed unless there isa new trial and then only 2)	1.50
Mileage in summoning referees’ notice of new trial the same as inthe case of witness.
For summoning witness	.50
And 10 cents for each mile necessarily traveled, to be counted asif all witnesses summoned were summoned at the same time.
For summoning garnishees on execution, or other attachment foreach garnishee (and mileage as in the case of witnesses)	1.00
For posting advertisements of attachment (all) with mileage atthe rate of 10 cents per mile, going to and returning from thecourthouse, where one of the advertisements must by law beposted	1.00
For taking goods on attachment (other than execution attach-ment) returning inventory and appraisement if the goods donot exceed $100 in value	2.50
(1) If they exceed that sum	3.50
(2) And mileage as in the case of witnesses.
(3) But if the goods be sold on execution, no fee shall becharged for taking on that execution.

ON EXECUTIONS

For taking goods in execution	$ 1.50
Making inventory, appraisement and return	1.00
Advertising, selling goods	2.00
Together with 5 percent of all the moneys collected.
Collecting on execution, without sale	2.00
Notice to plaintiff in each case	.50
For a return of “no goods”	.75

IN WRITS OF REPLEVIN

For taking goods under writ	$ 2.50
Mileage on execution, the same as in case of summoningwitnesses	2.00
For conveying a person to jail	2.00
Mileage the same as in case of summoning witnesses.
For serving a warrant in a criminal case, or for a parentageproceeding	2.00
In cases of a search warrant, upon which a search is made of thepremises, the above fee to be allowed.
Mileage in all cases the same as in service of summons.
Conveying defendant from 1 county to another (5 cents per milegoing and returning)	2.00
Summoning witnesses and conveying a person to jail and forlevying execution in a parentage proceeding, the same fees asfor like services on civil process.
Serving attachment to bring body (and mileage at 5 cents permile)	2.00
Attendance of Magistrate’s Court during hearing	1.00
In case of Constable being deputized to assist another regularcounty Constable the deputized officer shall be entitled tomileage at 5 cents per mile.

24 Del. Laws, c. 248;  Code 1915, § 4059;  38 Del. Laws, c. 80;  Code 1935, § 4540;  47 Del. Laws, c. 272, § 2;  10 Del. C. 1953, § 9705;  73 Del. Laws, c. 50, §§ 2, 3;