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Las diagrammas suivants illustrant la m*thoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 [1 REPORT rnOM THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE Appointed to enqiiiic into the quantum of Fees allow- ed to the Piothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench for the several Districts in the Province of Lower-Canada ; AND TO THE CLERKS ©F THE PEACE FOR THE DISTRICT OF QUEBEC. / RAPPORT DU COMITE' SPECL\L Nomme pour s'enqucrir du montant des Ho- noraires aliouc's aux Protonotaires de la Cour du Banc du Roi pour les divers Districts de la Province du Bas-Canada j ET AUX GBEFFIEKS DE LA PA32S rOUR LE DISTRICT DE QUEBEC, The Rep(rr, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix, Rapport, Tcmoignages, Appeiidice,. 6 198 I9y WITNESSES. TEMOINS. Mondajji 22nd Ftbruarj/ 1830. p, G, Y 12, 13 20, 21 22, 23 The Honorable Jonathan Sewell, The Honorable Kdward Bowen, The Honorable J. T. Taschereau, The Honorable James Kerr. Wfdnesdat/, ^ith Fchrmry 1830. The Honorable Edward Bowen, 28, 29 Wednesday, 3d March !830. Queries submitted to the Chief Justice and Puisne Judges of the Dis- trict of Montreal, and the ProvinciaUudges of the Lxsiricts of Three Rivers, St. Francis and Gaspc, 32 Questions soum'tses aux Jitge en Chef et Juges Puisnes du District de Montreal, et aux Jupes Provinciales des Districts des Trois. Rivieres, St. Francois et Gaspe. '^•* Queries submil'ed to ihe several Advocates and Attornies in the Pro- vince, ^ 34 Questions soumises aux Jvocats et Procureurs dans la Province, 35 Queries submitted to the Prothonotaries of the respective Districts in the Province, 36 Questions soumises aux Protonota'tres des Districts respectifs dans la Province^ 37 The Honorable James Rcid, The Honorable George Pyke, The Honorable N. F. Uniacke, The Honorable J. R. RoUand, The Honorable J. K. Vallieres dc St. Real, The Honorable John Fletcher, 36, 37 ibid' ibid 40, 41 ibid* 42, 43 FiUtiijy 5th March \850. quire, Frederick Andrews, Es Stowart Scott, Esquire J. A. Taschereau, Esquire, 1*. E. Taschereau, Esquire, Andrew Stuart, Ksquire, Henry Black, Esquiie, Andrew Stuart, Esquire, W. K. M'Cord, l-Isquire, Robt. Allsopp, Jun. Esquire, Charles Duchesuay, Esquire, Jjouis F. Dufrcsiie, Esquire, B. C. A. Gugy, Esquire, Edouard Carou, Esquire, Gaspard Drolcc, Esquire, Charles I'anct, l'2squirc, Louis Fiset, Esquire, Elzcar Bv^datd, Rsquiro, Isidore Bedard, Esquire, Hector S. Huot, Esquire, W. Vondenveiden, Esquire, Andre R. Hamcl, Esquire, D. Mondelt^t, Esquire, Anf, L. Levesqiie, Esquire, Daniel Salmon, Esquire, Sabrevois de Bleury, i:squire, Stephen Sewell, Esq.iire, William Walker, Rsquire, James G, Scott, Esquire, J. S. M*Coid, Esquire, John liostoi), Esquirp, William Badgley, Esquire, Charles D. Day, Esquire, Alexander Buchanan, Esijuire, Duncan Fisher, Esquire, B. Beaubien, Esquire, G. S. Heashavv, Esquire, Edward A. Clark, Esquire, Samuel Gale, Esquire, Edward T. Jones, Esquire, Frederick Griffin, Esquire, Robert Armour, Jr. Esquire, Michael O'SulIivan, Esquire, David Ross, Esquire, Arthur Ross, l^squire, J. McGill Desrivieres, E?qr, V. B. Dumouliri, Esquire, P. J^. Forticr, l^squire, A, D. Boitwick, Esquue, p il» 48' 49 5'i* 55 il^hl. 58, .'39 ili'td. 0, r,i 62, Wi 6K (J5 ibid. 6(), ()7 (39 l:i 77 7!> 81 89 91 97 101 III M5 117 121 125 1-27 If] I 135 137 68, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 88, 90, 96, ]00, 110, 112, Hi, 116, 120, 124, 1 26, 130, 1 34, 136, ibid- J3S, 139 H2, 143 ibid. 114, 145 149 1.31 J 55 159 IGl 148, 150, 152, J 54, 15S, 160, ib id ibid. ibid 162, 16.", I Hi, 165 ibid. V<«! ■^m 'riionin'5 S. Jiidali, Edward IJnrriard, I'-Miuirc, JoK'jJi F. Pcrraiilt, Esquire, Edward Biirroiij^hs, Ksqiiiic, S, \V. Monk, r.sunitc, R. I.. Mnrro[fli, Itsqiiirc, W. C. n. Coffin, Ksquirc, AniP-^a l?«brc, Kiquire, Charles 1?. Fellon, Esquire, p. jrjr;, ir,7 170, 171 172, i7:i 171, 175 ISO, 181 ibUL 181, 1S.5 1H6, 187 1«8, 189 Monday, Slh March 1830. E('wnid Burroughs, Esquire, V illiam S. Sivvell, Esquire, Pierre Lcdroit, I'squirc, Wil!iiim (ircon. l',sqnire, J. r. X. I'erraulr, lisquire. ISR, TS9 190, 191 th'id. 192, 193 ibid. N LrST OF APPENDIX. N LLSTE D'APPENDICE. 'Pcti.Ion of the Quebec Bar to the Judges, dated 11 in December ]89«, *^ Quebec aux Juges, datee 7W ° rPctiilon of the Quebec Bar t( No. I.) ^'''' l^ecember 1828, * J Pctiiion dii Barreau de Qucb L du II Dcceiubtc 1828, No. 3 No. 4 No. No, r Statement of Fees paid by Messrs. Stuart and J L.iack to the IVothonotaries, for 182S, ) Etat (les Honoraires payes par Messieurs Stuart L et lilackaux IVotoiiotaiics, pour 1828, rStatement of Fees paid l,y Valliereg de St. 5,-J P ' Ksquirc,tothc Prothonoiaries for JS-'H / ,1 ,^^7 Hono. aires payes par Vallieres de St.' L Keal, iicuyer, aux IVotonotaires, pour 1828, r Siatement of Fees by Hector S. Iluot, Es. J qmre, toihcProchonotaries, for 1828, • I Etat des Honoraires paye3 parlJcctor S. Huot, V. Ecuyer, aux Protonutaiies, pour 1828 f Answers of the Prothonotariea to the Petl- I tion of thcQaebec Bar, dated 1st January 5. J „ }^-^* '^"^^^ Documents and Statements, 1 Keponsea des Protonotaires a la Petition d.i I Barreau de Que^bec, dates du ler. Janvier t 1&2'J, avecdes Documents et Tableaux, (■Documents and Statements by the Quebec Bir I 'n reply to the answers of the Frothono' Q . taries, dated 13th March 1829, • ) Documens et Tableaux de la par't du Barreau dc Quebec, en rcplique h la reponj^e des Protoiio- L tairet;, cu date du 13 Mais 182y, p. 108 190 201 205 209 2J0 216 217 220 221 246 2'i7 X > J 99 201. 20.7 209 210 216 217 220 221 245 2'17 ! 1 TLrtter from llie Qucl)cc Bar, dated the 1 •^ ^ J March IS'29, uccoinpanyin^ N(i. (i, ' '■ jLcttre dii Barreau do <^ij6bcc, datct* du L Mars 1829, accompagnuui le No. 6, 4th It No. 8. Memorial of the Quebec Bar to the Judges, dated Uth October 181G, Lc memorial dii Barreau de (Quebec aiix Juges, date du 14 Octobre 181C, No. f Comparative Statement of the Foes ol the Pn- i thunotarics and Quebec Bar, accurdwiy to the ( .' Tariff of 1st June, 1810, "' j Tableau compara' if des Monoraircs des Proto- 1 notaires et du Barreau do (Quebec d'apies le [ Tarif du Icrjuiul810, X in f M<-''"0'''''I ''^ ^^P Quebec Bar to the Judges, J. vi. 10' l^i^g Memorial du Barreau de Quebec aux Jugcs, No. Tariff of Fees allowed to the Prothonotaries of L the Court of King's Bench at Quebec. Infe 11. -L' I ior Term, Tarif des Hoinraires allmies aux Protonotaircs de la Cour du Banc du Roi a Quebec. Terme In. ferieur, p 2G6 2G7 2G6 2G7 270 271 279 280 231 Table of Fees allowed to the different Officers of between lebec. .Supe- No. 12 C the Court of King's Bench ai Que y rior Term, \ Tableau dcs Honoraires alloues aux differens / Olficiers de la Cour du Banc du Koi a Quc- ^ bee. Terme Superieur, Table -/Fees allowed to the different Oflicers C of the Court of King's Bench at Montreal. -- / Superior Term. No. l-^-x Tableau des Honoraires alloues aux differens OfTi- f ciers de la Cour du Banc du Roi a Montreal. ^ Terme Superieur, n, Table of Fees allowed to the Prothonotaries of C the Court of King's Bench ai Montreal. _j J Inferior Term, No. 11- yr^^iejiu (ics Honoraires alloues aux Protonotaires i do la Cour du Banc du Roi a Montreal. Terme Iiifcvieur, p. 280 and 281 Entre p. 280 ct 2a 1 281. 28: 310 31 N... \r,. T:il.!.-nfKrs allowed to tlie difTiTfiit OlFicrrs i of fhf (\Mirt .jf Kiny'a IJciicli at 'riucr Ki vers, Superior T(.'i in, laltlfau des Ilnncraircs allnucs mix diircrenii Oiriciftsde I;i Cnirdii Haiic dii Roi m\ Troib Hivicics. Tcimc Siipcricur, Talilf of Fi'cs allowed to the difTrent OlTlccrs i c.f the Comt of King's Heiich at Tiucc Uivoia. No. io../,,l"f"^'''''"''i'i-"rni, Talilcau dch Ilonoraircs alloiics aiix diFca-ns Oflicicrs de ja G.iir du Banc du lloi aiix 'I'roia liivieics. Tcimc Infcricur, > * I ( f Table of Fees allowed to the Clerk or Prnthniio- ^ 'i r , ''"^' "^ ^'"•" l*''^\'"t.-ial Court of Saint Friincis, No. 17. <{ Tableau des Ilonorniics allonds an Greflicr on I I'lotonotaire de la Cour Provincial do Saint (, I'Van^uis, f TarifTof I'ees allowed to the Prothonotary of the I Pioviiicial Court at Gaspe until the 'JOth No. 18. J,, ^'^^.'"■^■''' '•^'^'^' j Tarit des Honorairea alloues an Protonolairc de I la Coiir Provincial a Gaspc juiua'au 20 dc I Mars J8'_>9, bet wi'cn p. in '2 and'JifJ tilt re p. .'{12 « 01313 p. 3Ii I 15 ^_ 321- 325 between p. 330 and 331 Eiitre p. 3,'iO ct 331 No. 19 f Tariff of Fees allowed to the ProthnnotJuy I of the Provincial Court at Gasoc since 20th ! March 1829, I" 'J'aiif des Fionoraires alloues au Protonotairc de I Ja Cour Provinciale a Gas; c depuis 20 Mars L 1825, f Return of the Fees of the Prothonotary of the I Court of King's IJench for the District of No. 20 \ *'^'^^'^^'-^» fi^"" t''<-' yi-'ar JS2f), ' I Rypport des Fionoraires du I'rotor.otairc de la I ('our dujbncdu lioi pour le District de iids- [^ bee, pour Pannce 1S29, between p. 330 and 3S1 ■ Knlre p. 310 ct 33 1 p. 332 333 No. 21. ' Tariff of Fees cstcihllshed in General (Juarter Ses- sionsof the Peace on 3!l!h October 1S23, Farif des Fionoraires e'ablis dans les Sessions de Tiiinestrc (IcncraF-s de la Paix, Ic 30 (.)ct. U-'23, S3{) 337 Tariff f't't ivi'cn p. 'M'2 an'l '5 i .'J Kntrc p. .'112 « p. .Oli I SI5 321. 32j botwccti p. 3:5() and fi:5l ElUlL' p. ;i;50 ft ;)3i between p. 330 and 3%\ Kiitrc p. 3';() ct II p. 332 333 S3{> 3, ".7 Taviff "Tariff of Feci cstal.ViHhcd in Gcncial Qimrlcr Sc83ion8ofihc Peace on 19th Jumiary, l830, to come in force after 21 »t April, 1830, No. 22.^ Tatif deallonorjiirci ttablifl dans les Sessions de TrimcHtrc(J.' ale ilc la Paix, le 19 Janvier, 1830, P cnlrcr en force aptcs Ic 2l Avril, 1830, ■Tariff of tbc Fees of the Icrks of ilic Peace, , yc. at Three Uivers, , . ,. . „ No. 23.^ Tarifdcs Ilonoraires du Greffier dc la Paix, &c. aux-Trois Rivieres, f Proceedings at a General Quarter ScsBions of the Peace, heldalQuehcc on 18ih January, 1827, respecting the alteration of the Tariff of Ices, Proccdca dan3 les Sessions dc Trimestie Gcn6- rale dc la Paix, tenues a Quebec, le 18 Janvier I 1 827, a I'cgard de I'allcration dn '1 ai its d Ho- ^ noraiies, Nu. 2i.. Hit •Hn 358 359 362 3G3 .«.'* :- ..•ftVir -^ REPORT. THE Special Committee appointed to enquire into the quantum of Fees allowed to the Prothonotariesof the Court of King's Bench for the District of Quebec, and to report whether it would be expedient to grant the said Prothonotaries a fixed salary in lieu of all fees, and if noti whether any and what reduction ought to be made of the fees allow- ed ; with instructions to enquire into the fees of the Prothonotaries of the other Districts of the Province, and into the fees allowed by the existing Tariff to the Clerks of the Peace for the District of Quebec, and whe- ther any and what alterations ought to be made therein, and to report from time to time ; have examined the matters to them referred, and a- greed to the following Report : Your Committee anxious to obtain on the subject of the reference all tbe information which could guide them in their researches, and to as- certain the inconvenience and injustice likely to result from the exisiing Tariff of Fees in His Majesty's Court of King's Bench for the Dis'tict of Quebec, have called before them the Honorable the Chief Justice, and the Judges of the Court, the Prothonotaries, and several Barristers of eminence and experience in their profession. By the evidence offered to Your Committee it appears : That the Tariff now in force was first promulgated in the year 1810, and that it has continued in operation without any mateiial change up to this day. That the Prothonotaries are allowed a fee in ghho depending on the amount of the sum demanded, and the state in which the case ends ; and over and above this fee, they are paid in detail for various duties they perform, such as signing and issuing Wiits, Subpoenas, Certificates, Co- pies of Judgments, and of any proceedings required. That the rapid encrease of litigation in this Country, together with the circumstance of the TariF never having been revised or changed since its promulgation, has had the effect of augmenting the income of the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench tor the District of Que- bec, tc the enormous sum of Five thousand live hundred pounds annually, a salary not allowed or enjoyed by the most responsible Officer under the Government. Your Committee observe that the Tariff now in force for the Protho- notaries .i RAPPORT. LE Comit^ Special nomm6 pour s'enqu^rir du montant des hono- raires alloues aux protonoraires de la cour du banc du roi pour le district de Quebec, et de faire rapport s'il ne serait pas expedient d'at- corder aux dits protonot aires un salaire fixe au lieu de tous honoraires ; si non, s'il devrait Sire fait aucune et qu'elle reduction des honoraires maintenant albums, avec des instructions de s'enquerir des honoraires dcsprotonotairesdesautresdisirictsde la province ; et des honoraires alloues par le present tarif aux greffiers de la paix pour Ic district de Quebec, et s'il devrait etre fait aucun et quel changement a icclui, et de faire rapport de terns a autre ; — A examind les objets a lui rffcrds, et est convenu du lapport suivant : Votre Comite ayant vivement a coeur d'obtenir sur le sujet du renvoi tous les renseignemens qui pouvaient le guider dans ses recherches et tendre a consiater les inconvenienset I'injustice qui doivent Sire le r^sul- tat naturel du laiif actuel des honoraires dts greffiers de la cour du banc du roi de sa majeste pour le district de Quebec, a fait venir devant lui I'bonorable jugc ei» chef el les autres juges de la dite cour, amsi que les protonotaires et plusieures avocats praiiquans eminens et experimenter dans leur profession. D'apres les temoignages qui sonl devant votre comite, il appert : Que le tatif maintenant en force fut eiabli en I'annee mil huit cent dixetqu'ila continue d'etre en operation jusqu'a cejour, sans aucune aheiation. , j ^ j Qu'il est alloue aus protonotaires un honoraire tn globo, dependant du montant de la somme demandce et du point oula cause finit, et que hors et en sus de cet honoiaire, ils sont pry^s en detail pour les divers devoirs qu'ils remplissent, comme pour signer et emaner des writs (mandats) subpoenas, cettificats, copies de jugement et autres services <^u'on {)eut leur demander. Que I'accroissement rapide des prcces en ce pays, avec un tarif qui n'a jamais ete revis6 ni altere depuis sa promulgation, a eu I'cffet de por- ter les revenus des ptotonoiairesde la cour du banc du roi pour le dis- trict de Quebec, \i. I'^norme somme de £5500 par an, tra tement qui xi'est pas ailoue a I'ufficier charge sous le Gouvemement de la plus forte responsabilitc. Voire comilc rcmavque que Ic tarif maiiitcuaiU en foicc pour Ips jMOtonutaires REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. notaries also embraces that of the other Officers of the Court* and that with respect to the Advocates, the Tariff proceeds on the principle of al- lowing fees solely with reference to the amount in litigation, and ihe period at which the case ends, without refcence to the services rendered in the particular cause, or lothe good or bad faith of the parties litigating ; the adoption of this principle, as the sole standard for appreciating of fees without reference to the length or intricacy of the proceedings, the dif- ficulty or importance of the case, or the add'^ional labour occasioned by the artifices and bad faith of the parties, dircourages that careful attention to every circumstance of the case, without which the ministry o5 a pro- fessional adviser must fail to promote the ends of justice, and tend also to encourage and promote chicane by removing the most salutary check upon unfair and litigious practice. Your Committee beg leave to submit as their opinion, the following Resolutions : 1st. That the fees and emoluments of the Officers of the Court of King's Bench, ought to amount to no more than a fair remuneration for their skill, \bour and assiduity in the discharge of the duties of their office. 2nd. That the quantum of the said fees and emoluments ought to be proportionate to the number and natuie of the acts and proceedings in which they are allowed and received. 3rd. That causes of the same nature, and in which the object in dis- pute is of the same value, may be and frequently are, very different as re- gards the number and nature of the acts and proceedings of which they aie composed according to the particular circumstances of each case, the na- ture of the defence, the kind of evidence adduced, and the number of is- sues of fact or of law, which may arise, and the gi eater or lesser degree cf good faith shewn by the parties. 4th. That the allowance of a fixed amount of fees and emoluments on each cause to the Prothono* es, in one sum, by the Tariff in the Courts of King's Bench for the District of Quebec and Three Rivers, carries with it the twofold inconvenience of allowing the same remuneration for a more or less considerable quantity of labour, and subjecting tlie honest suitor who has confined himself williin ilie bounds of a legitimate de- fence, and the ill advised defendant who has prolonged the suit by ex- hausting all the wiles of bad faith and chicanery to the payment of the same josts. 5th. That the allowance of fees in one sum is a dangerous innovation in the Laws, customs and usages of the Province, and an unexampled de- parture from the rules of justice, holding out an encoutagement to dis- honest suitora and to negligent and unscrupulous pfficers, and rending ta the d'scoufagement of h.^nest suitors and of assiduous and faithful of- ficers, 6lh- «! *>] RAPPORT S'UR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. nrotonotaires embrasse aussi celui des autres orders de la cour, et qu'k rfeeardde8avocats,letarif est base 8iir le principe de n'al bucr que des honoraires proportionn69 a la somme r^clamie et r^gl^e d'apres le p«- riode ou la cause finit, sans egard aux se. vices rendus dans chaque cause, non plus que pour la bonne ou nnauvaise foi des parties htiganie^. L adop- tion de ce principe, commeseulc regie pour I'appreciation des honora.rrs. sans ^gard pour lalongueurni pour la complication des piocedure?,Ia dim- culic ou I'imnortancede la cause, ou pour le surcroit de travail occasionn^ paries artifices et la mauvaise foi des parties, decourage de donner atoutcs lescirconstances de la cause ce soin ct cette attention sans lesquels le minis- tete d'un homme de !oi doit manquer d'avancer les fins de la justice, et tend a encourager aussi et a favoriser la chicane, en otant la barriere la plus salutaire contre les procedures injustes et artificieuses. Votrecomitddemandequ'illuisoitpermis de soutnettre, comme son opinion, les resolutions suivantes : — 1 « . Que les honoraires et salaires des officiers de la cout du banc du roidoivent^lre la juste recompense de leur habilete, travail et diligence dans I'ex^cution des devoirs de leurs charges reipectives. 2 ® . Que le quanlum des dits honoraires ct salaires doit ctre propor- tionne aux nombre et a la nature des actes et procedures pour lesquels il tint accordes et per^us. 3 o . Que des causes de la mSme nature relatives a des objets de la me- me valeur sont susceptibles de differer et different souvent beaucoup, dan« le nombre etdans la nature des aciesct pn cedures dont cllcs secomposent suivant les circonstances patticuheres de chaque cas, la nature de la defense, le genre de la preuve, le nombte des questions de fait et de droit qui s'elS- vent dans la cause, el le plus et le moir.s de bonne foi des parties litigante?. 4 ° Que I'allocation d'un honoraire ou salaire, aux protonotaires dans chaque cause, tel que regie par les tarifs ou tableaux d'hmioraires descours du banc du roi pour les districts de Quebec et des Trois-Ri- vieres, entraine le double inconvenient de n'accorder que la mSme remu- neration pour un travail plus ou moins considerable et d'as^iijetiir aux inemes depcn? le plaideur honnete qui s'est rcnferme dans les burnes cl'une defense legitime et le plaideur tcmcraire qui a injustemenc pnlon- ge la contestation en epuisani toules les ressources de la mauvaise foi et de la chicane. 5 » . Q.ie cette fixation d'honoraires en bloc, est nne innovation dan- gereuse dans les lois, couiun.e et usages de cette province, une deviation sans exemple des »egles de la justice, off.e un encouiaafemeiit aux plai- dents de mauvaise foi et aux officiers n!;glij;ens et maUionnetes, et lend au decouiagcment des plaideurs honi'lcs el des officiers diligens ct fideles. 6' REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. 6th. That the existing TarifTof Fees allowed to the Prothonotarics of the Court of King's Bench for the District of Quebec is exorbitant. 7th. That it is expedient to limit and restrain the Judges of the Courf; of King's Bench in the Province in any Table of Fees that may be con- tinued or hereafter put in force for the Prothonotarics of the Courts of King's Bench to an aggregate amount, viz : — For the Prothonotarics of the District of Quebec, exclusive of all dis- bursements of the office, of j£1600 For thf District of Montreal, 1600 For the District of Three Rivers, 500 For the District of St. Francis, 200 For the District of Gaspe, 10^ 20th March 1830. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. Monday i 22nd Februari/ 1830. Benjamin Trema'tny Esquire, in the Chair. The Honorable Jonathan Seivell, Chief Justice of the Province, called in and examined : Q. 1st. -Is it in your opinion that the Prothonotarics of the Court of King's Bench should be paid by a fixed salary or by fees ? ■ A.— This appears to me a question of d.fficulty, and I have not made up any definite opinion upon the subject. It is a question which appears to we to have a double aspect, one with respect to the Proihoni>taries, the ether to the public. With respect to the Proihonotaries, my opinion will ultimately be guided by the provisions which might be enacted with ies])ect to them ; and with respect to the public, I am afraid nothing but experience will demonstrate whether it would be beneficial or not. 1 beg leave to add however, that it has recently been deemed expedient in Ireland to gtant salaries to the Pruthonutaries instead of fccH, and I beg leave J- ES. arics of nt. e Coiuf. be con- 3U118 of f all dis- 500 300 500 200 100 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 6 ° . Que le tarif actuel des honorairea alloues aux protonotalres de la cour du banc du roi pour le district de Quebec est exorbitant. 7 o . Qu'il eit exp6dient de limiter et de restrciiidre les juges de la coiirdu banc da roi en cette province, dansaucun tableaux d'honorsirei qui pourra Stre continue ou ci-aprea mis en force pour les protonot'^irei des cours du banc du roi, a une Bomrne fixe, exclusivement de tous de- boura^i du bureau, pour les protonotaires du district de Quebec, i:iG00 Pour le district de Montreal, liiOO Ponr le district des Trois-Rivieres, 503 Pour le district de Saint-Francois, 200 Pour le district de Gaspe, ^00 20 mars 1830. MINUTES DU TEMOIGNAGE. 330. LunM, 22 fevrUr 1830. Benjamin Tremain, ecuyer, au fauteuil. ce, called Court of t made up ppears to aries, the y opinion cted with )thing but t. 1 beg }cdienl in and 1 beg leave X- L'honorable Jonathan SeiueH, jiige en chef de la province, a comparu et a ^te entendu :-— Ire. Q. — Etes-vous d'avis que les protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi devraient ^tre payes par des appointeraens fixes, ou par des ho- noraires? Ceci me parait-dtre une question assez difficile, et je n'ai forme aii- cune opinion decisive sur le sujet. C'est une question qui me parait avoir un double aspect, I'un rapport aux protonotaires et I'autre au public. Quant a ce qui regarde les protonotaires, mon opinion sera guidee en definitive par les dispositions que I'on tronve'-a convenablcs d'adopter k leur egard ; mais quant au public, je crains bien qu'il n'y a que I'experience scule qui pourra demontrer si cette mesure serait avanta- geux ou non. Je demande neanmoins la liberie d'ajouter, que I'on a recemmcnt jugc expedient en Irlande d'accorder des appointemeiis aux proionoiairts •\ REPORT ON THE FF.ES OF THE PROTIIOXOTARIE!?. leave to refer the Committee to the Imperial Statute of the 1st and 2;id CiL'O. IV. chap. 53. in that Act, the Ccmmittee will find that the Act provides for the payment of Prothonotaries of Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer, bya salary of £1500 sterling per annum, and several subordinate officers have fixed salaries ; but the Prothono- taries themst-lves were indemnified for the loss ol their fees by an annuity which was equal to their emoluments upon an average for the last pre- ceding seven years, 1 do not foresee all the inconvenience that would lesult lo the public if the Prothonoiaries received fixed salaries ; Lut I cannot help considering it as a matter of experiment. Q, 2.— NVhat sum do you consider a fair annual allowance for the duties to be performed by those gentlemen as Prothonoiaries for the Court of Klnjr's Bench ? A. As jei500i8 given to Prolhnnotaries in Ireland, I should consider that a net income of £1200 to each Prothonotary per annum, would be an adequate compensation for their services as Prothonoiaries of the Courts ni King's Bench. Q. 3rd..-Has it come to your knowledge, either officially or otherwise, that the Prothonotaries have increased the quantum of the fees allowed ihem, by exacting the payment of fees which had not been heretofore de- manded or allowed ? A.-— I have no personal knowledge of this. O. 4ih.---Are the fees, the payment whereof is exacted by the Protho- notaries of the Court of King's Bench, within the last two years, higher than those exacted up to i823 ? A-- Not to my personal knowled, c. Q 5th. -Do the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench now ex- act lees, or have they within the last five years, exacted fees, which were not demanded previously ? A.— I have no personal knowledge. Q. 6th.-Do they now exact the fee of one shilling from every Attorney practising in Court, for the search of a Record {within a year) of a cause in which he has not appeared as the Attorney of any of the parties to the suit ? A. —I have no personal knowledge. Q. 7th.— Do not the Prothonoiaries receive a fee for every duty they perform over and above a fee allowed them in each case after the final judgment is rendered ? A. -In answer to this I can only refer to the Tariff ; the sum 'n block allowed them by it is for the original pioceedinga inCourt and for making up consider Id be an "^ "^ '. Courts ^ herwise, allowed *i fore de- '^i ' RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. protonotai.es pour leur tenir lieu d'honnralres. et je prends la liberie de refdre. le comi'^ au siatut imperial des lere et 2me annees George IV, clnpiire 53. Dan. ce statut le comite irouvera quM y ent pourvu au ttir^ment des protonota.res des cour. du banc du -• ^-J^^^fX" commuoHet de I'^chiquicr, par des appo.nten:en de ^500 sterling p a^.nee, et que plus.eurs des officier. subordonn6s out des appomte- iTns fixc3 ; mais les pn)tonotaire8 ont ^6 euK-mcmes ^ndemnues de la perlcdcleursappointemens par une pension equ.valente a leurs ^molu- Lens, d'aprb un tcrme moyen pour les 8ept dermeres anneefl. Je ne pr^vcispasqueU seraienl les inconvcniens qui pourraient tesultei au pu- bic silts protonotaires devaient recevoir des appo.ntemens fixes ; ma.s je ne puis m'empecher de considerer cettc nu-sure, que comme ua ^^ O* 9 -Quel est le montanl de rallocation annuelle que voua ;„irericz."£.r? une compensation raisonnable pour les devoirs que ces Sfslurs out a remplir comme protonovaires de la cour du banc ^" 11 -Comme I'on alloue £1500 aux protonotaites en Mandc, je crots au'un reveuu net de £1200 par ann^e a chaque protonotaire, seraU une compensation suffisante pour Lurs services comme protonotaues des cou.s ^"o'"3-E8't'-il arrive a votre connaissance, soit officiellement on au- trement que les protonotaires aient augmentes le quantum des bono. n-rTsq^ileursont^alloues, en exigeant la retribution d'honora.res qm n'avaient pas etc demandes ni alloues auparavant ? U — Je n'ai aucune connaissance personnclle de cela. O 4.lLes honoraires dunt les protonotaires de la cour du banc duroi exigent la retribution, sont-ils dcpuis les deux dcrmferes annees plus elevcs, que ceux qu'ils ont regus jusqu'a 1823? R.—Non pas a ma connaissance personnelle. ^ •„„„. n. O 5 -Les protonotaires de la cour du banc du ro» cxigent..l« n^amienant des honoraires, ou ont-ils depuis les c.uqde.n.eres annees ex.ig^s des honoraires qui n'^aient pas auparavant demandes i f{ —Je n'ei. ai aucune connaissance personnelle, ^ n 6 -N'exigcnt-ils pas actuellement un honoraire d'un schel.ng de ciiaque procureur pratiquant en cour. pour la recherche du record (dans I'ann^e) d'une cause danslaquelle il n'a pas comparu comme le pro- aireur d'aucun des parties au proces ? R Je n'en ai aucune connaissance personnelle. O T.-Les protonotaires ne recoivent-ils pas un honora-re pour chaque service qu'ils remplissent en outre et a part de ^ honor an e qui leur est alloue dans chaque cause apres que le jugement dehnitif est prononcc ? . .c . t t ^ K.-En reponse a ceci, je ne puis que lefcter au tanf. La * Q Bomme Id REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. up the record in each case after the judgment is rendered, and transcribinjr it again in a large book far the use of the pubhc, and their attendance in Court and at their Office ; the other sums are allowed for Writ?, copies of papers they give to the parties themselves, which mnybeseenby refer- ence to the Tariff. A representation was made on the part of the Bar against the quantum of fees allowed to the Prothonoiaries, which was re- ferred to the Prothonotaries for their answer, and that answer again re- ferred to the gentlemen of the bar for their reply, arid as soon as thai was received the Judges occupied themselves in considering these papers which were voluminous, with a view to the establishment of a new tariff. That in the course of preparing this tarifFit occurred to them that it was very desirable to have uniform fees in the several Courts of the Province, and that this has delaved the publication of the tariff beyond the period which the Judges had expected. We had intended to publish it in the course of last term, but it having been r.eccssary to send the tariff as prepared to the Judges at Montreal, we received for answer that the business at their Court was so great, that they must defer the consider- ation of the tariff until after the term. Q. 8th. On the investigation which took place in consideration of the representation of the bar, did it not appear that the income of the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench was very much more than was anticipated or contemplated by the Judges at the lime the tariff now in force was made ? A. Beyond all doubt. Their emoluments now are very considerable. The present tariff was prepared in 1809, at which time the total number of causes was 301, and there was not at that time reason to expect 'J great an augmentation of causes as has recently taken place ; the num- ber of causes in 1828 having been 1794-, and 1 believe more in the last year ; this accounts for the increase of fees. The sum allowed to the Prothonotaries was calculated upon the number of causes at the time the tariff was made, and intended to bear the same proportion as the sum which was allowed by the previous fee Ordinance. r 1 Q.9th. Do you consider the amount of fees now received by the Prothonotaries, more than an adequate remuneration for the services per- formed by them ? A I must confess that I do ; and the intended tariff proceeds upon that principle. . Q. 1 0th.— Have there been any alterations made in the tariff smce 1816? A.— Not that I recollect. Q= 11 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. .ommecn bloc qui leur est alU.cc par cc tarif est a I'^gard del proc^. durcs originaircs en cour. ct pourr^digr e record dans chaquc cauae, aprc.l.prononcialiondujugement; pcurlc transcnre de """^cau dan un gros livre pour I'usage du publ.c. et pour ass.ster en cour et dan. Ieur8 burcauK. Lc8 autrcs sommes leur .ont a loupes pour Ic. Wnt8, les copie3 dc papiers quMs donnent aux pa. ties elles-mfimes ; ce que 1 on pent v^oir en ayant recours au tar.f. II a 6ih fail une repjesentat.on de a part du bua-au a I'cgard du guantum de, honora.res qu. ^la.ent allou^s aoK protonotai.es, et elle fAt comnnuniquee aux protonotaucs pour qu .Is y fiss^ent leur,Y.pon.c. et ceUc r^ponse f^t ensu.te r^fcr^e aux MesMCurs duba.rcau pou!- qu'.ls y donnas,ent leur repl.que ; aus...6l re9ue. les ju. 1 ''occupcrent h examiner cc8 papiers qui eja.ent volum.neux. d^ns Pi. ten.ion de preparer un i.ouveau la.if. Dans Ic cou.-3 de « Jrava.l .Is CO cu n I'idL qu'il «era.t tres-a-dd.irer si I'on pouva.t ,:.abl.r les ho- no,-a, sd'une Jn.ere uniforme dans les diverses cours de la provu.ce , et c'e celaqui a retarde la promulgation du lanf au dela du temps quc'l uges avaientfix6. Nous avionsl'intent.on de le promulger daus le ?ours du ?erme der.,ier, mais co.nme il etai- n^ces-a.re d'envoyer le tar.f e aue dresse aux juges a Montreal, nous re9umes pour reponse que les Sccup^ons da.,s eur coursetaient tellement couMderables, q.^Mls setrou- vaicTt forcds de remcttre la consideration du tar.f juqu'a la fin da ^"'r's.-Lors de I'invcstigation qui eut Heu en const' quence de la representation du barreau, ne parCit-il pas que les rcvenus des proto- notaires de la cour du banc du roi ctaient beaucoup plus Aleves qu .In a- ^ait't^^iticipc ou contemplc par les juges a I'epoque ou le tar.f en force ^"'k -Cela est hors de tout doutc. Leurs ^molumens sent mai.itcnant tres ^onsidLbles. Le tarif actuel fCt dresse en 1809. A cette epoque , omb e de causes s'clevait a £01 ; il n'y ava.t pas alo-s '-u de s at e.^d,T, qu'ilyaurait une aussi grande augnr.entat,on de ca"se. qu .1 y aeudernierement. Le nomb.e de causes en 1828 s'est elcv^ a 79*, et ■c crois m me au dela dc ce nombre pendant la derniere an nee : Ceci ixp iq e^U provient I'augmentation des honora.Ves Le Montan al. lou auK protonotai.-es, ff.t ba.e en raison du not^bre de causes qu . y ivait aPcCnic ou le tarif fut dresse, et dans I'.ntenl.on quecelaeta.t :: iKoponiou cL la somme qui etait accord^e par I'ancienne ordonnance ^"o'f 'coS.tvous que le .ontant des boncraires que les pro?ono;7r^s rl'rivent mair^enant, set au dela d'u..e ren.unerat.oa proportionnee pour les devoirs qu'.ls rempl.ssent ? R.-Je suisforcedeconvenirquejc lecoasidere a.nsi; et le tant p.ojete est base sur ce principe. .r 3 ^.:. Q. lO.-A-t-il a6 fait quelques cbangemens au tant depu.s 1816? Q. ii._ j^._>Ton, pjvi a ma connaissancs. 12 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOT ARIES. Q, lUh.— AVhcn were the first representations made to the Court a- cainit the Prothonotaries fees ? , . .. u c A — I n October 1816. A rcpre«cntation was then made by the bar ot the inadequacy of the fees allowed .hem by the ta.ifT, and iu that paper they observed that the Prolhonotancs fees were nearly equ 1 to their own. The prayer of this representation asked a tar.tf .,f fees by items for the bar. In 1820, the Prothonotaries submitted the draught of a new tarift tor themselves, and solicited an order of the Court to corapcl the payment of their fees in ndvance, this the bar again oppoied, and proposed to fur- nish a new taiiffof fees, on their part. Q 12 1, Have there been several representations to that effect ? A.— I do not recollect any other representation until 1829, which I have ber)rc noticed. . ,. . , ■ i • Q. 13th.— When the tariff was fust cstabhshed, was it upon a hearing of < he Prothonotaries or of any other parties interested ? p^ -["lie U^r and the Prothonotaries were consulted upon the tantT when it was first edtablishcd, and therefore in their represeutation of Oc lober 1816, they say that tiie tariff had "been productive of inc..n- «« venieiices which were not iinticipatod at the time of its estabhahment, «« either by the Bench or the Bar." I cannot however at this dniauce of time say whether there was or was not any fjrmal hearing upon it. (J 1 l-th.— Were the fees allowed to the Prolhonotaries allowed as fair compensation for the work to be done by them under the different head*, or in order in the then state of the business of the Court to allow them an adequate compensation for their giving the whole of their time to the duties of the office ? A It partook of both. In establishing the quantum msruif, we had reference to the former Ordinance, and we allowed them nearly the same proportion ; and we also took into considera'.ion the actual Siate of the business in the office ? Q, i5th, Have there been any complaints concerning the manner in which the Prothonotaries execute the duties of their office ? A. — None that I know of. (). i5th Is the tariff which you speak of is now preparing, for the ProthomUnries fees only :* A.— It. is not confined to the Prothonotaries- The Honorable Edward Bowen, one of the Puisn^ Judges of the Court of Kind's Bench at Quebec, called in and examined : I). 1st,— Is it •ipini' ,. that the Prothonotaries of the Court of V f ' King's B'w-nch sh;■ pa,a by a fixed salary or by fees ? A. 13 . i I •! • >- > i V W / UAl'POUT sun LES HONOR AlUKS DES PUOTONOTAIIIES. Q. 11.— A quMlc ^poque eurent lieu lc8 premicrci repr^sentationi faites a la cour coiiiie le tatif ? , U —Ifn Octubic 1816. Le barrcau fit unerepi^sentation rapport a I in- luflisar.cc dc» honutauei que le tarif le«r accordait, el dans ce document ils.bscverciu que ka hoiioraires dc protonotaires ^gidaieiu presquc leH Icurs ('cue repicsentation coucluau en demandant un tarif d lionorai- rt-H imr items pour h barrcau. En 1820 les prutonoiaircs prcsenierent le nroiet d'un nouveau tarif pour eux-mfimca, et demanderent que la courht unc.cgle poor obliger Ic barreau k Icur payer leu.8 honorairc* d'avai.ce; Ic barreuu s'opposa a ccla, et proposade produire de siipart ^ un nouveau lai if d'lionoraites, . ^ . « ^) r>— Y a.t-il eu plusieurs representations a ce sujet r K,_ 'c nc me rappellc pas d'auirea repveseniations, k Texcepiion de celle fane en 1829, doni j'ai parlt ci-devant. Q l'i—Lor»du premier eiablissement du tarif, les protonotai. res fu,ent-il8cntcndus h ce sujet. ou aucune des parties interessees ? R —Ke barrcau ct lea protonotaires furcnt consuli^s ausujei dulant lors desa premiere formation jc'cst pourquoi dans leur representation dumo.s d'OctobrelblGihd,8-.-nt que le tarif ♦• avait cu I'effet dc produire des «. inconvtmcus que ni le banc ni lebarieau, n'avuient pft anticiper lors de *. sa formation premiere." Je ne puis dire, rappo.t au long-tems qui 8'esl ^'coul^ dcpuis, s'll y cut alors une audition formelle a cet egard. Q 11 —Lcs honoraircs alloucs aux protonotaires leur turent- ils accordes comme une compensation ^quivalente pour les devoirs qu'ih avaient a lemplir sous les diverses classifications, ou si vA 1 etat dea._aU fairesd'alorscncourcela 6iait pour leur tenir lieu d'une compensation raisonnable pour lout le terns qu'ih devaienl douner aux devoirs ue leur ^ Tl^Lu cmbrassaitl'unetl'autreprincipes. Eiireglantle qunnlum meruit, on tut recouts a la ci-devant ordonnance, et on leur alloua les honoi aires presque dans la m^mc proportion; nous piimes aussi en conbideralioii I'etat alovs de« affaires dans leur bureau. Q. i5_.A-t-il eie fait quelques plaintes rapport a la maniere dont'les protonotaires remplissaitles devoirs de leur charge ? R_.Non, pas a ma connaissance. ^ Q. 16— Le tarif piojette dent vous patUz u'a-t-il rapport qu aux ssvh honoraires des protonotaires ? R.— 11 n'est pas seul restraint aux protonotaires. L'Honorable EJivard Boiven, Tun des juges puisnes de la cour du banc du roi a Quebec, ayant comparu a eieentendu : — Q I — E:es-vous d'avis que les protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi devraitnt ctre payes par dc8 appointcmcns fixes ou par dts hono- rai.es ? _ _ ^^ 14 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. A.—Thls question is one of some intricacy, it involves the consideration by which of the two modes of payment, a fixed salary or by fees, the interests of the public in the eflicient cervicesof the Prothoiiotaries are most likely to be secured. The fee system it will be found is that which has heretofore prevailed in Courts of Justice, as being gcneially thniglit most likely to ensure the regular attendance of the Oiliccr, by creating a more lively interest in the business carried on, than if his services were to be remunerated by a fixed salary. The great increase of lawsuits which has taken place for some years pa&t, particularly in the popvilous and rapidly increasing Districts of Quebec and Montreal, the extended relations of commerce, and the whole business of these vast Districts con- centrating in one Court of King's Bench held in each of the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, respectively, has been the cause of the great aug- mentation of income to the Prothonotaries of those Courts, the fees of which were originally established with the view oF affording a reasonable compensation only for their services ; but law suits havint; increased with the riches and population of the country, their income ha? necessarily en- creased ina corresponding degrce,until the annual amount received in the District ofQuebec has called forth the complaints of tlie Gentlemen'^f the Bar ; The Judges till then being unaware cf the fact, took the subject in- to consideration, and after some unavoidable delay, have jjvepared a new Table of Fees, as well for the Prothonotaries as for the Bar. In doing so, however, the Judges have felt some embarrassment from the follow- ing considerations, which amongst others necessarily picjent'j'd them- selves :— The dangerous tendency of so reducing the expenses cf law suits, as to encourage a spirit of litigation amongst the people ; — The necessity, for the purpi)se of reducing the Prothonotaries receipts withni a reasonable compass, of so diminishing the ordinary fees for each service as to be in danger of committing the very error which it ought to be theii chief aim to avoid, the undue encouragement of litigation :— The depriving them of emoluments they have long been in the habit of en- joying, w!iich, if the numberof causes had been comparatively small, would not haveafforded them morethanreasonableincomes,allotherpursuitsbeing necessarily denied them ; the appearance of acting with harshness or injus- tice by depriving them of incomes claimed on the specious plea, that they have merely kept pace with the increased business of the Courts, though said to amount in favor of each Prothonotary to more than three times the salary of a Puisne Judge in the same Court ; and also, from the con- sideration that some extensive change must necessaiily take place for the purpose of bringing the Administration of Justice home to the inhabi- tants of the distant Counties in the Province, now conducted almost ex- clusivelv in the Cities of Quebec and Montreal, and the Town of Three Rivers ; a change which whenever it does take place, will necessarily effect those OflBcer';, by diverting part of their present emoluments into other channels. Thece and other considerations, wlach it would be su- peifiui'Uj _U X. _u ^ K f ^ 15 happort SUR L^.S HONORAIRES D£S protonotaires. R._Cette question presente assc/ de difficultes ; elle embrasse la consi- deration de savoir lequeldedeux modes de retributions, soit par appointe- mens fixes on par honoraires, le public aura la meilleure garaniie pro. bable des services efFcctifs des protonotaires. On trouvera que le sys- leme d'honoraires a toujours pr^vilu jiioqu'ici dans les cours de justice comnie etant celui que I'on croit g^neralement etre le plus preferable pour s'assurer de I'assiduite r^guliere des officiers, parce que cela leur Sonne un intcrit i)lus marqu^ dans les affaires que si leur services etaient recompenses par des appointentjens fixes. L'augmentation considerable depoursuites qui a eu lieu depuis quelques ann^es, pnncipalement dan* lesdist.ictspopukux de Quebec et de Montreal, dont I'accroissetnent auL'mer.te rapidement, les relations etendues du commerce, et tomes les affaires de ces vasies districts qui se trouvent concentr^esdans une cour du banc du roi tenue dans chacune des cit^s de Quebec et de Montreal respectivemeiit, ont etc les causes de la grande augmentation des revenus des protonotaires des cours en question, dont les honoraires furentdes le nrincipe etablis dans ia viie de ne leur accorder seukment qu'une remu- neration rahonnahle pour leur services ; mais les proces ayant augmen- tes avec les richesses et la population du pays, leurs revenus ont neces- sairement dus augaienier d'une maniere correspondante, jusqu'a ce que lemontant annuel pergu dans le district de Quebec ait fail naitre les plaintes des messieurs du barreau. Les juges qui, jusqu'alors ignoraient cefait, out ptislcsujet en consideration, et apres quelques delais ine- vitables, ils out prepares un nouveau tableau d'honoraires, tant pour les protonotaires que pour le barreau. En y procedant, lesjugcs ont ndanmoins eprouves quelques embarras d'apres les considerations sui- vantes, qui, entre quelques autres se sont presentees assez naturellement : La tendance dangtreuse qu'il y aurait, en reduisant tellement les c'e- penses des poursuites, que cela aurait I'efFet d'encourager I'esprit de fit-ge parmi le people : Que dans la vue de reduire les revenus des pro, tonoiaires dans des bornes legitimes il faudrait de toute necessite tellement diminuer les honoraires ordinaires pour chaque acte de devoir, que les juges se trouveraient exposes a tomber dans rerreurnidme qu'il serait de leur principal devoir d'eviter, d'encourager d'une manure indue I'eapnt tie lilifc. Que ce serait les priver d'emolumens qu'ils sont dans I'habi- tude de recevoir depuis longteros, et qui, si le nombre de causes avaient ete comparativement en petit nombre, ne leur auraient procures que des revenus lai.onnable;', vu que tout autre emploi leur est intevdit comme detaison. L'apparence qu'il y aurait d'agir avcc s^v^rit^ ou injustice enveiseux, en los privant de revenus qui leur appartiennent, sous le pre- texte phiusible que cos revenus n'ont fait qu'augmenter progressivenie.nt avec les affanes des cours, quoique ces revenus s'elevent, aiiisi qu'on le pretend, en favcur de chaque protonotaire, a troisfois autant que 1m appointemens d'un juge puisne dans la meme cour ; et aussi d'apres cette autre consideralion,qu'il fallait necessairement que quelque change- ment I 16 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOT ARIES. pel fluous to detail here, have led' me to the opinion, though not founded ill general usage, that the true interests of the Public and of the Protlm- notaries wiil be best consuhed, if the fees about to be established for the Prothonotaries under the new Tariff, should betaken and received as such, fromthe several suitors ; that the Prothonotaries be by Law obh^4ed to render an account thereof upon oath once in every year or oftencr ; that they be allowed to deduct therefrom the necessary expenses of their OtBce for Clerks and Stationary, to be detailed and certified upon oath, aad to retain a net income not exceeding £1200 to each Prothonotary of the Districts of Quebec and Montreal, and of £800 to the Prothono- tary of the Di'^trict of Three Rivers ; th surplus to be paid over to the Receiver General and form a fund at the future disposition of the Le- gislature for purposes connected with the administration of justice, or to grvethe Prothonotaries fixed salaries of two thirds the foregoing amount and a per centage upon the fees so to be received by them and accounted for, as will make up to them a sufficient salary ; nor do I see aay objec- tion to the imposing a small tax upon all writs issuing from the Courts in support of the said fund. X 2nd. What sum do you consider a fair annual allowance tor the du- ties tobe performed by those Gentlemen as Prothonotaries for the Court oi King's Bench ? A. The foregoing includes my answer to this queftmn. Q. :3rd. Hasit come to your knowledge, either officiiiUy or other- tvise,*that the Prothonotaries have increased the quantum of the fees al- lowed them, by exacting the payment of fees which had not been here- tof )re demanded or allowed ? j i i t> Q. 4th. Are the fees the payment whereof is exacted by the pro- thonotaries of the Court of King's Bench, within the last two years, higher than those exacted up to 1823 ? ^. . », , Q. 5th. Do the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench novv exact fees, or have they within the last five years, exacted fees, which were not demanded previously ? , „• r Q. 6th. Do they not now exact the fee of one shilling from every Attorney practising in Court for the search of a Record (within a year) of a cause in which he has not appeared as the Attorney ot any ct the parties to the suit ? . now X A. 17 "V" RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. mcnt consideralle eut lieu afu.de porter I'administration de la justice aux foyers de3 habitans de-. c.).nlc3 eloigi.cs de la provina-, an lieu de la voir adiuinistrer comme a present, presque escliibivemetit dans Ics cues de Q.ebec cl de Mo.ured, et dans la vdlc des Trois Riv ere^ ; nauvel ctai de clioses q-.ii en qialqu-J terns q.j'il a.riverait, aiirait rettirt d allec lerces offices en tletoiiriii.nt pariie de lems eiiiolumensactuels, pour Icsfaire collier dans d'auties s'.nrce?. Ces consideraiions et beaucoup d'aut.Ci quMseraii superfln de detaiiler ici, m'ont conduit a etre d'opi- nion, cnoiquecelanesoitpas neanmoins funde dans I'ncafje general, que I'un consul. erait mieux les viais intereis dn public ct ccux dcs prolono- taircG, si les honoraires que I'on est sur le point d'e:ab!ir pour )C3 proto- mrai.es par le nmveau tarjf, cominuaieNt d'etre paves ei rc9ns eomme tels des differens plaideurs. Qie Ics protonoairc:: dcv-aient ^-tre tenus paruiieloi d'enrendre un conipte sous strment une fois chaque annee, on p!u* souveul. Q le Ton dev.ait lenr permettre d'en dcdmre les de. peustts tteces^aires ponr des tofrmi* et ponr l.i papetcie, lesqneiles seraient detailltes et ceititiees sous senncnt, tt de ret-.i.ir un revenu net nVxce- dant pas ^1200 pour chaqne protonotairc des d:siricts de Qitbec et de Montical, et £'hO() au protonoiaire du district des Trui.s- Rivieres ; le sutphH en seraii paye au recevenr-g^i.erai, afin de former un funds a la di- o^iition future de la legnlaiure pour des ohjets qui auraient rapport a I'ad-nniistrationde h justice ; ou biea d'acco.dcr aux protoiiotaires des appointemens fixes de deux tiers des sommcs ci devant, avec un droit p..ur cent sur les honoraii-es quMs pe.cc^vraient et dont lis rcndraient compte, de mauicre a les faire j uir d'un revenu s-jffisant. Je ne v^is pa^ nun pUn qnVlle objection i! y aurait d'imposer un droit modiaue Bnrt!>Uilci writs qui 'emaneraietu des coura au suuiicn du fundi en qnes.iun. , „ . n • • Q "2.— Q.iel est le montant de I'allocation annuelle que vnus jiigeiiez txTii une co.npensation raisonnab'.e pour les devoits que ccs messieurs onta icnplir c imrnc prolonoiaires de la cour du bai c du roi ? R Ce qui iirccede contient ma rt•pon^e a celte qnestion. Q , „..;,« \ ^'..pe ,.nn6P rl;in* lano. lie il n'a nas comoaru cumme le procu* reur d'aucune dcs parlies au proc es ? l8 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. A.— I have no personal knowledge of the matters stated in these questions. The representations of the Baf at Quebec, and the answers of the Prothonotaries thereto can, if required, be laid be- fore the Committee } but in my opinion the easiest means of ascertain- ing facts, would be to cause an address to be presented to His Kxcellen- cy the Administrator of the Government, praying he might be pleased to order the Prothonotaries of the several Districts to furnish an account in detail of every fee and emolument of office, from what source soever derived, the authority under which the same is taken or claimed, and the sumsthey have received, and those remaining due to them, during the twelve months ending the thirty-first of December last ; shewing hkewise the grossand net amount of their receipts, and a detail of sums paid to Clerks, with their names, and for other necessary expenses of their Offices. , t Q. 7th.— Do not the Prothonotaries receive a fee for every duty they perform over and above a fee allowed them in each case after the final judgment is rendered? A. It is not literally so y they do receive a fee in each case after final judgment, (they are entitled to do so,) it was intended in lieu of the detailed fees formerly allowed for entering the cause in the Regis- ters, for the entry of Motions, Rules and Judgments, for fihng papers and exhibits, granting ^r/«, taking evidence in writing, giving com- munications and other the various proceedings incident to a suit at law ; for these services they have been paid in block, but from the recent re- presentations of the Bar, the sums so paid being found too large, are now by the proposed Tariff materially reduced. The other fees, alluded to in this question, relate I presume to fees necessarily paid for writs issuing from the Court, for Certificates, copies of Rules, Orders, Judgments and Papers required in the -onduct of a suit ; these also by the proposed Tariff have undergone a sensible diminution ; and under this Tariff each' service is to be paid for as it arises, so that no accounts will in future exist between the Bar and the Prothonotaries, Sinless by mutual consent,) it being unjust to compel any man to give credit. "^ The The 19 HAPPOllT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. R.— Je n'aiaucune connaisaance personnelle de ce dontilcst fait men- tion dans ces questions. Le? representations du barreau a Quebec, et les rcponses que les protonotaires y ont donne, pourront fitre comrauni« qiiees au com'\\6 s'il le requiert ; mais a mon avis, le moyen le plus fa- cile de s'assurer des faits, serait de presenter une adressv. a Son Ex- cellence I'Administrateur du Gouvernement, lui demandant, qu'il lui plaise d'ordonner aux protonotaires des divers districts de produire un compte detaille de chaque honoraire et emolument d'office, dc quelquc source qu'ils sent derives, I'autorite en vertu de laquelle ils les per§oi- vent ou reclament, le montant qu'ils ont re^us, et ce qui leur en reste du pour les doiiae mois finis Ic trente-et-un de Decembre dernier ; monirant pareillement le produit en gros et le produit net de leurs re- cettes, et un compte delaill6 des deniers paycs aux commis, avec leurs noms, ainsi que pour les autres depenses ncctssaires de leurs bureaux. Q. 7.— Les protonotaires ne re9oivent-ils pas un honoraire pour cliaque service qu'ils remplissent, en outre et a part de I'hoiioraire qui leur est alloue dans chaque cause apies que le jugement definitif est pro- nonce ? R.— Ce n'est pas absolument le cas. Us resolvent en effet un honoraire dans chaque cause apres le jugement definitif, (ils ont droit de le faire,) cela est afin de leur tenir lieu des honoraires detailles qu'on leur allouait: ci devant, pour I'entree de la cause dans les regitres, pour I'entree des motions, regies et jugemens, pour Tenfilure des papiers et exhibits, pour donner actc d'une procedure, pour rediger les temoignages par ecrit, pour donner des communications et pour les autres procedures qui dependent d'une cause ; pour ces services ils sont pay^s en bloc : mais d'apres les representations recentes de la part du barreau, les sommes aiusi payees ont cte trouvces trop considerables, et on les a diminuees considerable ment par le larif projette. Les autres honoraires auxquels il est fait allusion dans cette question, ont rapport, je preeume aux honoraires que I'on paye necessairement pour les writs qui cmanent de la cour, pour certificats, copies de regies, ordres, jugemens et pa- piers dont on a besoin dans la conduite d'un proces ; letanf projette diminue aussi beaucoup tous ces objets ; et sous I'autorite de ce tarif il est pourvu a ce que chaque service sera paye a mesure qu'il se presen- icra, de rraniete qu'il n'existera ' I'avenir aucuns comptes entre le bar- reau et les protonotaires, (a moins que ce ne soit par conscntement mu- tuel,) parce qu'il est injustc, de forcer qui que ce soit de donner a credit. L'Houurablc so REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PR0TH0N0TAE1E9. The Honorable /f^n r/^om^x Ttuchereau, one a{ ihc Puisn6 Judges f the Court of Kiiig'a li.'iicl) at Quebec, called in and examined : Q. l9t. Is it your opinion that ihe Prothomtaric? of theCourt of King's Bench should be paid by a fixed salary or b_ fees ? A. I have not as yet formed any decided opinion on the subject ; I think however that u'is more expedient to allow them fees, fixing ihc aa-.ount so as not to exceed a certain sum. Q. 2nd. What sum do you consider a fair annual alh>wance for the dunes to be pel formed by those (ienllemen as Prothunotaiies fur the Court of King's Bi-nch ? , . , . . , , A— -1 should feel a difficulty in dttcidinj; on this suhjrcf, without liear- ing the Prothonotaries ; but ^1000 or ii I r>00 for each of the Protho- nota.ies of the Court of King's Bench would be sufficient, all thair ex- penses being paid. a- • i t • Q_ 3,.i^. lias it conic to your knowlcdgceither nfiicially orolhervvue, that the Proihonotanes have increased tl»e (luamum of the f^cs allowed them, by exacting the payment of fees which had not been heretofore demanded or allowed V _A. — Not to my knowledge. Q, 4.1I1. Are the tees, the payment whereof is exacted by the Tro. Ihoiiotaries of theCourt of King's Hench, within the last two years, high- er than those exacJcd up to 18-2^ ? j\ — Not to my knowledge. p ^r- . r, , Q. 5ih.— Do the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench now exact fees, or have they within the last five years exacted fees which were not demanded previously ? A.— Not to my knowledge. Q. 6ih.— D ) they not now exact the fee of one shiUmg trom every Atio'rncy practising in Court, for the search «.f a Record (wiiiiin a year^ of a cause in which he has not appeared as the Attorney of any of the paities to the suit ? A — Tnis is i-egulalcd by the Tariff. O. 7ih.— Do not ihe Prothonotaiies receive a fee for every du'y they periotm over and above a fee allowed them in each case af.er the final iudgmeiit is rendered ? . rr . n t i A.— I do not know either by private information or ofhcidlly wlieiher they receive any fees not auihonzed by the Tariff. IS -^ Jt U( ida^* li 21 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PR0T0N0TAIRE8. L'Honorable Jean Thomas Taschereau, t'un des Jug<9 Puisnes dc la Cour du Banc du lloi k Qacbec, a comparu et a et^entendu :— O 1 _Ete3-vous tl'avis que le3 piotonotaires de la cour du banc du Roj devraient £:.e pavds par deb app..intemens fixes ou par des honora.res ? K - Je n'ai pas Jncore d'opinion bien deciiU la-dessus. Je cro.s pourtant qu'ilest plusexpedieiu do Icar accorder des honouiresen limuai.t leur mnntani quMs ue pourraient pas er.ceder. . ; „ &»,- O " — Ouclcsi lemomant del'allocaiionannuelle que vouf jugcnez fitre une compensation raisonnable pour les devoir* que ces Me.bieu.s oiU a lemplir cmn^e protonotaues de la cour du banc du roi ? R— I'auiaii dela p-ine amec!.«cider sur ceiie question fans entendre leg crcffiers, inai. £1000 a t 1500 pour chaque g.effier de la cour du banc du roi pourrait sutKrc, iou;e8 leur depenbes payes. O '\ —E^t-il arrive a votrcconnals8ance,9oitoffic1ellemcntou autrement, ouJk-s pvotono.ai.es aient angnieu.cs le quantum des hono.a.re. qui U.ur sontallH.es en exigea.t la raribuiion d'houora.res qm u'avait pas i\c dcmande-i ni alloucs auparavant ? U — Ceci n'est venu a nia Ci)nnais8ance. . (> 4 _i es honorairt-s dont Ics proionotaires dela cour du banc du rci exigent la ret.a.u.l.n, sont-ils d.pui* 1-8 deuK dernieres anuees plus ele- vei que ceux quMs out rc9u jusqu'a 1823? K P)is a ma ci.ntiai-sancf. O 3 -LcM.rotono.aoes dela courdubancduro. exigent lis mamtenar.t derr>ono,uir.s, ou ont-ils depuis les cinq dernie.es annees cxige. des honoraires qui n'ctaiunt pas aupa.avanl dcmandes ? T{ Pis a ma coniiais-iaiice. , i- t i 6-\'cxigent-ilspasactuel!enncntunhonoraired'iinscbebndecliaque pn cJ.cur rrat'quant en cur pour la rechercbe du.ecord (^^"^ ^'";;;^ d'une caubc da.>s l.qnelle il n'a i^as coroparu comtne le procureur d aucua des patties au procci? \\ f\.ciect iCi-lc parle tatif. . Q 7 _Les nrotonu.aiiTs ne legoivent-ils pas «n bonora.rc pour cbaque forviirecu'.U .cnpli-sent, en .uu.eet a part de I'honoraire qui leur e.i al- U.,6 dai^s rhaqu ' cause ap.es que le jugen.eot definu.f "t rronom c ? K.-Jo i.'ai ancune connai-sance i.i cffic.el m pnve qu'ils recouv.ent d'autieolioiioraiies que ceux leglespar le tarif. 'idaff* Mardi, 22 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PUOTIIONOTARIES. Tuesday, 23rd February^ 1830. The Honorable James Kerry one of the Puisne Judges of the Court of King's Bench at Quebec, called in and examined : Q. Ist. — Is it your opinion that the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench should be paid by a fixed Salary or. by fees ? A. — 1 find it exceedingly difficult to answer this question : the duties of that office are numerous and the responsibility very great ; in dilFeient times even the wisest of men have differed in opinion on the subject, som? prefer fixed salaries to Prothonotaries, and son^e fees, in order to stimu- late the holder of the office to a more faithful discharge of hi}- duty, and some again are of opinion that they should have both, that is, a fixed salary with permission to take fees n )t exceeding a certain sum. If a sa- lary is given to the two Proihonotaries, I am of opinion you mrst give it to Deputies or inferior Officers also. I think it would beprefciable that they aljould have partly salaries and partly fees. I Q. 2nd. — What sum do you consider a fair annual allowance for the duties to be performed by those Gentlemen as Prothonotaries for the Court of King's Bench i* A.— From £ilOOto ^1200 per annum each, in order that the public might have their effective and assiduous services. Q. 3rd. Has it come to your knowledge, either officially or otherwise* that the Prothonotaries have increased the quantum ot the fees allowed them, by exacting the payment of fees which had not heretofore been de- manded or allowed V A. — This question involves a matter of opinion' expressed by the Committee in the question, which is not very agreeable to me. Tt is not to be conceived that I could have any such knowledge without taking notice of it. Q. 4th. Are the fees, the payment Avhercof is exacted by the Prothono- taries of the Court of King's Bench, within the last two years, higher than those exacted up to 182.3 ? A. — I have no knowledge of this. Q. 5th. Do the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench now ex?,ct fees, or have they within the last five years, exacted tees, which wtfe not demanded previously ? A.— I cannot tell. Mr. Stuart and Mr. Duval, Members of the Com- niiltee, are infinitely more able to answer this question than 1 am. Q. 6th. Do they not now exact the fee of one ;>hi!liiig from every At- torney piactibing in Couii (ci the '.taicli uf .vtecuid ^wiihiu a ytuOof ii 2.3 tlAPPOllT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOlAinES Mardit ^3 Fcvrier 1830. L'llonorablc James Kerr, l''in des Juge» Puisnes de la CoUr du Band du Kui a Quebec, a compaiu et a ete enicndu : — ^ 1 Etes-vous d'avls queles protonotairesdela conr du banc du roi dcvraient ctre pay^s par des appointemens fixes ou par deshonoraires ? l{ Je trouvequ'il est difficile dcrepondre d cette question: lesdevoirs you consider the amount of foes now received by the Protho- notaiies more than an adequate icmuneralion tor the services pertunncd A. ('omparativcly speaking with the income" of other Public Offi» ce'S who hold higher siiuaiions, their rennmeration is very g'cat, and I think they ought to be reduced, and that no credit should be given by them. If 1 were to proceed to make a new Taiiff I would reduce their fees considerably, and prevent thein, if possible '"■om giving credit, conceiving in sound policy that no credit should be given foi liiiga. Q. lOih. Have there been any alterations made in the laim sue* 18U>? , , , . r I, r> • 1- A. I am not aware that there has in aiy of the Courts in this District. . ■ , Q. nth. When were the first representations made to the Court against the Kri'thonotaties fees ? ji^ I believe a Memorial from the practising Advocates was pre- sentedtothe Judges in 1816, when 1 was in Rngland, and another in lb'20. 1 had frequent conversaii'ins on the subject with the late Mr. Jus"ice Perrault on the subject of that applicaiiun, as well as wiih the other Judges but our wish to have a peifecl acci>rdance on the matter of Tees wiih the Judges at Montreal, and the difficulty of communica- ting with them, have hitherto prevented us from carrying our wishes into effect. ■« ! /■ its - RaIPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAlRES. d*iine cause dans Izquelle il n'a pai comparu comme le procureur d'au- cune des parties au piDces ? H.__Je rifcrc a ma reponse prdc^dente. Q.7.— Les pri)tonotairc8 ne regoivent-ils pas un honoraire pour chaqur ser- vice qti'ils rempliisent fcn outre el a part ucl'honoraire qui leur est allou6 dans cliaque cause apre* que le jugement dcfinitif est prononcc? K.— Je croisqu'ils re^oiveiit quelqucs petits honoraires pour certains ser- vices, audelk dela soinme en bloc qui Icur est allouee, tel que 3s. pour le wr//, parce que la cause peui se irouver arrangee avant son rapport en COUP. Q.8— Lors de ^investigation qui eut lieu en consequence dela representa- tion du barreau, ne parfit-il pas que les revenus des protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi aaient beaucoup plus clever qu'il u'avait ci^ anticip6 ou conf emple par les juges a I'^poque ou le tarif en force Iftt ciabli i R.-Lorsqueletarif mt^tabli en 1 8 10, les affaires dela cour etaient peu considerables, et il n'y avait pas lieu d'anticiper qu'elles augmenteraiertt jusqu'au point qu'elles I'ont fait depuisles vingt dernicres annees, ct que les levcnus des protonotaires seraient devenus aussi considerables. Lei ah'aires de la cour ont augmeniees six fois plus. Q.9.— Considcrez vousquelemontantdeslionorairesquelesprotonotauei resolvent maintenant soil audela d'une remuneration proporiionn^e pour les devoirs qu'ils rempltsseni ? , R En les comparant aux revenus des autres officiers qui posscdent det charges plus ^levees, leur remuneration est ties considerable, ei je crols tjne I'on en devrait faire la reduction, et qu'ils ne devraient pomt faire de credit. Si je me mettais a faire un rouveau tarif, je r^duiiais consi- derablement leurs honoraires, et je lea emp^cherait, si cela etait possi- ble, de donner a credit, car je crois qu'en saine politique on ne devrait pas jamais faiic de credit en maiiere de proces. Q. 1 A-t-il eie fait quelques changemens au tanf depuis 1816 ? R Je n'ai pas connaibsance que cela soit arriv^ dans aucune des cours de ce district. ^ Q. n.— A qu'elle ^poque eurentlieu les prera.eres representations faites a la cour centre le tarif? . , , , » „, R __Je crois qu'il y eut une representation de la part des avocats pra- tiquans aux juges en I'annee I8l6, dans le terns ou j'etais en Angleterre, et une autre en 1820. J'ai souvent cue des conversations surcc sujet avec ftu Mr. le juge Perrault, rapport a cette representation, de m€me qu'avecles autres juges } mais le d^sir que nous avions de nous entendre parfaitement, au sujet d'honoraires, avec les juges de Montreal, et la dfficuUe de communiquer aveceux, nous a empeches jusqu a present ae meilre notrcdesseiii a execution, _ E Q. ^Q fiEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOT ARIES. Q. l2lh. Have there been several representations to that effect ? A. — Answered by the preTious* Q. r3lh. When the Tariff was first established, was it upon a hearing of the Prolhonotaries, or of any other parties interested ? A. — I was just promoted to the Bench at that time, and I have no recollection. Q. itth. Were the fees allowed to the Prothonotarics allowed as a fair compensation for the work to be done by them under the different head?, or in order, in the then state of the business of llie Court, to allow them an adequate compensation for their giving the whole of their time to the duties of the office ? A. — I considered the Tariff at that time as a matter of experiment, and I do not think that at that time the aggregate fees were mote than would yield a sufficient sum to compensate them for the whole of their loss of time. Q. 15th. Have there been any complaints concerning the manner in which the Prothonotaries execute the duties of their office ? A. — ■! never heard of any. Q, 16th. Is the Tariff which you speak of as now preparing, for the Prothonotaries fees only ? A. — A Tariff has been preparing, and I have been so much occu- pied in the Courts of Appeal, and Superior and Inferior Terms of King's Bench, that I have not had time to consider it. Q. I7th. What responsibilities are attached to the Office of Prothono- taries of the Court of King's Bench? A. — In making out all the judgments correctly, in seeing that all the proceedings be regular, and the bafe keeping of all the papers, also in superintending the taking down faithfully the evidence. Q. I8th. Do not the Prothonotaries in person take down the evidence iven in Courts, or is that evidence reduced intovvriting by the Clerks of the Prothonotaries, under the immediate superiiitendance of the Counsel employed by the parties ''' A. — Sometimes; but rarely it is taken by the Prothonotaries, ge- nerally of late by their Clerks, and sometimes by the Altornies them, selves, the business of late years having so much increased. Q. 19th. What answer was given by the Bench to the representations of the Bar against the Tariff? A. — I recollect no other answer than that the matter was under consideration, and that as soon as the Judges could have a perfect un- derstanding with the Judges of the other Districts, a new Tariff would be made. Q. 20th. When wan the first communication made to the Judges of Montreal, and what answer has been received A. given w «7 the ge. •4^ BAPPOUT SUR LES IIONOUAIRRS DES PROTONOTAIRES. Q. 12. — Y a-t-ileu pluiicurB representations a ce lujcl ? R — R^pondu par ce qui pi^ccde. Q^ 13.— -Lors du premier ctablissementdu ta'if, les protonotaircl fu» rent-ils «'nlendu9 a cesiijet, ou auciinc des partici inl6res«ces ? R.— Jc venaii d"(*tre promu au siege "a ceite <5poque, ct je u'ai aucune cniinaiasance decela. Q. |4.._Lc9 honoraircs allou»?9 aux protonotaires leur fiircnt-ils accord^s comme une compensation ^quivalcnte pour Ics devoirs qu'ils avaient a remplir sous lc8 diverses classifications, ou si vft I'etat des affaires d'alorB en cour, ccla^tail pour leur tenir lieu d'une compensation raisonnable pour tout le terns qu'ils devaient donner aux devoirs de leur charge ? R.— Jeconsiderc qu'a cctte 6poque le larif tut eiabli pour en avoir I'ex- perience, et je ne crois pas qu'h cette cpoque les honoraires reunis s'61e- vaient a unc somme plus que suffisanle pour toute leur perle de tecrs. Q, 15.— At-il cl6 fait quelque plaintes rapport a la manicre dont les protonotaires remplisaent les devoirs de leur charge ? ]l._Je n'en ai jamais entendu aucune. Q. 16 Le tarif projett6 dont vous piirlez, n'a-t-il rapport qu'aux honoraires seulsdes protonotaires ? R.— U a cte dress6 un tarif, et j'ai ete tellement occup^ dans la cour d'appel ct dans les termessuperieurs et iiifericurs de la cour du bane du roi, que \e n'ai pas eu le terns dele considerer. Q. 17._Qu'elle est la responsabiliti attachie a la charge de» protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi ? j • » R. lis cm a rcdiger tous les jugemens d'une manifcre exaete, et de voir a ce que toutes les procedures soient regulieres ; ils doivent aussi conser- ver soigneusement tous les papiers, et surveiller ace que le8 tcmoignages soient fidelement redigcs par ^crit. Q, 18.— Sont-ce les protoiiotaivcs qui eux-mfimes redigent lea tt- moiguages donnas dans les cours, ou ces t^moignages sont-ils mispar fccrit par les clercs des protonotaires sous la surveiliance immediate des avocats employes par les parties ? R Quelquesfois ; mais ils sont rarement redigcs par les pfOtonotaires depuis peu, cela se fait par leurs clercs, et quelques fois ce sont les avo- cats euxmemes : les occupations depuis ces dernieres annees ayani aug^- mentees considerablement. Q. 19— Quelle fut la reponse donn6e par les juges aux represen- tations faites par le barreau contre le tarif ? R _Jc nerae rappellepas d'autre rcponsequc lesujet etaitsous considera- tion, et qu'aussiiot que les juges pourraient s'entendie partaiiement avcc les juges des aulrcs districts, il serait dresse un nouvcau tarif. Q, 20. — \ qu'elle epoquc a-t-on fait la premiere communication aux jugcti dc Moniital, et qu'cHe reponse en a t-on rc9uc '^ _ 28 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. A— I cannot say, not being the person who was entrusted with the cof' respondence. Q. 2l3t. By whona was that conimunication directed to be made, and what was the nature of it, and when ? A. — I do not know, certainly I think Mr. Justice Bowen and Mr. Justice Fyke were directed by the other Judges to hold the correspon* deoce. 1 cannot say precisely at what time. Wednesday i 2\th February , 1830. The Honorable Mr. Justice Bowen, again called in and examined r H^i Q. 8th. On the investigation which took place in consequence of the representation of the Bar, did it not appear that the income of the Pro- thonotaries of the Court of King's Bench was very much more than was anticipated or contemplated by the Judges at the time the Tariff now in force was made ? A. — I have already answered it by my answer to the first question. • Q. 9th. Do you consider the amount of fees now received by the Pro- thonotaries more than an adequate remuneiaiiou for the services perform- ed by them ? A. — I have no doubt they are, as I have answered in my answer to the first question. 10th. Have there been any alteration? made in the Tariff since 1816 ? A. — No formal one to my knowledge out many decisions must neces- sarily have taken place upon matters connected with the TarifF,not there- by provided for or sufficiently explained. Q. 1 1th. When were the first representations made to the Court against the Prothonotaries fees ? A. — I am unable to speak from recollection. V^. 12th. Have there been several representations to that effect ? A. — Yes, Q. 13th. When the Tariff was first established, was it upon a hearing of the Prothonotaries, or of any other parties interested ? A. — I had not the honor of beinga Judge then. Q. Hth. Were the fees allowed to the Prothonotaries allowed as fair compensation for the work to be done by them under ihe different heads, or in order in the then state of the business of the Couit to allow them an adequate compensation for their giving the whole of their time to the duties of the office A.— Notbcinjja Judge at the lime, it is iirpogsiblc far mc to «ay w'il,*.t ^g 29 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES, R.— Je ne puis dire, car je n'etais pas la personne chargee de celte corrcspondancc. Q 21. — Par quel ordre a-t-on fait cette communication, et qu'tile en etait la nature, et a quelle epoque ? K.. — Je nesaispnais je crois assiuement qiieMr. lejiigeBowen et Mr. le juge Pyke furent requi3 par les autres jiiges de diriger la correspondance. Je ne puis dire preciseinent auquel terns cela eut lieu. Alercrediy 24 Fevrier 1830. L' Honorable M. le juge Boiven a de nouveau comparu, et a etc en- icndu : — Q. 8.— Loisque I'invcstigation qui eut lieu en confequence de la re- presenlaiiun dubarreau, ne paiiu-il pas que lea revenus des protono(aites de la cour du banc du roi e-aient bcaucoup plus eleves qu'il ii'nvaic ete anticipeou contemple par les jnges a I'epoque ou le taiif en force tuC etabli? R.—J'ai deja tepondu a ceci par ma repon'^e a la presr.ivre qu( suon. Q, n Cousidcicz-vous que le montant des honoraires que les proto- no-.aives regoivcnt mainteiiant soit au-dela d'une remuneration propor- lioriee p')ur Its devoirs qu'ils remplissent ? R.— Je n'aiaucundoute deceia, ainsi que j'ai dcja repondu par ma repoiise a la premiere question. Q. 10 — A-t-il e;e fait quelques changemens an tarif depuis ISH) ? ^ ]( Aucune d'une maniere fornu-lle, a ma connais?aiice ; mais il doit n^cessairemeut y avoir eu plusieurs decisions sur des sujets qui a^aicnt rapport au larif, et eu regard desquels le laiif n'avaii pas puurvu ou qui n'expliquait pas suilisamment. ^ Q, 11— A quelle epoque eurent lieu les representations laitesala cour centre le tarif ? R. — Je ne suis pas en etat de m'en rappeller. Q. 12. Ya t-ileu plusieurs reprcientations a ce sujet ? K.-Oui. ^ , Q. 13 Lors du premier etablii-sement du tanf, jcs piotonotaires furent ils cntendns a ee sujet, ou aucune des parties intercssees ? R.— Je n'avais pas I'lionneur d't: re juge alors. Q. It.— Les honoraires alloues aux prolonotaiiesleur furent lis ac cot des comme une compensation equivalcnte pour les devoirs qu'ils avaienta remrlir sous les diverges classifications, ou si vu I'etat des af- fiires d'alms'en cour, cela elait pour leur tenir lieu d'une compensa- tion raisoniiabie pour tout le temsqu'ils devaient douner aux cevousde leureharge ? , i;.— N'ctanl pas iufrp alors, il m'cst impocsibic dc dire qu.is hucnt ' •' let 30 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIE S. what were the motives which influenced the Court at the time of making the Tariff; but if J am to understand by the words " were the fee* allowed to tl»e Prothonotaries allo'.ved as fair compcrnation for the work, to be done by them under the different heads," tliat a quantum meruit for such services is intended, I shouhl certainly answer, no. The ohject in my opinion must have been to secure to the Prothonotaries such annual- income from fees as would at all times enable the Court to command the services of efficient persons in the discharpje of their duties, which I consi- der as purely mechanical, thouj^jh necesnary, requiring the whole of their time and attention for the regular and ^afe keeping of the Records en- trusted to them. Q. 15th. Have there been any complaints concerning the manner in which the Prothonotaries execute the duties of thfir office ? A On thecotitrary, I believe the duties of the office cannot be better discharged. Q. 161 h. Is the Tariff which you speak of as now preparing, for the Prothonotaries fees only ? A. — No, the Table of Fees as respects the Bar is also amended and some trifling charges are also proposed with respect to some of the other Offices. Q. 17th. What responsibilities are attached to the office of Prothonota- »}es of the Court of King's Bench ? A. — As a Judge I beg to decline answering this question, as I may be called upon to express my opinion judicially elsewhere. Q. l9th. What answer was given by the Bench to the representation* of the Bar against the Tariff ? A. — lam unable to say particularly, but suppose the Court would nafurally have answered that the matter was under consideration. Delays have unavoidably occurred, and my own iudispositio j last year may have occasioned some additional delay. Q. 22nd. Have you any objection to communicate to the Committee, the llepreseutations made against theTariSby the Gentlemen of the Bar, and the answers of the Prothonotaries ? A. — I have no personal objection, and I will consult the other Judges, find if they have no objectious they shall be sent. Fr'uhvt 31 en- 4- L RAPPORT StJR LES HONORAIRES )ES PROtONOTAIRES. les motifs qui agirent sur la cour a I'epoque de I'^tablissement du tarif i irais si par ces mots " les honoraires alloucs aux protonotaires leur fu. «* rent-ils accordtarie?, dated 13il> March, 1829. No. 7- Letter from the (Quebec Bar, dated I4th March, 1829, ac- Companyipfir No. 6. (For the said Documents See Appendix Nos. 1 to 7.) The forovving ]i->t of Qtierie-; were ordered to be submitted to to the Honorable the Chief Justice and Puifne Judges cfhe District of ivlontreal, and the Provincial Judges of the Districts of Three Piivers, Saint Francis, and GaCpe, viz : — iht. Is it your opinion that the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench should be paid by a fixed ialary or by fees ? 2nd. What sum do you consider a fair annual allowance for the duties to be performed by those Gentlemen as Prothonotaries for the Court of King's Bench ? 3rd. Has it come to your knowledge, either officially or other* wise, that the Prothonotaries have increased the quantum of the fees allowed them, by exatStingthe payment of fees which had not been heretofore demanded or allowed ? 4th, Are the fees, the payment whereof is exacted by the Pro- thonotaries of the Court of King's Bent 1, within the last two years, higher than tho.,e exacted up to IS'JJ ? 5th. Do the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench now- exact foes-,or have they within the hi\ five years exacted feei,whicU were not demanded previously ? * ' L * ' V Q' I- 33 RAPPORT sua LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAlRES. Vendredly 2G Fevrier 1830. Le President a mis devant le comite les documens suivans quilui ont ^le transmisparles juges a Quebec, sur la requisition du comite, sa- """no. 1. Petition du barreau de Quebec aux juges, date du 11 De- "^^NoT'i. Etatdes honoraires payes par Mes/ieura Stuart et Black aux protonotaires pour 182S. , „ . „., , ,Qoa No. 3. Le m£me par Vallieres de Saint-Real, 6cuyer, pour 1828. T^o. 4.. Lemcmepar H. S. Iluot, eciiyer, pour 1828. No. 5. Reponses des protonotaires h la petition du barreau de Quebec, dat^e du lei- Janvier 1 829, avec des documens et tableaux. \o. 6. Documens et tableaux de la part du barreau de Quebec en re- plique a la reponse des protonotaires, en date du 13 Mars 1829. No. 7. Lettre du barreau de Quebec, datee du 14 Mars 1829, ac- compagnant le No. 6. j- xt i i, •r (Pour les dits documens, voyez I'Appendice No. 1. a 7. II a ete ordonne que les queftions fuivantes foient foumifes aux honorablesle juge en chef et juges puifnesdudiftnade Mont- real, et aux juges des Ditlricts des Trois-Rivieres, Saint-Fran9oi$ etGafpe, favoir ; • . i i Premier ^ Etes-vous d'avis que les protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi devraient etre payes par des appointennens fixes ou par des honoraires ? . „ „ . n « Deuxieme ? Quel eft le montant de I'allocation annuelle que vons jiigeriez et!^ une compenfation raifonnable pour les de- voirs que ces meffieursontk rempiir comme protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi ? r • re • n Troificme ? Eft-il arrive a votre connaiflance, foit othcielle- ment ou autrement, que ^:s protonotaires aient augmentes le quantum des honoraires qui leur font alloues, en ex.geant a re- tribution d'lionoraires qui n'avaient pas ete demandes m alloues auparavant ? , , . j i Ouatrieme ? Les honoraires dont les protonotaires de la cour dubancdu roi exigent la retribution, font-ils depuis les deux der- nieres annces plus eleves que ceux qu'ils ont re(;us julqu a 1823? , , J u ^ • CinouiSme ? Les protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi exigenJ-ils maintenant des honoraires, ou ont-ils depuis les cinq dernieres annees exiges des honoraires, qui n'ctaieni pas aupara- vant deinandcs ? o- ■- ? ]? Sixicnic • 34 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. 6th. Do they now exact the fee of one shilling from every Attorney practising in Court, for the search of a Record, (within a year), of a caufe in which he has not appeared as the Attorney of any of the partie* to the fuit ? 7th. Do not the Prothonotaries receive a fee for every duty they perform over and above a fee allowed them in each cafe after the final judgment is rendered ? The following lift of Queries were ordered tc . submitted to the feveral Advocates and Attornies in the Province ; viz : 1st. Does any and what injuftice or inconvenience arise from the mode now adopted of compensation to the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench of your District ? 2nd. Would it not be an advantage to the public that theProtho- notaries of the Court of King's Bench in your District, should be paid a fixed salary in lieu of all fees, or what change, if any, in your opinion, would be necelTary in the mode of compensating those Gentlemen ? 3d. What has been the average amount of the account of the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench for your District agajnfl you at each term during the last three years ? 4th. What is the annual income of the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench for your Diftrict as Prothonotaries of such Court ? 5th. What sum in your opinion is an adequate remuneration for the duties of the office jf Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench for your Diftrict ? 6th, What proportion do your fees bear to those of the Protho- notaries in taxes and other costs ? i 7th. Are the fees, the payment whereof is exacted by the Pro- thonotaries of the Court of King's Bench within the last two years higher than those exacted up to 1823 ? 8th. Do the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench exact fees, or have they within the last five years exacted fees, which were not demanded previously ? 9th. Do they not now exact the fee of one shilling frorp every At- torne v I * / 1 35 lUPrORT sun LES IIONOIlAmES des protonotaires. Sixieme? N'exigent-ils pas actuellement un honoraire d'un fchelin de chaqueprocureur pratiquant en cour pour la recherche tlu record (dans I'annee,) d'une caufe dans laquelle il n'a pas com- paru comme le procureur d'aucune des parties au proces f Sentieme ? Les protonotaires ne re^oivent-ilspas un honoraire pour chaque fervice qu'ils remplifTent, en outre ct a part de 1 ho- roraire qui leur eft alloue dans chaque caufe apres que lejuge- ment definitif eft prononce ? II a et6 ordonne que les queftions qui fuivent foient foumifes aux avocats et procureurs dans la province, favoir ; Premier ? Ref ulte-il de I'injuftice ou des inconvcniens du mode de remuneration maintcnant adopts envers les protonotaires tie la cour du banc du roi de votre diftrict ? Deuxieme v Ne ferait il pas avantageux aux public fi les pro- tonotaires de la cour du banc du roi de votre diftrict, etaientpayes par des appointemens fixes au lieu d'honoraires. ou quel change- ment, s'ii eft neceffaire a votre avi., faudrait-il adopter rapport au mode de r lunerer ces meflieurs ? Troiileme > Qu'elle ;x ete le montant, d'apres un terme moyen du comptedes protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi pour votre diftrict contre vous, dans chaque terme pendant les trois dernicres Ouatrieme ? Quel eft le revenu annuel des protonotaires de la ^our du banc du roi pour votre diftrict, comme protonotaires de telle cour ? a ' «:; Cinquicme? Qu'elle fomme jugeriez-vous etre une remune- ration lb ffifante pour les devoir de la charge des protonotaires de lacourdu banc du roi pour votre diftrict ? ^ ^ Sixicme > En quelle proportion font vos honoraires a ceux des protonotaires, tant en honoraires taxes qu'autres honoraires ? Septieme ? Les honoraires dont Jes protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi exigent la retribution font-ils plus eleves de- puisles cinq dernieres annees que ceux qu lis out rec,us jul- "^"Huitieme ? Les protonotaires de la cour dubanc du roiexi- cent-ilsmaimenant des honoraires, ou ont-ils depui. les cmq der- nicres annees exiges des honoraires qui a'etaient pas auparavaut demandes ? „ , . ^ ,, ,^, Neuvicme ? N'cxigent-ils pas actuellement un honoraire d tin ichciin 30 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES.. torney practising in Court for the search of a Record, (within a year,) of a cause in which he has not appeared as the Attorney of any of the parties to the suit ? 10th. Do the Prothonotaries receive a fee for every duty they perform over and above a fee allowed them in each case after the final judgment is rendered i The following list of Queries were ordered to be submitted to the Prothonotaries of the respective Districts in this l*rovince, viz : 1st. What is the total gross amount of your fees as Prothono- taries of the Court of King's Hench for your District? 2nd. What sum do you disburse to the payment of Clerks &c. 3rd. Is any part, and what, of your disbursements reimbuised by Government ? 4th. What is the amount annually of your disbursements which are paid by the Government, and for what objects are those dis- bursements made ? 5th. Are you regularly paid your fees as Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench, and if not w^hat proportion may be consi- dered as loit annually ? Cth. Have you aTarifFof fees authorized by Judges of the Court of King's Bench, if yes, furnish the Committee with a copy ? 7th What proportion do your fees bear to that of the Advocates in taxed and other costs ? I IVednesdai/, 'ird Miirch, 1830. Ihe Chairman laid before the Committee, the following an- fwers received by him, from the Honorable the Chief Juftice and the Puifne Judges of the Diflridl of Montreal, and the Provincial Judges of the Diflrifts of Three Rivers and Saint Francis, to the Queries submitted to them on the 26th ultimo, viz : Joint anfwers of the Honorable James Reid, Chief Justice of the Diftrift of Montreal, and the Honorables George Pyke and Nornan Filiiqcrald Uniackc, Fuitne Judges of the said Ui.-triO. Jit. ♦ .' 37 RAPPOllT SUll LliS IIONORAIIIES DES PROTONOTAIRES. fchelin de chnq^ .e procureur prntlquant en cour pour la recherche d'.m record, (dans rannee,) d'une caufe dans laquelle I n a pa comparu comme le procureur daucune de. part.es dans la caule ? Dixicme ' Le. protonotaircs re.;oivenMls un honora.re pour tout chaqueaaede devoir qu'iU executent. en outre et a part de I'honoraire qui leur eft alloue dans chaque caufe apres la pronon- elation du jugement dcfinitif ? 11 a ct.' ordonne que Ics queftions qui fuivent foient foumlfes nux protonotaires de* diftricts relpectifs en cette province, luvo.r . Premier ? Quel eft le montant total de vos honoraires comme nrotonotaires de^la cour du banc du roi pour votre d.ftrict V '^ Deu!icme ? Quels Ibnt vos dcbourfus pour les falaires des "xSen^e 'i Y a-t-xl quelqnes parties de vos debourles, et queues parties qui vous font rembou.fes par le gouvernement Ouatrieme? Quel eft le monfant annuel des dcboufcsdont le gouvernement vous fait le rembourfement, et pour quels objets ces debourfes font-ils encourues ? Cinquicme V Etes-vous paves exactement de vos honoraires comme protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi, ii non, quelle eft la proportion que vous pcuvez confiderer comme perdu annuede- "^ slxieme ? Avez-vous un tarif d'honoraires autorife par la cour du'banc du roi, s'il en eft ainfi, pro'duifez-en une copie au co- mitc ? 1 • * Septieme ? En quelle proportion lont vos honoraires a ceux des avocats, tant en frais taxes qu'autrcs frais ? - Mcrcrcdit 3 Mars 1830. Lc PrcfiJenta mis devant lecomite le^ rcponfes qui fuivent, ct <,u'il a recues de I'honorable juge en chef et des juges pudnes clii diftrict de Montr.'al, ct des honorable, juges des chftr.cts des Trois-Rivicres et Saint-Fran^ois, aux queftion. qui leur ont etc foumifcs le 26 du mois dernier, favoir : Rc'ponfes conjointes de I'Honorable >w.x ReUl, juge en chef du diftrlct de Montreal, et de^ IJonorables George J )ke et JScr- won Ftizgerald i'fiude, jugcspuifncb du dit diftnct. ^ 38 REPORT ON THE FEES OV THE PU0TII0N0TAIUE8. J- 1ft. We do not think it would be adviH^ble to grant fixed falarlcs in lieu of fees to the l'rothonotaries,con.>idering the nature of their office, and the duties attached to it, nor do we conlic'er that a salary would be calculated to ensure to the public that diligent and exact attention to those duties which is fo eileutially necelVary for the public benefit, and tor the dispatch of business, as we con- ceive that fees would command a more ready and closer attendance than could be expected from Officers with baiaries. 2d Confidering the varlous,extensive and important duties of the Office of Prothonotary, and the time and strict attention which thofe duties require, we do not consider that the Prothonotanes Ihould receive an income less than ^1000 per annum each, in- dependant of all incidental expcnfes of their office for Cicrks, Stationary, &c , and of the two annuities with which the office here is now burthened. 3d. It has not-, nor could we in anyinftance have allowed a depar- ture by the Prothonotaries from the Tariff eftabli^hed by the Court regulating the quantum and the receipt of iho^e fees i on the contrary, we have every reason to believe that their right to exact many of the leffer fees is frequently waived by them. 4th. In 1823,the Judges in consequence of representations made to them, provided for the payment of the Prothonotaries fees, by ordering that the parties fliould pay their refpective proportions thereof, at certain ftagcs of each cause, and upon thu occasion it was thought advisable to diminish the quantum of fees, which till then had been allowed to thofe Officers, since which time we are convinced that no other fees have been taken by the Prothono- taries than thofe allowed by the Tariff. Sth. In no inftance has this been done to our knowledge. 6th. Upon enquiry made upon this matter we hnd that no fuch fee is ever exacted. 7th. Ihe Prothonotaries are entitled to no fee for any duty per- formed by them in any cafe after final judgment, other than al- lowed by the Tariff, and it has not come to our knowledge that any other has ever been ex REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. from the incapacity of their clients to refund, and to the latter by their being compelled to pay thofe gentlemen fees to a certain ex- tent although {uccessful in their fuits- 2d. Were the Prothonotaries compenfated by a fixed Hilary, liti- gation would be lefs burdenfome and expensive to suitors, but whe- ther this would be a real advantage to the public, I am not prepared to ftate. 3d The average amount of fees paid by me each term has been three pounds. I should perhaps remark that my practice in the Superior Term has been very limited. 4th. For the laft three years the caufes in the Inferior Term have exceeded five thoufand each year, which at the loweft com- putation mull give the Prothonotaries ^1200 per annum. In the Superior Term I think the caufes average during each year fifteen hundred which, if the cale, mud afford an income of about j{^2600 making together /:3SO0 per annum. 5th. As far as my knowledge will admit of my forming any judg- ment, I think considering the application and attendance which is requisite on the part of the Prothonotaries, and the number of Clerks they find it necelTary to employ, that feven or eight hun- dred pounds a year to each of them would be a reafonable recom- penfe, but on this fubject 1 feel myfelf inadequate to give an opin- ion which may not prove quite erroneous is. 6th. In the laft twenty causes which I have conducted in the Su- perior Term, my fees have amounted to feventy feven pounds, in the fame twenty caufes the Prothonotariesfees were to the amount of thirty five pounds, that is including n^y dues for copie of subpoenas and fees on pleadings, and the Aothonotaries charges for Subpoenas, Rules, Inscriptions, Certificates, Writs, Judgments, cifc. 7th. I am unable to answer this question, knowing nothing of the fees demanded previous to my coming to the Bar, which took place in 1825. Sth. I cannot fay, for the reafon given in my answer to the feventh question. 9th. 1 have been ib informed by them, and have myfelf paid it pon two occasions. lOtb. To what this question tends is not exactly understood by me. The Prothonotarie, are paid for copies of judgments and other papers f in ^ 47 happoht sur les iionoraires des protonotaires. dupour lesmembres du barreau, rapport ii Tincapacite de leiira cliens de leur rembourfer. Les derniers en ce qu'ils fe trouvent forces jufqu'a un certain point de payer ces Meilieurs des Iiono- raires quoiqu'ils aient eu gain de caule. 2. Si I'on remunerait les protonotaires par des appointemens fixes le litige ferait moins onereux et moins difpendieux aux plai- deurs -, mais je ne iuis pas en ctat de pouvoir dire fi cela ferait d'un avantage reel au public. ^ .^ . 3. La proportion moyenne des honoraires que j ai paye cha^ q-ie'terme a ete de trois louis. Je devrais peut etre obferver que ma pratique au terme superieur a ete tres limitee. 4. Pendant les trois dernieres annces, les caules dans le ter- me inferieur ont etc au dela de cinq mille chaque annee, ce qu., en les estimant au p'us bas, doit rapporter aux protonotaires ^1200 par annee. Au terme superieur, je crois que le nombre de caufes, terme moyen, fe monte chaque annee a quinze cena, et fi c'e(t le cas, cela doit produire un revenu d'environ ^2600 -, ce qui forme en tout ^3800 par annee. 5. Autant que mes lumieres me permettent de former une opinion quelconque, je crois qu'-^n prenant en confideration I'ap- plication et I'affiduite que I'on exige des protonotaires et le nom- bre de commis qu'ils font obliges d'employer, que fept ou huife cens louis par annee a chacun d'eux, ferait une rtcoiupenfe railon- nable j mai? sur ce fujet, je me confidere alTez peu capable de donner un opinion, qui neanmoins ne fe trouverait peut etre pas bien erronnee. 6. Dans les dernieres vingt caufes que j'ai conduites dans le terme fuperieur mes honoraires fe font eleves a foixante et dix- fept louis ; dans les memes vingt caufes les honoraires des proto- notaires s'c'levaient k trente cinq louis, c'ed-a-dire ; en y compre- nant ce qui m'etait du pour copies de fubpoenas et honoraires fur les plaidoyers, et les charges des protonotaires pour fubpoenas, re- gies, infcriptions, certificats, writs, jugemens, &c. 7. Je fuis incapable de repondre k cette quelHon, parce que je ne connais rien des honoraire^. que Ton exigeait avant mon entree au barreau, quia eue lieu en 1825. 8. Je ne puis pas dire, pour la railon donnee dans ma reponfe a la feptieme queftion. 9. J'en ai i te informe par eux memes et jai moi m£me paye cet honoraire en deux circonflances. 10. Je ne comprends pas exactement a quo! tends cette ques- tion. Les protcnuiairc^ font payc^ pour d.s copie?; de jugcmens et , A mT t I'r i n w 48 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. papers when requested after judgment ai well a.i for fearches, bill-;, writs of execution, ^c. Anfvvers of Stcicart Scolf, Efqulre :— ift latnnotawareof any injustice arising from the mode of corn- pen ,ation to the Prothonotaries, but great inconveniencies certam- ly do arise from the sy.tem now followed in paying those Oificers : one inconvenience i9, that many people are prevented from prole- cuting their rights in the Courts of Justice, from bemg unable to deooJit in the hands of the advocate enough money to cover the Prothonotaries dues on fuch cafes. The Advocates being aione rjerfonally responsible to the Prothonotaries for the amount ot such dues, are, (and more particularly I believe the junior Mem- bers of the Bar,) generally under the necessity of requiring such deposit before undertaking the client's business. That part ot the public alfo who are themselves in the profession, and who are not rigid in exacting fuch deposit, are frequently, under the prelent fv.tem,abrolute!y obliged to get into debt with the Prothonotaries, and from which it i^ extremely difficult to extricate them- selves. 2d It would certainly in my opinion be muchmore advantageous tothepublic generally, if certain of the prefent fees of the Protho- notaries were'entirely done away with, and a stated salary m lieu thereof paid them. I only, however, refer to all b.ock fee, on cases, and would think it advilable that either a ceruin f-.ed tee, or a quantum meruit shou'd, besides .uch propo-.ed salary, be al- lowed them on all papers iiluing from their office. 3d. I had only been a very short period at the Bar when I enter;d into co-pJrtnerihip with the Honorable Mr. Va heres de S Real now Provincial Judge for the District of 'ihree Rivers. I t i herefore state the amoutt of the different term accounts of U > otbonotarics again.t Mr. Vallieres de St Real and mylei as copartner,,, and upon ca.,es wherein we jointly occupied as such, viz : ] S27— October Term, Ib'JS — i'ebruary " ^83 ii 9 I'Jl G d' sJ- r 1828 49 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. rt „„treff oaoiersQui leur font demandd« aprcs le jugement pro- noncrde'm^me^^ pour des recherches, memoires, wr.tsd'ex- ^cutions, &c. Reponfes de Stewart Scott, ccuycr :— 1. II ne rcfulte aucune injuftice a Regard du ^^ff''^'^;_ ^ 1 ■ penfation envers les protonotaires que je fache -, mais ^jf^^^^^ i furement de grands inconveniens du fyfteme que «" j^^^^^ "^^^^^^ '*" ment quant a la maniere de payer ces officiers. L »» ^^ ^V^'^^'J. v6niens eft caufe que plufieurs indiv.dus font empech6 de pour- Iuivr.leurs droits dans les cours de juftice, P»'" ^" ^^^ ""/^! Z en etat de depofer entre les mains de Vavocat «"^*^'«™^/^- fiflntepour rencontrer les honoraires des protonotaires dans ccs .^Zl Les avocats feuls Itant P-fonnellement refp^nfab^^^^^ vers les protonotaires pour le montant de cee t<>"«'^"^"» f * */ trouvent, et plus particulierement les plus jeunes membres du bar- eaulen gen6^ral forces d'exiger ce depot avant d'entreprendre I af- fSe du client. Auffi, ceux de la f?^^^^-\^\r^^, ^:l ftxacte a exiffer ce dep6t, fe trouvent frcquemraent dapres le pre f^tf^fte n f abfolur^emf de f'endetter e-ers es protono. aires Jfituation dont-iU trouvent extremement difficile de fe dc- ""T Tmon avis il ferait certaincment plus avantageox an pub- He en general fi ron retranchait e-^-'^f '"^"^ f f^^tuTpaylt honoraire? actuels accordesaux protonotaires, et quonieuf payat aux 1 eu et place des appointemens fixes. J'cntend^ ncanmoms rap. Tort ux 1 oLraires e^n bloc fur les caufes, et je crois qu'il ferait Tpropos qu'il fut alloueioit «n certain ^^^---f 'not^ tc^s ?« qLitum mnuit, en fus des appointemens propofes, pour teas i« paplers qui font expedies de ieur bureau. K^rrMu ^3. II n'y avait que tr^s peu ^^ temps j.e J etais aii b^re^^^^ lorfque yentrai en iociete avec ^honorable M. ValUeres de bamt R^al, maintenant juge provincial pour le d^ftnct des Iro s-Ri- ^fres. Je ne ferai done un detail que da montant des liters mcr Toires des protonotaires contre M. Vallito de Samt-Real et nioi comme affocics, dans les caufes ou nous avons occupe conjoin- tement comme tels, fa voir : 1827 — Terme d'octobre, 1S28 — " fevrier. ^£83 14 J21 6 9 4 H J 826 182S 50 llEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTAUIES. 1828 — April June October 1829 — February April June October C( tt a «c « 75 19 10 89 18 7 76 5 8 63 2 10 101 9 4 46 13 11 22 U 7 The above amounts arc simply the block fees of the Prothono- taries on the cafes conducted by uh, and are exclusive ot their charges upon the detail business or caisse-y i. e. the fees to them due on the issuing of writs, subpoenas, making office copies, &c. Cffc. Thofe amounts are alfo exclusive of certain other fees and charges, to which under the Tarif now in force, they are alio en- titled if proceedings be had fubsequent to final judgment, such as upon executions, oppositions, ^c. 4th. The answer to this question must be more or less a mere matter of opinion. I was myself for nearly seven years in the bu- pedor Term department of the Prothonotaries'office, when I served Sw Clerkship, but was never employed in keeping the general a count books against the gentlemen of the bar, and alt^o^gl^ I mg^t easily have had access to such books, Inever had the cu- Hositv to look at or examine them in such a manner as would en- abTeL to answer the prefent question My duties while in tha office were fuch, that in attending to them alone my whole me wafulTv occupied. I kept however for sonne considerable time The Daily Detai Book, Le. the book in which were entered the di?fe?ent'charges and receipts on papers issuing from tl- of^ce bu I never took notice of the total amount of their dues or receipt^s fo" any certain period under that branch of the business and if i even had done fo, I would not thereby be the more enabled to rep^y correctly to the prefent question. The annual income of the Pr'otCotarii^ must however \,e very large even "otw thstandmg That they are not regularly paid, which, from their fees being so P:.ull^ from the lifficit? the Aclvocate l--lf generally ex- Liencesin collecting even a part of ^^^'^ °^" ^^^V' J^^J, ,t° L it is almost impossible to do. For these reafon3 1 can s ate that at^all evenTrwith^refpect to Mr. Vallieres de St. Real and my.ei whl e copa ners, we always were in arrear with the Prothonotane A c eatpar^ therefore of the income of the Prothonotaries must ^e'in de'btr instead of cash ; and it is but barely Justice^ to^the ' ^ I / \ 31 I / \ \ RAPPORT SUR LES HONOR AIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. 1828 <( avril, 75 19 10 (i (( juin. 89 18 7 (( (t octobre, 76 5 8 1829 « fevrier- G3 2 10 « c< avril, eo 19 4 i( (C juin, 46 13 11 i( « octobre, 22 U 7, Les fommes ci.deflus ne comprennent que les honorairegen bloc des protonotaires dans les caufes couduites par nou9, et lont a part de leurs charges pour les aflfaires de detail, ou de la caifle, c'eft-a-dlre • leurs hunoraires fur Tcmanation des writs, fubpoenas, expedition de bureau, &c., &c. Ces fomme. font aufli exclu- fivement de plufieur. autres honoraires et charges auxquels .Is ont droit par le tarif muintenant en force, s'il y a de. procedures lub- lequemment au jugemens definitifs, telles que lur des executions oppofitiono, &c. V A ^1 4. La reponfe a cette queftion ne peut gut-re etre tout au plus cue matiere d'opinion. J'ai moi meme etc pres de fept ans dan, le bureau du terme fnperieur des protonotaires, lorfque je hs nia clericature j mai^ je n'ai jamais ete employe a tenir les^ livres de comptes contreles Meflieurs du barreau, et quoique j aurais pu facilement avoir aa:^s k ces livre-, je n'ai jamais eu la curiofitedy recarder ou de les examiner de maniere a pouvoir ctre en etat de donner une reponfe a la prefente queftion. Mes occupations lors que j'etais dans ce bureau etait tellement nombreufes que tout mon temps y etait employe, J'ai neanmoins pendant un temps affez confiderable tenu le livre journalier de detail, ceft-a-dire: lelivredans lequel on portait les diverfes charges et recettes a I'ecard des copies expcdicea du bureau, mais je n'ai jamais pris carded combien pouvait s'elever le total de ces charges ou les re- cettes de cette partie des affaires pour uncertain efpacede temps; et m6me quand je I'cus fait:, je ne ferais pas par la plus en 6tat de donner une reponfe exacte \ la queftion actuelle. Le revenu an- nuel des protonotaires ne laiffe pas neanmoins que d etre tres con- fiderable, meme en fuppofant qu'ils ne feraient pas payes regulie- rement, ce quMl eft prefque impoffible de faire Je puis dire : vu que leurs honoraires font fi confiderables, et que I'avocat lui- meme 6prouve gcneralemsnt de la difficulte a faire rentrer meme une rartie de ce qui lui eft due. Pour ce^ raifons je puis dire qu a tout evenement quant a M. Vallieres de Saint-Real et a moi- memelors que nous ctiona affocies, nous etions toujours arriere ^ avec PEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PUOTIIONOTARIES. „Tk haTb"cn made to mc by .everal memU-rs of tho bar, and the doling ^ til subj«t i, I rcaW believe, general among the gen- tlemen of the profefsion. ^ IIA] .;th I nm of opinion that an annual salary of about ^800 each coBtot »";"'^;»;;;„f^i° t dof th^^^^^^ for.heproper defpatcU ^rhute? raStely neceflary from f.x or feven in the morn- f. hours 1 mention, I only however refer .0 the Superior Term Department, knowing very little of the other. ^eS'^" be -fhaT ^n^^h'tatement is upon the whole correct, and that the proportion i. the same now as then. 7,1, I cannot anfwer this queftion from perfonal knowledge a. I have onlySeen at the Bar fince December 1 826, and before that pSld the fubject never occupied my attention. 8th. Same anfwer as the forgoing. ' f 9fh — ^ as sa iiApponT sun LES iiokoraires des photonotaires. „ec les P;° °"°nc conCner en crWitf ao lieu dVge« compta.n. Tie;" to que"renSr:t.mce aux Meffieur, qui poffeden. cet.e "^i;fidLTn4"a,t;far ""' ^'f :?£: r„';jrArprd:nr,r;'a'^^^heu«^ e. ie r., ;7actleS:nV:o^^eu,eJ'e„t .e chef I^" ^Xre.don. l^ti n tement du terme fupeneur, car je ne la.s que tre^, peu ^'T^'D'aor^s un ^tat que je preparai a la fin de I'ann^e 1828 0. iJ.aprcs un ^"J^ 1 J ^ protonotaires dans les caufes ou e^a^r^t ;";a p^ponioreft >a .nC„.e\ pr.fent quM.e aau ="T Je „e P"--^:po"'^'.-„r;!:r.rL^n;afcruteTui«a"cet fance perfonnelle, vu que je ne fuis au t.a ea" q v bre 1826, et qu'avant cctte epoque ce lujet na jamai. o p mon attention. - ' u.-*^ 8. Mcme rc'ponfe que la prccedente. ^ 9fh — I 04 REPORT ON TIIF. FEES OF THE PROTIIOXOT ARIES. 9th. I have been told inoneinftancc when I required to look into the Record of a caufe in which I had not appeared as Attorney for cither of the parties to the fuit, th.it I was not entitled as a matter of right to fee fiich Record without paying fuch fee. I have never, however, experienced the finallefV or any dithcuhy in feeing any of the Records in the Prothonotaries Olhce, (within a year,) to which in the courfe of my pra(n:ice I might have occasion to refer, althougli I know the Prothonotaries claim such fee from tl^e gentlemen of the Bar, ns their due, I cannot fay that it was ever demanded from me or that I ever paid it. Although this fee is claimed by the Prothonotaries, it is not I believe generally insiiU ed upon by them, or paid by the Attornies practiling. In the tarif ol fees now in force is the following item, viz :— «< To the *« Prothonotaries, for every fearch of a Record for one year or '• lefs, one Ihilling," this i* the item on which the Prothonotaries found their claim to such fee, but it is now, and always has been I underftand maintained by the gentlemen of the bar, that fuch item does not apply to the Advocates or Attornies practising. .^ RAPI 10th. Ye?, in certain cafes the Prothonotaries have a fee over and above the block fee on particular proceedings They havealfo certain other fees on proceedings fubfequent to final judgment, fuch as on executions, oppositions, &c. &c., as I have already more particularly ftated in the latter part of myanfwer to the third ques- tion, and to which I respectfully beg leave to refer» Joint anfwers of J. A. Taschercau and P. E. Tascltcrcai/, Es- quires : — 1st. In my humb'e opinion the injuftice and inconvenience arifing from the mode now adopted of compenfation to the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench of the Diftrict of Quebec are ex- ceedingly great for the reafons following — First — Becaufe I confider the Table of fees in virtue of which the Prothonotaries of the faid Diftrict do exact their fees as a heavy tax impofed upon its inhabitants. Second.— That itisunjuft and unfair that thefe gentleinen fliould derive fees and emoluments greater than the falaries allowed to the Judges of the Province, and which even exceed the income of any officer under His Majefty's Civil Government in this Pro- vince * 55 UArroiiT suR les honoraires des protonotaires. 9 On ro'a (lit dans une circonstance lorsque je demandais a voir* le record d'une caufe. dans laquclk je n ava^s pas cornparu comme le procureur d'aucunes des parties dan. la caule, que jen a- vaHas ftrictement le droit dc voir ce record lans payer un el honora're Je n'ai cependant jamais ^prouvc la nvmdre d.flicult6 i voTr Tucun des recoida dan, le bureau des prutonota.res. (dan. rannL rauxquels j'ai pu avoir befoin de recour.r dans le cours de n a ;uat que Quoiqu^e je fache que les protonota.res reclatnen "n 3able hinoriire des Meffieurs du barrcau -'^0^00 etint du ie ne puis pas dire qu'il ait etc exige de moi, ou que ie f ipayi Ma^gre^ue les uotonotaires rcclament cet bono- iai e j'e c?ois qu'e^ ge^^ral ils n'y infiftent pa, ou qu ..s le ^- frfir '"rit';arrV;pr ^au. avo^s ni aux procureurs pra- ^ ''^T'Ooi en certains cas los protonotaires ont un honoraire, en luions, &c , c.c , ainii que J ^ j j^^- ^^^ ^estion, et a . • . i« r // Tmchereau et P. E- Taschcreau, Renonfes conjointcs de J. /I' imcnercau *■ ecuyers: — ,. Dan, „o.re humb'o opinion ^^^i^J^XZ^. provcnant du mode ■"»''"7-' "'""f'^i^l.Te Quebec font trcs Lrcs do la cour du banc du '"1^^" '''" ';„f;,rPremierement. cour.dcrables, et cc pour ks 'f°^\2iZl^^ov^,,^ en vcrlu parce que nous confidcrons que le tar de no ,^„ duquel les protonota.res du ^-''/''-V'" f ' San Secondement. col,e '^^^:7$^^^^^^o. que ce, Me. C:reo-:e;^rs'fo:ora-:!e.ecde.e.o;umen.p. „c le font les app.intcmcui accordcs aux jut^ .^^. I 56 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. f Ince with very few exceptions. Third. — That it is very incon- yeor«nt for Attomies and efpecially for the yoang praftitioners at th« Bar, who for the most part embrace the profeHion of Law with no other pecuniary means than what is abfolutely neceflary for their fupport, that they fhould be obliged to advance and disburfe fums of money in order to pay the heavy bills of the Prothono- taries at the end of each term, when they fometimes have not re- ceived a fingle penny in advance from their client , and very often experience a total lois in the payment of their own fees, arifing either from their poverty or a fudden failure, whereas the cafe of the Prothonotaries is very different, and their fees are perfectly fe- cure in one way or the other. 2d. I do beh'eve that the public wovt\d derive a great advantage, if the Prothonotaries of the Court of King*s Bench in this Diftrift fbould be paid a fixed ialary in lieu of a part of their fees, but at the fame time, I would fubmit with deference to this Honorable Committee, the impropriety of allowing thefe gentlemen a fixed falaryin lieu of all fees. 1ft, Becaufe it is univerfally acknowledged that individualls receiving a fixed falary from Government, are generally carelefs of the duties of their office, and pay very little attention to the wants of the public. 2nd. It is but right and ]ul\ that the party failing in a f uit fhould be put to fome expenfes as the punishment of litigation j but 1 am convinced that the belt mode of compenfating thofe gentlemen would be to allow them a certain fixed falary equal to one third of the fees, which the Le- gislature may be difpofed to grant to them hereafter, and to re- iluce the tarif, in virtue of which they they now receive thofe fees, confiderably lower to what it is at this moment. I Sd — It is now two years iince I have been admitted at the Que- bec Bar, and I may fay that on average the amount of my accounts paid to Prothonotaries for that time, was not Le,,s than five pounds during each term, 4th.— The annual income of the joint Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench for the Dil1ri£t of Quebec, may amount to £6000 yearly. 5ih. — 1 do believe that the fum of £3'\){K} yearly would be an aJetiualer 57 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. qui excedent meme a tres peu dVxceptions le revenu d'aucun des fonctlonnaires quelconques du gouvernement civil de cette pro- vine Troifiemetnent, parce qu'il eft tres difficile aux avpcats, et en particulier aux ieunes pratiquans du barreau, qui pour la plu- mrt embraflent la profeflion fans autres moyens pecuniaires que le ftricteneceflairepourvivre, de fe voir obliges d'avancer et de de- bourfer des fommes d'argent a I'efFet de payer les gros memoire, des protonotalres a la fin de chaque terme, tandis qu lis n'ont paa recu un feul fol d'avance de leurs cliens, et qu'ils ont iouvent ^a eprouver la perte totale de leurs propres honoraires, foit par .a muvrete ou I'infolvabilite fubite de leurs cliens ; au lieu que chez les protonotalres, le cas eft bien different, car leurs hono- raires font toujours affures, foit dans I'un ou I'autre circon- 2 —Nous croyons que le public reflentirait de grands avsr tages f, lei protonotalres de la cour du banc du roi de Sa Majefte oe ce diftrict, etaient payes par des appointemens fixes pour leur tenir lieu d'une partie de leurs honoraires-, mais en m.me temps nous foumettons refpectueufement a cet honorable coinite I'lnconve- nance qu'il y aurait, d'allouer k ces MeiTieurs des appointemens fixes qui leur tiendront lieu de tous honoraires. Fremierement, parce qu'il eft univerfellement admis que le^ individus qui resol- vent des appointemens fixes du gouvernement, font en general moins foigneux des devoirs de leurs charges, et ne portent que tres peu d'attention aux befoins du public. Secondement, parce cue I'equite et la juftice exigent que la partie qui fuccombe dans une caufe, devrait etre aiTujettie a quelque depens comme la peine du litiee. Mais nous fommes convaincns que le meilleur rnoyen tie remun^rer ces Meffieurs ferait de leur allouer un certam falaire fixe equivalant k un tiers des honoraires que la legiilature ferait difpofde K leur accorder a I'avenir, et de r.Muire le tarif fous 1 au- torite duquel ils resolvent actuellement ces honoraires a beaucoup moins qu'il ne I'eft actuellement. ^ , , • •J __Il y a maintenant deux ans que nous avons ete admi« au barreau de Quebec, et nous pouvons dire que d'apr^s un terme moyen le montant de nos memoires payes aux protonotaires du- rant cette epoque. n'a pas ete moins de cinq louis a chaque 4 -iLe revenu annuel des protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi de Sa Ma^efte pour le diftrict de Quebec, s'eleve a ^6000 par 5 -Inous crovons que la fomme de ^£3000 annuellement ferait I une 58 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. adequate remuneration for the duties of the Office of P^othono- taries of thi. Diftrict, including the payment of Clerks and ail Ex- penfes of office. 6th.— The portion which my fees bear to that of the Pfothono- taHe n taxes is two thirds to one, but I beg to be underftood that n this eftimate I compare the fees only, and do not include pa- , pers akenoot of that Office for which Attorneys ufually pay ?eldy money, and which are fublequentiy charged m the Attor- ney's bill of cofts againft the chent. 7th.~I am not aware of any alteration in the exactment of fees from 1823 up to this time. 8ih -It is not within my knowledge that they have done so. qth -I know perfectly well that the Prothonotanes ot the Court of King's Bench for the Diftrict of Quebec, do now exact the fee of one (hilling for the learch of a record of one year of a caufe in which the Attorney applying for the fame hath not ap- peared for any of the parties to the iuit. 10th — Yes, they do. Joint answers oi Andrew Stuart and Jlemj/ li/flcA, Esquires : 1st. The principal inconvenience arising from the present sys- tem of remunerating the Prothonotaries, is the undue augmenta- tion of disbursements in every cause, disproportioned to the value of the services rendered, onerous to the public, and mjunous to the profession. The table of fees of the Court of Kmg's Bench at Quebec adopts also a rate, so far as the Attorney is concerned, ^gulated entirely by the amount or nature of the thing demand- ed. whereas the Prothonotaries are allowed in the feveral classes of cases rates for certain services equal to those in the highest. R 111 tc le h 1( c 1 ( ( 2d I beg to state that I do not think that labours such as those of the Prothonotaries could be remunerated by a fixed salary. It is sufficiently obvious that their present emoluments greatly ex- cef d what they ought to be. But before making any change it ' ° would 59 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. ' ,.;nn ^lfflfante Dour les devoirs de la charge des pro- ZoXTdra" toi!.? ; clprU les falaire, de. co.nU. e, .ou.cs queles honora,res feu . et que '^ P P P „„p, ,. r;l&'Sr;o^ri:ns ,e .^moi,e de ravoct conue le ^'Jpnt ne font oas inclus dans cette eftimation. '"tICs n.:;:„s pas connaiffance. d'aucun ey«n dans la demande d'honora.res depu.s 182S juqu.i cette "'"st'^Icela n'eft pa» arrive a notre connaiflatice. _ 9 ZSous favon'^i parfaitement bien que les protonota.res de la caufe. . „ , 10. — Oui, cela eft le cas. Rcponfes conjointes d'^.rf^-r^ Sluart et Ilcnn/ Black, dcuyers: „6ea lavaleur ^es lervicesqu.un. ..^^ --^^^^^^^^ ^"la profeffion. Le eft onereuxpour le pubic, et caule ^e^ lo" v Maiefte a rxt:';^S';atfr.tr^ ri rucu. da„. .s ca, '''.J-jt'd'emande qu'il rt>e folt permis d'obferver que je ne crcns p^fqu-inlravaU .e.^ue ce'ui des P-™--' P-'t.'q' uVCs Hero par des "PP""'"""' ^^^be Loup ce ^ comniodement prefever cette fomme. en rcpartiffant les honoraires pot|r chaque efpece de fervice, eu egard au revenu annud que cela ^'3!"'^' proportion moyenne de leurs memolres comre M. Stuart et moi pour une efpace de trois annee-, eft au dela de £U^ ' t*'^"ll eft rfficile de dire \ combien peut s'elever le revenu an- nuel des protonotaires de ce diftrict. Peu de temps apres 1 eta- El iffementdu tarif actuel, le fujet fut refere a un com.te des avc- cats et procureurs alors pratiquant, leur rapport forma.t la bale ct fut incorpor6 dans un memorial prefente aux juges, et que 1 on peut voir parnn les procedes du barreau. D'apres ce rapport la proportion moyenne d'honoraires re^us par les protonotaires dans chaoue cauie. I'une portant I'autre, s'eleve a ^:3 I^-. 5d., et ii ce!a eft le ca^, leurrecette en enticr provenant du terme fuperieur devrait excede- £3500. II faut ajouter a cette fomme les emo- lumensdu tern.e inferieur, et apres deduction fa.te des depenses n^essaires du bureau, il eft probable que le revenu annuel de chaque fonctionnalre s'eleve a ^2000 5 Je pe :^^ que leurs honoraires devraient etre regies detele maniere qu'ils rapporteraient k chaque fonctionnaire depuis ^oOO o £.800,quitte et net annuellement. 6 La proportion de nos honoraires avec ceux des protono- taires fe trouve etablie dans le rapport deja cite, et que j ap- prends etre devant le comitc. 7 et 8. Je ne lache pas qu'ils le fassent, 9 Je ne fais pas. 10. Oui. Qucftions additionnelles foumifes a M. S///r/r/, avec fesrcponfes: Avez-vous connaifl-ance que le barreau de Quebec ait prefente aux ju.es dela cour dubancdu roi quelque petition au h.jet de honoraires alloues aux protonotaires de la cour du banc du ro. , 'en eft ainfi quel en Lit I'objet, en en quel temps en fut- ; efen ?~Le^4 octobre 1826 il futprdfente par le barreau uu L^ unal figuc par feu 1 honorable M. Caron, a!ors doyen du 4^ G2 REPORT (3N THE FEES OF THE rROTHONOTARIES. J^ Doyen of the Bar, representing the injurious effea of the Tariflf of the Prothonotarie;, accompanied by a comparative ftatement of the fees of the Prothonotaries and of the Attornies accordmg to t at Tariff •, the original of thofe papers muft be in the hands of the JudUrthe draught of them ought to be found m the archives of the Bar. 1 think 1 have copies of them somewhere. Is the Tariflf of the Prothonotary of the Court of King's Trench oppressive ?-I think that the Tariff as it now ex.fts is Wab e fogeatTbealons. The general principle on which it proceeds of eftimatingthefeesof the Attorney and of the Prothonotary. ?oleh on he^mount in litigation, without reference to the part^cu- a Ivkes rendered, thereby encouraging litigation, and a sloven- V mode of conduain, causes, is I think highly objectionable, by mak-me the honeft litigant contribute to the payment of the vexa- Xu proceedings of the difhoneft litigant, and thus removing one Jrea^ che k upon perver.e litigation. The princip e so adopted m £ s Tariff, as^f ar as I know, is entirely novel and without precedent in any nart of the world, and I apprehend that it is but litt.e "keW that the compendious process which it esftabUmes for regu- Slhffeesof the MinistersofCourtsofJuft.ee, could ifbene- ficial have elcaped the sagacity and experience, and ^ema-n hidden from the many great and wife men in every age ^"^ country charged with the regulation of this important matter. In faft I have always considered itanddoftiil consider it a dangerous inno- vation ; looking at the Tariff in its details, I consider the Fees of the Prothonotaries disproportionably large and exoroitant. Answers of JVilliam K. M'Cord, Esquire :— l8t. 1 should say, there does exist an inconvenience, which is a very plain fact, the exhovbitant charges of the Prothonotaries for very liiUe ■value received. . , . , • r ^^^ 2nd. I cannot say that a fixed salary would be the best v.ay of com- rensating those Gentlemen ; my reason is this, whoever is paid at so much for and in proportion to what he does, will a ways have «7"d"^^"^^" to be alteniive and labour .he more strenuously. I would also ay hat there ave many duties at present self imposed by .he ProU onolanes, such a. making ont BilU of Co..., rlrawing out Reports of D..tr.hnUon, both ot which were done by the Advucaies in Muniical when 1 v^^'i there, and X G3 TlAPPOllT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. barreau. reorelentant I'effet prejudiclable du tarlf des protono- tXes" comp3gn6 d'un tableau comparatif des honora.rea de« pro- \ZXs7L procureursd'apre. ce tarif , ^^J^ ^^ niprs doit ctre entre les mains des juges ; on devrait en trouver rproje° dans les archives da barreau. Je cro.s que j'en ai des ^'t m^'ruTmonotaire de la cour du banc du roi ed-il oppref- siplje penfe que le tarif, tel qu'il existemamtenarjt eft iujet a be-iucoup^d'ob^ections. Le principe general sur lequel il precede ou eft d^ftimer leshonorairesdes procureurs et desprotonotaires. ^euleLnt d'apres la fomme en litige, lans egard pour les fervces nar ic^l-er. qui font rendus, encourageant par la es proces et U n^Xence dans la conduite des procedure., eft, je crou, fort fu- iettobrec ion" en faifant contribuer le plaideur honn te en pave- ment deproce'dures vexatores de la part d'un plaideur demau- Sfo^et nOtantainftu.freinpuilTanta I'efprit de chicane Le or ncipe ainft adopte dans ce tarif eft, autant que je puis le ^onnahr rtout.-a-fait nouveau et fans precedant dans aucune par- rdumonde,etje penfe qu'il n'eft pas a fupposer que le mode fuccinc"e qu'il e tabl it pour regie r les honoraires desofficiers des CO, rie jul e, cut pu! s'll ettit avantageux, demeuver cache et ec appeVa la s gacit6 et a ['experience du grand nombre d'hom- m s fJnens et Ige. qui dans tous le. ages et dans tous les pa^s ont cte charges de regler cette matiere importante. De tait je •?atouiours?egardeetjeleregarde encore comme yne mnova- tion daneereufe j en voyant le tarif dans les details, je conf.dere ;°e it Cairns des protonotaireslont difproportionnes et ex- orbitans. R^ponses dc JVilliam K- Mc.CorJ,6c\iyer '.-^ 1 Tc diraiqu'il existe un inconvenient qui est t,n fait bicti clnir. iJjorZs exorbitaus des p,otonotaues pou. un tres pent travail de • ^'Z '^'je ne puis dire qu'nn salaire fixe serait le meilleur moyen de re- Jll.Lenv, et ma vaison la void : celiii que I'on paie a ^lejeune, ^cuyer ;- 1 Ce Darait fitre I'opinion gen^rale. que les honoraires et 6molumens nueletableTactuef des'honorfires accorde aux protonotaues, excedent de beaucoup ce qui serait juste et raisonnable. „,„table au'ils 2 Si les protonotaires recevaient. un salaire five, i. est probable qu u . re^pUraient kurs devoirs avec moins de diligence que sous un systeme ^T t c2^:t:;mpte des protonotaires centre -i pourlestK^a annles dernieres, dans le terme sup^rieur. a monte a environ £-0 par '" "i"* Je croirais qu'ils regoivent chacun environ £2,000 par ann6e. 5.- ConTdIrTnt\ naturl de leurs devoirs, Je pense que s^.ls .eceva.ent ^ IK no nar annee entre eux, ils devraient bien ^tre satisfaits- ^e; Je'"esui;pr/par"a repondre a ce^ question, quo.que le but du tarif 8oit de les nnettre sur le pied de 1 a 3. 7. Je ne puis dire. 8. Jene sais pas. 9. Oui. 10. Certainement. . Reponses de Charlts Duchesnay, Ecuyer :— 1 Out c'"8t que leurs honoraires sont beaucoup trop forts. 2 Son, le chSngement qui devrait Stre fait, est, a mon avis, une rWuction des deux tiers au moins de leurs honoraires. 60 REPORT ON THE FKE8 OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. 8rd. Since my admission at the bar tbe average amount of their ac- count agai.)8t me at each term has been about five pounds. 4th I believe it to be between five and six thousand poundi. 8th. One thousand poun ' .. ■''- ot them would be an adequate- remuneration. . • .1 • u .u T,.;* 6th. Our fees are about one huit l.ighcr than laeir theirs by the Tar.ff of fees for the Coutt of King's Bench, but add to their tees the different sums which they receive for writs, bubpuiiias, rules, &c., then our fees are not I believe, one third higher, 7ih. 1 was admitted to the bar in 1827, and ruerefore cannot answer this quiition. . 8th. I answer this question by my answer to the seventh question, 9th. Yes. lO.h. They do in effect. Answer!^ or / c ?j F. Dufresnet Esquire, 1st Having served with Tcrrault and Ross, Esquires, Prothonotarioo ofthe Court of King's Bench for the District of Quebec, a Clerkship during six years up to 1825, and from that period die Prothonolan.s Perrault and Burroughs have so muc' augmented their fees, (not vvith- in the Tariff of the Court,) tha» in consequeuce of which the public m general has suffered and will suffer hereafter if proper measui js are not taken by the Legi^lature. In my opinion the said Prothonotaries ought to have a fixed salary in lieu of all fees. 2nd. It would be an advantage to the Public if sud Prothonotaries were paid a fixed salary, and to allow them two or three Clerks if wanted, being Gentlemen of the Bar. ^ , „ , 3rd The average amount of the accounts of the Prothonotanes against ten or* twelve Gentlemen of the Bar from 1819 to 1825, for each Supe- rior Term only, and for each Gentlemen has been about 75, 100 to 12^ pounds currency. . » , • i o n 4th The annual income of the Prothonotanes of the said Court as well of the'superior as of the Inferior Terms of the Court has been between five and six hundred pounds currency annually from 1819 to 1825, and it has augmented since to a greater amount , „ , Sth. The sum of five hundred pounds cun ency for each Prothonotary per annum would be an adequate remuneration for the duties of that office. They have generally in their office young boys as scriveners at the rate of ten to fifteen pounds currency per annum, who do two thirds of the writing of that office. _ ^ 6th. My portion of fees to that of the Prothonotanes in taxed and other costs has been in general one fourth of their amount. RA y: 67 RAPPORT sua LES HONORAIRES l)E8 PHOTONOTAIRES. S Deouis mon admission au barreau, Ic montant moyca de Icur comnte coiurcmoi a etc, a cnaque icimc, 6. No. honcraire. sont dVnvl.on de ,.oiti^ pU.. ham. ,UJ le, lour.. writs, les subpoenas, Ie3 regies, etc., et alors je ne crois p« 4 "t "'j';,:;:S"a ccc ,uc.tio„ pa, .a ■cpon.o a la 7e. .."".ion. 9. Oui. 10. Hi) le font en effet. Rej^onscs dc Louis F. Dujresnt, cciiyer :- 1 J'a\ «ervi avec Per.ault Iff Ro.s. 6cuyers, protonotaires de la CO ; d« bLc d« roi pour le di.nct de Quebec, - f^catu. d s« ann^c.jusqu'a 18-25. et depuis ce ^«"^P^/;; ,; ^'^^^^ ^tu'^^ Bu.ro Jghs ont ...grnentd leurs honora.res (n n pas e v r u^^^. ^ ^._ de la cuur)-a un point que le public en P;"^]^^^^^^^^ ^esure effi- r ' it^sr ^:^^;:r:irdS^^^^^^ u- sai.. n. svu lieu de tous honoraue?. ^ protonotaircs un k douze messieurs da barreau, dcpu.s «19 ;^^^;« 3",; ^ , ^^^ que terme fiuperieur seulerrient, et pour chacui Ic .es messieurs, d'eaviron 75, 100 a \-2o livres courant. ,^ 4. Les revenus annuels de. protonotaues de a dUe cour p tonotaiie, seraitune remuneration ^^'"'^'"'^ r-,p,,ne3 eens en qualitc "e- dans lc3 frais taxes ct auties, a e.e en j^euerai u u i ^_ taiU. 08 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. 7th. The fees that are exacted by them within the last two years have been higher than those exacted up to 182*, 8th. The Prothonotaries have exacted fees wilhiii the last five years which' were not demanded previously, and that since the death of John Ross, Esquire, Prolhonotary. 9th. They have exacted a fee of one shilhng fom every Attorney practising in Court, for a search of a Record, ( within a year,) of a case in which he has not appeared as the Attorney of any of the parties to lOlh.The Prothonotaries do receive a fee for every duty they perform, over and above a fee allowed them in each case after final judgment is rendered, and also three per cent, upon all the amount of the Advocates' accounts. Answers oi Bartholemenv Conrad Augustus Gugt/t Esquire :— Ijt. I am of opinion that injustice and inconvenience do arise and refer to my answer, to the othci- interi-ogatorie?. 2nd. A remuneration by fees is variable, and a taxed salary would therefore afford the best opportunity of giving them an adequate com- pensation and no more, but the strongest motive for the performance of the duty would then cease, and it would require many precautions to en- sure the due performance thereof. The Chief Justice is understood to claim the patronage of the office, and in the event of its being tilled by any near relative of the Chief Justice or a Judge, it is difficult to believe, that thatcontroul would he exercised which ilie public interest requires, and I apprehend that it would be impossible to prevent the office from being so filled ; I am therefore of opinion that to reduce their fees or emoluments to about one third of their present amount, would perhaps be the safest course to adopt, subject to further reduction or alteration if in process of time the growth of litigation, (whichlike most things in a new country increases,) should make a change necessary. 3rd. I make it one hundred and fifty two pounds tour shillings and nine pence in the Superior Term. In this calculation the fees on appeals and judgments of distribution which are considerable are not included. 4jh From data in my po^sesbion some time ago, and since handed to the Judges, I calculated that their income exceeded six thousand pounds per annum, and I am firmly persuaded tliat it is at least that sum, and certainly of opinion that it is three times what it should be ; as the public pays this tax by the mode of compensation adopted, it is clear that in- justice arises, and inconvenience follows. 5lh.- -In my opinion from eight hundred to one thousand pounds a year J^ I ^ I 69 KAPPOllT SUR LES IIONOIIAIUES DES PROToNOTAlIlES. 7 I c« honoraircs exigis par eux depuis deux ans ont M plu« fort. ^"h ""^r;^S:i:^» - -ige depuU cmq ans de, h..o.i.» ^ ne dcmaudaic,u pas aupurava.t. ct ccla depu.s la morl de John Uus.. ^'^'"^rorcX'run^---- ^'- ^'^'''^^•" '^ ^^^^"^ p^^t"; sr^'i au?,;t cu cour potr la consuluuion d'ua record, (dans una ann6e,) d'une ?au:eduns":^-ll-l»'a P- -'-P^^ -'"•"^' procurcur d'aucuue do. ^",'r les pJottnotaires re9oivcnt «n honorauo pour clmque devoir 0. i.es P"^"^"' ^ I i.i^onotaire qui leur est alloue dans cent 8ur Ic mouiaut de louslcscomples des av„cal8. R^ponses de Bartholomew Conrad Augustus Gugy, ecuyer :— 1 . Jc 8uis d'avis qu'il rcsulte do I'injustice et de I'inconvdnicnt, et je renvoie a mes I Spouses auxaulres questions. 2 La remuieratiou par hono, aires est variable, et un salairc fixe pre- sent'erait par consequent le meilleur moycn ^^ ^^"^'^"""^; ""f'^'" "f j^ ration suffisante et rien d'avantage. t.ais eHe fera.t f^^ri^niitre 1 mou He plus fort a lemplir , diliscinment les devoirs de 'cffice, et , I fauJa.t prendre beaucoup de precautions pour en assurer 1 execution. Le jiig^ I chef passe pour reclan.er le patronage de I'oihce. ^\^fll,[^\2o s.rait retnpli par quelque proche parent d'un juge o" chef ou ^ '"J"£* il est difficile de\roue M"'^ le coutrole que I nueret P"^ '^/ ^"^^ serait exercc^ et je prcvois qu'il scrait •"^P°^^'''^»^,'i '^'^P'^'^*^,^'^ J^j;! fice ne soit amsi rimpli : c'est pourquoi e suis d'av.s que la tnesure a plus .A.-e serait de reduire letirs hunoratres ou e.olumens a environ ua Lsdek-urmontantactuel, suj.ts h une reduction ou nherauonuUe- rieure. si par la suite des temps i'augmentanon des proces. (qm dan, un nouveau p'lys auguientent comme toutes les aut.es chores,) rend un chan- gement nccessaiie. , i v »- ..f^«r,«o '5 II monte a cent cinquante-deux louis quatre schelins et neuf pence, dansleterme supcrieur. Dans ce calcul ne sont pas conjFnscs bono- rairessur appels et jugemens de distribution qui sent considerables. 4. IVapres del dot.nees qui ont etc en n.a possession tl y a quelque temps, et depui, vemis aux juges, j'ai .calculc que leurs 'e™ exce; daient six mdle louis par ntnce, et je su s fcrmemcnt Pe-uade que c ^ t au moins cette somtr.e, et je suis assurement d'av.s quMs sont i.o.s to s plus haul qu'ils ne devraicnt 6ne. Comme c'est le ptibl.c qui Pf' « ^^"^ iaxe, vu !e mode de ^6 uuneration .dopte, d est clair, qu A en lesulte de rininatice et de I'inconven ent. ,.,.,■ - ..,.,^ ■!5. A mon avis dcpui. huil ctns jusq'u.t miUe louis par annce, avec ^yvJh^ 70 HEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. year, with a retired allowance of one half of the amount in cases of inca- pacity after long and meritorious services. ()ih.--I believe that if the whole money expended in law, were divided into six ;virt9, it would be found, that tlie bar would claim th'ee as their own fees while they are bound to pay to the Prolhonotaries two parts as their fee?, and one part for other incidental expenses' It is to be remem- bered that the receipts of the bar are casual and precarious, fluctuating with public opinion and seriously affected by indisposition, and by tlie in- solvency of clients. These evils do not affect the Prochonotarie?, whose Clerks and Deputies in general suffice for the labour of the Ofiice, and to whom also the bar is responsible ; as to them there is no option or pre- ference, they must be employed, and the Prothonotavies have their share in every case that comes before the Court. The whole amount of fees ia divided between two lawyers at least, one on each side. The Protho- taries arc paid by both sides ; many of the receipts of these latter, such for instance as their large fees on reports of distribution, do not j ass through the hands of the bar, and do not appear in the accounts, conse- quently I cannot make an accurate calculation. My answer to the third question refers only to the Superior Term in which alone I practice. The I'rothonotaiies are paid in both terrr.s, and in some matters not strictly iu either, a3 insinuations, copies of records, &c. 7th. Yes, it aopears to me that this is the case. 8:h. Yes. 9th. Yes. lOia. It i? substantially so. Additional queries submitted to Mr. Gugy, with his answers: — Do you ccnsider the amunt of fees now received by the Prothono- taries more than an adequate remuneration for the services performed by ihem ? I consider the amount of fees now received hy the Prolhonotaries more than adequate for the services jjerformed by them, and more than the country can afford or the piice of the means of subsistence, their station in life require that they should have. It appears to me that the amount of a fixed salary, if one were given, should be settled upon these consider- ations compounded with the labour and responsibility of the ofiice. Have there been any alterations made in the Tariff since 1816 •• 1 cannot say what occurred before the year One thousand eight hut)- died and twenty two, when I came to the bar ; I am not awaie of any since. VVhen i I I 71 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. une pension de retraite de la moitie de cette somme dans les cas d'incapa- citd apres des services meritoires et de longue dinee. 6 'e orois qu'en divisant en dx parts tout I'argent depense en jus- tice' en troi.veraquelc barreau en reclamera, pour ses honoraires, tro.s part's, tandis qu'.l est tenu d'en payer deux parts aux p.otonotaires pour nrshonoraires et une part po.r d'auues depeuses ^ventuelles. Jl aut ,. .essouvenir que la rccette du barreau est casuelle et preca.re, sujette a 'influence de I'upinion pubbque, et aff.ctee d'une man.ere seneuse par e maladies desrnembresde la profession respect.vement et par I'.nsol- vab.b.6de8 client. Ces mauK n'atteignent pomt es protonotaires, dont les commis-ecrivains et depu es suffisent en general pour f^'-]-^-;^ du bureau, et envers qui le barreau est auss. rosponsable. Comme il » r a pas lieu a I'option ni k la preference, il faut hs employer, et les proto- nutairesont leur part dans toutes les causes qui v.eunent devant la cour. Le montant entier des honoraires est div.ee entre Ceux avocats au mom., un de chaque c6te ; les protonotaires sont payes des deuK cotes II esc plus.eurs sommes revues par ce» derniers, teln que par exemple, leurs ho- Lraires enormes sur les rapports de distribution, qm ne passent pas en- tre les mams du barreau, et qui nc paraissent pas dans les compter, con- .equetnmen. je ne saurais faire uncalcul exact. Ma reponsc a la tro,s>eme question ne se rapporle qu'au terme supaieur dans lequel .eul je prati- que. l.es protonotaires sont payds dans les deux termes, et pour cer- Raines choses qui n'appar.iennent strictement ni a I'un m a I autre, tcUcs que lesinsinuations, copies de records, etc., etc. 7. Oui, il me semble que c'est le cas. 8. Oui. 10. 11 en est substantiellemcnt auisi. Questions additionnelies taites a M- Gugy, avec ses rcponses :— Considerez-vous que le montant des lionoraires que les protonotaires re^oivent maintenant, soit audela d'une teoiuneratio'i proportioncc pour les devoirs qu'ils remplissent ? Je considere que le montant des honoraires rc^ns mamtenant par les protonotaires, est plus que suffisant pour les services qu'ils renclent,et au- dela de ce que I'e pays pent payer, et de ce que demande le pnx des choses necessanes a la vie dans leur situation. II u.e semble que le mon- tant d'un salaire fixe, s'il leur en etait donne un, devrait etre regie d'l- res ces conbiderations, en y joignani le travail et la responsabilitc de 'office. . A-l-d ete fait quelques cbangemensau tarif depuis 1810 r Je ne puis direce qui arriva avaiit I'annee IS22, terns, auquelj'entral au barreau. Jene sache pas qu'il y en ait eu depuis. r- 72 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. When were tlie first representations made to the Court against the Prothonotaries' fees ? There were some made previous to my bein|T called to the bar, and al- most every year since ; within the last three years the bar has been very urgent on the subject, but theliench turned a deaf ear to their represen- tations till very lately; since the subject has been taken up in the House, the Judges have expressed a disposition to amend the Tariff. Have there been several representations to that effect ? Yes. When the Tariff was first established, was it upon a hearing of the Prothonotaries, or oFa*v other parties interested ? I do not know that,' but I do not know that the Judges on the last day of the last Term, expressed their regret at being prevented from promulgating a Tariff on that day, without having-evinced a disposition to take the sense of the bar thereon. Were the fees allowed to the Prothonotaries allowed as fair compensa- tion for the woik to be done by them under the different heads, or m order in the then state of the business of the Court to allow them an adequate compensation fur their giving the whole of their time to the duties of the office ? , The fees allowed for each service were then as now certainly too high, but I believe tliat they were made so high from the then paucity of suits, and that the reason and the object were to nfford the Prothonotaries at once such a salary as would torm an inducement for competent profes- sional men to accept of that office, and that the increase of population, wealth and commerce, which has given rise to tenfold the litigation which then existed, is the true cau^e of the at present enormons income ot the Prothonotaries. I must observe that it cannot be presumed to have been the intention that that income shonld increase in the ratio ot the in. crease of suits, and that from the use of blanks and other facuiues, the Ii- bor and expense of the Prothonotaries do not augment m proportion to the increase of business; a subpoena for instance cost three sh.lhngs. I have reason to believe that thousands issue annually for every .core which issued when the tariff was framed. It is a quarterof a sheet 'A print- ed paper, and signed by the Prothonotaries and sealed ; sixpence would be a fair remuneration, I think, for each subpccna, and thia rule applies to most other matters in the office. Have there been any complaints concerning the manner in which the Prothonotaries execute the dutie^ of their office ? , , j The fees have formed the only subject of complaint to my knowledge. What responsibiliti -s are attached to the office of Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench ? . . I think their responsibilities are very light, they are mere registrars ot the acts of others ; a little method and regularity, and the talent oi copy- ing r r 73 RAPPORT SUR LES IlONORAl.iES DES PROTONOT AIRES. A quelle 6poqne eurent lieu lo,premlb.esrepv^.ent3tionsf.ite. a lacour ""tl^VtiL avantmon e.Uree an barreau, et presque chaque annle dcui e temp Uepui. tvuisans le barreau a fait des representations pr ntes^^^^l banc n'y a pas p.6t6 I'orallej.squ'a der- E^^L l)ep.ns que la Clu.n.bre a pns k sujet en con.d6rat.on, les uiges se sont montrds disposes k amender le tar.t Y a-t il cu plusieurs rcpvesentatians a ce siijei i Lor. duprcnMeretabli^sementdu tarif. les protonotaires furent-ils entendus a ce suiet, ou aucune dcs parties lutere^scei.? Je ne sals pas cela, mais ce que je .ais, c'ost q.e lesjngesont. le der- .ie -our du dernier t;rme, exprun^ Icur regret de ne ponvo.r Pro- goer mrtar.fcejourra. sans avoir mont.s de disposu.on a prendre 1 avis du '^n li^" "rS'iou^. au. protono.aire, lenr fure.t-,ls accord^, com- KCb iiuui a . , . . '„,,„. i„, Hevo isan'i 3 avaient aremphr mp line comneiipa'Mii cnmvak'nte pour ics aevuiis^vi r Tons eVdive .e.sclass.r,c-ui .,s, ou si v^ I'eta' des aibive. d'a ors .n cour " a c ait ponr leur tc-.r hea a'une c.a.p.n>at,on ra.o.n.able pour u>ut le te^ns qu'ils deva:enl cKn.ner an. dcvous dc lenr cbarge ? I ' honora,reH alloucs p ..r chaqne service 6:a,ent alors, comr.e an- iourd' ui, irop hauts as.n-cment. Mais je crcs qu'.U fnren alorspone • i h.u a can e du petic nombre des proces, et la rai^on et I'objet e.atent det::r tout d'a.',rd an. protono-an-es "" - ^^^^ ^^ "j/. indnire des gepsde profession mstrn.t. a accepter 1 office, et que I aug- t^en li n t la pnp.lat.on, de la vichesse et dn commerce, qu. a rendu le Sn.s proves a,, fo. pins grand quM n'c'-ca,t alors. .st a vra^ cau^e de I'cnormUe actuelle des revenus des protonota.res, .e dois ob- server qu'on ne pent presnmer que IMntention au 6te de faire angrnenter ces vennshpropcruon d. I'angrnentation des proce., ctque par I'usage de bancs etint-e. facbte. le travad et les depc«ses des punonota..es ?a lentent pa. a proportion de 1'angr.entaMon des affane.. Un .ub- pa a, r/arexe.nple.'come tro.. scheh.,s. J'a. ,a,son de croue qu'd en ?o .lie annu.lkment p.urvingtqu. so,u.ent lorsqnele tant fnt dre.se. C'est nn qn.rt de feniile de papier impr^mc, s-gne par les protonota.res et'ceil^ Jt pense que s.x pence .erait une .enumeration juste pour cha.uc subpcenl, et cccte regie s'appHque k p.esqne tout ce qui se fait ^''A-t^.? Hfa-'t qnelqucsplaintes rapport a la maniere dent les p.-otono^ ta res remplissent Us dev.irsde lenr charge? At,' a>nnaisc:.nce Ic bonora.res ont tait le seul snjet de plain es. Qu'elle est la responsabiliie attacbee a !a cbarge d.s protonota.res de la conr du banc du roi ? . ,, ^ -i „ ,„» ^.,» i^o ,iC Te cro.s que lenr re^ponsab-lite est tres Icgere ; lis ne sont que les r^ isirateurs de. actes des autres. Un peu de tnelhode gisirateurs el dr regnlariid, et le !(*-.iV-1r-'.''^-'^ •,♦<:■■ 74 KEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIOXOTARIES. \i\g accurately constitute the principal requisites fof tlie due performance of ilieir duty. I speak however with deference, for diffl-rcnt opinions are frequently expressed by the Bench, witli whom it is a favored office. Do not the Prothonotaries in person take down the evidence given in Courts, or is ihat evidence reduced into writing by the Clerks of the Pro- thonotaries, under the immediaie s-jperintendance of the Counsel employ- ed by the parties ? The evidence is invariably reduced to writing by thu Clerks and not by the Prothonotaries themselves Ui.der the superintendanee of the bar. What answer was given by the Bench to the representations of the Bar against the tariff i* They have given different answers at different times, but until lately tVey have evaded or refused to comply with the representalious of the Bar. Answers of Edouard Caron, Esquire Ist. The mode of paying the Prothonotaries at precent adopted seems to me to be unjust, \»ccause besides receiving or having a right to de- mand in ready money, a high fee for every act they peiform, thev are further entitled to receive, after the decision of a cause, an exorbitant fee from each advocate concerned in it, for Avhich fee the Advocate is pevsonally responsible to them ; and which, added to what has beeii previously paid them during the progress of tiie suit, amounts to a remu- neration which bears no proportion either to the labour or to the respon- sibility of an office, the iireaier part of the acts connected with which are purely manual, and may be equally well performed by mere Clerks or VV^riters, whom the Prothonotaries can engage at ver-y low salaries. The greatest inconvenience which in my opinion results from the or. der of proceedings hitherto followed, is that the system has had the effect of procuiing for !WO individuals holding a very subordinate office in the administration of justice, an income superior not merely to the sala- ries of the Puisne Judges, hut even to that of the Chief Justice. 2nd. If a fixed salary were granted to the Prothonotaries, it might hap- pen .that their zeal in the execution of the duties of their office would be relaxed ; and if this system of salaries were adopted, 1 think it woi Id be difficult to engage them to continue 'hat attention and vigilance, which the incitement of profit, and a resrard for their interest has caused them to evince up to the present time. If, however, some effectual system of su- perintendence could be found, 1 should be well pleased to see them paid by a stated salary. But as it appears to ine difficult to find the means of doing: i 1 7'> RAPPORT SUR LES HONOUAIRES DE8 PROTONOTAIRE?;. le talent de copier fidclement constituent Ics principales q"^!;^'^-^^'^"' recessaires, pour bien cxecuter les devoirs de leur cftice. J en parle "rplXtavrc tome deference, car le b.nc ^met f.e,u.mn,eut dea op.- „u)n3 differences ; c»est aup.es de lui im office favont Sont-ce les protonotaires qui eux-mCmes rcd.gent les tcmoifenagee donne's dans les'cours, ou ces\e.oignage. ^o.^-^^^^^ ^r ccr.j.r J^ clercs des protonota.res sou8 la surveillance Lumediate dcs avocais enu ^'7^ '::cl:iS'Z Lvaiiable^cnt p-i.es par .crit par le« co.n.is et non par les protonotai' es eux mcmes, «ous la surveillance .lu barrean ^ Quelle fut la reponse donnee par les juge. aux .eprcsentalions L.tta par le barreau contielt ta'if ? . -.^....jl ^ Ilsontdonnedcs reponses diverse, en d.Teje..s '<^7;;' /". '^£ '^J dernierement lis out elude ou refuse de se rendre aux r.p>c.ciual»un. du barreau. i i R({ponses d'EJouard Curort, *'cutcr ;— 1 I e mode actutHement suivi de salarier lc« protonotaires. rr^ pnmt i.,Leren ce que. outre qu'il.;e,oivent. ou^u r... o^ J^ -- g^r co.p,ant, une for:e ^^-^^ r^ ^ ^ ^^^ T L L. ^ayer fo.t, ,l3 out encore droU lo, s de a -«- -o,id . i.^noraire exorbnant, par chaque avocat cncerne dans .ate «^au.w u . ^our lequel I'avocat e- personnelleaunn i.spon.abl en. u eu^^ joint a ce qui leu^ a dcj. cte paye p.ndaat le cour a. p ^^. Irme une re.uuneration qui n'a aucune P-P-; -;2";^ te des ac.es avec la respunsabdite d'un emplo, dont la P^"f' ^if ^P\j^ ^^s cci- aont pureme . manuels et peuvcnt £:re -^'^^l^^^J^^, i^. •justice, des cmolumens non seulement .supcncms.au salaire de» Ju^ p»isne^,maisiT.ca,eacelu.du.higeencl>eh i> s, \'on acordait aux urotonotaivcs un salajie nxc, onuuii a 76 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. dolncr this, u would perhaps be better to allow a resonable remuneration to the P.mhouotaries tor every act they perform, but wuhout allowing them any additional fees. ^ , 3rd. 1 cannot give even an approximate estimate of the sum 1 may have paid .n the Inler.or Te-ms daring the three last year, but U "."stbe con- r.derable. To the Oflkc fc.r the Superior Tc-.m, I have p. d in lb-,, il07 li 3, in 1528, £150 2, and in 1829, £152 19 6. .or ees alone, without reckoning what I have pa>d for copies of wnt«, rules, subpoenas and other papers, for which I have paid in ready mone) 4th. Fa,m certain c.lcuiat.o.. which have been lately ..ade, .nd which appear to me suthcienily correct, the annual income oi the r.otho. notaries must amount to £4500, or £5000. „.„m T.^ w<^n 5th. lam of opinionthat each of the Prothonota.iea wou.d be «dl paid if he was a-sured of an annual income of £600. ,i,„ p^o Gth I estimate the fees and other emoluments receivea by the 1 ro- th«nonota,ie.ino-erycause,to amount to very nearly (vne fourth ot 1 "el myself lece.ein the cau.es in which i am engaged ; and as m conte.ted cases chey have a ri.ht to demand nearly - --'^^^^^^ Advocate on the other shle, the Prothomnarics receive m such cases fees amounting to one half of those I receive myselt. 7th. I cannot say whether the fees at present demanded by the fro- thonotaries exceed those demanded previous to the year IbZJ. 8ih. I have no knowledge of iheir doinij ^^o. 9.h. The thing has never occurred to myself, but Ihave heard it sad that in the Pruthonotary's Office they demanded a ^^dhng from ve.y person not concerned in any cause, whodesued to have acce.s to the Kt "follr yI;, as I observed in my first answer independently of what is paid them in ready money for every act they P-f ^'"^^^^-X^ "tha's titled to a very considerable fee in each cause after hnal judgment has been given. 1 )■ 1 Answers of Gaspard Drold, Esquire :— 1st. The continual and general complaints 1 have for a nuiribcr o: yeara heard made respecting the present mode of paying -he ^'^f -""^^^f; "^ the Court of King's bench for the District of Quebec, makes U evident ro me that injustit results from it ; in fact it is unjnst that the Protho- notaries, almost every one of who'e functions is performed by common Cle.ks, and whose chicfemployment seems to me to consist in keeping some half dozen account hooks contauun^,^ the namec and accounts of the Advocates indebted to them ; it is ir.ja.t, 1 say, that iho.e Gentlemen n 2S. neration illowing nay have I be CDO- n 1827, for fees Ui rules, ide, and PiOlho- oe well the Pro- uurth of nd as in from the ich cases the Pro- rd it said urn eveiy o the Re- >f what is e also en- gmeiit has ler o» yeara motaries of I it evident ie Protho- y common II keeping mnts of the Gentlemen hhould 1 RAPPOKT SUK LES HONORAIRES DES PHOTONOTAIBES y 1 5 taires une remuneration raisonnable, potir chacun dcs actes qu'il. feraient mais aucuns honotaiies on SU3. com,tn. DWi cor, ins cakuls qui on. e.« fai.»dera,=reme„.,« ,m ,, = paXalt a Jz c..r«c,s, les r...,us aauueU d=s p,oa>rc. do.ven. Bf» milliter k £1500 ou £5000. . />•!'. ;» 5 j1 Lm a'op.uion que chacun des greffiers seratt b.en paye s'd e.a.t aso.iiiS (i'lin revenu annuel dc sEbOO. . , '"e A timeqU les honoratres et autres 6molumen. -t>^s par - Fo^ tonotaires dans chacune des causes, se "f "'^"^ ^ " P^" P'^.^^ ^//t honoraires aue ie recui;^ moi m£me dans les causes ou je sui. concerne et c^re'LTlL^cIuLscont.steesUsontdr^ de I'Avocat qui m'e.t oppose, dans ces cas les ^ ' "f^ Jf"^;^.;^^^"^;'"' de. honorairel qui cgalent la moti6 de ceuK que je ego s mo> n cme 7. Je ne puil. dire st les honoraircs ex.ges actuel.ement par les O.cl fiers sont plus considerables que ceux exiges avant 1»-J. 8. fe n'en ai pas connaissance. . ., • » „ j„ ,1;^.. n la chose ne m'cst pas arnv6e a moi-mSme, rra.s j''^^"^^"^" ^^ ^^ aux records de cette cause i„dependam- 10 OuN connne le rai dit dans ma piemitic f ,,. r,,,,. il, loisque le jugeraent final est rendu. Reponses de Gaspard Drokh ecu'icr :— ,. .esplaintes contlnuelles -f^:^X^!^^ plusieur. annces sur le mode actua dc H^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^.^^,,^ je Lnc da Rot du District deQuehec. me h,ntvoq ^^^^^^^ injustice ; en eff.t il est. t-iuste ^l^^^f^:^,^ et'dont la pnnci- les inct.ons sont remphes par J^-^^^J!'; ; '^'J, demldonzan>e d. l.vres pale .ccupatan me parait etre cellc ^'- ^'^'''^^' .^,^ deb>teurs. A est Se comptc untenant les nom^ ct co.pu d s a ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^,^^^^ inju.te, d;s je, que ceo me^Bicu.s rt^u.ut ,^^g 78 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PKOTIIONOTARIES. •hould receive a salary so considerable as that which they enjoy ; in the same way, when the suitors turn out insolvent, (which happens unfortu- nately but too often to those addicted to going to law,) i: is unjust that the Frothonotaries should be the only persons by wham this insol- vency is not felt ; they receive their fees in all cases, and the Anvocate is responsible for them. 2nd. I think that a Prothonotary who had a fixed salary, would con- duct his office with as much regularity and attention as he would do if he received some emoluments for every act performed. 3rd. I have paid, as nearly as may be, one hundred pounds in fees to the Prolhonotsiries during thclast twelve monthe .besides what I have paid for every separate paper I have received from them. 4th. Some months ago it was ascertained by several Advocates ap- pointed for that purpose, that the income of the Frothonotarics must be about three thousand pounds each. 5th. It seems to me that the Frolhonotaries would be sufQcicntly paid by an annual salary of A'fiOO. 6th. The Prothonoiaries receive within a trifle one half the tees taxed to me. 7ih. and 8th. f cannot answer these questions having only been cillcd to the Bar in 1824;. J)ih. The Advocate who wishes to see the record in any case, which has been decided more than a year, pays one shilling for the search therefor, whether he was or was not employed in the cause; If he wishes to see the record of an undecided case, he pays one shilling, unless he is employed in the cause. I have sometimes refused to pay this shilling, and have observed that in the settlement of my accounts, it was always entered by the Prothonotary in a certain book, called technically the *« Chest," and that sooner or later I had to pay it. 10th, The Frolhonotaries deliver no paper out of iheir office, without its being paid for immediately, besides the fees of which 1 have spoken above. Answers of Charlet Fanet, Esquire :— 1st. The mode at present adopted for the payment of the Prothon.?- taries, is in my opinion productive of this inconvenience, that is to say, they receive a remuneration which exceeds the trouble and pains to which they are subjected. 2nd. It would, I think, be more advantageous for the public, that they should be paid by a fixed salary. 3rd. The accounts of the Frothonoturies against me for fees only, hi.ve been as follows, for the year lS27 : — I'.bruary, £^5 19 2 Apii!, •Jl t J r Can ltd ovff, '^■'-■u 10 79 t J RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. queceluiqu'ilsont ; de mfime, lorsque les plaidenrs devicnnent insolva- blcs, cc qui miilheurcusemcnt arrive trop souvcnt aux plaidenrs d'habi- tude, iU'Ht injiiste que les Greffiers soieut les seula qui ne se Eenteut pas decetteinsolvabilite ; iU reijoiv ;ut toujours leurs honoraires de I'avotac qui en est respousable. 2. Je crois que le GrcfEer qui aurait un salaire fixe, ne cnnduirait paa son Bureau avec autanl de regularity et d'attention quM le ferait, b'II avail un Emolument pour chaque piece d'ecriture. ?,. J'ai payea peu pres cent louis d'honoraires aux Greffiers depuia douze mois, outre ce que j'ai paye pour chaque papier que j'ai eu d'eux. 4 II y a quelquea mois il a ele constate par plusieurs avocats nomm^s a cet effet que le salaire des Greffiers devait etre d'au moins trois mille louis pour chacun. 5. II me semble que les Greffiers seraient suffisammenl paycs par une somme annuelle de six cens louis. 6. Les Greffiers re9oivent a peu de chose pres la moitie des wonoraircs qui me sent alloues en taxe. . 7. et 8. Je ne puis repondre a ces questions, n'ayant ete admis au Barreau qu'en mil huit cent vingt quatre. 9. L'avocat qui vt ut avoir les papiers, (le record,) d'une cause termi- needepuisun an, paye un schelin pour la recherche de ces papiers, qu'il ait etc employe ou non dans la cause ; s'd veut avoir ceux d'une cause pendante, il pave un schelin lorsqu'il n'est pas employe dans la cause • j'ai refuse quelquefois de payer ce schelin et je aie suis apper^u lorsdes leglemensdecompteavecle Gieffier qu'il etait entre dans un certain livre appele techniquement Cahse par le Greffier, et qu'il fallait le payer tot ou tard, 10. Les Greffiers ne delivrent pas un papier de leur Bureau, que ce papier ne soil paye comptant, outre les honoraires dont j'ai parle ci-des- SliS. Reponses de Charles Panet, ecuier : — 1. Le mode malntenant adopte de payer les Prothonotaires produit suivant moi cet inconvenient, c'ost-a dire qu'il re^oivent une compensa- lion qui excede le trouble et peine auxquels ils sont assujettis. 2. II serait je crois plus avantageux au public qu'ils fujsent payes par salaire fixe. _ 3. Les Comptes des protonotaires centre moi pour honoraires seule- nient out etc comme suit pourTaniiee 1S27 :— Fevrier i'45 19 '2 Avril -il 4 B Purtc ci-cyntrc, {;7 C 10 80 HEPOKT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. Broiiijlu over. ifi'GT June, Ociuber, 3 10 3* 15 9 64. jeiGa 19 7 Tt 13 impossible for me to give at prcs.?nt a statement of the accounts for the year 1828. and l829,havin^r miihiid the papers in which they are contained. But as soon as 1 find them I shall make u my duty to forward a statement to the CoiTimittee. - , t, u 4.th. I am not aide to say exactly, what the receipts ot the 1 rotho- noiarioa may be, hut 1 calculate by approximation that ihcy amount to about £1700 or. -e ISO!) a year each. 5th. I think that .£1,000 for each of them, would be a reasonable remuucralion, (in the pveseul s-.aie of things,) for the labour leiiuiredof them. 6th. About one third and sometimes more. 7th. Not to my knowledge. , , • u Sth, Nut to my knowledge ; unless it be the shilling demanded m the cases alluded to i» the 9th question, to which an answer will be found below. , . , T 9ih. I have paid this charge of or.e shilling once dunug last year; i was not employed for either of the part les. 10th. I do not know any acts for which the Prothonotaries receive no emolument, either before or after judgment is given. K t Answers of Louts Flset, Esquire : — 1st. The inconvenience, which, as I think arises from the present mode of paying the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Be- ch for the Dis- trict, is that the Advocates cannot avoid becoming considerably in their debt, on account of the gseat diHiculty cxpetieiiccd by clicnra in advan- cing to their Advocates the fees allowed to the Prothonotaries by theTaiiff, and supposing even that ilie client obtains a judgment, it very often happens that he cannot get paid by the Defendants, either by reason of opposition or the insolvency of the Defendant ; or at least cannot get paid until long after the judgment is given. 2nd. Tam of opinion that if a fixed sa'ary were allowed to the Pro- thonotaries in lieu of fees the puhlic would be greatly benefitted. 3d. The amount of the Prothonotaries' account against me, for each term during the k.^t three years, has been, on an avernge, seventeen pounds currency, without incluaing the several sums which are paid ni ready money. *^ * .-] i 81 RAPPORT LE8 UON< HAIRES DES PROTON ^TAIRES. t M it d'.iutrc part, Juin, Octobie, £67 3 10 34 15 9 64 165 19 7 Ml .,, Douvoir donner un 6tat des 11 .n'cst mposs.ble pou • pot o ^^^ ^^^^ "^rTeTsl""' ^n^^^rt'tdirc au ju.e quelle pe,:...Te la roceUc Jv,:Z:Z... mai. je croU par appro.u»a,io„ qu'elle e.t de £17 a ,o„,;ablerCla.?l'e.a. aauel d« ch„r.e»,) pourle, .ravaux qu, lc.„- .o„t et quelqut foin plus« impoocs. 6 Elle est d'environ un t' i S:;;' p'::a'rcr:ta„c::a ..-,., ,,.. . ne .oi. i= .=.,e.i„ ^.-,,6 da»; le cl. pre.,, par la 9e. Question a la q.-'le je rcpond. capre,. 9 I'ai pay.; ce.te cWrge d'uiv schelh, une fois Pannee dernlire, je "'^rr:: xr;:ra^\X':";ur ie.q„c,. .» pro,„n<.aire, „= ,e, ";en> quclque toiument, .oU a.a„r ou apres jugemcac ,e„a>,. lU-ponses de Louis FittI, iciu'cr :— 1 I 'inronvenient q,.i r6..1te, .mvant moi, du rr,„de actr.el de com- „e Lrtrr P:ro?a.re, dela C.n.r d,. lia,,c do «<•' P;- l:,^,-;;" dcQ>.cl,ec. estqo. k- Avoca.s »■-■ P-^^^eT rb dHHcil pot W, 'IL, parkTa-ff, e„ .orre qoe snppo.arrt meme q„e les cl. n b , . „eo. juV-me,., ii arrive „e. .-"-';,',,^;'^ ',;:,]';",;;: :"r?e;;d:.:ri *^"' . „ • • .; ;i AY-A\t 'lUnue aux Protonotaircs un Salaire *> Jo su s d'oijinion quest Uetdit diioue fiux i ^^%^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) k r /. A & '^ 7/ 1.0 I.I '-IM us ... M5 11.4 M M 1.6 riiuiugicipmc Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 4^ ^ •-"^^ i» ^\^^ ■k fA 8'2 BEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PUOTHON0TARIE8. ^th. I do not know to what $um the annual ijM:ona« of {he Prothono- tarie8 may amount. 5th, Considering that the expense atiending the office of the Protho- Hotaries in the Dibtricc of Qiiebec is very considerable, I am of opinion that the salary which should be allowed them as a remuneration for their services, would not be too high if it were fixed at three thousand one hun- dred pounds currency a year ; for considering 3s I do, that the necessary expenses of the office for the Superior Term amount to jeTOO or £750, and ihtfse for the Inferior Term to ^£350; there would remain a fixed salary of j£1000 currency for each Prothonotary. C'h. The proportion that the fees and other emoluments of the Pro- thoootaries bear to my own fees, is about one to three. 7th. I cannot say whether the fees demanded by the Prothonotaries for the last three years, are higher than they were before that time, and after the year 1823. 8th. I am not awai-e that the Prothonotaries have exacted fees during the last five years, which were not paid or demanded previous to the commencement of that period. 9th. It seems Jo me that the Prothonotaries have exacted frojn the Attornies practising in the Court, one shilling for the search for records i n causes in which they had been not employed ; but as regards myself I have never paid it. 10. Yes, the Prothonotaries receive a fee on every proceeding after final judgment, except for making up the Registers, as regards ihe en- try ol each cause £t length. Answers of Elzear Bedard^ Esquire : — Isf. Besides that the mode of paying the Prothonotaries is unjust, more than one inconvenience arisesfrom the manner in which it is put in- to practice. The injustice consists in this ; that the Prothonotaries re- ceive a double remuneration for the same act. They receive, in the first place, a stated sum for all their services in every cause ; and afterwards a second remuneration for all the details of the same cause, for the Writs, Subpoenas Motions, &c. The present tafifF is moreover unjust in this respect, that the emoluments allowed under it, are not proportion- ate, eitner to the pnrely manual labour of the Prothonotaries, nor to the trouble of the Attorney. Thus a motion, requiring the same caie, and the same degree of knowledge and of labour, as an action, and frequently requiring a hearing en droit, produces no emoluments to the Attorney, not even for the copies he has to make of it, while the Prothonotary re- ceives iu "very case 2s. for the copy he delivers, when he does not charge an additional 6s. 8d , in which case however the Attorney commonly re- ceives 13s. -Id. The tame ihiiijr may be said of Interventions, which produce 83 RAPPORT SUA LE:* ttONORAimE?* E^S PftOTCNOTAlRES. 4*. Je ne sais a cimbien se moiite le revefui dfcl'office des protonotaires par aiiiiec. 5. Aitcndu que la dcpence de I'office dcs Protonotaires du Distiict de Quebec est ti^s cotwidejable, je suig d'opiiiion que le salaire qui devratt lenr 6tre accorde comme remuneration de leur devoir, ne serait pas trop haul a troismilleceni livrescouracn, car je oonsidere qive la depense neces- «aire de i* iffice du Terme Superieur, doit s'cle^er a sept cent ou sept cent ciiiquaute livres, et celle du Terme Inferieur k trois cent cinquante livres, ce qui £b>.tit a chaque ProCoaotaire uu salaire fixe ue mille livres conrant. 6. La proportion des honoraires et ant res frais dc4 Protonotaired a itjes propres honoraires .sonta peu pres un tiers. 7. Je ne puis dire si les honoraires demandes par les Protonotaires de* puis trois ans soot pins huuis qu'ils ^caient avant deux ans depuis 1823. 8. Je n'ai pas connaissance que hs Protonotaires ajent exige des honoraires depuiu cinq ans qui n'ctaieut pas payes uu deinandeii avaat. 9. II me semble qu'en offct les Protonotaires ont exige un schelin des Procufeurs pratiquant en cour, pour recherche de records dnns le»- quels ils n'avaient pas occup6, mais quanl a moi je nc Pai jamais paye. 10. Oui, les Protonotaires resolvent un honoraire pour chaque proce- dure apres jugement final, except^ pour la tenue des registres pour ce qui concerne I'euregisirement de chaque cause au long. Riponses d^Fhear Bedardt ecuier : — I. Outre que le mode maintenant (oivi de payer les Protonotaires est injus?e, il en lesuUe encore plus d'un inconvenient par la maniere dont il esc mis en pratique. L'injustice nait decequ'ils donnent lieu a une re- muneration double pour le m^me ouvrage. Les Protonotaires re9oivent en premier lieu, une somme fixe pour tous les services dans chaque cause ; et de pins uno seconde remuneration', pour tous les details dans cetle menfe cause, savoir ; pour les writs, subpcenas, motions, etc. etc. Le present urif est encore injuste en ce que la con:'pensaiion qu'il ac- corde est proportionn^e, ni au travail purement maiuiel dcs protono- t.'iiies, ni aux peiiies du procureur : c'est ainsi qu'une motion cxigeant les mSmcs soiiis, les m^mes connai-^sanccs, le mcme travail qu'unc action, et neccssitant souvent une andiujn en droit, ne dtmiie ricn a I'Avocat, pas 'lieme pour les copies qu'il eil fait, tandis que le greffier rejoit tou- jours i's. pour la copie qu'il en dunnc, lorsquM ne charge pas en outre 6s-8d., ca« pauitaiit ou I.' procuicur re9<)i: ordinairement 13s-4d. L'on pput 84 ' REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. produce 189. 4.d. to the Prothonotaries for the trouble of markinff them as «« fyled." ^ • One of the incoi. eniences resulting from the manner in which the said tariff 13 put into practice, regards the Reports of Distributions. The 1 rothonotaries alone are employed in making them out, if they are dis- missed, they receive a second fee for doing over again what they ought to have done correctly the first time. Another inconvenience is felt with respect to the Attornies. The costs due to the Prothonotaries beintr payable, half by the Attorney of the Plaintiff, and half by the Attorney of the Defendant, the last named has no other means of obtaining the reimburs3ment of the very considerable sum paid by him to the said of- ficers, than recovering from the Defendant who is already ruined by the judgment which the Plaintiff has obtained against him. The Attorney •JS besides in all cases the only security for the payment of the fees due to the Prothonotaries; nevertheless the same term which saw the remon- strance of the bar against the injustice of the tariff, saw a new role made hy which the Prothonota:ies are authorized to refuse a party his writ of execution, if he does not pay them fees which he has already paid to his Attorney, at whose expense, however, the Prothonotaries always secure themselves in caseof the insolvency of his client. I ought however, to say, that as far as I know, this rule has never been acted upon. 2d. I am induced to believe that the system of allowing a fee for every act perfornied, is the only one which can assure to the public the advan- tage of having active and industrious public officers, and the onlv alter- ations I should propose, would be to strike off the fixed sum which they now receive on every cause, and to ensure to the Prothonotaries a liberal income in fees received on writs, motions, subpoenas, inscriptions, &c. &.c. in each cause ; the amount of which fees it would be easy to determine, by ascertaining the number of the said writs, motions, &c., from the or- dmary number of causes for each year. 3d. Not being able to find th e Prothorjotaries' account against me for the preceding years, I can only give the following statements : 4" In 1828 £76 1 5 III 1829 66 2 9 £142 3 2 for two years, 71 2 1 half, for a year, 17 15 6 quarter, per term. -tth. This is a subject on which it is scarcely possible to speak with certainty, as I do not know the amount of their expenses. I should say between .. i 85 ^ 'I . r RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. peut en dire autant dea interventions qui donnent aux protonotaires 18s. 4d. pour les avoir marqu6 fikcL Un de8 inconv6nien3 qui lesulte de la maniere doni ce tarif est mis en pratique, a rapport aux projets de distributions. Les protonotaires sunt seuls charges de les fane : s i a sont rejett^s, ik regoivent une seconde fois le prix d'un ouvrage qu'ih auraient du faire correctement la premiere. Un second inconvenient se fait sentir par rapport aux procuieurs. Les frais dus aux p-otonotaires se divisant par moitieentre le procureur du demandeur et celui du detcti- deur ; ce dernier n'a, pour 6tre rembourse de la somme considerabAi qu'il leur paye, d'auire recours que celui que I'on peut avoir contre une partie d^ja ruin6e par le jugement obtenu contre elle par le demandeur. Le procureur en outre est dans tous les cas le seul garant des honoraires dus aux protonotaires ; neanmoins le m6me tcrme qui vit les reclama- tions du barreau contre I'lnjustice du tarif, vit I'^manation d'une regie r.ouvelle, qui autorisa les protonotaires a refuser a une partie son writ d'execution, s'il ne leur paye les frais deja payes par elle a son procu- reur, contre lequel neanmoins les protonotaires se pourvoient toujours dans les cas d'insolvabilite de la partie : je dois dire neanmoins qu'a ma connaissance cette regie n'a jamais ete mise en pratique. 2. Je serais porte a croire que le syst^me d'honoraires pour rhaque service rendu, peut seul assurer au public I'avantage d'avoir dee orfic-ers publics, actifs et inc^ustrieux ; et le seul changement que je proposerais, serait de retrancher la somme fixe qu'ils re9oivent dans chaque cause, et d'assurer aux protonotaires un revenu honnSte, pergu sur les wiits, mo- tions, subpoenas, inscriptions, etc. etc., dans chaque cause, et dont il seraitassez facile de regler le montant, en s'assurant du nombre de ce» writs, motions, etc., par le nombre des causes ordinaire de chaque an"ee. , . ^ ^■l 3. Ne pouvant retrouver les comptes des protonotaires contre moi pour les annees precedentes, je ne puis donner que I'etat suivant : En 1828 En 1829 £76 1 5 66 2 9 £,Wl 4 I pour deux ans. \ 71 2 I par an. \ 17 15 6 par terme. 4. C certaine 'est ce qu'il n'est gueres possible de determiner d'une manlen ., ne connaissant pas le montant do lours dcpeases. Je dira. e lis entre 86 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. between ^£5,000 and £6,000, and my mode of estimation is as follows : Fr jm the Billsof costs furnished us by the Prothonotaties, fifty casei taken at hazard from among the whole, produced ihem £lOl, and by taking the number of causes decided in a year, viz :— 1286, we have the fol- lowing proportion. As 50 : 101 : : 1286 : Add the sums received by them. Ist. From the opposite party in contested cases, viz ; one third, 2d. For Reports of Distribution, 3d*. For copies of Records, causes not re- turned, proceedings after judgment, he. This sum has teference to the Superior Term alone. Add, (at least if the report of Mr. Ferrault one of the Prothonotaries can be taken,) the income from the office for the Infe- rior Terms, equal only to one half those from the Superior, £2599 18 4 86(5 12 9 150 200 £3816 11 1 1908 5 6J Total income, £5824? 16 7i 5th. Three of the Judges in this Province, receive only £500sterlmg, Bcr annum each. A remuneration which should not exceed £600 to £700 a year, would appear to me sufficient for each of the Prothonotaries of this District. . <• i .v, 6th. According to the proportion stated in my fourth answer, the fees of the Prothonotaries in fifty cases, are to mine as £25 5s. to £59 4 9. Whence it will be seen that they alone receive in the first in8ta'ce,in only one of their offices, nearly one half of what each Advo- cate for one of the parties receives, and that in the second place, they re- ceive the same amount from the opposite party in all contested cases ; 80 that if every case were contested they would receive frequently as much, and sometimes more than all the Advocates together, and this in- dependently of their income from the office for the Inferior Term. 7th. I was not attbe bar in 1823. . . 8th. I findm my Bills of Costs, fees of 6s. 8d. on motions, received by the Prothonotaries in 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827. Having since that time objected to these charges they have been discontinued, and I have no doubt that on my pointing out these charges in the said years, they would give me credit for what I then paid. 9th. It has been asked for from me. 10th. 1] r S7 RAPPORT SUB LE3 HONORAIRES DBS PROTONOT AIRES. enlre £.5000 et £6000, et voic'i ma maniere de procedcr pour obtenir ce lisultat. D'apreslea memoires dc frais que noui fourniasent les pro- toiiotairesi cinquante d'entre eux pris indiiFeiemment, leurs donnent /1 01, et fournib«ent d'apre» le norobre de causes decidees par annee, s'nvoir, 1286 la proportion suivante : 50: 101 : 1886 x = Ajoutons ce qu'iis recoivent : 1 o . De I'autre partie dans les causes coniest^es, savoir, le tiers, 2 ^ . Pour les rapports de distribution, 3 o . Pour les copies de records, causes non rentrees, procedures apres jugeraent, etc. etc. Cette lomme est pour le Terme Superieur seul : Ajoutons encore, si du moins I'on s'en rapporte a Mr. Perrault l*un des Protonotaires, les re- venus du petit GrefFe, egaux a la moitie seule- nient des revenus du grand, £2599 18 4. 866 12 9 150 200 £3816 11 1 Total des Revenus, £1908 5 6h £562* 16 7§ 5. Trois jiiges dans i la province ne resolvent que £500 sterling cbaque. Une remuneranon qui n'exc6derait pas £-650 a £700 me paraitra.t une compensation suffisante pour chacun des protonotaires de ce district. 6. D'apres la proportion, mentionn^e en ma quatrieme r^ponse, les honoraircs des protonotaires dans cinquante causes, sont aux moins com- me £25 5s. sont a £59 4 9. D'ou I'on voit qu'iis re90ivent en pre- mier lieu, a eux seuls, dans un seul des deux greffes, pres de la tnoitie de ce que chaque avocat pour une seule partie re90U, et qu en second lieu dans toutes les causes contesl^es ils ont encore a recevoir de 1 autre partie le m£me revenu. De sorte que si toutes les causes ^taient contes- tees ils recevraient souvent autant, quelquefois plus que tous les avocaia a la fois. Ceci independamment des honoraires du petit greffe. 7. Je n'^iais pas au barreau en 1823. . , ^ ci 8. Je retrouve dans mes m£moires de frais des honoraires de 6s 8d. 8ur des motions regiis par les protonotaires en 1824-, 1825, 182h, ct 1827 : ayant depuis ce terns objecte a ces charges, elles ont etc discon- tinuecs, ct je n'ai aucun doute qu'en fesant appercevoir ces charges dans ces premieres anndes on ne me donn^t credit pour ce que j ai alors pave. d. Oil mc I'a dcmande. 89 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIE8. lOih. Yes, 58. for the first Writ of Execution ; 6a. for every Alias Writ ; 6». 8d. for recording the Jcie that you do not intend to contest on opposition ; and lastly a sum of £2 3 ^, for drawing up a Report'of Distribution, besides a special fee of 1 Is. 8d. on every collocation, evea if there were 500 in a Report, except, however, in cases of insolvency when they charge an item of 53. only instead of lis. 8u. Mr. Bedard haying been further interrogated, answered as follows : — I think the remuneration the Prothonotaries now receive as exor- bitant. The Judges, to my knowledge, have received several Petitions from the Bar against the TarifiF; and have nevergiven any other answer than that mentioned in the latter part of my first answer. Except, howe- ver, on the 20th of February last, when they promised that, the Tariff should bfc altered. The responsibility of the Prothonotaries is one of order and not of talent, of which last their office requires only an ordinary Bh?re. rhe enqueles are taken by the Prothonotaries' Clerks under the superintendence of the Attornies. Answers of Isidore Bedard^ Esquire : — 1st. The system of paying the Prothonotaries by fees, will, in my opinion always be a source of abuse. Under this system the Pro- thonotaries and those who support them have an interest in multiply- ing proceedings for the purpose of increasing their fees ; which cannot fail to occasion delays and difficulties, inconsistent with a well ordered Administration of Justice. The system of fees is an evil which has a na. tural tendency to increase ; and at this moment the price of Justice is so high and the Courts have rendered their decisions so uncertam, (by the mixture of two different systems of law,) that a prudent man will prefer loosing a moderate sum, to the risk of having to bear the costs of a law- '"*2nd The substitution of a fixed salary to the Prothonotaries in lieu of fees', would be, as it seems to me, of great advantage, because it would considerably diminish the expense of obtaining justice ; if it be true that the administration of justice should be as cheap as possible, it is more especially so in this country where it is administered with so little cer- tainty, and where the introduction of the Rules of practice of this Dibtnct has been productive of much delay and so many useless proceedings, so that our Courts appear to be not so much the instrument of the admi- nistration of justice, as institutions of which the principal object is to en- rich the Judges, the Prothonotaries and the Advocates, yid. .1 have only prar.tised at the Bai for 5 monihs. f Ir 89 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 10. Oui, 5i. pour un premier writ d'ex^cution, 68. pour tou» Ici alias write, Ba-Sd. pour I'enifegiBlrement de I'acte que vous n entendez pas conteeier en opposition. Enfin une somme fixe 4.J J * pour dresser un rapport de distribution, outre un honoraire partJcuUer de lis. 8d. sur chaque collocation, y en aurait-il cinq cens dans un rapport, sauf pourtant dans les banqueroutcs ou ils nc chargent qu un item de 58. au lieu de Hi 8d. Mr. Bedard ayant et^ inierroge de plus, a r6pondu comine «uit ;— Jeregardeles r^raun^ratlons actuelles des Protonotaires comme cxhor- bitantcs. Les juges a ma conn^^issance out re9U plusieurs petitions de la part da Barreau conire le tarif, et n'ont jamais donii6 d'auire rfiponse que celle meniionn^e en la derniere partie de ma premifere rcponse. Sauf pourtant le 20 de F^vrier dernier ou ils ont promts un changement de tarif. La responsabilitfe des Protonotaires n'est qu'une responsabiliti d'ordre et non de talens. Leur office n'en exige que d'ordmaires. Lesenqufetes lont prises par lesd^put^s des Protonotares sous la surveil- lance des Procureurs. Reponses A' Isidore Bedard, Ecuier i 1 f' . Le systeme de payer le greffier par des lionoraires sera toujours dans mon opinion une source d'abus. Sous ce systeme le greffier, et ceux qui les supportent, ont interfit a multiplier les procedures, afin d'augmenter leurs bonoraires, ce qui ne tend qu'a occasionner des d^Iais et des difficultfes contiaires a une bonne admimstration de la justice. 1-e systeme des bonoraires est un mal qui naturellement va toujours crois- sant ; et mainienant la justice se vend a un si haut prix, les Cours ont rendu leurs decisions si incertaines, (pai le melange de deux systemes deloi diff^rens) qu'un homme prudent doit pr^ferer la perte d une somme modique, au risque d'avoir a supporter les frais des procedures. 2 ° . La substitution d'un salaire fixe aux bonoraires des greffiers, se- rait, il me semble, un grand bien en ce qu'elle diminuerait considerable- ment les frais de justice •, s'll est vrai que I'administtation de la justice devrait 6tre au8si peu dispendicuse que possible, c'est surtout dans ce pays ou elleest administtee avec si peu de certitude, et ou Pintroduction des regies de pratique de ce district a produit tant de delais et de proce- duresinuliles, que nos cours ne paraissent pas des moyens d'obtemr jus- tice, mais des institutions dont le principal but est d'eunchir des juges, des greffiers et des avocats* 30. Jc ne pratique au barreau que depuis cinq mois. N . 4®- 00 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES 4th. I cannot «ay. 5th. I think that an annual sum of jEtOO would be a Tcry liberal re- muneration for what may be termed manual labour, unaccompanied by responsibility* It seems to me that a Prothonoiary ought not to be bet- ter paid than a good Advocate, and 1 think that the greater part oi the Advocates in this District do not make ^1-00 a year. 6th. The proportion appears to me to be about one third. 7th. I know nothing of the subject. 8th' I know nothing of the subject. fhh. I know nothing of the subject. lOih. Yes. •^M Answers of Hector S. Huot, Esquire :— let- Ib my opinion there is injustice in the mode now adopted for the payment of the Frothonotaries of the (^ourt of King's Bench for the District of Quebec, the Prothonotaries being in nimost all cases twice paid for the same work. They receive a lee of from Cs. 8d. to £,5, according to the case, and the clasHes of thelseveral causes, after judg- ment is rendered ; and an additional fee for every act in detail in the same causes, as for AVriis, Subpoenas, Rules of Court, Copies of Judgments, Certificates of Accounts, Commisiions Rngatoires, &c. The same un- fairness exists with reference to tlie Inferior Term, in which, however, they are only paid for each separate act, but at a rate far too high ? 2nd. 1 am far from btlievjng that it would be advantageous to the public that the Piothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench should re- ceive a fixed salary instead of fees ; being convinced that these Officers, like all others, should be stimulated by the desire of gain to the due performance of their duty ; and in my opinion it would be only necessa- ry to stiike off the fees which they receive from the Advocates aficr judgment, and to give a slight additional remuneration for every separate act in each cause, as for instance for the Inscription of a cause on iheRSle de droits on the R6/es des Enquetes on the merits, for the minutes of evidence, &c. The Pruihonotaries' Fees in the Inferior Term might al- so be reduced by at least one half. 3rd. I paid to the Prothono'.aries in the Superior Term, in 1827, ^38 18 10 in 1828, T7 4 6 in JS29, 113 13 11 Making for each Term iu 1827, 9 14 8 in 1828, 19 6 U io 1829, 28 8 \[\ To those sums maybe added at least one third for the separate ac'. 8, which are generally paid for in ready money. 4:h. i i V I 91 lUPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 40. Je nc sauraid le dire. , . , • 5 o . Je croi.qu'une somme annuelle de £iOO MraU «ne r >; II II II II II II II P. C. Thibodeau, vs. Frs. Joubin, A. Bisson, vs. F. Martin, vs. John Martin, vs. Louis Pviielle, vs. W. Carman, vs. M. Hunter, vs. Chs. Drouin, vs. W. White, va, J. K. Holmes, vs. P. Lapointe, vs. J. B. Sirois, vs. Ross y Mitchell, Vd. P. Dunford, M. A. Cremmer, vs. W. Darbison, David Germain vs. Louis Lemieux, C. Bedard, vs. C Ouellet, F. X. Larue, vs. A. Moisan, P. Robitaille, vs. B. Begin, T. L. Jinkins, vs. W. Jackson, M. A. Cremmer, vs. A. Jackson, \. Delage, vs. Frs. TrudeU A. Bisson, vs. F. A. Purcell, To. Lagueux, vs. L. Blanchet, L. Jobin, vs. M. A* Hardimand^ P. Montmini, vs. Frs. Guay, Louis Lupien, vs. C. Cazault, A. Bisson, vs. P. Mourant, Louis Jobin, vs. J. B. Dessein, Advocates' Fees. Prothftpotaries Fees. £. s. 14 11 1 7 1 7 9 1 1 7 1 14 13 1 1 11 15 7 7 8 12 1 9 13 13 10 14 11 D. 6 3 9 9 9 3 3 9 3 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 6 6 9 3 3 3 3 9 3 9 No defenses are included in the above :'tatement. Cases for the Flair. - tifFare alone entered. Istly. For the purpose of showing the propor- tion between the fees of the Advocate and those of the Prothonolary ; and 2ndly. In order to give some idea of the hicome derived by the Froihonotaries A| 95 BAPPURT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. r. Tableau compmiif des Honoraires du Greffier du Terme inferieur avec ceux des Avocats, Janvier 1829. No8. Nonis des Parties. 40 92 123 138 144 190 191 192 193 195 197 204 214 430 431 550 *5l 452 521 522 P. C. Thibodeau, vs. Fts. Joubin, A. 13i88on, vs. F. Martin, i* if »> VS. John Martin, vs. Louis Rdelle, vs. W. Carman, v8. M. Hunter, vs, Chs. Drouin, vs. W. White, vs. John K. Holmes, ve. Pr. Lapointe, vs. A. B. Sirois, vs. Ross & Mitchell, " vs. P. Dunford, M, A.Cremmer, vs. Darbison, David Germain, vs. Lemieux, Chas. Bedard, vs. C. Ouellet, F.X. Larue, vs. A. Moisan, P. Robitaille, vs. B- Begin, r. L. Jenkins, vi. W. Jackson, M. A. Cremraer, vs. A. Jackson, 595lJ. belage, vs. Frs.Trudel, 629 A Bisson, vs. F. A. Purcell, 638 Jos. Lagueux, vs. L. Blanchet, 700 Ls. Joubin, vs. M. A. Hardimand, 4050 P. Montmini, vs. Isaac Guay, 4719 \jf. Lupien, vs. Chs. Cazault, 4829 A. Bisson, vs. Mourant, 5003 Louis Jobin, vs. J. B. Deesein, Honorai* res de I'avocat. 8 I D, 10 41 [1 1 7 1 7 7 1 7 9 1 I 1 14| 13 1 i n 15 mm I 7 8 12 7 9 13 13 14 Greffier. 8. 8 8 8 8 8 8 I 11 9 4 2 2 2 4 4 2 4 5 2 2 7 2 8 5 2 2 5 8 2 4 9 8 4 5 6 3 9 9 9 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 3 9 9 9 6 6 9 3 3 3 3 9 3 9 6 IjCS defenses ne «ont pas comprises dans le present Tableau ; les de- mandee seules y sont d^tailleee pour montier, 1. la proportion des hono- raiies du Greffier avec ceux de I'Avocat, et 2. p(»ur donner un apper9ii du revenu du Greffe du Terme Inferieur — il parut que lcs28 causes ci- 90 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. Prothonotaries from the Inferior Term. It appears ^l^^* ^^« ^8 causes above mentioned, taken indiscriminately, have produced to the P;° Jono. taries five shillings and 1^ pence, per cause ; which proves '^^t the 5183 writs issued from the 1st January, 18'29to the 1st f>f J^''"^' ?f^? mist have produced .hem the sum of ^1310 2 1. independently of the Writs of Execution, Commissions Rogotoires. SubpoBoas, Defenses, Searches for copies of Judgments, taxing of costs. Exlraits de 5^^./.^rx, Manages et Sepultures, Itivcntorks, jlssemblees de parensy ^ctes ot la lorthip and Curatorship, entries of opposition., and costs on the comes- lation thereof. HECTOR S. HUOT, Advocate. Quebec, 2nd March, 1830, TARIFF OF THE PROTHONOTAKIES' FEES IN THE INFERIOR TERM. For a Writ of Summons when the Declaration does £ not exceed 50 words, For every additional 100 words, For annexing and certifying a paper. For the entry of a writ in opposition, For the entry of Faits et Articles & Serment Decisoue, For an Original Subpoena not contaimng more than tour names, For every copy, if asked for, For a Rule of Court, For a copy of a J udgmenti For a Writ of Execution, For a Writ of SaiJe-Gagerie, For every copy, For a Commission Rogatoire, For drawing up a Bill of Cofts, For taxing a Bill of Costs, Answers of WiUimn Vondenteldeni Esquire :— Not having been fufficiently long in practice at the Bar to be able to anfwer professionally to the queftions proposed by the Commit- tee directed to make enquiries on fubjeas connefted with the Prothonotaries' Office-, I respeafuUy beg them to excuie my doing so, and to permit my hazarding as connefted with 1st. 2nd. and 5th qjeftions, the following general opinions :— ^ ... . . .- .1 r.-... — ^rbltant Tariff of s. D. 2 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 Ist. inemju; ,ucc ari;=ing from the prefent exor! the D. 9 6 6 O 6 6 6 6 9 ■" f Mr or RAPPOttT sua LV.3 HOXORAIRES DES PROTONOTAmES. dessus prises indistinctement ont donn^ aux Greffiers une soinme de 59. err Js et un .iers chacune, ce qui prouve que 5183 causes 6mane.8 depl premier Janvier 1829 au premier Janvier 1830 ont due donner la c mn.ede £13 2 U, independamment dcs wn.s d'execuiions. com- x^i; on rogafo res. subp«nas pour les defenses, recherches, cop>e. de h,g me t faxes de comp:e.eKtraits debapt&mes. mariageset sepultures, [n'nuations. assemblies de pa.ens, actes de tute es. curatelles, entree, d'opposiiions el debours^s sur contestations d icelles. HECTOR S. HUOT, Avocat. Quebeci 2 mars 1830. TARIF DC GREFFIER AU TEBME INFERIEUR. Pour un ordre dont la declaration n'excedera pas 50 mots, Pour chaque 100 mots en su?, Pour annexer et certifier une piece, Pour entree d'un ordre en oppofition, ^ Pour entree des faits et articles et ferment dicifoire, Pour un subpoena original ne contenant pas plus de 4 noms. Pour chaque copie si elle est demandee, Pour une i egle de cour, Pour une copie de jugement, Pour un writ d'execution, Pour un writ de saifie-gagerie, pour chaque copie. Pour une commiflion rogatoire, Pour drefle de m6moire de frais, Pour taxe d'un compte, Reponfes de William Vondenvelden, ecuier :— 2 9 6 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 6 6 6 9 1 5 I 1 N'ayant pas pratique aflez longtems au Barreau pour pouvo.r donneJ des reponses profeffionnelles aux queftions proposees par le Comite charge de s'enquerir des protonotaires, je le prie res- pectueufementde me dispenser de le faire et de me permettre de hazarderfeulementsur les le. 2e. et Se. queftions, les opmions gcnerales qui suivent : — 1. L'injurdce proveiiawt du tsru eXu .vkn'-^t'^on^ ')<^< nrotonotaires esc 98 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PR0TII0X0TARIE9. the Prothonotarie. is manlfe-t, since th.t Tariff ^nsb'es thecn to liveinaayle of mognificence out of proportion to ;>^f '^J""^^^'^^ society, athough their services are of no higher value than those of any other public fanctionary. who bears the responsibility at- tached to his office, and interprets its regulations, without any other intellectual effort. With re?pect to the inconveniences, they prefs with almoll equal weight upon the Advocate, the suitors and The public. An Advocate undertakes a poor mnn s cause, lo.es it un- expectedly and pays inftead of being paid ; if he gains it, and both parties are poor, he ftill pays, for he li:ands m the plareof h is cUent at the Prothonotaiy's Office, and his recourse in both ci^.es is lUu- sorv. The people individually look upon the Prothonotary s Office a. a formidable nuisance; there, a few lines, an Extrait de Bapteme co,t them 4s., whilst their Rector would on.y a-k i ot that sum for the same thing •, every thing is in the sauie propor- tion ; and he whom tue law compels to transact business tn the Prothonotary's Office, soon empties his purfc to pay these rumous. items The public annually see numerous fums swallowed up in maintaining proceedings which become more lucrative and more voluminous; they are astonished, but do not the lels cease to ex- change piles of gold for heaps of papers. _ 2nd I think tliere are two modes of correcting the prejent fvstem- lit Moderate fees would be desirable-, for if litigious men we're not checked by the wholesome restraint imposed on them, byobliging them to make certain pecuniary disbursements, honest men would be exposed to the machinations of tho^,e who want honesty, more efpecially if the latter were sheltered by their insolvency. The nature of the i; onvemencies would be the same, but they would be lefs keenly felt. 2nd. A hxed salary would have the effect of immediately releasing the Advocates from the ftate of moral dependence in which many of them are placed by their accounts with the Prothonotaries ; but the number of the Clerks and Assistants now employed would be found to be in that case insufficient, because the time they might lose would no longer be a loss to their su- oeriors, and the consequence of this would be a contmual in- crease of expenfe. Besides, if Offices of this nature were hereaf- ter eftablishedin the country parts, the want of the whok. -me flimulant produced by a sense of intereft, would produce disorder and idleness in the offices ; the country would take the alarm, and the Legislature wcu'd be again under the necessity of com- r 4~ \ , c — . nienclng the work oi rexorm r 4~ ^ ,. 99 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTON OTAII^.S. eft manlfefte ; nuifqu'il ^es met. en ^tat de vivre avec une fplendeur dbp'oportion'n^e a leur rang dans la fociete, quoque >e -ente de leurs fervices soit le meme que celu de tout f°"^^'«""^ ^^^ PJ '. qui ioutient la responfabilita attachee aux devoirs de fa charge, et en interpreted, regies fans autre f °" ^'^ » '"f^^^^! „ J7, aux inconvcniens ils pefent prefqu'egalernent sur les ^^ocat , !« individus et le public. Un avocat prends ]a <=J-;/ ^f s'il homme la perds inopinement, et paye au l^^" ^ ^^^^^ P^/ / !'; gagne et que les deux parties foient pauvres il paye encore or flfepresemo font client au greffe et son rccours dans les deux cas est illusoire. Les individus regarde le greffe comme une nui- sance formidable ; la quelques lignes, un extraU f ^ ^aptcme^^^^ coute 4s, tand.s qu'un Cure demande que le quart d "tte ^on^^^^^^^ pour le meme ouvrage ; tout fuit cette proportion, ^^ "lui que a loi force a tranfiger pardevant le protonota.re ^PjJ^J> t"»";;*_ bourse pour sati'faire a fes items ruineax, Le pubhc vo t annud lement s'engouffrer des fommes immenses ^e^tmees a en reten r des procedures qui deviennent plus lucratives et P^^^JJ^^^' neuses. il s'etonne, mais n'cn donne pas moms des monceaux d or pour des tas de papiers. 2. J'eftime qu'il y a deux moyens de corrlger le systeme ac- tueli 1°. Leshonorairesmoderes .eraient affez defirables, car oter aux chicaneurs le freinfalutaire de quelques dcbourses pre i- minaire.„serait livrer 1. P>-obite aux nrachmanons de la ma^^^^^^^^ foi i surtout fi ce!le-ci .e trouvait abritee par fa null.te pccunia.re. La nature des inconvcniens serait la meme, mais '^^ ^^raient moins vivement fentis. 2 o . Un fa'.aire fixe aura.t pour effet m me- diat de delivrer les avocats de ladependance morale, a la laqueUe plusieurs d'entr'eux .out affujcttis par leurs comptes avec le grefle Lis les aides et les clercs pre.entement employes se trouvera ent des lors insuffisans en nombre, parce que la perte de eurs tems n'en .erait plus une pour leurs patrons, de k ^"'•^>^"'^,'•J;f "t,;^" dcpenses toujours croifllmtes En outre . d 1 on etab lit pa la suite des gretles dans les camp.gnes, faute d'un honncte 1 imu ant donn6 a I'inicret, le de^ordre et la fameantise s mtroduira.ent dans ces bureaux ; le pays prendrait I'alarme, et ce serait de nou- veaux travaux de reforme pour les Icgiliateurs. S. 100 . REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PR0TH0N0TARIE9. 3rd. If the object be not to ensure to the Prothonotaries aU the enjoyments of luxury, an annual salary of £5i)0 would be a fair remuneration, sufficient to place them in the rank of independent citizens ; luxury is looked on as the enemy of industry, and it would therefore be inexpedient to foster in those for the perfor- mance of whose duties activity is indesper.siblejon the whole, one third of the present income of the Prothonotaries, would be a very liberal remuneration for any one whose wish it was to control the progress oi human desires. Anfwers of ^ndre R. Hameh Efquire ;— 1ft. It is in my opinion incontestlble, that the mode now adopted for the payment of the Prothonotaries is productive of g^^^}^^'' conveniences, of great abufes and of great injuftice. Iftly. Ihey are paid for what thev do, and cannot be compelled to deliver the documents thev are called upon to prepare, un'.efs they are paid tor their work in ready money, 2nd;y Independantiy of their being paid in ready money for their work, they again receive on every fee, amounting nearly to one hai of what is allowed to the advo- cates by the tariff ; while the latter are made lefponfible to them. . Srdiy. By thefe means, the Prothonotaries are, each of them bet- ter paid than the Chief Jeftice of the Province is, as fuch. And the Advocates who pay the Prothonotaries, running frequently great ri.ks with their Clients, are obliged to give up the better part of their receipts to thole officers. Every thing feems to show that this mode of paying the Prothonotaries, was projected and car- ried into operation for the purpofe of lowering ti.e profession of the Law, by enriching men, whofe functions are merely manual at the expeufe of the advocates 2nd. I am very far from believing that it would be advantageous to the public that the Prothonotaries should be paid by a fixed falary. The refult would be that they would ftrive with each other who fliould do the lead, reckoning on the periodical payment of their falary. I think they ought to be well paid for all they do, and no more. If it be right that the Province fliould pay any thing to the Prothonotaries, I think it fliould only be fo much as may be confidered as their remuneration for making and keeping the Re- jrifterc, wh'ch however xa lource of profit to the Prothonotaries on account of the fums they receive for copie. of judgment and proceedings, which they are from time lime required to make. ' 3 ' ^ : 101 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 3 S'il n'est point question de procurer les jouissances du luxe aux .rnmnotaires /500 de ^alaire annuel e.^t une nmunerationhon. n^te quneu doineraient le ton dun citoyen independant ; on ,e, ea de le uxe comme ennemi du travail, il no faudra.t pas en con- Sence .e favori.er dans un endroit ou la v.g.lance e.t »nd...pen- VaWe ; sm le tout le tiers de leur revenu ferait une compensation tS!.honorable pour quiconque veut repnmer la progreffion de defirs humains. RC^ponses 6: Andre R- Ilamel, ecuier :— 1 II est, a mon avis, inconteftable, qu'il resulte du mode ac- tueV de falarier les protonotaires de grands mconvemens, de grands Ibus etdTgrandesinjumces.-Premierement, ds sont payes pour ce quUU ^^^^^^^ etne peuvent atre contraints a hvrer nen de ce cu^rs font requis de faire, a moins d'etre payes comptant.-Se- ?ondement independemment de ce qu'ils font payes comptant nour ce qu'ils font, ils ont encore sur chaque caufe un honoraire ^^a p u 'pres le tie'rs de ce qui est allou6 par le tard aux avo^a^^s- orocureurs, et ceux-ci leursont pourceresponsables.--Troiheme- Lnr Par cemoyen les protonotaires sontchacun d'eux, payes plus Cher que ne Test le Juge en chef de la Provmce comme tel : fet es avocats qui paient les protonotaires, cou.ant tres-souvent d s r sques avec leurs cliens, font obliges de donner aux gref- fierslaX Claire partie de leur recette. Tout femble md.quer, til n de de fLier les protonotaires, a ete imagme et rn.s en operation, pour avilir la profeffion du Barreau en enr.ch.ffan Tx d^ens^es avocats, des hommes dont les fonctions ne lont ^1"r:;^tfenloindecroirc. qu'il -^ avantageux au^ljic cle payer les protonotaires au moyen d'un sa aire fixe. Il^yr^f" raH^ors d'eu'. que ce serait a qui ne fera.t nen. comptant lur le retonrT6rioaique de leur fal.ire. H faut I'appatdu gam pour e S e ?e crois qu'Us devraient etre bien payes pour tout ce na' isfom.etriendeplus. Si la province deva>t payer quelque cho e aux greffiers, ]e crois que ce ne devrait etre que ce qui pent con?erner l^s regitres et leur tenue et conservation, dont pourtant les protonotaires tirent parti par Texped-t-on de copies Se gem'n! et procedures dont les individus ont ^^ tems a au tre befoL' II est difficile de d.termmer la mamcre ^'-^^-J- 102 REPORT ON THK FEES OF THE PROTFIONOTARIES. It is difficult to fix upon the beft mode of piying tl^e Prothono- laries. For my part, I should incline to allow them Co much for every 20, 30 or 100 words ; others are of opinion, and perhaps with" better reafon, that they should have fo much for every paper, whether it were a writ, judgmeht, rule, entry or certificate ; either mode wou'd put an end to the abufe, which the public have fo long univerfai.ly complamed of. 3rd. Independently of daily expenfes, I have for the laft three ycara paid the Prothonotarlesfor the Superior Term, two hundred pounds, more or lefs a year ; thii will appear by the four copies of the Prothonotaries' account again-t me for their fees, sent with those anfwers. The ordinary expenfes paid by me to ihe Prothonotaries may amount to about i .50 a yeir. 4th. I cannot give even an approximate eftimate of the income of the Prothonotaries ; but ] (hould not be ^urprifed if it exceeded two thouland pounds currency a year, for each of them. 5th. It appears to me, that a remuneration amounting to five or fix hundred pounds currency a year, for each of the Prothono- taries, would be a fulficicnt and ample sa'ary for the office they hold.' 6th. Independently of the daily expenfes, th« Prothonotaries receive from me on every caufe returned into Court, one third or one fourth of what is allowed me by the Tariff", and they are en- titled to receive as much under the same circumiiances from every practifing Barrifter, and befides the fum I pay them they receive as much from the Attorney of the adverfe party. 7th. 1 cannot fay that the Prothonotaries receive higher fees than they did before the year IS!^;^-, on every occafion when [ have perceived any alteration to my disadvantage, 1 have refilled it with iuccefs. 8th. As far as my perfonal knowledge and rny own experience are concerned, I cannot fay whether the Prothonotaries have re- ceived any fees within the laH: live year-, which were not demand- ed before the commencement of that period. My preceding anfvver will explain this. 9lh. I have heard it faid that they demande d a fliilling for the search for the record, when it was a^ked for by an Attorney not concerned in the caufe, in the year in which judgment had been given i but I do not think 1 ha'se been called upon to pay it, be- caufe if I asked for the record of any fuch cauie it was a.^ couufe^ and I told them so. 10. 101 V 10. RAPPORT SUR LES HONOIIAIRRS DES PROTONOTAIRES. nrotonotaircs. j'inclinerals. pour ma part, a les payer tantpar dix, vingt. trente, cent mot^, d'autres peut-etre plus judicieuiement crolentqu'il faudrait les falarier u taiU par piece, soitwrit, ja«e; rnent regie, entree ou certificat. L'un et I'autre mode fcrait cefler Tabus dont tout le monde le plaint depuis lorigtems. 3 Independemment des debourfes journaliers, j'ai depuls trois ans pave p.ux protonotaires du tenne supcrieuro, a peu pres deux cent livrescourant plus ou moins par an, on pent s'en convaincre oar les quatre copies de comptes d'honoraires des grcfliers contre moi. que je procJui^ Le. dcbourses ordinaires par moi payes auX nrotonotaires peuvent monteri une cinquantaine de iouis par an. 4. Je ne saorais dire mcme a peu pres quel peut-ctre le montant du revenu des protonotaires, mais je ne serais pas furpnss il ex- cedait deux mille livres courant par an pour chacun d'eux. ^ 5 II me fcmb'e qu'une remuneration annuelle de cmq a lix cens' livres courant, pour chacun des protonotaires, ferait un fa- laire ample et suffifant pour leur office. 6 Ind^pendamment des debourfes journaliers, les protonotaires recoiventde n>oi, fur chaque caufe rapportce, le tiers ou le quart de ce qui m'eft alloue par le tarif, et ils ont droit d en reccvoir autant,en pareiUe circonrtance, de tous les avocats prariquant jet outre ce que je fais faire, ils re(;oivent autant du procureur de U partie aJverfe. . . , , ^„^ 7 Jc ne faurai^ dire que les protonotaires pcrgoivent des hono- rairesplushautsqu'iis n'en percevaient avant mil huit cent v.ngt- trois. Toutes les fois que je me fu is appergude changemen^ a mon desavantage, je m'y =^uis oppole avec >ucces. 8. QuantamaconnaHTanceperfonnelle eta ma propre expe- rience, je ne sais si les protonotaires ont per9U de nouveaux hono- raires qu'ils n'exigeaini point avant il y a cinq ans. Ma prtccdente reponse explique celle-ci. 9 J'ai oui dire qu'i's demandaient et percevaient un fchelin pour recherche, lor. qu'un procureur etranger k la cau.e voulait y avoir accb dans Tan du jugement ; mais jt ne croi.s pas qu on nie I'ait jamais fait payer i parce que fi je demandais acces a te.le cause, c'etait comme conseil, etjele declarais. 10. 104 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. 10th I have already answered that the Prothonotaries are paid for every act, independently of the fee they receive on final judge- ment i and I perfift in this answer. Additional queries submitted to Mr. Hamel, with his answers :— Have there been any complaints concerning the manner in which the Prothonotaries exact the duties of their office ? Not to my knowledge. , ., Do the Prothonotaries in perfon take down the evidence given in Courts, or is that evidence reduced into writing by the Clerks of the Prothonotaries under the immediate superintendance of the Counsel employed by the parties ? By Clerks under the iuperintendance of the Attornies. What answer was given by the Bench to the representation of the bar againft the tariff ? I have no knowledge that a fatisfartory answer to the reprefen- tion of the bar againft the tariff has been given. A. R. Hamel, Esqr. Dr. to Messrs. Perrault S^ Burroughs, February 1829. Gouin vs. Stevenfon, Pelletier vs. McLean, Gauvreau vs. Vanfellbn, Buteau vs. Gould, Hamel vs. Brunet, Brunei vs. Hamel, Borne vs. Dechene, Borne vs. Barnabe, Letfon vs. Knower, Frazer vs» Boucher, Hamel vs. Brunet, Grant vs. Vanfelfon, Dumas vs- Dumas, Goupil vs. Derry, Bisson vs. Joncas, Gauvreau vs. Vanfelfon, .^91 4 6 8 6 165 2 5 2 3 10 244< 1 1 2 12 297 3 5 1 8 4 368 1 1 2 15 3S0 1 I 3 8 4 400 2 7 2 10 5'i5 1 5 2 15 613 7 615 7 722 1 i 2 15 817 7 999 1 7 2 12 1316 3 4 1 3 6 WSQ I 1 3 8 4 1484 7 . A i 105 7 7 15 7 12 3 6 8 4; 7 . J J t tout igement happort sur les honohaires des protonotaires. 10 J'ai deia n'ponJu que les protonotaires font paycs pour cc nu'il* font, independamnient de I'honoraire fur le jugei final, et je perfifte dans cette reponfe. Queftlons addltlonnelles fakes a Mr. Ilamel avec fes reponfes. A t-il ke fait quelque plaintcs rapport a la maniere dent les protonotaires rempliffent les devoirs de leur charge ? Pas {1 ma connaiflarce. , ^ . Sont-ce les protonotaires qui eux-memes redigent lestemoigna- ees donnes dans les cours, ou ces tdmoignages sont-ils mis par Icrit par les clercs des protonotaires sous la surveillance imme- diate des avocats employes par les parties ? Par des clercs fous la furveillance des procureurs. ^ Quelle futla reponfe donnee par les juges aux repr^fentatioas faites par le barreau contre le tarif ? , r - c • Je ii'ai pas connaiffance qu'il a etc donn^ de r^ponle fatisfai- fante aux reprefentations du barreau, contre le tarit. A. R. Hamel, Ecr. Fevr, 1829. Gauvin vs Stevenfon Pelletier vs McLean Gauvreau vs Vanfelfon Buteau vs Goulet Hamel vs Brunei Brunei vs Hamel Borne vs Dechene Borne vs Barnabe Letson vs Knower Fraser vs Boucher Hamel vs Brunet Grant vs Vanfelfon Dumas vs Dumas Goupil vs Dery iflbn vs Joncas Gauvreau vs Vanfelfon Dt. a Messrs. Perrault & Burroughs. j£91 4 6 8 6 165 2 5 2 3 10 24-4. I 1 2 12 297 3 5 1 8 4 368 1 1 2 15 380 1 1 3 8 4 400 2 7 2 10 5^5 1 5 2 15 613 7 615 7 722 1 1 2 16 817 7 999 1 7 2 12 1316 3 4 1 3 6 1430 1 I 3 8 4 1484 7 A. REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTUONOTAKIES. A. R. Hamel, Ef 5 2 3 10 437 1 5 2 15 51G 3 3 15 4 786 2 6 2 3 10 920 3 6 17 6 977 16 8 988 1 6 I 15 4 1028 3 3 1 15 1118 1 I 4 11 8 1449 4 6 8 8 H89 2 6 I 5 4 1708 1 1 2 15 To Messrs. Perrault ^ Burroughs, Jane 1829. Roy vs. Newton Dufleault vs. Labry, Gauvin vs. Crofton, Pepin vs. Noel, Darveau vs. Lacroix, Caron vs. Migne, Barnhart vs. Arnold, Borne vs. Gagne, Finlay vs. Perrault, Amiot V9. Pelletier, Hotel Dieu vs. McDonald, Charlie McKenzie vs. Brunet, Buteau vs- Pelletier, Pelletier vi?. Pelletier, Roy vs. Paradis, .£19 2 3 1 4 27 2 3 I 4 277 4 7 I 6 299 I I 2 15 352 4 6 8 8 413 I 1 2 12 4S7 1 I 2 15 675 2 2 3 10 721 1 I 2 18 8 822 4 1 16 5 8.09 4 5 I 3 6 990 15 4 100^ 1 4 2 12 »■ '^'liS 1 4 2 12 1049 4 3 15 4 Felleiicr ^ m ^ 107 RAPPOUT BUR LE9 IIONOTIAITIES DE8 PROTONOTAIRES. 5 4- 9 10 10 4t 10 6 8 8 8 4 A. R. Hamel, Ecr. Avrll 1820. Vanfelfon vsBenoit <« V* Vanfelfon Gignac vs Thornton Dumas vs Maufcte «< V8 Cugnet Eorne vs Michaud (f « ^ ^ ^ Buteau >is Couture «« vs Cotton Corrlveau vs McNeil Amiot vs Robitaille McLeod vs Gibson Bouchard vs Kirouac Grant vs Grant Rouffel Vr, Renaud Blais V9 Blais Guay vs Gagne Couture vs Remiard Doug'ass vs Buteau Dt. a Messrs. Pcrrault & Burroughi. £G2 62 7'i 83 83 383 857 383 437 5I(> 786 920 977 988 1028 1118 1449 ]489 1708 2 1 2 1 1 5 2 5 2 5 1 3 2 3 1 3 5 3 5 6 6 3 1 I 4 6 2 6 ] 1 5 4 9 9 2 14 15 2 7 7 7 2 15 2 3 10 2 3 10 2 15 15 4 2 3 10 17 6 16 8 1 15 4 1 15 4 118 8 8 1 5 i 2 15 4 4 5 G 4 A. R.llamel, Etr. Juin 1 829. Roy vs Newton DulTeault vs Labry Gauvin vs Crofcon Pepin vS Noel Darveau vs Lacroix aron vs fvligne iiernhart vs Arnold Borne vs Gagne Finlay vs Perrault Amiot vs Pelletier Hotel Dieu vs McDonald Charlie McKenzie vs Bronet Buteau vs Pelletier Pelletier vs Pelletier Roy V3 Paradis Dt. a Messrs. Perrault & Burroughy. ^19 27 277 299 352 413 487 675 72 822 859 2 2 4 1 4 2 1 4 4 3 3 7 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 I 5 990 1O03 1 4 1005 1 4 1049 4 3 1 4 1 4 1 6 2 \i 8 8 2 12 2 15 2 3 10 2 18 8 16 5 1 3 6 5 4 2 12 2 12 15 4 Pelletier lOS REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. Pelletier vs. Fortier, Gagne vs Jo. Fortier vs. Gagne, Petit Claire vs. Frechette, Buteau vs. Labe, McLeod vs. Gibfon, Stuart, Voyer, Seminary, Samson Couture, Couture, Johnftonvs. Ramfay, Kxparte General Hospital, Exparte Poulin, Gagne vs . Lacroix. Bigaouette vs. Duchefnay, A. R. Hamel, Efquire, October 1829. Birch vs. Stevenson, Buteau vs. Talbot, Sabatvs.Touchette, Gore vs. Durnford, «( 1 19 5 1073 2 7 2 10 1191 2 1 2 14 5 1375 4 5 1 3 6 1393 1 I 2 15 Ull 1 5 2 15 1.^.53 4 5 I 3 6 1613 4 4 1 9 9 \u District of Montreal. Anfwers of D. Mondckf, Esquire :— Ift. Thsonly injustice and the only inconvenience which ap- pear to me to refuit from the mode in which the Prothonotaries are now paid in the District of Montreal, is to be attributed to a regulation or tariff made by the Court of King's Bench on the 20th February 1823, by virtue of which the Prothonotaries are in certain cases "paid in advance, and by which their emoluments are fixed at too high a rate in a great number of causes in which the amount of their labour is inconsiderable. 2nd I do not think it would be desirable that the Prothono- taries fhould receive a falary instead of the fees which they now enjoy. 1 should be afraid that tlie defpatch of public businefs might be retarded by it ; and should be of opinion that the faire.t mode of remunerating the Prothonotaries would be to pay them for every act, in proportion to its intrinsic value, and to abolish all fees en bloc, the effect of which is to oblige the majority of the fuitors, whofe business may be easily brought to a conclusion, to pay for the long and complicated contestation entered mto by a fmall number of individuals. . , , i-. 3rd. I refpectfully protest against the right which the Commit- tee believe they pofTess of putting a question like this to me. It is besides out of mv power to answer it, without going over my accounts for the last three years ; a labour which my present oc- c.inntinn<;wi\l net allow me to undertake. ■^ 4th. < Ill 5 5 6 \U i RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. Pelletier vs Dumas Gauvreau vs Maufet McLeod vs Audy Roy vs Brunet Ditto vs Paradis Gauvreau Holt vs Balzarctti Gauvin vs Appleyard Borne vs Roux Desjjjrdins vs Fraser McLaughlan vs Campbell McLeod vs Cowan Do. Aicand 864 2 5 2 3 10 908 2 6 1 5 4 958 4 5 1 3 5 1018 1 5 2 15 1049 4 1 19 5 1073 2 7 2 10 1191 2 1 2 14 5 1375 4 5 1 3 6 1393 I I 2 15 141 1 1 5 2 15 1553 4 5 1 3 6 1613 4 4 1 9 9 District de Montreal. Reponses de D. Alondclel, ecuyer :— 1. La feule injuftice et le feal inconvenient qui me parait re- snl^r de lamaniere dont les protonotaires du diftuct de Montrca . sent actuellement payes, doit ctre attribuee a "n/oslemenr ou arif fait par la cour du banc du Roi, le vmgt fevner mil^ hu t cent vinet trois, en vertu duquel les protonotaires font payes da- vlnce en certaiis cas, et ou leur cmolumens font portes a un taux tropeleve dans un grand nombre de causes a le travail est peu conliderable. „ , -. / 2 Je ne crois pas qu'il feralt avantageux de fubftituer un la- laire aux emolumens que les greffiers re(;oivent mamtenani. Je craindrais que I'expedition des affaires enlouffrit ; etje ferais d a- V "que le lyen le p'us equitable de recompenfer les grefHers fe- ra tl les payer pour chaque ouvrnge, en proportion de sa va.e^ r intrin^cque, et d'abolir tous les emolumens en bloc, dont 1 eft t eft de faire payer la majorite des plaideurs dont les ^"^-^^ susceptibles d'c'tre terminecs promptement, pour les conteltations longues et compliquees d'un petit nombre dindividus. 3 Je protefte humblement conire le droit que lecomite croit avoir demrfaire une femblable queftion. II eft d'atl eurs hors de mon pouvoir d'y repondre, fans taire une recapitulation d. mes comptes depuis trois ans, ouvrage que mes occupations ac- tueUes ne me permellent pas d'enlreprcndic. ^ 112 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. 4th. I do not know what the income of the Prothonotaries is. The entire receipts of the office can hardly be less than £4^000 currency. The expenditure for Clerks, stationary and other things being about .£1000, there would remain ^^3000 to be di- vided between the two Prothonotaries ; but, to my knowledge their disinterestedness has been such, that they have not exacted all which was really due them. 5th. If a falary must be fixed for the Prothonotaries, I thmk that on account of the unremitting nature of their labour, and the icrupulous exactness required in the performance of their du- ties, it could not be fixed at a less sum than ^750 each per an- num i being of opinion that it is necessary to have two Prothono- taries, particularly during the sittings of the Courts, in which the prefence of one of them is essential, while that of his colleague is equally indispenlable in the office. 6th. The proportion which the fees of the Prorhonotaries bears to those of the Advocates is one to six, or thereabouts. Under the regulations of the tariff beforementioned, it depends only on themselves to ensure the receipts of all iheir dues without any loss. The situation of the Advocates is far from being in thi respect equally favorable. 7th. The Prothonotaries have acted in conformity to the taruf of the 20th February 182.3. 8th. This question is replied to by myanfwer to the preceding question. 9rh. I cannot answer this question from personal experi- ence. 10th. Yes, the Prothonotaries receive in addition to the fee on the cafe establibhed by the tariff of 1823, the cost of the writ of fummons in all cafes under .£30 ; and in all other caufcs th.it of the rule served, of subpoenas, bail bonds, copies of judgments, entries of motions for withdrawing documents, ^c. It is onl ; fair to re- mark that the crier and his assistant receive the greater part of the fees on the writs of summons, even in cases wherein the said writs are not returned into Court. Anfwer o{ Anlome L. Levesque, Efquire ;— On the 1 8th March 1 826, (very near lyfour years ago,) I received a paralytic stroke, and sircc that time I have not acted a. Prothono- tary. I have palled the fuuimcrs in the Country, and have resided at v'» i' 1- tl L r( fi t( d 1( c tariff •>^^' 113 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 4. J'ignore quel eft le revenu da protonotaires. La recette en- tiere du greffe ne devrait pa* etre de moins di£^QOO cours actuel. Les depenfes pour commis, papeterie, et autres objets etant d'envi- ron jfilOOO, il refterait ^£3000 a partager entre les deux gref- fiers ; mais a ma connaiOance leur defintereflement a toujours ete tel qu'iU n'ont pas exige tout ce qui leur appartenait. 5. S'il fallait allouer un falaireaux greffiers.je crois qu'a raison delaconftance de travail et de Texactitude icrupuleuse quexigent leurs fonctions, il ne faurait etre de moins de ^6750 courant cha- cun i etant d'avis que deux greffiers font neceffaires, surtout pendant la feffion des cours, ou la prefence de I'un d'eux y eft effen- tielle, tandis que celle de fon confrere est egalement indispenfable au bureau. 6. La proportion des ^molumens des greffiers avec ceux des avocats eft comme 1 a 6 ou environ. Aux termes du tanf fusdit, il ne tient qu'a eux a'aflurer la rentree de tout ce qui leur appar- tient, fan^ aucune perte. la condition ues avocats n'eft pa* a beau- coup presauffi avantageufe fous ce rapport. 7. Les greffiers fe Tont co»'formes au tarif du 20 fevrier 1823. 8*. Cette^ queftion eft r^pondue par ma reponfe a la queftion precedente. «. „ » - • p. Je ne puis repondre a cette queftion d'apres mon experience perfonnelle. 10. Oui, les greffiers re5oivent outre I'honoraire en bloc qui leur eft fixe par le tarif de 1823, le prix de I'ordre dans les causes au-deflus de jfiSO •, et dans toutes caufes celui des regie. qu*il faut fignifier,fubpaenas, cautionnemens, copies dejugemensj entries de motion pour retirer le« pieces, &c. Il nVft que jufte de faire re- marquer au comite, que le crieui et I'affiftant crieur regoivent la plus jufte partie du prix des ordrei d'affigr.ition, meme dans les cas ou ces ordres sont pas rapportes ea cour« Reponfes d'Antoitie L, Levesque, Ecuyer :— . Le 18 de mars 1826 (il y a quatre ana bicnt6t) je fus frapp6 de paralyfie.et depuis cette epoque j'ai ceffe de travailler comme Drotoaotaire i'ai paflKs les fteai la camfaga«» et:^Afeai«u«» Ber- ft diier lU REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PR0TU0N0TARIE3. Berthier since the 12th of May last. I do not know whther any alteration has been made in the tariff of the Prothonotaries' fees, and have not once attended during the terms since my illness. I could answer only very imperfectly to the questions proposed, for althoagh I am an Advocate, I do not practice ; and live on the pension paid me by the prefent Prothonotaries by order of the Government, since I have been obliged to resign my office on ac- count of the ftate of my health not permitting me to perform the duties attached to it. * Anfwers of Danid Salmon^ Efquire : — t 1st. It is my opinion that from the fystem which it has pleased the Judges of the District of Montreal to adopt for the purpose of raising fees for and of enfuring an immenfe income to the Protho- notaries, the greatest inconvenience and the greatest injustice have been occasioned. Firstly *, Becaufe thefe fees are too considerable, and fo consideiable that it cannot be faid with propriety that they are a remuneration for their public services, but rather a tax im- pofed in their favor , the payment of which is well aflured and infinitely burthenfome on the entire population of the District. And in the fecond place, becaufe tlufe fees may in a!mo t all cases be demanded and are paid in advance j which gives occasion to the greatest injustice, inafmuch as a poor man finds it impoflible to defend himle'f from his inability to make the neceflary d.iburle- mcnts to thefe gentlemen. To be convinced of the truth of what is here alleged, it is only neceflary to cast a glance on the Rules of Practice in our Court, and on the tariff of the Prothono- taries' fees. ■ 2nd. Of great advantage j it would be neceflary, in my opinion, that they should have a iUted falary and no other emoluments whatever. 3rd. I cannot fay; I have never made the remark, but I have never been indebted to ihefe gentlemen, because they gave no credit. 4th. I believe it to be between six and seven thoufand pounds per annum. It would be easy to ascertain the fact by referring to the .books of receipts and expenses which they now keep. 5tb. I could not easily ascertain it ; but 1 calculate our fees in the Superior Terms to amount to about one third morejhan heirs; •and, ia the Inferior Terms they are paid very highly, while the Advocates have almost nothing. 6ih V 4 ■i * 115 RAPPORT sua LES HONOBAIRES DE3 PMTONOTAIRES. thier depms ic '•' "^ .j. j protonotairea, et je n ai pas :n";T';'a^» Jni i-e ;:r,n^.taU point d^un r.,np.ir .« fonc. tions, Reponfes de Daniel Salmon, Ecuyer :— tria de Montreal d'adopter pour f..re prel^er des honora res aux greffiers et leur alTurer de> re.enus .mmenses, .1 «" J«'-''V" I™ Lnd« inconvcnicns et 1e, plu. grandes inju «. Pre^^'e ment uarce lue ce. honoraires font trop confiderables, et si comi Sle's qu-ol ne peut propren,ent dire qu'iU -";;-^"» ^; f.Hnn rip leurs fervice* publ cs, mais b'en plutot une taxe en leur rr t n affurl eTinffnin^en; onereuse fur la Popu^;Xrt:": an diftrict i Et en fecond lieu, parce ces honoraires iont P e^^^^ «^^ jours exigibles et pay6s d'avance. Ce ^"'^"^'■^'"^PlSi /de le grandes fnjuftices en ce que le pauvre est dans ^'^^^J^^^'XTo^^ a/fendre ne pouvant payer a ces meffieurs les debourles neceliai r s I luffit^-recoLai^^^^ de la vcrite de ces a legues de jetteruncoupd'ceiliur le. regies de pratique de notre cour et iur le dernier larif des greffiers. 2. D'un grand avantage. H faudralt fuivant moi qu'il cuflent un falaire fixe et aucun autre honoraire quelconque. 3 Je ne puis dire, je ne I'ai jamais remarque, mais je ne me fui!*jama" endette eivers cts meffieurs, parcequ'ils ne font point "^'"'jt'crois que c'eft entre fix a lept mille loui. P^^. ^""^^- J^ ferait faci'e del'en convaincre en ayant reference auxlivres dere- cette et de dcpenfe qu'ils tiennent actueUement. 5 Je ne pourrai. facilement I'etablir, mais je calcule qu au term'e fuperieur nos honoraires font a peu presun tiers au deilus de les leurs, etau tcrme inferieur ils font tres-ch^rement paye^, mais les avocats n'ont presquerien du tout. 116 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. 6th. Four hundred pounds a year to each of them would be more than sufficient in a country like this. But it would be ne- ceflary to allow fixed salarier to a few a good Clerks or Copyists, who (hould be independant of the Frothonotaries for the payment of their falaries. 7th, I know uothing on this fubject. I did not at that time praftice as an Advocate, nor did I then reside at Montreal. 8th. I know nothing of this, I did not practice at that time. 9th. Always ; and they have even made me pay them m caufes in which I was concerned •, I objected but without fuccels. 10th. They have never done any thing for me without the money, and it feems that if the Judges have not by their tariff- provided for every cafe, cuftom and praftice have done it in their ilead. Anfwers of Sabrevois de Bieurj/, Esquire :— 1ft. The only injuftice which appears to me to refult from the mode in which the Frothonotaries are at prtfent paid, »s to be at- tributed to a tariff made bv the Court of King s Bench in February 1H*>3, by virtue of which the Frothonotaries are paid in advance, and their fees eftabiiOied at a rate which is far too high in a great number of cauces wherein their labour is very inconsidera- '*2nd. That it would be very advantageous to the public that a fixed falary ihoold be fublVituted for the emoluments which the Frothonotaries receive at prefent, and which in my opinion are in certain cases exhorbitant, unjuft and illegal. I dare even fay, that the public would be better ferved, and busmefs carried on with greater defpatch ; it would besides, in my opinion, be right to fbolilh all fees en bloc, the effect of which is to compe the ma- ioritv of the fuitors, whofe businefs may be promptly carried thiough, to pay for the long and complicated contef^ations entered into by a fmall number of individuals. ^, ^ , . ,. , i^n- 3rd It is difficult for me to answer exaaiy, for during the laft three years, by virtue of the tariff before mentioned, we have been compelled o pay in advance. The Frothonotar.es, (be it faid by thTay,) being once paid, have but little intereft, and ic muft be fuppo Jd pay but little attention, whether judgments are given or notTwhilfl formerly, when they are paid ^^^^.^ y^^"" ^^'f J^ ^ Son . they had the lame intereft as ourselves that judgments should -r X. - -r 117 RAPPORT SUR LE8 HONORAIRES DES PROtONOTAIHES. 6. Qiiatre cens louis par ann^e a chacun d'eux seraitnt plus que suffifam dans un pays comme celui-ci, mais il faudrait allouer uu falaire fixe a quelq-ies bons dercs ou copiftes, qui leraient inde- pendent dcs greffiers pour le pavement de Icurs laiaires. 7. Je n'en Giis rien, je ne pratlquais paj alors comme avocat, et je ne refidais point a Montreal. 8. Je n'en fais rien, je ne pratiqcais pas alors. ^ 9. Toujours, etils me I'ont me me fait payer dam dei caulesou i'etais concerne. J'y ai objeae mais fans lutces. 10. lis n'ont jamais rien fait pour moi fans argent ; et il para.t que fi les juges dans leur tarif n'ont pas pourvu a tous les cas, I u- lage et la pratique y ont pourvu pour eux. Reponfes de Subrnois de BUury, ecr .— 1. La feule injuftice qui me parait resuUer dela man'tere dont les proionotaires font actuellement pay^, doit-etre attr.buee a un tarif fait par la cour du banc du roi, en fevner mil huit cent vinat-trois, en vertu du quel les prof^notaires font paves a avancc, et oCi leurs cmolumensfont porte. a un taux beaucoup trop e!eve, dans un grand nombre de caufe ou leur travail eft peu confide- " V'ou'il ferait tres avantageux au public de fubftituer un falai- re^fixeauxemolumensque les greffiers resolvent maintenant, et oui luivant moi, eft exorbitant, injufte et illegale en certains cas ;. ? e dire que le public ferait mieux fervi, et les affaires expcd.cs Vlus p omptement -, d'ailleurs il convient fuivant moi, d abolir ^us Tmolmens en^/.r, dont I'effet eft de faire payer la majon.e des p a"a u^s dont leu/s affaires font fu, ceptible, d'etre termmces promptemenl, pour les conteftations lungues et compl.quee. d un peiit nombre dindividus, 3 II m'eft difficile de donner une rcponfe exacte, car depuh olus de tToisans en vertu du tarif dont j'ai parlc en ma reponie f iprei^iereqieftion, nous fomme. obliges de P^^/ '^ ^^J^^^^ les creftiers, qui, il foit dit en paflant, une fois payes, ont bica neui'ntl a?et doivent s'occuper fort peu que les jugemen Tent pl^non'ce, ou non, tandis qu'auparavant, orsqu^^s etaient payes qu'apres leur ouvrage fini, ils avaient le mcme «ntcrct que 118 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTAUIES. be given, nnd for this reafon, took much ^-'^^: '^f/ZZX jmlpments and 'ny them before the j.ulges v and I .sk wh^t ^'j^^^ ;ny^.aM, Prothonotary or not. ha, '^ -,'!'' ^^P/'y;^^^ "before s work i, done. But to return to the qued.on. I ^^'^'^'^^^^^^^^^ laft three year.. I have not paid or ""^^^ '^'^.^ ^ '^ j V^^ £m) currency a year, to the I'rothonotar.e, at ^ °^^^"'' ^ J;^^ in Che caufes in which I wa. engaged as well m '^^jj' P Jrn' in the Inferior Terms, at leal^ fron. a lummary ^^^-y^V/^^^y, accounts during that period, and after adumg up the fees ot tt^e Prothonotaries therein, I do not think I can be far wrong. 5th I do not know the income of the Prothonotaries, but judging from the quantity of businefs performed tn the.r o^^ce -d ihe number of perfons employed therem. m my OP'"^" "^jf ^ J and merely becLe the labour is badly d.v.ded ^^•^^/'^'^""f^ '^^' Prothonotaries themfelves do nothing. I th,nk that »»- --'P ;°* the office cannot amount to less than s.x.houiand pounds curren- cv. the expenfos for Clerks, ftationary and other art.c es, re a- bi^ut,^ 1 000 currency, sothat there '"^"^'^'"^ ^""'■f "S \° "^^ '^^ count .£5000 currency to be divided between ^^^^ ^7 j 7'^°"°" tanes. But there is, to my knowledge, lo great ,^.:^^"; °* , " ^^'^ ^mU (to fay no more,) fo much neg .gence in tl^'^^*^^^' ;^;:' /■ " j perfl.aded that it is podible the I rothonotanes have not received the fum which their office ought to bring them in. 5th. That on account of the unremitting labour, and of the 5CruulouseKactnef, required for the performance of the dut es of he l>rothonotar.es of the Court of King's Bench, they ought no to receive le.,8 than £7.50 currency each Being of opinion that two Prothonotaries are required, elpecially during the funngs of he Courts, at which the prefence of one of them is ujdi pe iab^ while the attendance of the other in the office is f ^ ;^;';'?^ being further of opinion that if the office were we I conducted by twofc ive men who underftood their duty, five hundred pounds currency would be sufficient to pay the Clerks and other expenes of the faid office, so that there would remam for each of t^ie ro- thonotaries five hundred pounds currency a year;, which ,vould in „.v opinion confbtute a juft nnd fair remuneration for their er- vices •, and there is no want of .Advoca.es of information and ta ent who would accept the office on the terms I have mentioned a- • 6tli« bove. ^+ ^ \\9 ^ % ., > tf.vKV»u\mi.'S DES PIIOTONOT AIRES- RAPPORT SUR LES no>OUAlRLS ui.^ pource feprcftVtent aclre(rerle* nous a obtenir lesjugemcns let a les fomncttr ncemensi J"g et devjnt les jn quel droit a aucun hommo, g relHer* ou avitre fait font ouvrago es i et je le dcm s, d'exiger le paye- ,„aii po'.ir revenlr p,yc, ou fait payer '"<"""'= f'^.Y/Monu^.a! pour lours hono- II'. par an..^.aux pro.onot,.„e> dc Mom-.^^ ^^,.^^.^^^^ raires dans me« caufes, ""'"",?,„, J ,uie,, p^rudant cet el- „.„,„, a'apr,unpr„»p.»amn;. ,nes c , .^^ ,^ P^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^ i'^d'iniwidu, qu.yfon. employes uc^ ^, ^^, ,^, seu'.ement parcequc 1 ouvrage y elt n ^_.^.^ |^ tonotaire, eux mSmesne fo.t pou a,u U d re ne .) J^_^ ^_^ ^^.^^^ recce en.i.re l!^ J-^^ ^cen". p r clmis pape.erie « a». Livan, n,oi » -fterai. cue, -"»"-'•„" 'Xce V'h\ "'«-■ doit leur rapporter . j^ travail et de Texactitude 5. Q"'« >-"^'f ^^^ ^^l°^„Xns des protonotaires de la cour fcropuicufequ'ex'gent les onc^on^d^^ ^^ dubanc du banc du Roi, ii>. ne ue ^ i^ ^^^^ cent cinquante liv.es. ^^^ ,^;^7;':,tr e's Mons des ^ours, ou greffiersrontnccefl-.r.. fur^ ^^^,.^ ^,, ,elle de la prefence de 1 un d eux etj P ^,^^.^ ^^ I'autre au bureau eft ^"j-n '^^ ' ^ hommes labor.euc ce bureau ctant b.en ^°"^"\^^ /"' f ^.''.es, dit cours, fufii- et qui connuO-ent leur devo>ronqcensp.^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^ raicut Pourpayer lesconmi e autres d p ^^^^ ^.^^^^^ ^^.^ fixe plui haut. 6, 120 REPOUT ON TlIK l-IiESOFTlIE PROTIIONOTAUIES. e.h The proportion which the fees of the Prothonotarie. bear tothofe of the Advocates is two to fix or thereabout. It .s m hir power to enfare the pay.nent of all they are ent.tled to w.th- oatanylo,si the situation of the Advocates is far fro.n bemg m ^^^.I^^JLX^;^:^^':^^ con,or.ity to ..e tari^ .ade in February 1823, and I h.ve reafon to believe that under that tarfff they are entitled to a greater an.ount of fees than they were before it was promulgated. 8th. Yes, and this is explained in my preceding answer. 9th. I cannot anfwer thu question from perfonal experience. 10th. Yes. the Prothonotaries receive, beside, the fees r« J.,g enthen^bythe tariff made in February 1 823, d.e coft of the writ of lummons in all cases under ^30 currency • and in all caufTs whatever, the coft of all rules which are to be lerved, sub- pcnas, bail bonds, copies of judgments, entr.es of motions for wTthd awing documents, c/c It is my duty to remark, however. the Comnvttee, that the Crier and assiftant Cr.er (who in my op nion are by far too well paid.) receive the greateft part of the Son writs of fuu^mons, even when ihefe writs are not returned into Court, which is unjuft. An(yireYS o( Stephen Scwell, Esquire:— 1st. T do not consider the mode adopted of compensation to the Pro honotariesofthe Court of King's Benchof Montreal, to be unjust or inconvenient to the public nor unjust to the At or- nies practising therein. Becaufe it is a correct principle, that Tn evL suit, except in case of real poverty, with evident rights existing in ,he person o( a suitor, he should be held to advance a sum of money at the lowest equal to the disbursements to be made bvTs Attorney. Such a rule striftly oblerved would prevent the inftUution If many litigious or speculative suits and confe- leX afford moreti'me for the decision of causes worthy .heat- 2.ntion of a Court of Justice. Whee this rule is not acted on the Mt rney who disburses money fr his client may and very pro- babW will feel inconvenience, in never seeing his money again, but Ihis evil will cure itfelf, for the Attorney finds out sooner or later that few fuits are worth bringing which m the estimation of his client are not worth making the advance required for d^.s- burftmenti \ Ci. 1^21 RAPPOUT SUR LE8 HONOUAIRKS DES PROTOXOT AIRES. (5. La proportion des emo'umens des gre^eri avec ceux del avocat. dt comme deux a fi< ou environ : II ne t.cnt qu a cux d'aflurer la renir^e de tout ce qui leur appart.ent fan. »";;"« P"^ U condition des avocat. n'ell pa* a bwucoup prel aulh avaatt^ «^f L^^^^:;nfbrn.ent au tarif do f^vrier njll hult c^ vinut troili et j'ai lieu dc croire que d'apre* ce tar.f lU ont du reccvoir une plu. forte proportion d'honoraires qu auparavant. 8. Oui, etcela s'explique par ma prcccdente rcponfe. 9. Je ne puis rcpondre a cetre quellion d'aprcs mon experience ^' 1 o" Oui. le. greffiers recjoivent outre le, honoraire, en hloc^ qui leur eft fixJ par le tarif de fevrier mil hu.t cent v.ngt trois. le prix dellrdre dans les caufes au-dem. de trente Uvres cour. Ltuel, et dan, toutes caufes celui de toutes les reg^e» qu d fau ficnifier, juhpcrms, cautionnemens, copie. de jugement, entree. Sfmotiin po'^r retirer les piece , &c H eft de -^o^J^^o.d^ remarquer neanmoins au comitc que le crieur et affiftant cneur. (qui fuivant moi re9oivent dc« emolumens beaucoup trop fort. ) iV'vent la p:u. forte partie du prix de. ^^^^^ .<^ f f"^"""' incme dans le. cas ou ces ordres ne font pas rapportes en cour, ce qui eft injufte. „ „ t' Reponses de 5/e;3/ien S. lae//, Ecuyer : - 1 Je ne recarde pas le mode de remuneration adopte a 1'^- Card de. Protonotaires de la Cour du Banc du Roi de Montrdal. comme injuste ni comme produifant aucun inconvenient pour le public, non plus qu'injufte pour les Procureurs y pratiquant . parce que c'eft un principe exact, que dans chaque pourfu.te, except^ dans les cas de pauvrete reelle. la part^ ayant des droits evidens, elle foit tenue d'avancer une fomme d argent ^ga!e pouf le moins aux debourses que doit faire fon Procurcur. Une telle reg'e ftrictement obfervee empecher..it d'intenter nombre de pour- suites litigieuses et de fpeculation, et donnerait par fconsequent plus de terns pour la decifion des causes dignes de I'attention des Cours de Juftice. Lorsque cette regie n'elt pas fuiv.e. le Procu- reur qui dc bourfe de I'argent pour fon client peut trouver et len- tiratrcs prdbablement de I'inconvenient, en ce que fon argent ne lui fera jamais rembourse, mais ce mal fe guerira de lui-meme, car leProcureur trouvera tot ou tard que des caules dans les- quelles fon client coufidere qu'il ne vaille pas la peine d ayarjcer e« ^,.: ofv nir*.flrv,ri. nni.r lea debourscB. il cn eft pea qui menient d'entrer en Cour. » REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. 2nd I do not think it w.,u]d be advantageous to the public that the Prothonotaries ftiould be paid a fixed falary in heu of all fees, and in myopinion no change is neceflTaty in the mode of compensating those Officers and my reason .s. as may be antrc pated from my ^nfwer to the first question, that the mode of remu- nerating them by a falary, would be to accumulate suits and those of the worse kind. Fot ^ere it to be the case that Attornies fhouldbe exempted from providing for payment of disbursements, (or even a proportion of them,) there would be no restraint upon them sufficient, for those fo inclined, to prevent the inftitution of every action which ihould fall in their way. 3rd. The amount of the accounts of the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench for the Distrift of Montreal, which Mr. Griffin, my partner, and myself, have paid for business done in Term time, is for the twelve terms which have been held dunng that period three hundred and seventy-two pounds nineteen IhiU lings and four penre currency, averaging about thirty-one pounds at each Term. 4ih. I have not datafufficient to anfwer this queftion. 5th. Consideringtherefponribility of the office, the talent., acquirements, and attention required for the d"%P-/XwTl d its duties without reference to the salaries at prefent allowed to any other Officers of Government. ^'^^^^ '^f '^' %^ ^IZ thoufand pounds, independent of an allowance for Clerks, ftat.on- ary, and incidental expenf.s, would not be more than a fair remu- neration to each Proihonotary for his services. 6th I have made no calculation which enables me to anfwer this queftion correal", but I imagine that the Frothonotaries may re- ceive about one tourth of my taxable cofts. 7th. I have never thought of making the calculations which would be requisite to answer this question, if I underftand it Hehtly, but I ihould suppose that there exists but little difference between the table of fees made for the Prothonotaries in the year one thousandeighthundred and fifteen, and that made m the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, that .s to say, in the amounts which the Prothonotaries could legally c.aim under ** tth! Vhav^e no knowledge of the Prothonotaries having exacited i in i 125 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 2 Je ne crols pas qu'il fut avantageux pDur le PubUc, que les 2. Jf "^ ^"r J ^3^^ par un falaire fixe au heu de tous ho- ''°Tdan le mode de remunerer cesOfficiers-, et ma raifon. ment dans '^ " °^.^ J'^.^^g^ce dapres ma reponfe a la premiere '°:m: ; c'eTq t mode d:?es rec'ompenfer ^ar un falaire aurait qpert.on. c ett ^^^ J^ , .,,^, ^t ceux de la p.re efpece. pour :.f "^^^^^ •^""'^^"''p/ocureurs fuffent exemptes de voir ^ "^^a^X^^^^e ^ne partie,) iln> --itplus aucun ? • f ffl ant oour ceux d'entre eux qui seraient disposes a in- trirl;:" ract^ns i„diffare,„n«nt .ui fe pr.fen,era.e.. a *",• Le monrant d.s comp.es des P™'™°""" ''^ 'ji°"J^ „ J 1}„1 nniii-leDiftriclde Montreal, que M. (jritan, mon "« •" - « mii a cnt pay« pour le. affaires condui.es dans e. ,floc,e " "«''• 7^;, Souze lermes qui ie son. .enus pendant ce.te '"■^ , : de uoTs cent foixan.e douze li.res, di=; neut shel.ngs '"rTe;':rprrr:eerruffifan.e,pourrlpondre a cette ^"-"' r;nndiiran. la refponfabiii.e del'office. les talens. les con- ';/pe;fr"v3es: ne'Lai. qu'Sne remuneration jnfte de, ier.ices de chaque Pro.onota.re. j^ .^- /: ":ifq«Sn " r Jca.':.!? "al je%uppofe que le, ;.rot:a:r:r;:u'l'::.t re,evoir e.,viron un quart de me, fra„ de "t ,e n'ai jamais pense . faire les «.culs qui fe^ieP. ncces- „-,res pour repondre a «>.' J^^^";^/ ^^^ difference' entre je fuis porte a luppofet qu .1 " """ 1 p^„,o„o,aire, en I'annee i tAleau d'honora,res '- .P° /^^^..^^^l-^i hui, cent vingt- ■"">!" •'dTrrda"eto";.trq"e les Pro.ono.aires pou.ai.nt 'irgateme". «' ;:; t ver.u de chacun de «s .ableaux. 8. J.n-ai pa, connaiffanc, que le,Pro.onotair.,.;en,«|ge. H4 HEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. fees within the last five years or during the thirty-eight years, the period of my practice, to which they had not a right ; but I do know that they have forborne to receive fees to which they were entitled by law. 9th. I have no knowledge that the Prothonotaries have exacted the fee of one (hilling referred to in this queftion. 10th. The Prothonotaries receive fees for services performed after judgment. Anfwers of William Walker, Efquire :— 1st. No injustice or inconvenience either to the profession or the public at large has fallen within my observation. 2nd. I am not aware of any advantage which would refult to the public from the subs-titution of a fixed falary in lieu of fees. On the contrary, I conceive the present fystem of fees as regulat- ed by the authority of the Court to be infinitely prfferab>, as se- curing to the Officer in every ca^e a remuneration commensurate -with the services performed, and I think that an arbitrary tax upon litigation, which would be the result of the alteration suggested, would press unequally upon parties profecuting their ju^t rights before the Court. 3rd. It is out of my power to anfwer thi< queftion to the fatis- faction of the Committee, without entering into enquiries which would require the sacrifice of a confiderable portion of time, and in fadt it would be difficult amidft the flu^ otaries in the fliape of fees within this period, have been materially reduced by r 125 ! RAPPOUT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTO^OTAIRES. r depuis cinq ans ou dans I'efpace des trente-huit annexes dernieres, periode de ma pratique, aucun honoraire auquel ili n avaient pas droit, mais je fais qu'ils fe font abftenus de recevoir des hono- raires que la loi les autorifaient de demander. , ^ 9. Je n'ai pas connaiffance que les Protonotaires aient exige I'honoraired'un schelin, mentionne dans cette question. 10. Les Protonotaires re^oivent des honoraires pour fervices rendus apres jugement. Rcponses de miliam Walker, Ecuyer. :— 1 . Je n*ai remarque aucune inj uftice ni inconv6nIent, foit pour la profeflion, foit pour le public en general. 2. Je ne vois pas qu'il puiffe refulter aucun avantage au public de la fubftitution d'un falaire fixe a des honoraires. Au contra.re, je regarde le fyfteme actuel d'honoraires, tels que regies par 1 au- torite de la Cour, comme infiniment preferable, en ce qu il as- sure a I'Officier, dans chaque caule, une remuneration propor- tionneeaux fervices qu'il rend, et je penfe qii'unetaxe arbitraire sur le litige, qui ferait le refultat de I'alteration fuggeree, peserait inegalement sur les parties qui pourfuivent leurs julles droits de- vantlaCour. , n.- ^ 3. U eft hors de mon pouvoir de r^pondre a cette queltion a la fatisfaction du comit6 fans e. trer dans des recherches qui de- mauderaient le sacrifice de beaucoupde terns, etenvente, au mi- lieu des fluctuations d'une pratique, il serait difficile de donncr ' un etat commun avec la probabiliie d'approcher de la verite. 4-. Je ne puis lien repondre a cette queftion. 5. Eu egard a la nature et a I'etendue des devoirs remplis pen- dant les dix annees dernieres, qui forment les limites de mon ex- perience profeflionnelle, je croirais que mille ou douze cents livres par annee, fans aucune deduction, feraient une renumera- tion fuffifante. _ 6. Dans les caufes au deflbus de £'^0, et dan? celles au deiTus de ce moniant, lorsque le jugement fe donne par dsfaut ou (ur confeilion, la proportion des honoraire* taxable? des Avocats avec ceux des Greffiers, eft, je fuppofe comme un a cinq, mais dan» les caufes au deiTus de ^'30, lorfqu'il y a conteftation, la propor- tion peut varier depuis lay jufqu'a 1 d 12. 7. J.cs emolumens appartenant aux Proionotaire» fous forme d'honoraires, dans !e cours de cette periode, ont etc confidera- blement 156 KEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. by the operation of the new Tariff of fee., promulgated by the Court in 1M2:$. 8th. Not within my knowledge. 9:h Not within my knowledge j it ha^ never been exatted frooi me. nor did I ever hear of such a claim bemg enforced '^'iSl^The'Variffal^owi them five .hillings for every Writ of Execution againtl good, or lands, and 6s. 8d. for a co>UranUe par rc^lls.forw.thdrawingexh.bits, and a correspondmg charge of (he entry of the motion to that effect, are alway. mcluded m the taxed bill of costs. r Anfwers of James G. Scoll, Efquire. T ft 1 am not of opinion that any injustice is occasioned by the Jde' ofclpenratio'n nowadopted in reference ^othe Prothono- moue u »^ .^ Individual Advocates may, and I doubt not do' ia?e tc^n e^ence n conlVquen^ of their perfonal refponfa- happens he never again receives from his client. 2nd I do not consider that a change fuch as contemplated by ' thf Question, is to be desired or wou'd be advantageous ; the mode S'orpeTion a. at prcfent eftab.iihed, I beUeve to be the belt " ta ^ sliiie my tlmicsion to the bar. I have, with the exertion o/LZr^^^l been affociatcd in praftce w.th another Advo- cate In conlequenceof the mode in whi.h the fees of the Pro- ^honota"es are by the tariff direfted to be paid, thofe othcers do not 0° en accounts with the Advocates except in --^ ^--'^-"J- ?ir u „o cori-^tPand mvsefan account has been kept, but as r.' acc/unfu on', fe„?i a, .he end of each year a,ulas i. em- b^lcesa v" i , of 'charges for ,he performance of du..c. nut m- ^ S t^Wconneced »ifh proceeding, ,n ^""-^"f ^^°";^ Blount ihe fees payable to the Cner and ass.lUnt Cr er, (whtch account tne le VJ prothonoturies.) are .ncluded, I "■' ,n„wiontmuch labour and .oss of .i.«, state the average :r.;unrof ou"rcor, »i.h .b.¥ro,honocar,e» during eachteru. for the period mentioned m the questson. ^^^ i f- i HAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAlRES. blcment reduit^ par I'operation dunouveau tarif d'honoraires, pro- mulgue par la Cour en 1823. 8. Pas a ma connaiO^ince. .-..•'!„ «,«; 9 Pas a ma connailfance ; il n'en a jamap ete exigc de moi. et ]e n'ai jamais entendu dire qu'on ait fait une telle demande a "^ 'iT' Le tarif leur a\loue cinq scheling^ pour cheque Writ d'execution contre les biens ou terres et fix schel.ns hint pence pour une contrainte par corps, un fcheling P^ur ret.rer les pro- Suctions, ct un emolument correspondant pour 1 en ree de a mc^ tion a cet effet i ec ces honoraires (ont toujours porte au memoire de frais taxe. Reponfcs de Jamfs C Scolt^ Ecuyer :— 1 le n- fuis pa^ d'avls qu'il rcfulte aucune injuftice du mode de Vemunerltion maintenant adopte a I'egard des Protonota.tes dece^Dirtrict. II peut arriver, et je ne doute nullenient qu il nWe q ele. Av^ocats individuellement foufFrent de rmconve- ni'nt en amscquence de leur refponsabUite persornelle envers es Prot motaires pour des honoraires que 1' Avocat dans toutes les cluts eft oblige de payer a ces Officiers. et dont d arr.ve quel- niipfois au'iln'eft jamais rembourse par Ion client. ^ r Je^ne vofs pas qu'un changement tel que celui qm eft en con- templa ion dan. cette\ueftion. Ibit d deftrer ou put etre avanta- ge^x. Je cro=s que le mode de remuneration mamtcnani etabU eft le meilleur qu'on puiffe choisir^ revreotlon 3 Depuis mon admiflion au barreau, j ai cte, a 1 exception deque]quesmoi-,enfocie.e avec un autre Avocat. Par fuitedu mode d^pres lequel le tarif ordonne de payer les honoraires des ?rotonotales ce^s Officier. n'ouvrent de comptes avec les Avocats que dan qudques cas bien rares. II a et6 tenu un compte av c Saon affoae et moi, mais ce compte n'etant reg^^^ qu au bout de ran" 'e et embraflait une multitude d'article. de depenfe pour '"x o' ion de devoir, qui n'ont pas une liaifon inm^d-c -ec e procedures efl Cour, et ce co.npte comprenant aulfi ,es honoraires pay'blesaucrieur et ^ I'affillant-crieur. le^quels honoraires (ont E entre les mains des Protonotaires. il me sera.t mipofllble fa rbeaucoupde travail et de temp, de dire quel a et^ e momant commun de notre compte avec les protonotaires dan chaque terme pendant I'efpace detemi)s mcauoauc dans U queOion. .^ 4th. 1«3 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES 4th. I am not enabled, with any degree of accuracy, to anfwer this question •, but I believe the income of the Wrothonotaries may be afcerlained by a reference to their returns to Government. 5th. I do consider the fees now allowed to the Prothonotaries by the tariff established in this District to be too high, and from the particular circumstances in which tho..e officers in this D—.^"'' have for many years been placed, in confequence of the pei vc .: which have been pa'd by the aclive officers to others out of th^ i - come of the ofiice, it is possible that the actual amount now re- ceived by the two officers in Montreal is not an equivalent for their service^;. I should not consider that the sum of one thoufand pounds net income or salary per annum, wouM be more than an adequate remuneration to each Prothonotary for the greater res- ponsibility he incurs, and the constant labour and unwearied at- tention required of him, in the performance of the manifold duties of his office. . , r r 6th. It would be difficu:t to ftatewhat proportion the tees ot the Prothonotaries bear to those of the Advocates. In this Dis- tri 6th. The proportion of the Prothonotaries' lees to ours, is about one pre.™°. but the payment of their fee, less certa.n. 8,h. 1 ha., no personal '-.^''^f^;;!,;,^,^";, cause, the record 9th. T-l'= ™;>h„- -'XtS 1 Proth charge one ISn'rl -a™-d--""-"°"°f ''""'' '"•"" '''''■ !"£• , r • »j ' -f tliP Prothonotaries after final ju<3ge- """• T'-'fif i'reX'op^T^dg'e?, »he„ demanded, and 2. rr etfoV toln .0 wWawIhe exhibit, fyled of record. Answers 133 n^rpORT SUB LES noN-oiiAmr.8 bks protonotaihbs. } .«,nrV dIus de 8oin et de travail pour les ture bien peu importantc, 'i'^'^^", %r , ,^,,,t, (aim de rcndre un co.npie ,,;„.. aya« 6.6 ab.a, en S.a..dep«-F .J„ .,h, j, d„„„., „„e re- chaqi.e paplc- ou acie '''>"' °"f„^"°, ^ „„,„„„< c.mmun que re?...vcat p„„>e .a.Ufaisan.c a cc.lc q ""'^; ^ la pr^ie.c cU«e, (c'e..-a-d.,e ^:. niio rp n'oRt Qu'un acte d'e- ,. E„ r6pondan, a ':'^^^^^^;;ZJ^^l^^ ^^^^_ ,^ ^„,j est 9. Douze mo» aprbjv.geme" rena ^^^ ■;;^^^„^ f„„, p,,er .... rr^ouA: ':c'h:s:y .?eo.i„ica-.'Hing from the mode now adopted of compensation to the Prothonotanes of the Courof King's beU for the District of Montreal; the ofhce ,s con- arted with much regularity, and the Prothonotane, pe-form the.r du- ties with promptitude and attention to my entire satisfaction. Jd 1 do n!t conceive that any advantage would result to .he public bv e tab ishing a fixed salary for the Frothono.ar.es in hcu of tl,e feosnow revived y them, as it might lead to ma- tention. remissness and a ne- Sect of duV in tU officers, or hy obviating the necessity of making fhe Id vances^.ow required of svtitors to meet these fees, encourage to a certain extent a ruinous spirit of litigation. 3rd. The fees to the Prothonotaries being paid as the business pro- J:X I have kept no account of them, but I - " op-on the fees by me paid to them, may exceed thirty pounds each term. >ah. I can form no correct opinion of the annual income of the Pro- ^^rr As'it is an office of high responsibility, one thousand pounds per ann'um i^n m; opinion shou^ be'allowed to each of the Prothono- ^'''^h The Prothonotaries' fees may probably be as one fourth to one '''^l:J^:7:^JZr^.e,ro.. tariff of fees for the Prothono- ^^r^mSho^tX'd; ::tTact that fee to my knowledge it is only a'ftei the expiration of a year from the judgment that such fee ,s ^""imif' The general fee including all services in ea.h case, except the fflS;:reSt;;X^oiha?effect. Anjweri 135 RAPPORT sun LE8 HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. Pro- Bcponse* de John Boston, icuier ;— 1. A I'exception d'une seule tegle par laquelle un d^fendeur qui de- sire *in«crire one cause pour I'audilion tt jugemenl est oblig6 de payer aux protonotaircs noii seulcmciii I'honoraire dCl par lui, main aussi riionoraire exigible du demandeur, je ne conna.saucui.e injUHtice ni inconvenient r«. oultanl du mode maintenant adopK^ pour remuncrer les prolonotaiies de lacourdu banc du Rui pour le dUtnci de Montreal. II regne dans le bureau la plus grande regularil6 et les protonotaires reiuphsHent leurs de- voirs avcc promptitude et attention et a mon enlicre satisfaction. 2. Je ne con9oi3 qu'il r^sulterait au public aucun avai.tage, en cta- blissant pour les protonotairess un ealaiie fixe au lieu de» lionoraiieB qu'iU ri'coivent maintenant, vA qu'il pourrait conduire a I'inuttcntion, a roii- bli et a la negligence dans les devoirs de ces officiers ; ou en otanl la ni- cessite de faire les avances maintenant exig^es des plaideurs pour payer ces honoraires, a encourager jubqu'a un certain point un ftsprit de litige ruiiieux. , . c 3. Les honoraires des protonotaires ^tant payes a mesure que lei ai- fairesavancent.jen'en ai tenu aucun compte, mais je suis d'opinion que les honoraires que je leur ai payes vont au delk de trente hvres par 4. Je ne puis former aucune opinion correcte des revenus annuels des protonotaires. , ., , •. *. ' 5. Comme c'est un office d'une grande responsabilitc, il devrait etre a moii avis alloue mille livres par ann^e a chacun des proioiioiaiies. 6. Les honoraires des protonotaires peuvent ^tre comme d'un quart a un cinquieme des honoraires des avocats. 7. Je suis d'avis que le tarif actuel des honoraites des protonotaires est plus bas quele tarif qui existait antcrieurement a 1823, maisje con9oi8 que le present tanf peut leur ctre plus avantagenx en ce qu'il force au payement des honoraires a mesure que se fail le travail. 8. Je ne connais aucune demande nouvelle ni extraordinaire, si ce n'est dans le cas dont il est fait mention dans ma piemicre rcponse. i). Les protonotaires, a ma connaissance, n'exigeni pas cot honotairc, ce u'est qu'apres I'cxpiration d'une ann^e a dater du jugement qu'on fait payer cei honoraire. . j . 10. En general I'honoraire renferme tous les services dans chaqiie cause, excepte les frais de write, subpoenas, copies de papiers et regies ou ordtes de cour, writs de venire, writs de jury, commisbioiis rogatoires, copies de jugemens et honoi aires pour reiirer les productions et enirer la motion a eel effet. Reponse* 136 BEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. Answers of miliam J5-P'^";;, °" J? ^^a! . uch ad. taries in ihis District ; on ihecomrary I am couv.nceu thai vantage in many respect has been obtained. .,|ranv other 2nd. On the contrary, no change either by a 6^^^^ s^^ ^ "' '^^^,,3. „,.dethan that -w adopted would be advantageo..^ ry ; a fixedsalary 1 concetve ;- ^^/^P^ ^ sTi^Inl for the punc injurious by removing from the Otticers tne oes^ ^^^^^^^ tuil discharge of their duty, tbeir own '"^e^^;; ' \^;^^ 'J^l'^i-^^, /.rrect- in use effectually operates on the performance of their duty wu "^i;:'fc;u::s:L positively, as the present syst^n f^^f^J^^;^^ i5,enc; of no accounts, but 1 should lhu.k about £7 or ^« tor each lerm during that time. t^- ^bS:;;.t'ta:i7c„.pe.ati„„ by a f.ed salary be ,^,1?;^ »h ch I h»mbly tro.t should i.ot he enttr.a.ned, the adequate ±dr„a f ' th Tabon„..sda,io, whleh .hey are called opon to per- ZZ7^Z very ?re« responsibility which they are „ecess,tated to bear. 'h™id beatllSo'ne thoul^tod p„ul to each of the jo.at Prothonota. lies of our Court, per annum. 6th The proportion is from one four;h to one fifth. ? b' I am^not^ware that that exaction has at any time been made by the ProthoLaries. but their allowed fees at present I thn.k less thau ^'rh^'ErctionSy kindhy these Ofhce.. I neverheard of and Iho- lieve that they have never been paid any otlier sum than that allowed to. ihem. - 9th. Not that I am aware oi. lOth. Ti.ey do not. Answers of Charles D. Batjy Esquiie :— Ut&2nd I am not aware of any inconvenience or injustice arisin- f,om the p;ese.nt '.ode of remun^ad. g the Prothonota.es of t u. ol^rict nor am I ofopininion that any change in this models des.rab e. T^waleoHees appears to be preferable to a stated salary, as the .ervicesof the Public Officer will naturally be rendered with greater ^eal and promptuude when immediately attended by remuneration. 3rd I entered upon the practice of the profession in October Teim 1827, less than three years since. iL I cannot answer this qnestion with any degree of accuracy , 4i 137 HAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAraES. R^ponses de ^/7//jm Badglet/, ecu'ier: — 1 Je reponds que jen'ai jamais vu r6sulter aucime injustice ni incon- venient da mode actuel de remuneration pour les protonota.res ; au con- trairejesuis convaincu qu'.l a produit beaucoup d'avantages sous p..- "TAl'Zlliue, aucun changement. soit par un salaire fixe soit par tout autre mode que celui maintenant adopts, pounau etre ni avantageux ni ndcessaire. Un salaire fixe me parait sous tous les points de vue mconve- nab e ; il se.ait prejudiciable en otant a ces officers le plus P^'^sant at- cruillon a remplir ponctuellement leur devoir, leur propre .nt6r6t : Le fysleme actuellement en usage contribue rfficacement a leur faire ex^cuter leur devoir avec exactitude et ponctualite. ,„«i „« 3 C'est ce qui je ne puis dire positivement, v(i que le systeme actuel ne permet I'exister.ce d'aucun compte, mais je pensera.s que c'a et^ environ £l a £8 parchaque terme, pendant cette periode. 4 Je ne puis prendre sur moi de le dire. ,./•«„ „. 5 Si I'on adoptait un systeme de remuneration par tin salaire fixe, ce nufi'esper^n'aura pas lieu, la juste recompense des devoirs laborieux o '. s Snt appele. k remplir, et la tres grande responsabiht^ a laquelle n"sont tenus. devrait.are d'aumoins mille livres par annee pour chacun des protonotaires conjoints de notre cour. 6 La proportion est du quart au cinquieme, ^ •„„,:. 7 II est hors de ma connaissance que le. protonotaires aieut jama « coLisaucune exaction, mais les bonorai. . ui leur sont ma.ntenant al- loii^s sont plus bas que ceux albums en I82c>. . j „„. 8 Je n'ai jamais\ntendu parler d'aucune exaction de la part de c a officers, etje^croisqu'ils n'ont jamais recu d'autres sommea que celles qui leur etaient allou^es. 9, Pas que je sache. 10. Ilsne font pas. R^ponses de Charles D. Day, ecuier :— 1 et 2. Je ne connais ni injustice ni inconvenient resultant du mode ac- tuel de recompenser les protonotaires de ce district ; et je ne «"» P^« ";" plus d'avis au'aucun chai.gement soit a d^sirer dans ce "»°^^- J;fj °"- tion d'honoraires parait prefe.abie a un salaire fixe, vu que officer pu- blic remplira naturellement ses devoirs ?vec plus de zele et de celeriie lorsqu'il en attendra immediatement la recompense. 3. Je ne suis entr^ en pratique que depuis le terme d'Octobre en 18^7, ce qui fait depuis moins de trois ans. j.»v,-m 4. Je ne puis tcpondre a cette question avec le moindrc degre d exacti- 138 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. were I however to hazard a conjecture, I should say that the annual re- ceipts of the Prothonotaries' Office must at a very low estimate exceed "^Th? TheTemuneratioii if received in fees, should of course depend up- on the services performed, increasing with an increase f^^^^'^^ business and decreasing in like manner. The average income I conceive should not be less than ^1000 currency pet annum. 6th. From the estimate which I have made, I should state the propor- tion asof three to one, r .i,- —oanno 7th & 8th. These questions I am unable to answer for the reasons assigned in reply to the third question. 9ih. They do not. After the expiration of the year a fee of one shiU '"foJh'rcWe of the fee mentioned in this question, separate fees are exacted by the Prothonotaries for many of the duties performed by re^in proceedings, such as issuing writs of subpoena, exhibiting rules a do Lrof Cou'rt;forbailbon^ the copy of judgments upon the withdrawal of papers filed as exhibits in any cause, and upon all writs ot TxecviUon. There arc other official services rendered by them for which they receive no separate remuneration. Answers of Alexander Buchanan, Esquire :— l8t I do not think that any injustice or inconvenience results from tl.e Jde'nowpractisedofremunerating the Prothonotar.es of the Court of "^t^^flC^^St^O^c.. do not exceed a fair equivalent for the servLes which they perform, and for the expense to wh,ch they must I. .ub ect in procuring: stationary and the assistance of Clerks. In my opinion the a'uowance of an adequate fee for the Perl-manceo each acLf duty is the preferable mode of recompensing such Officers and •.the one best calculated to prevent accumulation of arrears of official ^"t"'i do not consider that the pubhc would derive any advantage f.ompaYine?othe Prothonotaries of this District, a fixed salary in heu IimI^Iox do I see that any change in the mode of recompensing "^^Z^:::^^ to those officers, not for their own V fir,non which I deem it proper to make observation. For a writ ^rifmmorsS out inT case o'fthe first class, the Prothonotaries are :„'tStof;r^^^^^^ ^^ ^^t. r Ri A tu ar ej ra w re V c k 139 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. fuA. reoendant si te hazardais une conjecture, je diraU que la recette annudledubu-udciprotonotaires doi, a une estimation b.en b sse, "f L^ltlTnrsi elle se donnait en honoraires devrait com.e de raiLdcpendre'd services qui seraient rendus, croissant avec I'aug- =-" des affa.. c.«es^;^;^^^^^^^ t^SJ^^^^lO^ revenu commun, a mon avis, ne uevian. i»"» ^ TdC«°">"= "'-• '" '"' i= *''" ■'"' '* '"°'""°" "' "■' '™" " °7 "el 8 Je ne puis ripendre a ces q>.e..ion. pour ks mSme. raUon. n^'j;fr,:t„rpin;^^"^a";Lrr:a„^ a, ...>.^^. '^roX^;C„^.t .e,.io„„. aa. ce,.e ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ V 5::: uX'uat i:r s r;:urd'e!recS.L. if y a d-aut.. se™. IroffiTiel. quM! rendent « pour lesqnels iU »e rejo-ent aueu»e ie™u- ndiation scparee. R^ponscs i'Akxandir Buchaitan, fcuier:— 1 Te ne oense pas qu'il r^ulte aucune injustice on inconvenient du „ode acuefde reLnler les protonotane. de la cour du banc du ,0. '"' Tos hotVaires ailonSs a ces officlet. n'excedent pas ce qne valent jus- ,.^::zz qn.d, .ende^t ^ ;:^^^:t::^^. '"r£^:vSZ d^ j^sTeCrJ pour .'execution de cha- ''1''je ne vols pas que le public retirerait aucun avantage, en payant r«^ r;, d '.:i>-.t;. tine dan, u»c cause de la P-™ - c asse. r;rirotli,e.ontdroi.aquatrescheli„s n»ai. .Is son, P-ktanJ^au. 140 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. MX shillings and eight pence in addition, to remunerate the criers of the Court, for services to be afterwards p rfi rmed, but which may never be required. The duty of the ciier begins at the return oi the writ, but in many cases say one third of the whole number, no return is made, consequently the 6s. 8d., in each instance of thai de- scription, is taken from the pocket of the suitor and transferred by the Prothonotaries to that of an Officer who has merited nothing. It would be necessary to resort to the registers of the Prothonotaries to see the full extent of this mischief in cases of this class and in classes of in- ferior denomination. The criers of the said Court should lheiefo:e I think be allowed a salary in lieu of all fees. The fees received by them cannot be estimated at less than £(iOO per annum, manifestly too considerable an emolument for such a situation. 3rd. The average amount of fees paid by myself, and the gentlemen with whom lam associated has for every term during the last three years been about thirty pounds. 4th. I am not competent to say what is the annual income of the Pro- thonotaries of this District. ,5th. If a salary were allowed to the Prothonotaries of this District, my opinion, founded upon the importance of their duties and their responsi- bility, is that a sura not exceeding iGlOOO, currency should be given to each of them, independant of allowances for stationary and Clciks, which I think cannot be computed at less than ^£600 per annum. 6ih. It would be difhcult to ascertain with precision ihe porportion borne by my, fees to ihuse of the Prothonotaries ; reference to tiie Tariff might enable a person to reach a point near the truth. 7th. The fees exacted by the Prothonotaries of this District, during the last two years, do not exceed those paid up to 1823 ; on the contra- ry they are, I think, less than the fees allowed before that period. 8ih. As far as my knowledge extends, the Proihonoraries of this Dis- trict have not within the last five years exacted any fees v -hich were not demanded previously. I think it an act of justice to those gentlemen who have held the ofHce in this District during the ten years I have prac- ticed in Montreal, to declare that they have been uniformly liberal in their conduct, and averse to the exaction of those fees, allowed them, which if exacted would deter practitioners and the subject of the King, from hav. ing recourse to the records of the Courts as often as their interests migh; require, 9th. I believe that the Tariff allows one shilling for the search for a record under* tl- 'rcumstances alluded to in this question ; yet I know that in practice s seldom, if ever, exacted. The accumulation of re- cords render*^ it :essary that, after a limited period, for instance a year after judgr.^ent, ihey should be deposited in some part of the Court- House, separate from thePrulhonotaries' office, and it is obvious that the search ^' ': HI HAPPOKT 8UR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. toris^s a exiger six schelins et hnit pence en sus pour remunerer lea cHeurs de la c.ur. pour des services a etre par la suue remphs, ma.s q» peuvent bien ne I'^re jamais. Le devoir du cneur commence au rapport Su writ, lis dans plusieurs causes, disons un tiers du total, , I nest pas fait d rapport. conseq«emmentles£0 6 8, dans c'.aque cas de cette es ece, sortent de la bourse du plaideur pour ^tre rem,s par les protono- t rea un officier qui n'a rien merite. H faudratt consuher les reg.stres de protonotaires pour voir toute I'ctendue de ce maldans les causes de cette classe et dans les classes d'une denomination .nfcr.eure. Je su.s do cd'avis quelescrieu.sdevraientrecevoir un salaire fixe au lieu de tons Sonoraires. On ne peut porter les honoraires de ces dernters a rr^oins de Soparann^e,ce%ni est manifestement des emolumens trop hauls iiour une telle situation. . i ■»* • . ^ 3 Le montant commun des honoraires par rr^oi pay^s et le Monsieur avec qui je suis en societe. a ete pour chaque terme. dans les trois annees dernieres d'environ tiente livres. i j . 4 Je ne suis pas en etal de dire quel est le revenu annuel des proto- notairesde ce distiiclt . , i- , • , 5. S'il etait alloue un salaire aux protonotaires de ce distr ct, mon opi- nion, fondee sur I'importance de leurs devoirs et leur -^P^^^^'l.te, est qu'i faudrait leur donner a chacun une somme n excedani pas £1000 2ourant, non compris la depense de la papetene et des ecnvams, qu oa ne peut, selon moi, porter k moins de £600 par annee. 6 II ,erait difficile deconstater avec precision la proportion de mcs honoraires avec ceux des protonotaires ; en consultant le tatif on pourrait aoDrocher de la verite. , j- • i i 7. Les honoraires exiges pa. les protonotaires de cedistnct dans les deux annees dernieres, n'excedent pas ceux payes ju.qu a I 823 ; au con- traire ie pense qu'ils sont plus has que ceux alloues avant cette epoqne. 8. Autant que j'ai pu le connaitre, le.s protonotaires de ce d.sir.ct „V t, depuis cinq ans, exige aucun honoraire qui n'c.a.tpas demande auparavant. Je cols que c'est un acte de justice pour le. Messieurs qn. one remplil'uffice depuis dix ans que je pratique a Mon.ica , que de de- clarer qu'.ls ont touj.mfs montre b.aucoup dehbaahte, et d'e o,gnement U exiger les honoraires qui leur 6aie«t alloues, ei qui sMs les eussent exise^s auraient emiecU les avccats puttiquant et les snjers du Roi, de consuher les records des cou. . au-si souvent que leurs uueri^ts I auraient demandc, , ,. , i l„ j>„„ ,„ 9 Je crois que le tarif alloue un schelin pour la recherche d un re- cord, sous les circon^ances meniionuees dans cette question. Ce^enoant iesaisqu'eii pratique il est rarementexige. ^ L'accumulation des record, rend necessaire, apres un temps hmite par exemple un an ao.e^ jngemcnt, de les dqu-ser dans qnelque part.e de la cuur de justice B^j^a^ee du buieau des prolonutairc^, et il est evident que U2 KEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. icarch for a record of an ancient date may be attended with some trouble ''"'iS'Tbdic'e that the Protbonotaries of this District are entitled to demand a fee for every duty they perform after final judgment, but 1 may safely say that such fees are not scrupulously exacted. Answers of Duncan Fisher, Esquire :— 1st I know of no injustice or inconvenience arising to the public from the mode at preeent observed in the District of Montreal, with respect to compensation to the Prothonotaries. The conduct of the Prothono- tariesiii the discharge of their duties has left me no room to complam. 2nd A fined salary would in my opinion destroy the proportion which ought in fairness to exist between labor and recompense. 3rd. I cannot ascertain. , . • i t Acr.t^^A tlnpv 4st. 1 have no definite information on this point, but I understand they o-et about iB800 a year each. , u u »u:.,!r 5th If the mode of a fixed salary were resorted to, I should think ^SOOearh would be an adequate remuneration; the sa anes ot the ClerL employed and the expenses of the Office to be paid by the Le- giskture ; so that each of the Prothonotaries might have ^800 clear pe annum. 6th. 1 am unable to state. , . , , 7lh. I do not know that they are ; I have no reason to think that they are. 11 ^hl'llaVsT^^^^^^ that the fee of a shilling for the search of a record is exacted only after a year from the date of thejndg. ""To'th. I believe they receive some small tees on copies of judgments and on fiats for executions. Answers of B. Beaulien, Esquire :— Ut. Inconvenience arises fn,m tl-/o!J"7g,-^"-;,;~^f ^^^1^^^^^ no exception peremptoire en droit can be filed unless £2 6 8 cmrency, Jre depo ited hi the Prothonotaries' hand., and unless their fees a^e pre- are depo.itea in t ^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ,3 Tpl'dofl^rS Id B^^^^ plea can be filed unless the &1 arles L's are previously paid. 3rd Because although a defendant Zy\..^ehonafde paid theProthonotanes' fees previous to fihng h s pka yet he cannot inscribe the cau.e upon the ments, unless he P=^P^^^ J;^ 145 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORATRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. la recherche d'un record d'ancienne date peut occasionner quelque trou- ble et Dcrtede temps. i . j j 10 Je crois que les protonotaires de ce district ont droit de deman- der unhonorairepourchaque devoir qu'iU remplissent apres lejugetnent final, maisje puis dire avecaarelc que tels honoraires ne sont pas exigca scrupuleusement, Rcponses de Duncan Fisher, ecu'ier ; — 1. Jeneconnaisaucune injustice ni inconvenient resultant au public du mode n^ainlenant suivi dans le district de Montreal, dans la remune- ration des protonotaires. La conduitedes protonotaires dans lexercice dc leurs devoirs ne m'alaisse aucun sujet de plainte. 2. Un salaire fixe detruirait selon moi la proportion qui doit en justice exister entre le travail et la recompense. 3. C'est ce que je ne puis constater. _ 4. Je n'ai aucun rense.gnement prdcis sur ce point : mais j ai entcndu dire'qu'ils font chacun environ £800 par tinnee. , ^Sironadoptaitle mode d'un salaire fixe, je penserais que £800 chacun 8eraitune:e.r.un<5ration juste ; les salairea des ecriva.ns employes et les depenses du bureau devant Stre pay6s par la legislature, de man.eie a ce que chaque protonotaire eClt £800 net a lui par annce. fi Jene suispasenctat de ledire. _ 7. Je ne sais pas s'ils le soni ; je n'ai aucune raison de penser qu'ils le soient. 9 raiSurrcompris que I'honoraire d'un schelin pour la recherche d'un record, n'est exig6 qu'apres I'expiration d'une annce de la date du ^"^iTTecrois qu'ils re9oivent quelques petits honoraires pour copies de jugemens et pour fiats pour executions. Reponses de B. Beauhien, ecu'ier. 1 Les inconv^nlens viennent des causes suivantes. 1 ° . Parce qu'on re peut filer aucune exception perea.pio.re en droit sans deposer J 6 8 entre les mains des protonot aires, et sans que leurs honoraires leur soien' d'abord payer pour les filer : par Ik il arrive que faute d'argen la partie est priv^e de son droit. 2 <= . Parce qu'on ne peut filer aucun plai- doyrsans^payerauparavant les honoraires des protonotaires. 3 o . Parce. quoiqu'un d/fendeur ait paye de bonne foi les honoraires des protono- taires avanl d'avoir file8on plaidoyer, il ne peut ccpendant inscr.rela 144 heport on the fees of the prothonotaries. thonotaries £2 10 currency, for fees clue them by the Pla'^j'ff- 4th. Because on account of fees being paid previous to the.r becoming due, and previous to the performance of duties, there arises every inconve- nience which inevitably takes place upon all occasions where payment is made before the labor is performed. 2nd. No, I think that if the Prothonotaries were paid by a fixe sala- ry in lieu of fee", that the puhHc would be less faithfully served. .^id. 1 cannot say. . ^ , « t . • „ ,„ 4.,h. 1 cannot say what is the annual incorre the P'-"»^'°"°P'7;_^_^- ceive personally : but I helieve that the office is an expense of £1000 curre'icva year, to the District of Montreal, m which sum I '"^ "^e about i SOO currency, which ihe Prothonotaries say they levy by taxes imposed by the Judges to he paid to the criers as ttieir salaries. 5th. If the duties are fully and duly performed, the clear profit should not be less than a thousand pounds per year. _ Cth. In cases of bills of costs in ^loho. the propon.on which Lawyers fees bear to the Prothonotaries fees, may be ascertained by ^'•'%'"^P^<;- tion of the TariflF, annexed to the rules of practice of the Court of King s Bench for the District of Montreal, »« ^^^>'*=\^ ^^'l'' f°[ •'"'^Jf''- J, think that the Prothonotaries receive about one ihi-d of Plaintiff s and Def.ndani's Attornies fees. With regard to detailed bills of costs, ,t .3 impossible to slate the proportion, indeed there should be no proportion, because there is no proportion of labor. 7ih No, wiihtheexception of one shilling required for communica- tion of record after a term has elapsed, since the rendering of the judg- ^^l\'h Answered by my answer to the precetling question. mh Every Attorney or party is by a decision of the judges, made to pay one shilling in the manner explained in my answer to the seventh question, 10th Yes. Answers of George S. /^enx^aw, Esquire : — 1st The only injustice or inconvenience, that I am aware of, which a-isesat the present time from the mode of compensation to the Protho- notaries now adopted, is the payment of inscriptions on the Role de Droit for a hearing on the merits. If the Plaintiff is a poor man, and 13 unable to provide sufficient funds to pay for the inscription of his cause, the Advocate must make the disbursements, otherwise the cause must remain suspended until such time as the money can be procured and paid. The Prothonoiaries, in every contested case above ^€30 currency. RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. bonoraires a eux dus par le dcmandeur. 4 ° • ^^^f ,,\"!' P^' 17^?- que le. honorairea sont pay^s avant d'fiire dus et ^;^."^l.^^^f;"°" '•"j^f.- Joirs, ilr6»uhetou9 les inconvfeniens qui doivent 'n^v.tabkmc.t ex..tcr dans tous les ca8 ou le payemcnt est fait avant '°"'^^ge,«\\^'^' ^ . • 2. Non, je crois que si leB protonotaiies 6ta.ent ^^y.^^J'l^U fixe au lieu d'honoraires, le public serait eeivi avec moms de fid61iti, 4. jrnl'puute-quels sont les revenus -nueU des prot^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ personnellement : mai. je croi» que cet office -°"»^,f *f ^g"";^;;,?; annee au district de Montreal, dans laquelle Bomme j >"^1"« f .^O ^°";^^J que les protonotaires disent lever par taxes imposees par les juges pouy servirdesalairesauxcrieurB. u „,ofif net ne devrait 5. Si les devoirs sont bien et duraent rempUs le profit net ne aevrait pas fitre moindie que mille livres par an. . ,j ^ 6. Danslescasdesmemoiresdefraisprisenbloc, onpeut vmrq^^^^^^^ est la proportion deshonoraires des avocats ^^ 7;if ^P/^rb^nT^^^^ en consultant le tarif annexe aux regies de pratique de la co"r ^^ f'^H- Roi pour le district de Montreal, auquel je renvoi pour ^f P°" ^- /^^^^^ * que les protonotaires re9o,vent environ le tiers des ^^^^^'^.^^."/dS d« demandeur et du d^fendeur. A l'6gard des '^.^'^P^f/^J, f'^-ji ^de- ,6s. ilest impossible de dire quelle est a P-P^^ ^ ^ 7,^^^^^^^^^ vrait pas exisier de proportion, puisqu il n y a aucune pruj. ^' 7' Non a I'exception d'un schelin demand^ pour la communicatioa d'un rltd apr'squ'il s'est ecoule un ter.e depuis le jugetnent rendu. 8. R^pondue par rdponse a la question p!;eceaente. ,.„„.. ^ 9 Chaque avocat ou partie est oblige par une decision des juges a payer uu schelin de la manifere expliquee dans une rcponse a la sept.eme qviestion. 10. Ooi. RIponses de Giorgt S. Htmhav!, eculer :— 1. I.a .eA hju.tice ou incon,^»ient que je =><^>'= '""l'"' t^'de'. ,=m.ac,uel,du mode de '«™"""«'°^™r:7" l^^e de d™ poS p,o.o„o..ire„ e., le paye™." <1« '^ ^ e . pat ^ otrnt" \-'^ U6 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. are allowecl by :hc Tariff for each inscription, €2 10, and in proportion under this surr. Uthe sum sued for exceeds £.iO currency, the Oefen- dant also, on filing his plea, mu^t pay to the Protlionotarie^ ^l 5, and if the defense it accompanied by an incidental demand, £1 15. The Prothonotaries, therefore, in every suit, where the sum sued for exceed* £30, and is contested, receive the sum of £l 15, exclusive of the nro- iiey paid them fur the original summons, subpoenas, and copies of Judg- ments, &c., after judgment is obtained. 2nd. For the precedinjr reasons, I am inclined to believe that it would be advantageous to the public, if the Prothonotaries were allowed a fixed salary in lieu of all fee-. 3rd. My practice, from indispos'tion, has not been for three years past, by any means so extensive as formerly ; but takmg the amount of fees paid by me to ihe Prothonotaries in the Term of April, lS27,and ui Octo- ber 1828, (thefe two terms being considered the worst and best in each year,) and making a cakulaiiou accordingly, the amount paid will more than average £80, per annum, for the last three years. 4.th. I cannot pretend to answer this question with any degree of certainty; but presume if the Prothonotaries were paid all they are en- titled to demand, by the Tariff, their income would amount to £1000 currency per annum. ■ , , 5th. The duty of the Prothonrtaries I consider arduous and respon- sible, and that they deserve to be well compensated for their services ; I should think, £900 currency per annum, a sufficient remuneration. 6th. In a cause \inder £20 currency, where judgment was rendered upon confession, my fees were taxed at £l 15 ; the Prothonotaries at £1 4,including 78. for the summons. In a cau^e above £20 currency, and under £30, by default, With Enquete,my fees were taxed at £:5 7 6 ; the Prothonotaries at £2 14. Ill a cause above £?>0 currency by default, with Enquete, my f.es were taxed at aSG 11 4; the Prothonotaries at £ J 3 2. In contested cases above £30 currency, the Advocates fees vary in proportion to the pro- ceedings had in the cause ; while the Prothonotaries are usually, it no more than one subpcena and copy are issued, from £3 10 to £3 15^ besides what is paid ihem hy the Defendant's Attorney. 7th. From an examination of my own account with theProlhonotaries, I find I have paid iliem more money within the last two years, than I did in the two years preceding that of 18J3 ; 1 am of opinion they received more money within the last two years on account oHee?, than they did in 1821 and 1822, or in anv two years p.eceding those periods of time ; previous to Februarv, 1823, in all causes of and above £.30 currency, con- ^ ' itited, ^ i I T V i 1*7 K\Pl»01lT sun LES IDXJllVlUliS DliS PaOTOyvOTAlRES. ,lroit par le tarif. pour chnqnc .nscription h £2 10 0, et en propor. ,ion au d.ssou. de cette nomme. S. la Homrne .^cla.rce excede £J0 courant. le d^le.idcur. ausM, e» filant f.on plaidoyer, en tcnu dc payer aux protonoiairesA'l ,5 0, et si la depense est Hcccmp^afri^e d unede- mandc incidcnte £1 IJ 0. /.'nsi doic Ics proux.o.a.re* dans chaque pm.rHml..,oulasommedemand£eexceJ.£30 et ou >1 y a comes- ialion, -ecoivent la «.mme de £3 1.) 0. mm compm ee qui leur est payi; pnur les summations originulcs, hubpoenas, el copies de jugemen. ace, antes iugemcnl rendu. . ,i •» 'i Pour'lesra.sousqmp.ec^dent. je suis porte a croire, qu il eerait ava.itageux pour le public, qu'd fut alloue aux pivtouuta.res un sidaire fixe au lieu deloushonoraiies. ./.-.• 3. Far la suite de la maladie, ma pratique ..'a pas ei^. depu.s trois ans, auss. etendue qu'elle etait auparavant ; mais prenanl le ^o"'^* des honorairesquej'ai paves aux protonotaue. dans Is lermes d avr.l lS27 et d'octohre 13'2H. (ces deux termee etanl cunsidere* comme le plus tort et le plus baa de ch.que auuce.) et faisant uu calcul sur ces donn^es le montant moyen paye excedera £S0 par an, dans Its iro.s ann6e» der- t^'Tje ne puis pr^tcndrc de r^pondre a cette question avec aucun^ de- Ere de certitude I maisje presume, si Ics protonu.anes itaient paye»de tout cequi leuren allou6 par le tarif, leurs reveims inonltaieut a £1000 courant par aunee. . j . i ur . 5 Ic reearde les devois deg protonotaires comme durs et les obligeant a unVcrande responsabilue, et que leurs servirves meritent une bonne recompense ; je cvouais que £!)U0 par annee seraieut une remunerat.on '"e'^Dans une cause audes30U8 de £20 courant, ou le ju^ement fut rendu sur confession, mes honoraires fu.enl tax^a a £l 15s. ; Les proto- «otairesa£l 4. y compris 7s. pour la sommation Dans une cause au dessus de £20 courant, et au dessous de £30 par defaut, avec enqu^te. mes honoraires furent taxes a ^(i U 4 ; les protonotaues a £i 3 2. Dans les causes contestees au dessus de ^^30 courant, les honoraires des avocats vavient suivaat les procedures qu. se font dans la cause, et les protonotaires recoivent ordinairemen:, s'll ne sort pas plus d un subpoena et d'une copie, depuis £3 lOs. jusqu'a £3 15, oirtre ce qui leur est paye par le procureur du defeudeur. '^ D'aprc-^ un examen de mes comptes avec les protonotaires, je fouve aue'ie leur a- pay6 dans les deux annees drnicres plus d'argent que dan, les deux annees qui ont precede celle de 1823. Je su.s d'op.n.on qu .Is out recu dans les deux annees dernie.es, par forme d'honoraires, plus d argent Qu'en 1821 et 1822, ou dans deux auties annees avant ce temps. Inte- rieuretnent au mois de fevricr 1823 dansioutes les causes de el au dessus de V J4B REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIE S. tented, the ProthonotarieB charged for every proceeding had in a cause, as well before ns after Judgment ; by the Bubseqi.ent alteration of the la- riff, they a.« allowed from the Plaintiff £2 10, for all the.r fee. up to final Judgment, independent of their charges for rules iovjait, ct articles, write oi Commissions Rogatoires.^yxh^otn^i, &c. &c. 8th. The alteration of the Tariff in February, lR!13.cati8ed an alte. ration in the fees exacted by the Prothonolaries, ^i 1 have already ex- ^^Tih!'! am not aware of the Prothonotariea exacting a fee of one shil- ling, (Within a year,) from Attorneys practising in C^ourt and who were nof nterested for either of the parties to the suit. Any Attorney can have access to a record, by asking for it w.thu. a year after Judgment has been rendered in the cause, or after the action has been discon inued The Record is not removed into the vauUs, as I understand, uniil a year has been elapsedafter Judgment rendered, or after the action has been discontinued. At the expiration of the year, the Prothonotanes charge oneshilling for every search of a record. ... . ^j. . 10th. They do, I believe, with the exception of orders upon the She- riff for monies. Answers of £^wari /4. CW, Esquire :— 1 St No. I do not think that any injustice or inconvenience arises from the mere mode now adopt^•d of compensating the Prothonotanes of tne Court of King's Bench of this District. 2nd No. I do not ihink that it would be an advantage to the public that the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench for this District should be paid a fixed salary, because I am of opinion that the present svstem under proper restrictions, and in some items a reduced salary, is the only one under which they could be remunerated in proportion to the services they render. , , ■ c i 3rd. Not having kept these accounts regularly, and having frequently mid fees without having kept any account of them, I cannot state an averaee of the amount of the Prothonotaries fees against me at each term during the last three years, and particularly so, as undei- the present cractite of the Prothonotaries, of itrictly exacting payment at the time of the delivery of any document, or the inscription of any cause, renders the keeping of any account unnecessary, I am therefore unable to answer the question, without making a statement of all the prcK:eed.ngs m my causes for the last three years, a statement which would require much time to complete. 4th. I do not know. ^^^^ f 1 \ 149 ttAPPORT 8UR LES HONOUAIRES DBS PROTONOTAIRES. ' "^"t^tl'r'i, mif™ «vricr 1323, o„d,a .,n .t,,npemcn, Jan. » Tl n'ett pas U ma conna\«a..« que Ic. protonotairc. exigtnt un ho- „„rai,:';r j,:cr.. {dan, '---f o ;^",-;-i,rrs::." "r.?" pour argent.^ R^ponaca A'Edivard A. Clari, ^cu'ier :— I ' . 1 Non -.e necrois paa qa'il r6.uUc aucune injustice ou Inconvcment ' duVi Ji!rm'od"e -inte'nant adoptc pour r.mun^.r .cs pro.onotaKe,de la r' 1 protonotaues de la co du banc Q i p ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ «. salaire fixe, parce que e --^ ^ ^ j;, f^- J^ans quelque, i.en.s.) est ^::T;:^X^^^^^ >- patera proporuon d.sse.v.ce. ^"? N'tatt pas tenu ces co.pte, r^g.le.ement, et ^y^^^^^^^f^ que docume«t, ou de i '''«=J'P"«" ^ ^ ^^ dre a cette questtoo. :nr :rs^d;c::?:s p';:::du:e: da.. c^haq«e cau. depuis .ou Ts ; itat qu'.l faudrait beaucoup de icmps pour dresser. 3rd. 4* Je ue sals pas. 5. 150 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PR0TH0NOTARIE9. 5th. I conceive that a clear income of about, six hundred pounds a year to each of the Prothonotaries of this District, would be an ample reum- iieration for the duties of their office. 6ih. I cannot answer this qnestion, inasmuch as the proportion cf the Protlionotaries and my own fees vary according to the nature and different proceednigs had in each cause, and are murever governed by the amount of the demand for which tiie action is brouirlit. 7ih. I am not sufficiently acquainted with the Frothonotaries' tariff as it stood prior to 1823, to enable me to answer this question, not having been called to the bar until after that period. ,8th. No, lam not aware that they do. 9th. No, I am not aware that the I'rothonotarles of this District de- mand one shilling for the search of a record until twelve months afi';r judgment rendered. 10th. Yes, besides the fees received by the Frothonotaries of this District from the parties in a suit up to jad:,nneiu, they do receive other fees' for every other duty they perform afier such final judgment. Answers of Samuel Gale, Esquire : — Ist. I have heard some persons make complaints of injustice or incon- venience, as well regarding the quantuin as the mode of cotnpensatiou to the Frothonotaries, and I have heard others declare themselves satisfied in both particulars. The law at present vests the Judges with the right of imposing what may be considered a tax upon Advocates in favor of the Frothonotaries. This lax has been several limes varied and is always va- riable at the pleasure of the Judges. It has produced and may again produce unpleasant coUision between the bench and the bar. The Fro- thonotaries being Officers of the Court, often conneced with, as well as dependant upon It, and appointed through its influence, any alterations made by the Judges in the mode, rate or proportion of compensation for the Frothonotaries, may from obvious reasons, opon which it is not ne- cessary to enlarge, be wrongfully ascribed to motives more partial or in- terested than ought to be presumed to actuate Judges, and thereby af- ford grounds of jealousy, which, even if unfounded it might be better to avoid. It would cert aiidy seem desirable that neither the Advocates nor the public should be liable to an increase of expense and taxation at discretion, for the benefit of an otHce which remains unchangeable altho' its incumberit may be varied. The business of the Frothonotaries con- sists chiefly in the continual recurrence of similar services, and there ap- pears to be no adequate cause for rendering the allowance to like Oflicers for like services liable to discretionary alieraiioii. 2nd, f i 151 RAPPORT SUR LES HONOIIAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. ^~" e 5 Jecroi8qu»unr. vx i net de ^600 environ par annee pour chaqu proionotaire de ce dist...:, serait une ample remuneration pour les servi- CCS de leur office. , ,• _ 6. Je ne puis rcpondre a cette question en autant que la proportion cntre les honoraires des protonotaires etles miens, vane su.vant la nature et les d.fferentes procedures de chaque cause, et que ces honoraires de- pendent de plus du montant de la demande. ^ 7. Je ..e connais pas assez le tarif des protonotaires tel qu .1 ^tait avaMtl823, pour pouvoir repondre a cette question n ayant eie appele au batreau qu'apres cette t-poque. 8. Non, i'iprnore s'il lefont. . , , i r 9. Non.' We que les protonotaires demandent un schehn pour la recherche d'un record, avant quM se soit ecoule douze mois depuis iiigement rendu. , . • j j:. 10. Oui, outre les honoraires re^us par les protonotaires d^ ce dis- trict des parties a une action jusqu'au jugement, ils regoivent d autres honoraires, pour chaque autre devoir qu'ils retgphssent aprea tel jugement definitif. f i 2nd. Reponses de Samuel Gale, ecuier :— 1 J'ai entendu quelques personnes se plaindre d'injustice et d'incon. v^niens, tantau sujet de la quotit^ que du n.ode de remuneration des protonotaires, et i'en ai entendu d'auties declarer qu'elles en etaient ea- fi.faii.^s sous I'un et I'autre rapport. La loi autorise maintenant les tnees a impnser ce qu'on peut rega.der comme une taxe mr les avocats en faveurdes protonotaires. Cette taxe a subi plu^ieurs variations, et eile est suiette a varier 'a la volonte des juges. Elie a prcduit et peut encore produire une collision desagreable entre le banc el le bcrreau. Les pro- lonotaires eiant des officiers de la cour, souvaut lies avec elle, et en de- pendant pa.ei!len)ent, er lui devai.t leur nomination, on peut erronement attribuer les changemens faits par les juges dans le mode, le taux ou la pro- portion dela.emunerationd«nueeauxprotonotaires,etcela pour des raisona sur lesqnellesil n'est pas necessaire de s'eiendre, a des motifs de partialite et d'mierfit qu'on ne devrait pas presumerdans des juges ; et cela donne l-.eu a des jalousies qu'il vaudrait peut-etre mieux p.evenir, qnand mfime elles scraient sans tondement. II serait assurement a dcoirer que ni les avc cats ni le public ne fussent sujets a une augmentauon de trais et de taxa(ion discretionnai-e, pour I'avantage d'un office qui reste toujours le meme, quoique les officitrs puisscnt varier. Les affnres des protono- taires consistent surtout dansle retour continuel des mfimes services et il ne parait pas y avoir de cause suffisante pour rendre la recompense due h ces officiers puur les mcmes sei vices sujetlc a une alteration discr^- tionnaitc. ^ 152 REPORT OK THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. ^>.^ I, „„„ld»robaMy, for tlierea.onJ before mentioned aa well as .^ llXntaJTuTthat the remunerarion ot the Prothonotancs, whe- "er^Sn hT?o™of feeaorofa .alar, .hot^d be per.a,.n. J fi«Jd.ndaotr,abletodiscret,oaa,y.a,ia.ion. If a.fi«d .alary hofld Wn expense to .uitors or the public without depnv.ag the H"«l<»"": ^a,fe of a to and liberal ccpensa.ion for thetr .ery.ce., the public "rulddouSconrider the change a„ ad.au.age : but how far a fixed «Wy would conduce to the object of lessening expense, "--ist depend "prcTrculance. respecting which my inforonatton .Mn,pcrfec., and I 'TdfarircnSfron, personal knowledge ,o .ay what has 'Ch':ttrrV:tecrnU; « .heU .8.2*havelee„ between ^iOO ""inCTerrdthe annual receipts of the Pro,h„no,arie..a„dat .het office estimated by same at ^3000 per annum, by other, a. more, l„d by others at less, but\ L not enabled to gi.e any answer approx.mat- 'XI "l^r ^oTtSgr Sfeiently on the subject to express a dec^- .dt'^.™,butif highfr ^^'~^tz;z;:'zn::^^^ <»g-""'X:\ltewe 7^ 00 an**'"" P" annum, m.ght be {IttdraX'^rrl^nSon for' each Prothono.ary, exclusi.e of the 'Th "The Pr°'h"'otaries- fees may perhaps be estimated from a fourtl, '°? f nl!il\^^'rpre"n;Tarifrof feesfor the Prothonotarie. may be of icss r mi alaLmut than the Tariff pre.iou, to 823, but the pre- «„°TarTff 1 ="ncei.e is more beneficial to them tn the ttme. and mode cf '"X'"'? du norrec'ollect within the last fi.e years any extraordinary c»- "'^r'.tr aCrS *ri^^;notarie. exact the fee herein me... *• A tvccDt after the expiration of a year from the judgment. ' mh T ' Prothlotaries receive fees for various dut.es performed af, ter judgment rendered, over and above the fee herem referred to. Answers of Edward T. Jonety Esquire ;— .•u f T ,«, nn» aware of any inmstice or inconveni- 1st. T murt answer that I am not !^3^°''J \hg Prothonotarie* ence arising £. om the present mode of compensating the of this Disirict. 2nd ^i . i: im^ ^i . \ 153 ^ RAPPORT sua LES HOKORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. o 11 serait peut-Stre avantageux pour Ics raisons donn6es plus haut et t^ou^d'aiures.quelar^nuneraiion donm'e aux prototonotaires, sou en forme d'lionorairea ou de salaire, fat regime d'une maniere permanente et ne fut suiette a aucune variation discrelionnaire. Si un sala.re fiKe pou- vait dimmer les frais paye. par hs plaide.irs ou le public, sans priver lea protonotaires d'une recompense juste etgenereusedeleurs services, le pub- l,c assuremer.t verrait un avantage dans le retranchenaent, ma.B jusqu a que point un salaire fixe serait de nature a diminuer les frais de justice, c est ce qui depend de circonsiauces dont je n'ai qu'unc connaissance impar- faiie, et que ie ne puis me hazarder a dire. , , ,- , i 3 Je ne 8ui3 pas, par ma connaissance personnelle, en Itat de dire quel aetileraontantmoyendescomptesdes protonotaires, dans lesquelsjai pu avoir quelqueinte>£t. pendant les tro.3 annees de. meres, ma.smes payemens aux protonotaires auterieurement a l'ann6e 1824 ont etc de jelOOa i;2U0paraniiee. u i .^ 4 J'aientendu quelques-uns porter la recette annuelle des protono- taires, et a leur bureau, a £3000 parjann6e, d'autres a plUs, d autres a moins ; maii je ne suis pas en etat de donner a cetle question aucune re- Donse voisine de I'exactitude. ... , . 5 Je n'ai pas suffisamment r^fl^chi sur le sujet pour emettre une opi- nion'decidfee, maissi des functions plus hautes, une situation plus elevee. donnent droit a un plus grand revenu, je supposerais, que comme les iuges recoivent environ £lOOO par an, une somme de /:700 a £900 par annee pourrait 6tre regardee comme une juste remuneration pour chaque protonotaire.noncompris les depensesdu bureau. ^ 6. On peut estimer les honoraires des protonotaires du quart au cinauieme de ceuxdes avocats. _ . 7 Je pense quele tarif actuel des honoraires des protonotaires peut monter a une somme nominale moindre, que le montant qu'allouait le larifavant 1823, maisje considere que le present tarif leur est plus avan- ta^reux en ce qui regarde les epoques et le mode du payement. ^ 8 Jeneme rappelle qu'il ait et6 exige dans les cu.^ annees der- nieres aucun honoraire qui ne fut pas prccedemment demande. ^ 9 Je ne sache pas que les protonotaires exigent I honoraire ci-men- tionne, sice n'est apres I'expiration d'une annee a dater du jugement. 10 Les protonotai-es re9oivent des honoraires pcur divers devoirs npUs apres jugeimnt rendu, hors et en sus de 1'houavi.ire Uont il e»i ici i: rem_ fait mention. R^oonses d'EJn,1 T should conceive it would be advantageous to the public, aa 2nd. 1 shouia concei . ^^^^^^ jj^^^ ^^ fees gWing a free -"tr^"^^ *« f^ ^^c "^j^- f,, .^dress. The Prothono- should be demanded oe^^^^^^^ J^^^^^^ .^ ^^^ ^^^^. ,^ ^f ^ ,,,, ,ar,es would a so be ^^''^2^' j ^,,,„,a recommend would be a per- ..d '=^;^-" ;; X J„ '^.f u^^ ervices performed, the respon.abihty of Teiroffict Ind tlLtuirof 1.^ from whU the tncumbents require to t,e ''^3?d Having been at the bar but a few months, I am consequently ""S \ hfvl To cp;>o^;:mtTof personally knowing the annualincome Ofthe-Pr iotarie], but I do not thnik it greater than what , v y de- serve to receive a vear would be a very adequate re- '■"• '''Tit:^ epfo?honores of tb. District! I .h^rkther^ „m.erat,o,> to eaeh of the r, ^^^^^^^^^^ _^^ ^.^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^l_^ :,£r::r Hh'^U r;:*^ to ha,e o„e Pro,bo„o.ary and a 'T""M^"\:tVet?vet ir^ited nsya, prevents my giving any ,i,'!:^^y^SoTetTarl:oLt.cb a. is .Lhaps con,emp.ted by the Committee, 7lh. { 159 [ ( RAPPOllT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PR0T0N0TAIRE3 R^ponses de Robert Armour^ le jeune, ^cuyer :— T Avant etc appele au barreau en dccembre dernier, jc ne puis pr^. tendre narler par experience, en declarant qn'il r^sulte quelque injustice ou inconvenient da mode maintenant adopte pour payer les protonotai- res On pourrait soutenir qu'un individu ne doit pas fitre empfiche de nomsuivre ses droits devant une cour de justice, non plus que de re- pousser aucune rcclamati )n injuste elevee contre lu.. et cela pur es ho- noraires des officiers publics, qui quoiqu'ih n'outrepassent peut-fitre pa. la valeur des services rendus par ces officiers, peuvent cependant pesec fortcment sur un grand nombre de ceux qui sont.obliges malgrc eux de recouvir a une cour oe justice. D'un autre c6te on soiit.cndra que naver les protonotaires a proportion des services qu lU rendent, c e.t le n^oven d'assurer au public une execution plus efficace de leurs devoirs imuortans, qUe s'ils ciaient rendus independans par le payement^ d ua salaire latins to the duties of the Prothonotaries, I have trusted entirely to the jupefior knowledge and experience of ihe professional friends with whom I have been connected. Answer of David Ross, Esqulve . — I regret that owing to indisposition, I am unable to look into and answer minutely all the particulars involved in the questions respecting the Prothonotaries' Office. I must, however, mention generally that in mv opinion, it would not be advantageous to the pupiic that the I rot ho. n.fta. ies should be paid a fixed balary in lieu of all fees ; such i state of things might be advantageous to individual practitioners, and could not fail to inc.ease the number of lawsuits, to the disquietude and di.tur- bance of fami'ies ; and to augment the public difficulty, when it is con^ sidered thai the Judges have already before them as much business as the/ can despatch. Answer of Arthur Ross, Esquire :— I he" to 'tate that my experience is not sufficient to authorize me to give any opii.ior. on the subject in question, and uuthat ground I must de- cline answering the questions. Answer of James McGill Desrivieres, Esquire. Not having practised since I came to the bar, it is out of my power to give any specific answers to the questions. 1 can only as a citizen of Montreal, stale generally and to tlie best of my knowledge, that no in- iustice or inconvenience arises from the mode now adopted of compensa- tion to the Prothonotaries of our District, nor has any complaint reached my ears of the manner in which their duties are performed, I am not prepared to say whether it would be advantageous to the public that any change should take place or a fixed salary be paid these genilemen m lieu of fees, the latter ensuring I think more punctuality and attention ; should however a salary be thought adviseable, I am of opinion considering the 161 ^ ^ H APPORT Sim LES HONORAlRES DES PHOTONOTAIRES. 7 fi Q et 10 J. ne mr «en, pa. rn £lnt cU r^pondre. a cau.c dtt peu^'dclc' ;: qm s'e.t 6coul6 a.pu.s .on enu6e en prufee.on. Rcponsc de nfuhael O'Sullhan, ^cuyer :- Jesuisf^ch. .u^l ne so. pa, cn^.;. P-vo. ^ d. banc du ro, pour ce d.su.c . J^"/ 7;,'^„t.,fe,,„ent .appov.6 au^ :■ rutrctr;c;tr:j;r;a: P-a....... ..« qui j'ai eu deb liauon% Rfeponse de Dav.J Pass, dcuyer:— Je .u, fach^ de di,e quo V^^^^^ ;^:fZ::Z^^ ^^^^ pable d'.xam.oer et de '^P-^;^* ^V ffice d p"o onotahe,. Je doi. ^u'cmb.a^Bcntles questions ^'f"^^' ^^^f' i .^ ^eraU pa, avantageu. l..ecependa..t en g^n^ral. ^"^,^.^"^; ^;;, /y.s par un\alai,e fixe. a« ,ourk. public, q"^'' M>--;';'- -^^^^^^^^^^^ ^tre avanta- leudeious honora.res. Un 1^»\«'IJ\X' ^ ^^ ,^ rr.anqucrait d'an^,- ge.x auKavoc.» P-^;^--,;^^;'; rCble des ta^.lle*. et d'ac- "^^"" : druhl ;:bl ;:e Mq'u'on cons-de. que les juges out ddja ra^uluffuun^d'aJcs qu'ilsln peuvent exp.d.er. R^ponse ^'Arthur Ross, 6cuyer :— ^..r./.Aanrf n'est oas suffisante pour me '%'l:rf a:.tr ru„r";i:rr;iga"/de'ces ,..,0.,.. ». p^u, Riponse do /«" ilcGH! D^^rivHra, fcuyer :- „1 rt . Kcllcur d. ma .'^'■"■,^: " =;; ',V. v.,s le. protonotair,-, de „i i„i„s.icc !a "«t '!:::;;;rpa V ,ut m'm cedle aucune pU. .ur r <«»>""• t;V',!"r< vu s'.« ren,pl„. Je n. suis pas pripa.c a la mai'ice dmit le..r« «e»oir> „„• 1 .•„n6fii aucuii changsmeot, ai,e, »• 1 ,»,a.t a.iu.lageux a.i I'uW.c, qu I I opC'l b ^^ ''*i*r»«*»s*i 16« REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. *\.. .rr..at reHDonsibility and ihe manif(.\d an.l constant duties of d.cir of- fitfJfatZrgeniLu U.-uId be liberally remunerated so a. Co enable ihem to maintain itsieBpcciabiluy. R ou tat \\v df ni vt DIsrRICT OF THREE-RIVERS Answers of Pierre Bftijamtn Dumoulin, Esquire : — 1ft. Yes*, great inconveniences refult from the mode in which the Prothonotaries are paid for their fcrvices, and I consider as extremely injurious to fuitors who are poor, a rule of the Court of King's Bench for this Diftrift, making it neceflary that the Prothonotary fliould be paid before his work is performed \ that is to say, before any defence is filed or the caule set down for hearing. A poor man who ha? a juft ground of defence, may be prevented from using it, by wanting the prefent command of the fum requisite to pay the Prothonotaries' fees, which may a- mounr to as much as three gnineas for each party ; a though he may not be able to fwear himfcif worth lefs than if lO fterlmg, which it is neceffary he should do before he can be permitted to defend the action in/ormd pnupcni. 'l"he unrealbnab.eness of this rule will be ftill more manifdl when it is conlidered that there is another rule of the fame Court by which the Attorney is made relponsible for his client. 2nd. Yes, it would be very advantageous that the Prothoiio- tarics should receive a fixed Hilary, and should be without any in- tereft in the taxing of the bills of costs, in doing which he now taxes his own. . 3rd. In 1827 about ^^70, in 1828 ^^59 17 Od, and m 1829, £\Q2 8 3d. currency. 4th. As Prothonotary of the Court of King's Bench and of the Provincial Court, the income of our Prothonotary is about £\0m currency. _ , ' 5th, 163 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAlRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. nn nu'il flit pavc ?i c.s messieurs un .alaire fixe au lieu d'honorairc., i- ou qu 1 tilt payc .1 c .^ ^^^^^^,^ ,^ ponctua- ^^^"^f''r;^la s de n ofic*^. ce. messieurs devraient fitrc (fsp^ciabilit^. DISTRICT DES THOIS RIVIERES. Reponfc: de PUrre Benjwihi Dumouli>i» ^cr :— 1 Oui. il reTulte de grands Inconveniences de la mani^re dont le Lffier de notredinnct eft paye de Ics fervices ; et je cona. e?I! comme extrc-mea^ent prejudiciable aux pauvres, une r.gl de a cour du banc du roi de ce diftrict, qui ob.ige de payer les gret- f er avnnt que fon ouvrage foit fait, c. a. d. avant de hler une de- ?en?e u d^e fixer une catfe. ^ Le pauv.e q'^ -- J^^^^f, ^ ' nres de chaque cote ', quojqvi u we jm....- j...*, -i- -. , S K ivres fte^rling pour £tre admis a se defendre m loro,aP'>^0. ^ . r,. r?' 5. ^.K)0, Ltlad.ffu^,le greffier payera fes ceres et fes d.- ^ G. La difference peut-etre d'un tiers. 7. Je n'en faia rien. 8. Do. ^ 9. Non. 10. Oui. Reponfes de ^. Z). Bosiwick, ecr ;— 1 II ne peut y avoir qu'un petit nombre des meffienrc qui pra- tinucn au barrelu. qui n'aient pa. eprouve le grand mconven.ent ' IT re u t" du mode adopte pour !a remunerat.on de. protono- ?a^ es de a cour du banc du roi. Le pa)cureur, o.tre I exccutioa de devoirs desa rrofeinon, pour lelquels il eft dans bien des ca. tts m n emcnt rfmunere. eft rendu le percepteur et (ce qu. eft i nircTcor^ q.'Stre col!ectcur d'imp6tO rclponfable des bono- I J res du protonotaire. C es honoraires en outre doucni-crre ■ rairts mi pro . „, guVques cas trcs injuftement nvant qu il ^ SpUi^runlf d":vr;L confidcratioa defqueU ils ,^_^.on. REPOKT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. Defendant, who before he is permitted to file any defence to an action unexpectedly inftituted againft him, mu.t pay into the I ro- thonotary's office a fee proportionate to the amount claimed, (how- ever unjustly,) ^s a remuneration for services to be afterwards per- formed. 2nd. Without making any change with respect to the other fees now received by tlie Frothonotary, it might be an advantage to the public, if a salary were allowed him in lieu oi the fees a.lowea by the prefent tariff, on caufes entered and prosecuted in the Court of King's Bench. , 3rd The Prothonotary's account against me have not amounted to £25 each term, during the last three years ; bnt I may add that I have not unfrequently declined lending my professional ass.tt- ance to individuals, having important interefts to defend, who have not had the means to mike the neceJary advances to meet the de- mands of that omce. 4th. The net income of the Prothonotary here, I suppose to be about i:«00 a year, but that includes what his situation of clerk of the Provincial Court produces. 5th. A salary of £250 a year, would be r.n adequate renumera- tion, in lieu of the fees on causes, alluded to in my second answer, allowing him to retain the rest of his fees, or, should they also be done away with a salary of £500, with an additioualallovvance for Clerks and Stationary, would be a fair remuneration tor all the services performed by the Prothonotary of this District. 6th The Prothonotaries' fees in taxes under the existing tariff, amount to about two fifths of those to which the Attorney is in- '' 7th" 8th & 9ih. I am not aware of any thing of the kind 10. After the final judgement i, entered, a fee is charged tor every othr 'uty. Anfwers of Thoinas S- Judah, Esquire :— do certainly arife from UiemoiractuaUy taken of compeniati^ng the^Prodvo- 1ft Yes, I consider that various inconveniences notary of the Court of King's Bench of this Diftrict, the moft 167 i; RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. alloues, comme dans lecas par example ou un dtfendeur qui con- tefte eft oblige avant qu'il lui foit permis de liler aucune defense, a une action intentee coiitre iui centre toute attente, de payer au bureau du protonotaire un honorairepropo.tionne au montant re- clame, (^quelque injufte soit la chofe^ comme remuneration de iervices qu'il reod par apres. 2. Sans faire aucun changement a I'egard des autrci hono- ralres que re^oit maintenant ie protonotaire, ii pourrait-etre avan- tageux au public qu'il lui fut alloue un falaire au lieu des hono- raires alloues par le prefent tarif dans !es causes entrees et pour- fuivies dans la cour du banc du roi. 3. Les comptes du protonotaire contre moi n'ont pas monte a £oi par chaque terme, pendant les trois annees dernieres, mais je puis ajouter qu'il eft arrive plus d'une fois que j'ai refufe de preter mon alTiftance profcffionnelle a des individus qui avaient des intercts important a defendre, mais qui etaient hors d'etat de faire les avances necefiaires pour fare face aux demandes de ce bureau. . ■ - r . - r i, 4. Los revenusnets du protonotaire ici, font, je Inppose, d en- viron^S'OO par an, mais cela comprend ce queproduit sa lituation de greiiier de la cour provincial. 5. Un filaire de ^250 par an, feralt une remuneration fuffi- flmte, au lieu des honoraires dans les caufes mentionnees dans ma feconde reponie, en lui laifTant fes autres honoraires. Mais dans le ca. ou on les abolirait aufli, un fai'ure de ^500, avec une allo- cation addltionneile pour ecrivains et pa^H'\©rie, ferait une re- compenfe (uffifante et jufte pour tou» les iervices rendus par le protonotaire de ce diftrict. » . , -r - 6. Les honoraires taxes des protonotaues d apres le tarif exjs- tant montent a environ deux clm^uicxiiei de ceux auxqueU le procureur a droit. ,-, -n • i r n Ui 7 S et 9. Jf ne h^he pas qu'il exifte nen de lemb'able. iO. Apres que le jugemeiu dcfinitif eft enregiftvo, on fait payer un honoraire pour chaque autre devoir. Rcponfes de Thomas S. Judalh ecuyer :— 1. Oul, je confidere qu'il refulte divers inconv^niens du mod*» actuellement ctabli pour rccompenfer le protonotaire dc la cour du banc du roi de ce diftria. Le plus iaillant qui me frappe cu REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. mominent that strikes me .t this moment is, that in several casM ^Ce the Prothonotary, from an interpretation given by bim to 7h thrift of the C^^^ o'^^'"g'^ Bench, exaasfro.n the Advocates rLtis nVat that Court, fee. in cafes where the Defendant on.y Tpe n^by A^^^^ "^^'^rS "" plea or re. Xc tVthe Plaintiff's clemand. the iUme fees as .n an acfon lonfefted! thereby receiving in cales of the firft dais a fum ot .U fn rnmeach nartv, Plaintiff and Defendant, making a fee of l^S^in ^h c , wh"h is toalleffect, and ought not to be consider- fd otherwise, than a detault ca.fe, and paid accordingly -, from th nterprJtlt on,as we,l as feveral others equally unjult, but wl^d. IsnZ ulec'eirary further to U'-trate the ^^^r^^^^ ir.ftrict under the con^trued authority of ^his tantt, (whitn certain W caTno alO be denied, is in feveral of us c;as,es dubious and un- Ivta^n and aUo does not provide in cafes of fome moment fees for ny' of the officers of the Court,) continually contrive by co.^ taction and e.^act fees, under the >-F-^'-^ ^^^^''^ ^^ a id b right, but which previous thereto was never c.aim.d or paid b/ iuitors. 9„d It wouia certainlv b= of menimab!e advmtage to the .nWic.ha.rheProthonotirvof this District should rece..e a stl- etT;raVo^.nce,ca..^.. impression tha, ""■•5' "^^^^^f:^" ^J n amount wl.at is realbn. tooaptto enforce, and "'''^'"f^/ "J.^j; „,„ ,i,„„i„„ „ which ,b'e and r.ght ; or that =" °'f;;;;°^, "f,di„ary trouble. -houM i 1 ^(,> rnnrt he is but a subordinate othcer. ot whole Coutt nt is uui Pro'honotary's account of fees 'Xr\ Tl-e averaceamount ot the 1 lo^iiui'ui'*'/ Jt :i for .h/,hre. - .ecc.^^^^^^^^^^ -;!' wS 1 1^ ^f^^^;:ear;nrd'hUo"LtT«c:iord.ffere„. papers t..en there- ^'■'""* T. rr. ^.rCnn-,] knowWdce I should fay, that I was one thouiand pounds to dv. a\^ ^*-«»» . of this Dibtticr.. ^,.^1^, : I L 160 1^ 5ih. L UAPPOIIT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. ce moment, c'eft que dans plufieurs cas le protonotaire, d^aprea sa maniere d'interpreter le tarif de la cour du banc du roi, exige des avocats pratiquant dans cette cour, dans les caufes ou le de- fendeur ne faifant que comparaitre par procureur, ne fait par la iuite aucun plaid jyer et ne contefte pas la demande du deman- deur les memes honoraires que dans une action conteftee, Ue cette maniereil revolt dans les caufes de la premiere clafle une lomme de £1 lOs. de chacune des parties litigantes, ce qui lui fait un honoraire de £5 dans une telle caufe, qui eft a toute bien connue une caule jugee par defaut, et ne devrait pus etre confide- r6e autrement et payee en confequence. D'apres cette interpre- tation, auffi bien que de plufieurs autres egalement injuftes, mais qu'il n'eft pas neceflaire d'expliquer maintenant, le protonotaire de ce diftrict, fous I'autorite de ce tarif tel qu'interprete, (qui affurement, comme on ne peut le nier prtlente dans plufieurs da fes claufes du doute et de I'incertitude, et dans des cas de quelque importance ne pourvoit a aUouer d'honoraires a aucun officier de la cour) s'ingenie continuellement a faire payer des honoraires par interpretation fous I'imprtflioii qn'il en a le droit, mais qu'auparavant on ne reclamait ni ne payait. 2. Ce ferait fans doute un avantage inappreciable pour le pu- blic,' que le protonotaire de ce diftrict regut un falaire propor- tionne au trouble et aux depenfes de fon bureau, au lieu de tous honoraires, vu que cela ferait cefter cea decouvertes et ces exac- tions fans fin qui fe declarent continuellement, ec auxquelles ma!.- heureufement font trop portcs a louscrire la plupart des gens, feus I'impreflion qu'on ne demande que ce qui eft l^galement du, et dont le montant excMe de beaucoup ce qui eft jufte et raifon- nablei et ferait auffi que 1' ^cier qui tient cette fituation, a la quelle n'eft attachee aucune refponlabilite ni trouble extraordi- naire, ne ferait pas pay^ bien au dela d'un juge de la cour du- quel il n'eft qu'un officier fubordonne. 3. Le montant moyen des comptes des honoraires des proto- notaires contre moi, pendant les trois anneea precedentes, eft d'environ £35 par annee, outre plus du double de cette fomme que j'ai auffi paye annuellement a ce bureau pour les divers pa- piers que j'y ai fait expedier. ^ 4. D'apres ma connaiflance pes J jnr ie, je dirai que je ne tais que mefeftimer fes revenus, en affirnaat que je crois que la re- cette annuelle du protonotaire de ce diftrict eft de mille livres. % 5. 170 B^FGBT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTABIES. 5tU I iliQuld under every consideration of the fubject, say five LundVcd pdSnds per annum (vould be an adequate and very Uberal compenfation for the Prothonotary of this ^^^j^^'"' „ . , • ' 6th. The Prothonotary's fees are conBidered generally to be m propttioato one third ii default cases to thole of the Attorneys Lt in all contefted causes the Prothonotary ^f. two thirds, but in- Sg all that he has for papers taken out of hts ofhre during the pl^rls of a fuit, on an average equally as much a. either of the Attorneys employed in the cau^e. 7th 1 cannot lav what were the fees exacted by the Pro- thorLy in 823%0tbeingat that period admitted at the bar. %Tn^^lngon\y been admitted to the bar in 1824, cannot say «he^her th. ^feesLacted within that period were demanded previously or not, but since I have commenced pradli^mg at the Tr Tfthf^ District. I have annually feen fome augmentat.on m he f rothonotary's fees either founded on what is said to be the ^raaice at Quebec, or eile fome new and ingenious d.fcovery m the tariff of the Court. loIh^Ye"!°the Prothonotary does receive a fee over and above the fee ifter final judgment, on all rules n^ved for by either party, as well before as after the judgment. 1 ci g F c t I Anfwers of Edzcard Barnard^ Efquire :— 1st The injury or inconvenience arising from the mode now adopted of compenfation to the Prothonotary of our District, viz : oavment of heavy fees to him, not after final judgment is render- ed as supposed by the last question, but before a party, bemg Plaintiff is permitted to obtain a judgment, or being Defendant to file his plea, bears hard upon clients, and particularly the poor- er sort, who often are thereby deprived of claiming their due or of defending to an action unlawfully brought. 2nd. I am of opinion that it would be an advantage to the pub- lic that the Prothonotary should be paid a fixed salary m lieu ot all fees, provided a reafonable and easy plan were adopted which BAI'POllT SUB LES nONORAIIvES DES niOTONOTAlttES. S En envifa^ant le fajet fous tus fei rapports, je dirai que cinq cen, livre^ par an feraient u„e rlmun«raf,n jufte .t trc. ?Imun'. a,In> que revolt I'un ou I'au.r. des procureur. employe. ■■'t 'j^ntpuUdire quel, e.aient les honoraires e.iges par le. prot'onotaires en 1823, n'i.ant alors ™ barreau. « N'avant etc adm s au barreau qu en le/*, je ne pun auc 8, w ayant etc ^u n/riode itaient demandijs ou non rouvelle et ingenieufe dans le tar.f de cette cour. "w'Sl; ''u'D?I'.ono..ire resol. un honoraire, hor. et en fus de qu'aprcs le jugement. Rcponles d* Edward Barnard, eciiyer;— 1. Le tort ou inconvenient -f^'^ant .iry In proceeding to f^V'^^V uinannon the two Prothonotarics to remark that the ^^'^^^tulh^^^^^^^ 0^-'^-- ""^'^ of and for the Di.tna ^^ ^"^^" '" '^" f^^nd practicable into two by them divided - ""^^ ^,,^ „^^ arising ont of branches, «"^^^^"^^,f ^r^'^t S^^R^ ^^"^^^ ^°' '^'' ^'^"^ the Inferior Term of h C^" °^^f^^^^^^^ j,^-,^ ,„, immediately be, Quebec, and nearly ^ ^/* \^;j ^'^^^ ^ Terms of the said Court of longingto 0^"""^^ .^^;;'';^er the ^ management of Mr. Perrault. King's Bench, \^ f """^^ y "/„^J ^',^^' Committtce by him. The and the ^«^f ^V^^^t^d "ieVari^ng out of or immediately con- other Branch .elating to dutie. ari.mg ^^^^ „eaed with the Superior I erms of t^ ^^^^^^,^ ^^^^ Sn;^::ef;::nd;:tt?::ch omy my ambers will re. late, viz : — , .t. The total gross amount of fees received by the Prothono- tary : — iw I iiArr 1 I 1 I 1. Que le montant ent.oi ,/'°"?'^',' , -i 4 C* dont moL- rieurs. ;ann6e dcrnicre, 1829 aevc a ^Ibl.i 4 CJ, tie appartient a M. Bur..u,U ^^ -^^^-'.^ j, ...^erie. «'e.t ':» Le payement des LU c-,, aen Diane,-, ci nicTnte cette mcme annee I ^;i34 9 11. ^^ .S. Le Gouvernement I reuibourse rie .ur ^ odi ^^^^^^ 4. M. Burroughs tant charge des comptes ^^^ .. ^^ p^\^ pour entrcr les jugemens et I'aulre le. .u.es avcc leur. num 5. Commc on no fait point de credit de ce cote de I'Office, '"r yr/aunTarifautorisc paries Juges, dont C ointeft copie. 7. Je ne puis repondre a cette que>tion, n'ayant jamais eu la curioslte d'en faire la comparaison. Rcponses d' Edward Burroughsy Ecuyer :-. En repondant a ces queftlons, il eft necefT^ire de remarquer cue les devoirs qu'ont a rempllr les deux protonola.res du D.s- u ct de Qudbec, en vertu de leur Ofece, ont ete par eux divises, lutant que la chofe a etc praticable, en deux branches, dont I'une romDrend les d^^voirs qui appartiennent au terme niterieur de la cour du banc da Roi pour le district de Quebec, et prefque tous L devoirs ministeriels qui n'appartiennent pas ou ne lont pas jm- mWiatement lies aux termes fuperieurs dela dite cour du banc da Roi. font entiereraent fous la direction de M. Perrault, cui donnera au Comite a cet egard tcutes les explications neces- 2v.res L'autre branche embraffiint les devoirs qui appart.ennent ou Qu"i font lies immediatement aux termes fuperieur de la ditc cour. ontetedepuis ma nomination a I'office de protonota.re. entierement fous ma conduite, et c'eft a cette branche feule que mes reponfes fe rapporteront, favoir :— 1. Le total brut des honoraires re^us par le protonotairc fut !— en IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) h MA :/. (/.. 1.0 I.I I '^ IIIIIM IM Hill 2.0 |i-25 i !.4 — 6' 18 1.6 m 9 //,. % *> .V^.#.v>^ ^^ .1^;/'. />^ A om Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 m. '^ 'i\ o -A mc^ ^v CN 1S> O^ s 4^ ^/j ? 17(J HEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. In 1827 was, In 1828 was In 1829 wa* Out of which the Prothonotary paid as Office disbursements for remuneration to Clerks, Printers, Stationary, &c. &c. &c. and of which riopart whatever is supported or reimbursed to them by government, to wit ; In 1827, the fumof £66o 4> 11 In 1 828, the fum of 7 1 4 In 1829, the fum of 702 ^51723 12 JO 2813 t 3i 2803 1 sl jfi7339 18 7 2082 4 11 ^2082 4 U £5257 13 8 Annual average, 694- 1 7^ 1752 11 2| The nett amount of fees received by the Prothonotary, all dis- busementj firft paid : — In the year 1827, was j£1057 7 II In the year 1828 was 2099 4 3^ In the year 1829 was 2101 1 5i £5257 13 8 Nett average received annually, £l'J52 Ii 2j One half of which belongs to each Prothonotary, Note. — The fums above mentioned as received by the Protho- thonotary is in any one of the said years, were received, as well on account of fees which had accrued and become due to the Pro- thonotary for and on account of such year, as on account ot fees which had accrued and become due to the said Prothonotary fop any previous year. 2nd. In 1827 the sum of £666 4 II 1828 the fum of 714 1829 the fum of 702 ^2082 4 11 Average per annum, 694 1 7i. Thefe items of disbursement include the remuneration to Clerks, Writers, Printers, Stationers, &c. &c. &c., no part of which is reimbursed by Government. 3rd- r L .177 RA.PPORT SUft LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. -ni' en 1827 dejei 723 12 10 en 1828 de 2813 4 3^ en 1829 de 2803 1 o\ ifi733J) 18 7 Sur quoi le protonotaire paya en depenfes de bureau pour r^mu- nerer les ecrivains, les imprimeurs, la papeterie, &c. &c. et dont le gouvernement ne fupporte ni ne iui rembourfe aucune partie quelconque, favoir : t'W^ ^ en 1827 la fomme de £566 en 1828 la fomme de 714 en 1829 la fomme de 702 4 11 ;e2082 4 I ^62082 4 II 5257 13 8 Annee moyenne ^6594 1 7^ 1752 U 2^ Le montant clair des honoraires recjus par le protonotaire, tous debourses payes ; enl'annee 1827 futde^l057 7 11 en I'annee 1828 fut de 2099 4 3^ en I'annee 1829 fut de 2101 1 5^ ^^5257 13 8 Montant clair ann^e moyenne i£'' 1752 ll 2^ Dont moitie appartient a chaque protonotaire. Note. — Les fommes ci-deflus mentionnees comme ayant ete revues par le protonotaire dans aucune des dites annes, furent re- vues tant a, compte d'hcnoraii-es qui revenaient ou ^taient deve- nusdusau protonotairetant pour et a raifon de telle annee, qu'^ railon d'honoraires qui leur revenaient ou etaient devenus du9 pour aucune annee preccdente. 2. En 1827 la fomme de £666 4 11 1828 la fomme de 714 1829 la fomme de 702 ^) i£2082 4 11 Annee moyenne ' j£694 1 7^ Ces articles de depenses renferment le falaire des clercs, ecrivains, imprimeurs, papeterie, &c. &c. &.c , dont aucune partie n'eft rem- boursee par le gouvernement. 2 A • 178 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. Srd. No part of the disbursements mentioned in my anfwer to the second queftion is paid by Government. The Govern- ment furni-,.. the office with books for the Registers of both Courts. 4th. The amount annually paid by Government for the ob- jects in my anfvirer to the third queftion mentioned, fluctuate from £25 to £50 per annum. 5th, We are obliged to give credit for a large part of the fees which accrue and become due to our Office from profefiional gen- tlemen. By many of them we are regularly paid ; by many we are paid very irregularly, and by some we are not paid at all. But what proportion of the fees are lost annually, it is impossible to fay i about one third of the whole amount of fees accruing an- nually to the Office remains due, a large part of which is consi- dered as bad or very doubtful. 6th. There is a Tariff authorized by the faid Court of King's Bench regulating the quantum of fees to betaken by all of the Officers of the said Court, a copy whereof is herewith furnished to the Committee. 7th. The proportion of the Prothonotary's fees to tho,e of the Advocates in taxed costs only, (there being none other,) varies from 1 in 4, to 2 in 7, and 1 in 3, or thereabouts. ,i* Additional Queries submitted to Mr. Burrouo-hs, with his anfwers ;— What fum do vou pny Mrs. Ross annually ? — Two hundred pounds, which is included in the statement of tlie disbursements of my Office, that fum is liable to diminution, or to be done away with, in cafe of diminution of the present Tariff. How many Clerks have you employed, and what is the salary allowed each for the last three years ?— I have fix Clerks at pre- fent i one at. ^1. GO a year, one at ^100, two at £75^ another whose annual receipts may be between £50 or £60, and the other from jfilO to £20. Thefe six Clerks have been at my Office for the lafl twelve months ; previous to that there were only from four to five employed. Can you ftate the number of final judgments rendered in 1829 .'—About ]28(j. How 179 ( RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES FROTONOTAIRES. 3. Le gouvernement ne pale aucune partie des debourfes men- tionn(!s dans ma reponfe a la feconde queftion. Le gouvernement fournit au bureau les livres pour les registres des deux cours. 4t. Le montant annuel pay^ par le gouvernement pour les ob- jets mentionn^s dans ma reponfe a la troifi^me questtoni varie de £25 a jE50 par an. 5. Nous fommes obliges de faire credit pour une grande partie des honoraires qui reviennent et deviennent dus a notre bureau par les Meflleurs du barreau, Plufieurs d'entre eux nous paient bien regulierement ; plufieurs nous paient tres-irregulierement, et quelques-uns rte nous paient pas du tout. Mais il eft impollible de dire quelle eft la proportion que nous perdons annuellement de nos honoraires — il refte en arriere environ un tiers du total des honorairei qui reviennent annuellement au bureau, et nous en re- gardon* une grande partie comme perdue ou tres douteufe. 6. IJ y a un tarif autorife par la dite cour du banc du Roi pour regler ]a quotite des honoraires que prennent tous les officiers de la dite cour, et dont une copie est fourni au comite avec ces re- ponfes. 7. La proportion des honoraires de? protonotaires avec ceux des avocatsen frais taxes (eulement, (n'y en ayant pas d'autres,) varie depuis 1 en 4 jufqu'a '2 en 7 et 1 en 3 ou environ. Queftions additionnelles foumises a M. BurroughS| avec fes reponfes. Quelle fomme payez vous annuellement 4 Madame Ross ? Deux cens livres, fomme qui est incluse dans I'etat des debourles de men bureau : cette fomme eft fujette a diminution et le paye- ment me me a en etre arrete, dans le cas ou le tarif actuel ferait diminue. Combicn de clercsavez-vous employe* et quel est le falaire alloue a chacun d'eux pour les trois annees dernieres ? — J'ai maintenant fix clercs j un a £150 par an, un a jd.OO, deux a / 75» un autre dont la recette annuelle peut monter de £50 a £60 et I'autre de j^iO a jfi20. Ces fix c'ercs font a mon bureau depuis douze mois ; avant ce temps il n'en etait employe que qpatre ou cinq, Pouvez-vous donner le nombre de jugeinens deHnitifs pronon- ce8eni829? Environ 1286. Combien REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. How many of lho>e judgments were rendered In contested cases, and how many in cases ex pnrte ?-l am unable to ftate. How many judgments by default in 1829?- Two hundred '^"ooes'the Government provide you with an Office, Fire wood. Light and any other thing requisite for the Office ?— Yes, witli an Office, Firewood and Light. ^ Do you mean to say that the fees you receive from both tne Plaintiff's and Defendant's Attornies amount m the whole to t. ir or thereabouts of the fees received by each Attorney in the same cause ?— The entire fee claimable by the Prothonotary in a con- tested caufe is to that of the Advocate tor the Plaintiff as I to ^, or to that of the Advocate of the Defendant as 10 to 15, that is to sav, out of every £^6 the Plaintiff's Attorney is allowed jfi24'l6 8, the Defendant's Attorney ^19 3 4, and the Protho- notary /1 2 6s. asclas^fees. , , n i Doefthe above ftatement include the fe«s allowed the Protho- notaries for writs, subpoenas, certificates, copy of judgments final and interlocutory, and executions ?-No, but including those items, the fum total does not amount to one third. District of Montreal. Joint anfwers of Samuel Wenlxoorth Monk and Robert Lester Morrodu Efquires ;— 1st The total gross amount of our fees as Joint Prothonotary of the Court of King's Bench for this Diftrict, for the year ending the 81st December 1829, is in currency, j£3929 4 10. 2nd. Our disburfements are ac follow : — Salaries to nine Clerks from £500 to ^600 per annum. ^ Salaries to six extra Clerks for the Commissaires Enqueteurs from their appointment to this day, ;£ 11 5. Criers Fees collected under the present 1 anff by the Prothono- taries for the said year, £5Q0. n • . » Stationary for Office and Commissaires Enqueteurs; Printers accounts for printing for Office ; sundry repairsand mmor expen- se» from ^450 to ^500. ^^^^.^^ i 181 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAlRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. ^ ■ '* Combien de ces jugcmens fiirent rendus dans des caufes contes- tees, et combien dans des caufes ex parte ? Je ne puis le dire. Combien a-t-il ctj rendu de jugemens par dciaut en ]829? Deux cent soixante. Le gouvernement vous fournlt-II un bureau, du bois de chauf- fage, la lumiere et tout ce qui est neceflaire pour le bureau ? Oui, un bureau, le bois de chauftage ct la lumiere, Voulez-vous dire que les honoraires que vous recevez des avocats tant du demandeur que dudefendeiir montent en tout u ^, jou en- viron, des honoraires re^us par chaque procureur dans !a mCme cause ? L'honoraire entier exigible pir 'e protonotaire dans une caufc conteftee eft h celui de I'avocat du demandeur comme 1 etl a 2, ou a celui de I'avocat du defendeur conime 10 e.-t a 1.5, c'eft- a-direque fur £dQ le procureur du demandeur re^oit jC2^ IG 8, celui du defendeur ^19 3 4- et le protonotaire ^12 0, fur les honoraires de claiTes. L'e'tat ci-deffus renferme t-il les honoraires ?.lloucs aux proto- notaires pour writ>^, fubpoenas,certificats, copies de jugemen! defini- tifs et interlocutoire, et executions ? l.^n, mais tous ces items compris la somme totale ne monte pas a un tiers. District de MoxtrivAl. Reponses reunis de Samuel IVentrsorth Monk et de Rohert Lester Morroght Ecuyers. 1. Le montant brut de nos honoraires comnie protonotaires as- socies de la cour du bancdu Roi pour ce district, pendant I'annee finilTant le 31 Decembre 1829 est en monnaie courante, ^£3929 4 10. 2. Nos debourfes font comme suit : Salaires de neuf clercs de.^500 a ^500 par annce. Salalres de fix ecrivains extraordinaires pour les Commiflaires Enqueteurs depuis leur nomination jusqu'a ce jour, £\\3. Honoraires des crieurs per9us en vertu du tarif actuel par les protonotaires pour la dite annee, £bijO. Papeterie pour le Bureau et pour les Commissaires Enqueteurs ; le compte des imprimeurs pour inipreflion pour le bureau ; repara- tions diverges, et petites dcpenfes diverfes de j£4'30 a 50O. , Penfion 18« REPORT OxV THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIE9. Annuify to Mr. Levesque, £W0. Annuiry to Mrs. Widow Frascr, hitherto paid her by Mr. Mor- rough, should he be held to continue the payment thereof, 7.5/. Sterling, or ^<3/. 6^. Hd. 3rd. No part of the above mentioned disbursements are reim- bursed by Government, except the wages of the two servant men mentioned hereafter, who being paid weekly by the Prothonota- ries, the latter are reimbursed semi-annually, charging the same to Government in their contingent accounts mentioned below. 4rh. The contingencies allowed for the Court House and buildingsof which the Prothonotaries are the guardians and for the pubic purposes therein, are as follow : — Wages ot two fervant men for sawing, splitting, carrying in fuel, cleaning buildings, ^c at Court Hoase, from 50/. to 60/. per annum. For fuel for the Court House, from 150 to 160 Cords of Wood from 125/. to 150/. Stationary for Judges per annum, 12/. 10/. For articles required and binding done for the Public Registers, Diaries and other Books and Records of the Court from 40/. to 50/. per annum. Joiners, Glaziers, Black and White Smiths' accounts, for work and repairs to the Court- House and buildings from 100/. to 120/. per annum. 'I he.-e contingencies are provided for annually by the Legisla- ture and the items, ! except in so far as regards the servant men already mentioned,) are not disbursed by the Prothonotaries, but by them charged to Government semi-annually in accounts sent down in April and October, and paid to the individuals to whom they are due when received by I he Prothonotaries under warrants addressed to the Receiver General. 5th. Since the eftablishment of theTariffin February 182'?, no credits are given or neceflary to be given to the gentlemen prac- tising at our Bar, we are regularly paid our fees, and the propor- tion wh ch may be considered as loft annually is small indeed, per- haps on an average £iO or £50 per annum. 6th. We herewith furnish the Committee with the copy of the Tarifi of our fees authorized by the Honorable the Justices of our Court of King's Bench. 7th 183 ■RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PR0T0N0TAIRE3. Penfion annuelle a M. Leveque, ^^^OO. Penlion annuellea Madm. Fmfer, d ellc payee jusqu'ici par M. Morrogli, s'il e(l oblige a lui en continuer ie payement jf 75 Sterling ou £S5 8, Le gouvernement ne rembourfe aucune partie des deboiirfcs ci- deflus niontionnes, excepte leg gages de deux domeftiqne! menti- onnt'sci-aprcs, cc qui cnsont payes toutcs les femaines par les pro- tonotaires qui en Ibnt rembourles tous les six mois, en le^ portant au com^te du gouvernement dans leurs comptes dc depenfe.s even- tuelies, dont il fera fiiit mention ci-apres. 4. Les contingences allouees pour la court de juftlce ct les batl- mcns dont les protonotaires font les gardiens et pour des objets publics en iccux, iont comme suit :— Gages de deux domestiques pour fcier, fendre et porter le bols, nettoyer les appartemens, i 10 10, dont je ne pui« dire quelle pro« portion peut-etre regardee comme perdue } mais je crains d'eii perdre une bonne partie. 6. Je transmets avec ces r^ponsea une copie des tarlfs de la cour du banc du Roi et de la cour provinciale. 7. Je suis hors d'etat de r^pondrc d cette queAion avec certitude* maii je crot9 que la proportion efl: d'environ un tiers. District de Gaspe'. Reponfes de Amasa Bcbee, Ecuyer. 1. Lemontant brut de mes honoraires comme protonotaire de la cour provinciale pour le district inferieur de Gasp6, dans I'annee mil huit cent vingt neuf, a 6te de la somme de cent quarante cinq livresi dix^huit schelins et neuf pence flerling, 2. Je n'ai encore rien dcbourse pour aucun clerc, mais fr^quem* nient j'ai employ^ mes amis pour cet objet, et a raifon de I'aug- mentation des affaires jevais etre bientot oblig6 d'en employer un, 3. II m'eft alloue dix livres pour le transport de ma perfonne et des records de la cour provinciale pour le circuit annuel j de plus cinq livres pour papeterie, ce qui eft bien loin de suffire i ce que je dcpense, et la fomme ulterieure de quinze livres courant an- nuellement pourloyerdes cours dejuftice. 4. Je r^ponds a cette queftion par ma reponse a la troifi^me. 5. Les honoraires ci-deflus ne font pas pay^s reguliercment, mais j'en ai tres rarement perdu, etant paye d'uue roaniere ou d'une autre. 6. Ci-inclufe eft une copie du tarif du protonotaire de la cour provinciale du district inferieur de Ga^pe. 7. Ci-incluse on trouve aufli une copie du tarif general renfer- mant les honoraires des avocats de la cour provinciale pour le dis- trict inferieur de Gaspe, par lequel I'honorable Comite sera en <;tat de voir la proportion des honoraires des avocats avec ceux des protonotaires. District ISS REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. District of St. Francis. An Avers of Charles B. PcUoiu E:,quire : — 1st. 5^300 per annum, and in 1 821', prior to the Gaol Tax, the rate was 4','>0/. currency. 2ncl. To Clerks 60/. ; for Printing 15/., and Stationary, Tape, &c. 12/. ; in all 77/. 3rd. An allowance for Stationary of 5/. per annum, and a salary of 50/, st( rling, but which was not paid laft: year, 4th. From 50/. to 60/. for f re wood for th? Court-House and Offices, sawing, splitting and ui tributing the fame j wa'^hing and cleaning theCourt-House ; Stationary for Regirters and binding all Records of the Court, and minor repairs. 5th. There are at this moment five cases againft onfr Attorney pending in ihe Court of King's Jcnch at Three Rivers for the recovery of fees and duties. The loss annually upon the whole is eftimated at 100/ , many losses occur by taking Promiifory Notes of persons who afterwards leave the Province without paying them. . 6th. A copy is herewith transmitted. 7th. The Tariff being in detail, and each person being al- lowed in proportion to the act performed, I am unable to (late any particular proportion. I have taken the mean of twenty taxed Kills and find the Prothonotaries' fees are less than one third of the Advocates. Moudai/i^lh Marcht 1830. Edicard Burroughs, Esquire, again examined : — Deliver to the Committee a copy of your account for the last year againfl: every gentleman who has within that period practised at the Quebec Bar ? — I produce a ftatement, which contains the amount of all Bills during the laft year againft the Advocates who practise at the Par of Quebec, and the Cash that has been receiv- ed for such items as are paid for in Cafh, the who> nctt amount ■which inc^ides bad and doubtful debts, amounts in the Superior Terms to the sum of £364* 2 7^. In the luni of -^746 16 3 ',, whicii \m til t ISO RAPPORT SUR LES HONORATRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. District de St. FRAN901S. Roponfes de Charles B. Feltotr, Ecuyer. 1. _^'300 par annee, ec en 1824- avant la taxe de la prifor.j le taux etait ^'4.30 courant. 2. Aux clercs '£()0, pour impreffion .€ l5, et pour papeterie, galon, &c. &c. ^12, en tout ^77 0. 3. Une allocation pour papeterie de £5 par an, et un Hdaire de £')0 fig* mais qui n'a pas etc paye I'annce derniere. 4. De £oO a .£30 pour boi> de chauffage pour la conr dejuflice et es bureaux, pour faire scier, fendre et transporter le bois, laver et nettoyer la cour di jullice, papeterie pour les regiftres et re- liure de tous les records de la cour, et menues rep rations. 5. 11 y a maintenant contre un avocat cinq caufes pendantes dans la cour du banc du roi aux Trois-Rivieres, pour recouvremenc d'honoraires et droits. La perte annueUe sur is tout eft ellimee a £100 ; beaucoup de perte refultent de ce que le protonotairc prend des bil.'ets promissoircs de personnes qui enfuite laiflent la province san.s les payer. G. Copie en eft tranfmise avec ces r6ponres. 7. Le ta''if etant en detail et chaque perlbnne recevant a pro- portion de ce qu'il fait, je ne fuis pas en etat de dire aucune pro- portion particuliere. J'ai pri< le montantmoyen de vingt momoires de frais taxes, et je trouve que les honoraires du protonotairc sunt au-dessous du tiers de ceux des avocats. Luridi, 8 Mars ISZO. Ed^xard Burroughs, ecuyer, est interroge de nouveau : Remettez an comite une copie de votre comptc de Tannt'e der- niere contre chaque monfieur qui a dans cetteperiode pratique an barreau de Quebec ?— Je produis un tableau qui contient le mou- tant de tous lct three years, the revenue of the Prothonotaries' Office has been near equal. iho 191 f ( * M > 4- RAPPORT SUR LES H0N0RAIRE8 DES PROTONOT ARIES. fomme de <£74S 16 3^, contenue dana le tableau comme debour- fes, eft inclufe la fotnme qui eft payee annuellement a Madame Ro s. Avex-vous accept^ Toffice de protonotaire de la cour du banc du roi, a condition que vous payeriez a Madame Ro(s j£200 an- nuellement, fa vie durante ? — Je n'ai pas accepie cet office a cette condition, tnais apres ma nomination a I'office, j'acccdai de ma feule volont^ a une allocation de £200 par an a Madame Rofs, fur les honoraifes revenant a cet office, pour le temps que je ferais protonotaire, fujette a une deduction dans le cas ou le tarif de la dite cour ferait reduit par quelque circonstance que ce fut* Y a-t-il quelques autres fources de revenus pour cet office ?— Aucune autre que je connaifle, si ce n'eft celle du terme infe- rieur, dont M. Perrault vousadonne un rapport. William Smith Sewell, ecuyer, eft appele, et dtant interroge, repond comme fuit i^-^ Comme flierif de Quebec, je payai aux protonotaires en 1828, /279 13 2, et en 1829, £S2\ 3 8 courant. Ces ibmmes leur fiirent payees comme honoraires, pour avoir dreflc des rapports dediftribution, et ne contiennent aucun debourfe quelconque. Je regarde Icur honoraire pour drefter les rapports de diftribution comme trop forts. Pierre Ledroit, Ecuyer, eft appele et ^tant interrogd, repond comme ftiit J— iDepuis dix-huit ans je fuis employe comme ecrivain, au greffe du banc du roi, terme inferieur. Le montaut des honoraires re- ^us au dit greffe pour le terme inferieur ieulement, en 185^9, eft de j£l967 14 5^. Surcette fomme le greffier a paye j€354 9 II, laiflantune balance de j€l6\S 4 6^ re(;ue par !e grcffier Les debourfes de I'office confiftent clans les ditterentes lommes payees pour papeteries et falaires des clercs. Je re^ois poor ma part un hui- tieme dutout. Trois recevant entre j£20et j£25, et un qui n'a eu aucun lalaire la derniere annce. Je ne puis rien dire fur le montant des honoraires re^us par le greffe au terme fuperieur. Pour le8 trois dernierea annees le revenu du greffe a cte a peu-pre» egale. Lej 19'i REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIOiVOTARlES. The followinc; Queries were fiibmltted to the Clerks of the Peace at Quebec ; their anfwers are subjoined :— O. lf>. Are you one of tlie Clerks' of the Peace for the Dis- trict of Quebec, and of the ScHions of the Peace for the .said Dis- trict ? Q 2nd. What has heretofore been the amount of your Salary annually in your several situations as above ftated ? Q. 3rd. C;in you fnrnifli a copy of the Tariff in force now, and a copy ortheneAv Tariff that will come into optration on the 2ifi April next ? O. 4th. When and by whom wtre these Tariffs respectively made ? Q. .5th. Does the new Tariff operate any injudice, and what ? Q 6. Has there been any attempt made previous to the making of the new Tariff to change the o.d one, and if so, by whom was ir made, what change was proposed, and what decision was had ? O- 7 Have you any further information with reference to the subject that you can give the Committee. Joint answers of IVillinni Green and Joseph Fiumroh X J 193 KAPPORT SUR LES HONORAlRES DEf PR0T0N0TAIRE8. Les queftions fuivantes ont et6 foumifes aux grefBers de la paix i Quebec ; leurs reponfes font ci-jointes. Q. 1. Etes-vous un des greffiers de la paix pour le diftrict de Quebec et des feflions de la paix pour le dit diftriit ? Q. 2. Quel a etejufqu'aprefent le montant de votre falaire an- nueliement dans vosdiverfes situations, comme ci-dessus mention- nees ? Q. 3. Pouvez-vous fournir une copie du tarif maintenant en force, et une copie du nouveau tarif qui va venir en operation le 21 avril prcchain ? Q. 4>. Quand etpar qui ont ete faits ces tariff refpeftivement ? Q. 5. Le nouveau tarif produil-il quelque injurtice et quelle ? ^ Q. 6. A-t-il ete fait quelque tentative pour changer Tancirn ta- rif avant que le nouveau fut fait ; et s'il en eft ainsi, qui fit cette tentative, quel changement fut-il propofe, et quelle fut ]a deci- sion ? Q. 7. Avez-vous quelques renfeignemens ultcrieurs ^ donner au comite sur le sujet. Reponfes reunies de William Green et de Joseph FratigolsJCavier Pcrrault, ecuyers, greffier de la paix pour le diftrift de (Que- bec, aux questions precedentes : 1. Nous fommes conjolntement greffiers de la paix et des Ses- sions de la naix. 2. Nous n'avons aucun falaire, et nous n*en avons jamais eu, Les montans annuelsde notre office forment entrerf£600et *fi800* 3. Nous produifons une copie r'u tarif maintenant en force, et une copie du tarif qui doit entrer en operation le 21 avril pro- chain. 4. Ces deux tarifs ont etc faits par]a cour des feflions de trimes- tre-, ]e premier le 30 octobre 1823, les magiftrats prcfens etant, Jean Thomas Tafchereau, ecuyer, prcTident, Jean Baptifte Du- chefnay, Michel Clouetet Robertd'Ef'L-*3uville, ecuyers ; le der- nier le 19 Janvier 1830, les magiftrats pro. ens etant, Robert Chris- tie, ecuyer, pre'fident, Thomas Wilfon, Noah Freer, William Phillips, Andrew Paterfon, Henry Ruflel, Michel Clouet, TJio- 2 C mas 194 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. Henry Ruflel, Michel C]ouet. Thomas Cafimir Oliva, Amablc Berthelot, William Grout Sheppard, Jean Langevin, William Walker, William Finlay and J. G. Clapman, Efquires. 5th. The intended Tariff apportions for feveral of the services what we confider as inadequate remuneration. It allows for a depofition and warrant together 5s. It allows for a recognizance only 2s 6d., whereas from the date of the Ordinance of 1780 downwards 5s. have been allowed. It allows no more than 1/. for the Indictment with all the pro- ceedings to the conviction or acquittal. It allows no more than 3s. 6d. for an information summons ^nd copy in qui tam cases, although thofe papers are among the moft difficult and special proceedings. The intended Tariff grants nothing for attendance at Quarter and other Seflions. Nothing for making up the Record of the proceedings at Ses- fions. Nothing for entering Rules of Police, preparing the neceflTary copies of them for publication, and superintending their printing and publication. Nothing for swearing Conftables and adminifterlng the oath of allegiance. Nothing for drawing advertisements nor for official correfpon- dence on the part of the Magistrates. It allows no per cent age on receiving and paying over penalties to th(» Grand Voyer and Road Treasurer. The intended Tariff, (column 3,) requires the including in one warrant all seamen complained of at one time for any breach of the same articles ; whereas the law directs the issuing of a war- rant againft every seaman so complained of, (-iTth Geo. Ill, c. 9 Sec. 4 ) This innovation in the practice tends to render lefs effectual the purfuit of offenders, by confining the effect of the Process againft them to the place where the Officer charged with its execution may be, inftead of allowing pursuit to extend in various directions at once, as the disperfion of the offenders renders it neceflary that it fhould do The intended Tariff tends to inveft perfons not bearing public office with the functions of conflituted Officers, and with the emo- luments ^r A- - 195 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTO OTAIRES. mas Cafur.ir Oliva, Aniable Berthelot, WilHam Grout Sheppard, Jean Langevin, William Walker, William Finlay et J. G. Clap- ham, ecuyers. 5. Le tarif propofe accorde pour les divers fervices ce que reus regardons comme remuneration infuffisante. II alloue pour une depofition et un warrant enfemble 5s. Pour un cautionnement 2s. 6d. feulement, tandis que depuis la date de I'ordonnance de 1780 jusqu'a prefent, il a etc alloue .5s. II n'alloue q.ie £1 pour I'indictement, (m'li'e enacculation,) avec toutes les procedures jusqu'a la conviction ou la decharge de I'ac- cuie. II n'alloue que 3s. 6d. pour une information, fommation et co- pie dans les caufes de qui tain, quoique ces paplers foient de ceux qui font les plus difficiles ^ dreffer et que ce foit des procedures fpeciales. Le tarif propofe n'alloue rien pour aflister aux leflions de tri- meftre et autres ; rien pour dreffer proces-verbal des procedes de.s fefllons. Rien pour enregiftrer les regies de police, pour en preparer les copies neceflaires pour la publication, et pour en furveiller rimpreffioD et la publication. Rien pour aflermenter les conftables et faire preter le ferment d'allegeance Rien pour dreffer les annonces ni pour la correfpondance offi- cielle de la part des magi^lrats. II n'alloue aucun droit pour cent fur la reception et payement des penalites au grand-voyer et au treforier des chemins. Le tarif propofe, (colonne 3,) requiert I'infertion dans un war- rant de tou5 les matelots qui portent en meme temps plainte pour contravention aux memes articles j tandifque la loi ordonne I'e- manation dun warrant contre chaque matelot centre qui telle plainte eft portee, ('t-Te Geo. Ill, c. 9, fee. 4.) Cette innovation dans la pratique tend a rendre moins effi- cace la pourfuite des coupables, en faifant I'entir I'effet de la pro- cedure dirigee contre eux au lieu meme ou pent etre I'ofBcier charge de fon execution, au lieu de permettre Textenfion de la pourfuite dans diverfe." diredlions {\ la fois, comme la difperHon des coupabies le retid fouvent neceffaire. Le tarif propofe tend a revetir des perfonnes denuees du ca- raitere d'olMciers publics des fondions d'officiers conftitues, et avec 190 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PR0TH0N0TARIE8. lunients to which the Officer alone Is entitled by his Commifllon and by law, and may induce Magiftrates into an illegal exercil'e of power in affigning to such perfons fees under color of authority derived merely from this Tariff. The intended Tariff tends toobftruct the execution of the Pro- vincial Act 4th Geo. iV. Cap. 19, which requires that in Que- bec and Montreal the proceedings of the Juftices of the Peace be recorded by the Clerks of the Peace, as this Tariff would impart the functions of tliofe Officers to unaut;horized persons, not known to the public, of indefinite number and deftitutc of refpecta- bility. 6th. An alteration of the exifting Tariff was proposed in Janu- ary 182/ i the facts respecting which are set forth in the paper now handed in. 7th. There is an ample collection of Tables of the fees allowed in England to the Clerks of the Peace, at the end of Crown Circuit Companion by Minchin and Croft. i' 197 n )f 3- e- )e rt 11 a- u- sr in lie UAPPORT SUR ins IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. avec les emolumens auxcjuels I'officier feul a droit en vertu de f* commiflioii et tie la loi, et peut induire les magirtrats dans un exercife illegal de pouvoir, en aflignant u telles perfonnes des ho- norairos, fous la couleur d'une autoritc qui nc decoule que du ta- rif en qucrtion. Le tarif propofe tend a arretcr I'ex^cution de I'aiSle provincial, 4- Geo IV, chap. 19, qui requicrt qu'il Quebec et a Montreal les greffiers de la paix tiennent regiftre des precedes des juges de paix, vu que ce tarif aflignerait les attribucions de ces clliciers a ties perfonnes fans autorite, non connues au public, en nombre indetini et fans refpectabilitc. 6. II fut propofe une alteration au tarif exiftant en Janvier 1827 ; les faits y relatifs font enonces dans le papier maintenant produit. 7. II y a une ample collection de tableaux d'honoraires, alloues en Argleterre aux greffiers de la paix, u la fin du Crown Circuit Conqiauion par Minchin and Croft. 198 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. APPENDIX. Appendix No. 1. To ihe Honorable the Chief Justice and Justices of His Majeaty's Court of King's Bench for the District of Quebec : The Memorial of the Undersigned Advocates and Atlornies practising at the Bar of the same Court ; Respectfully Shewth, That the experience of several years has convinced your memorialists that the fee* allowed the Prothonoiaries of this Honorable Court, by far exceed the amount to which those officers can lay claim as a fair remune- ration for the duties they are called upon to discharge. The gentlemen of the bar can have no desire to deprive the Prothono- tariesoranyof the officers of this Coirt, of that quantum of fees to which they are entitled for the performance of the duties of their office ; but with a view of securing to themselves the fruits of their industry, they beg leave most respectfully to submit to your Honors, the great dispro- poition that exists between the fees allowed the Prothonotaries and those allowed the Attornies of this Court In many instances the fees of the Prothonotaries are equal to those allowed the Defendant's Attorney,and in some cases exceed them. It must be observed, at the same time, that the insolvency of clients frequently exposes the Attornies to the payment of large sums of money, without the least hopeof foture indemnity. This is no imaginary evil, set up to serve p-esent purposes, but it is one to which every practising Att -iriiey is exposed, and which some of your me- morialists have felt most severely. Your memorialists therefore humbly pray that the fees of the Protho- notaries may be reduced to one third of their present amount ; and that two thirds of the fees allowed the Prothonotaries, be paid by the Attor- ney for the party in whose favor judgment shall be rendered. In praying for 80 great a diminution, your memorialists trust that they can make it apparent to your Honors, that the fees allowed the Prothoiiotavies, after the L 199 RAPPORT SUR LE8 HONORATRES DES PROTONOTAmES. APPENDICE. Appendice No. 1. Auxhonorables juge en chef et juges dela cour du banc du Roi de la Majesty pour le district de Quebec. Lc mcmoiial des aoussignds avocats et procureurs pratiquant au barrcau de la dite cour. Expose respcctueusement, Que I'exp^rience de plusieurs annees a convaincu les requ^rans que Ics honoraires alioues aux protonotaires de cette honorable cour, excedent de beaucoup ce que les officiers peuvent reclamer comme un juste remune- ration des devoirs qu'ils sont appeles a remplir. Les messieurs du barreau ne peuvent avoir aucun desir de privcr les protonotaires non plus qu'aucun des officiers de cette cour de la quotil^ d' honoraires a laquelle ils ont droit pour I'execution des devoirs de leur office ; mais dans la vue de s'assurer a eux-m6roes les fruits de leur in- dusirie, lis demandeni respcctueusement a exposer a vos honneurs la grande disproportion qui existe entre les honoraires allou^s aux protono- taires et ceux alioues aux procureurs de cette cour. Dans plusieurs cas les honoraires des protonotaires sont ^gaux a ceux allou6s au procureur du d6fendeur, et dans d'autres cas ils les surpassent. U faut remarquer en mhne temps que I'insolvabiiite des cliens expose souvent les procu- reurs a payer des sommes d'argent considerables, sans la moindre espe- ranee d'en etre indemnise par la suite. Ce n'est pas la un mal imagi- uaire, avanc^ pour favoiiser les fins presentes , mais un mal auquel cha- que procureur pratiquant est expose, et que quelques-uns de vos re- querans ont senti tre« sevferement. C'est pourquoi vos requ6rans demandent humblement que les hono- raites des protonotaires soient r^duits a un tiers de leur moniant actuel, et que deux tiers des honoraires alloufis aux protonotaires soient payes par le procureur de la partie en faveur de laquelle le jugement aura etc pro- Botici, En 200 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOT ARIES. ibe proposed reduction, will still yield an annual amount equal to if not greaier than the salarie* allowed ilic prmcipiil ofTuers ot (iovernment in this Province. If sucli be the cave, whiit reasonable ground of coti- plaint could this reduction afford the Prolhonotaries ? In support of lhi» allegation, your a.emoialists annex a comparaiive Btatcmcnt of fees allowed the Attarnies and Prolhonotaries, taken from taxed Bill* of Costs. Your memoralists, at the same time beg leave to submit to your Honors, that by the present Tariff no adequate remuneration is given to the Attornics for many important proceedings, calling for great exer- tions and professional ability, accompanied by the greatest responsibility that a separate Tariff should be made for real and mixed actions. In those your mernornlists are constantly called upon to discharge the du- ties both of Counsel and Attorney, and the whole ca^e calls for unre- initted attention. That the Attorney prosecuting the 0 courant ; au-dessus de i:30 ct audcssous di £100; ct au-dessus de ,£100. 4 ° . One dans chaquc cause qui sera decidee par une admission de fait, f.lee par les parties, il fera alloue un honoraire qui n'excedera pas une guinec, au procureur de la partie qi;i prcparera cl fera telle admission dc fails, et nioitic dc la due somme a I'lUitre panic. 5 = . Que dans tou eetchaque caust) dans la^uclle il sera fnit une en- qn£te pendant le terme ou la vacation, en autre temjis qu'aux jours ordinanes, par con-entemcnt des parties, ou sur rt-queie et ordre a cet eir^t, il sera alloue un honoraire d'une demi-gumde a chaque procurcureur. 6°. Pour cliaque plaidoyer sur une motion, au conseil vingt sclic lins. 2D 7. ii02 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. commensurate with the labor and responsibility be granted and taxed in his favor. ^ 8thly. For the remuneration of an extra Barrister to take the enquete^ one guinea. 9Uily. That no fees be allowed to the Prothonotarics upon the grant- ing or discharging of rules nisi or by consent ; the Prothonotarics being in no instance called upon to peiform any service that entitles them to any fee upon such motion, save and except for the copy of the rule ior which the tariff provides. lOthly. That a fee of one guinea be granted on suing out a writ of execution. llihly. That the Attorney's fees on the commission rogatoire be doubled. l^thly. That a fee shall be allowed in all cases of the appointment by Counsel of an indifferent Attorney as commissaire entjutteur. Real and mixed actions. Separate Iiemj. Instructions. / Declaration. Each Copy. On special demurrer. On general demurrer. For every exception overruled. To the Defendant's Attorney. When the exception is maintained. Argument on the merits. Re-hearing. That the present amendment of the tariff shall be in force from this day, and be applied to all cases now pending in Court and to all de- cisions lobe pronounced hereafter. All which the undersigned Advocates and Attornies respectfully submit to Your Honors, in the full confidence that Your Honors will ap- ply such a remedy an may be consistent with the ancient and honorable profession over which you preside. P. Panet, F. W. Primrose, Ed. Caron, P. E. Taschereau, W. Power, R. Allsopp, H.S Iluot, G. Drolet. C. Drolet, L. Lagueux, N. Amiol, Ph. Chalou, E. Bedard, G. B. Faribault, A. R. Hamel, H. Black, D. M'Callum, A. Polctte, G. Vanfelson, Valiieies de St. Real, A. Gugy, J. Duval, J. Hoffman, T. W . Willan, T. C. Aylwin, W. Small, C. Panet. ^' i l\ It r; > 4 1 <^aebcc, llih December 1828. 1 2or5 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTARIES. 7 o . (^u'il sera a la discretion de la cour d'atcorder un conseil dans les causes qui aeront regardees comme assez importrnt pour en re- qucrir un, et qu'il soil uUoue et entre en taxe en sa faveur uu hono- raire proportionne au travail ei a la respotisabilite. 8 o . Pour remunerer un avocat extraordinaire pour prendre 1 en- qufite, uneguinee. - , • i 9° » Qu'il ne soit alloiie aux protonotaires aucun honoraire lors- qu'il sera accorde ou renvoye des regies nisi ou par consentement ; Les protonotaires n'etaiit dans aucun cas appeles h remplir aucun service, qui leurdonne droit a aucun honoraire sur telle motion, si ce n'estpour la copie de la regie, ce a quoi le tarif pourvoit. ^ ]0°. Qu'il soit accorde un honoraire d'une gumee pour 1 ema- nation d'un wrrit d'execution. , . 11 o. Que les houoraires du procureur sur une commission rogatoire soient doubles. n -i . 12 ° . Qu'il soit alloue un honoraire dans tous les cas ou il est nomme par conseil un procureur ordinaire comme commissaire cnqueleur- Actions reelles et mixtes. Instruction?. Declarations. Chaque Copie. Exception dilatoi're speciale. Exception dilatoirc gencrale. Pour chaque exception renvoyee. Au procureur du defeiideur lorsque Pexception est maintcnue. Piaidoyer sur le racrite. Re-audition. . , , Quele present amendement du tarif sera enforce a compter de ce jour et s'appliquera aux causes maintenaut pendantes en cour et a loutea les decisions a etre ci-apres prononcccs. Le tout respect ueusemeut f.oumis a vos honneurs par les avocats et procureurs soussignes, dans la ferme conf.ance que vos honneurs apph- querent tel lemede qui pourra convenir a la profession ancienne et hono- I able a la quelle vous presidez. Plii. Panet, L. Lagueux, P. \V. Primrose, N. Aniiot, \'A. Caron, l*h. Chalou, p. E. Taschereau, K- Bedard, G. B. Faribault, And. R. Harael, H. Black, D. McCallum, A. Pulelic, Wra. Power, R. Allsopp, Hector S. Huot, G. Drolet, the. Drolet, G.Vanfelson, VallieresdeSt. Real, A. Gugy, J. Duviil, J. Hoffman, T. W. Willan, T. C. Aylwin, \V. Smith. C. Punct. QwchQc 11 dccembre 1828. €04 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. APPENDIX No. 2. XlAl Copy of the Protlionotary's Account against Stuart k Black, for 18!=28. Copie du compte des Protonotaires contre Stuart^- Blade, pour 1828. February 1828. Stacy vs Wood, Molson vs Maitland, Moquin vs Eiiddon, Medpath vs Hunter Henderson, Usborne vs Patterson, OHva vs Qiiirouet, Wilson vs Arnold, Neilson vs Wisvvell & Austin, Roberts a's Jones, Kerr vs Morougli, Quebec Bank, Patterson vs M'Callum, Jaraiesou vs Lefebrre, Perrault vs Ayhvin & Bennett, Ciug-y vs Kerr, Dyke vs. Patterson, Rojferson vs Brown, Oii^lfy vs Gilmore, Gillespie vs Bro^^n, Neilson vs. Finch, Scott vs Hays, Moir vs Ferguson. Price vs Brown. Shrppanl vs Bro\N n, Adams vs Mijrht, Do. vs Do. Ross vs Brown, Martinucio vs Youn"-, Desbarats vs Green," Fortin vs Lacroix, Knowles vs LeiUih, Arnold vs P'eroiison, Noyes vs Fcrouson, Patterson vs Ferg-uson, Haddau vs Ferguson, Thirlwall vs Patton, Hunt vs Arnold, Patterson vs C'lcrihue, Ross vs Og^den, 1272 ^ei 4 8 3 4 , 2 2 11 9 17 8 8 08 18 8 1-22 3 5 4 220 2 12 2.50 7 >• 285 2 12 335 2 12 .339 18 8 •m 355 15 4 365 8 4 385 1 12 11 377 2 12 446 2 12 \ 459 2 3 10 481 8 8 461 2 15 462 2 15 V 471 1 15 4 480 2 3 10 4'82 2 3 10 493 3 ^ 500 8 8 501 1 4 ^ 502 1 15 4 569 2 15 1 572 2 4 9 % 587 8 4. 597 2 15 C07 2 3 10 609 2 3 10 610 2 3 10 617 2 :5 10 660 2 15 663 2 12 > 664 2 17 2 6fc-6 15 12 8 rward, — C7 4 4 4 Carried fy ^€87 4 »* 205 RAPPORT SUR LES HONOR AIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. & /^', Qiiirouct vsBoiiclier, I^ittorson vs Lcssurd, Prizeiui vs Perrault, Moir vs Oliva, lioll vs Olivii, IJell vs Boucher, <'harlpy vs McKcnzip, Exp. M'Callum vs Jones, C'iiiriis vs Wri 1295 2 3 10 1298 2 3 10 1 299 2 15 1.330 1 3 6 1.347 1 3 G 1.399 2 15 M()9 15 4 1409 15 4 ] 139 1 18 1 1109 15 4 RAP June. Eckart vs Vanfelson, Destimauville vs Frereau, Pitt vs Bradsliaw, Quebec Bank vs Vanfelson, i I r 16 2 15 60 2 12 79 17 87 2 15 '^ ^— id, Hi led forward. .Win 10 a, /- 207 "'n ' RAPPORT SUR LES HOXORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 15 6 i ■r A. »^ 10 ;? Hi fl Brought forw ard, £275 C'artfr vs Gordon, lOG 3 1 8 Church vs Jones, 112 2 12 I'attorson vs Roulcan, 19.3 2 15 Froste vs Vanftison, 194 1 3 6 (iruchanx vs Boll, 20+ 1 9 11 ^'e\vbol(l vs Perry & Froste, .•il9 1 15 4 (iraves vs Tetu Borroujjhs, 372 118 Bonson vs Patterson, 4.'iG 2 12 Tolfer vs Brunet, 32G 9 15 Do. vs Power, 527 3 17 R«a vs Patterson, 5J3 15 4 IJsborne vs Patterson, 578 1 9 11 Maitland vs McDonald, 7(]0 3 1 8 Huttertlnvaite vs Levey, 776 2 1+ 5 Van«fhan vs Ross & Burns, 809 16 8 Quebec Bank vs Vaut'elsou, Dorval vs TuUoch, 890 2 12 018 2 7 9 Arnold vs Forbes, 920 19 5 Fraser vs Price, 974. 2 12 ]Sl'C".rthy vs Lill, 1002 2 15 Averil vs Wri|(ht, 1010 1 15 4 McPherson vs Forbes, 1110 2 15 4 IVIontreal Bank vs Beatson, nil 1 19 11 Reeves vs Cannon, 1200 a 1 1 Drapeau vs Kerr, 1203 1 9 11 Arnohl vs Co- '.son, 12+3 18 4 Hart vs Chapman, 1275 3 6 8 Symes vs ( ireen. 1282 16 5 Dunsconibe vs Jones, 1.369 I 9 11 Deavesvs Jones, 1370 I 9 11 Roberts vs Jones 1361 3 5 4 Carman vs Jones, 1361 1 9 11 Law vs Jones, 1373 2 12 Hudson's Bay vs Ross, 1380 1 9 11 Wright vs Way & Price, 1407 1 5 4 IJsborne vs Patterson, 1+65 1 9 11 Eckartvs Sarony, 1513 2 15 Smith vs Debigare, 1.523 2 15 Kenelly vs Graves, 15+9 1 9 11 October. Doyle vs Dowui, 52 1 4 W^iison vs Doran, 55 2 12 Froste vs Cameron, 89 2 15 Clouet vs Ross, 97 1 4 5 Pat 16 3 ion 1-? 9 Ct/rit'd forward, Xli'tO 9 208 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE FROTIIONOT ARIES. Broi];>lit liolinca vs Esson, ."71 Irviiuf vs Bissoii, 418 Hiu^hanau vs I'islior, 419 I'mnderifriLst vs O'llara, 439 Price vs Billy, 490 ] Ial(! vs Ferry, 494 Arnold vs Fer<;'Uson & Traiifiuille, 607 Patt'rson vs Lossard Lcchaucc, 070 (ilackiTK'Vor vs Carrier, 725 Bell vs Boucher Jiouchcr, 737 Irvine vs (Jainpeau, 756 Exparte M'Calluui vs Stewart & M'Callum, 783 Do. vs J3o. Iloclielcau & Racy, 783 Do. vs Racv, 783 Do. vs Do. 783 IltMiderson vs Drolct, 908 Quebec Bank vs Black & Hotel Dieu, 909 Do. vs Do. Do. 909 Ross vs Vallaton Peltier, 1013 Bell vsMivillo, 1037 Cliild vs Shei>i)ard, 1078 Donefjany AS Duboi'd, 1094 Martineau vs Martiucaii & Black, 1133 Roberts vs Quirouet, 1 142 Moorhead vs Oreen, 12()9 Wurtele vs Davies, 1 297 Hawkins vs Kemble & Gary, 1298 Holmes vs M'Clure, 1334 Do. vs Montn-oracry, 1334 Laterriern vs (ireen, 1339 Tranquillo vs Ai'uold, 1472 (^lapliaiu V8 I'jwdden, 1477 Moorhead vs lloss & Bums, 1518 Baird vs Lavery, 1524 Clievallier vs llolFinauj 1526 Miller vs Thompson, 15G() Doyle vs Wilson, 1 023 Graves vs Blood, 1030 Cary vs Balzaretti, 1031 Do. vs Lay,iu'nx, 1055 Burnet vs Hunter, 1058 Mouts'omery vs Do. lliOO Jeft'ery vs Tliornton, 1 729 Neilson vs Young', 1755 Price vs Houlo, 1746 Probable amount of cash account, ^ not yet ascertained but supposed to bo > the same as last your, ) over, 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 15 15 3 18 10 4 18 8 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 ,0 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 12 12 12 9 12 12 8 2 7 2 12 15 18 12 12 16 15 10 18 15 17 8 3 .3 3 15 15 15 15 .3 Je370 10 4 10 8 5 .3 8 8 4> 11 11 11 8 4 8 4. 8 4 5 I 8 ]0 10 6 JO 9 }i s- * * 79 13 II £450 12 11 inO 10 7 .t'503 3 fi * 209 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRBS* APPENDIX No. 3. Statement by Mr. Vn.Uiores 375 Guichaux Metzler 3 10 1 11 4 385 Perrault Aylvvin 8 8 2 3 7 399 Monro Caldwell 8 17 4 4 10 8 420 Tiffin Levey 8 9 4 3 9 4-70 T.olioullicr Campbell 7 15 3 1 499 Miville Parent Carried over, 8 10 3 1 8 £53 1 =^38 2 U ^31 11 4 ft-** f 2 E 3 210 REPOTIT ON TTTR TEES OF THE PROTTIONOTARIES. .Oil Iloopor l-'viiiis 5fi9 IMiirliimcio rm) Roilimd 010 IVinlicrton 01!) Ifiiiit 019 Do, on 0.50 Paqiiot Miirtinucio Ofi.'J IIllTlt GOO Ciil(hvoll 703 Hondorsou 742 Crom;\7A 74.J Atkinson 751 Loj»-f>c 80f) Viiuji'Iiau 84-4 Bel air 848 Symcs 803 Lelioullior 902 V. «le St. R6 903 Gates 900 Holt 987 Secrotan 990 Stausfiold 1012 ExpiU'te 1010 Potdevii) 1045 Dolanaudiore 1007 Belair 1094 Expiu'to 1110 Staiisfiold I1M5 Simard & al. 1 1 52 (iray 1180 Bouclior 1271 Kivurd 1202 Miii Balzarotti ?<('»niu Evans Piiillipq doL*v(';;l(hvollop. Evans ot Uxof (ireon Arnold Thompson Nowtori Lotoiinifftii Dnl)ord Evans et Uxor Ross l'.plair k T. S, Evans ot Uxor Cliaporon ial Boncliette Eraser Flonimingf Cornoliy Robertson Letourneau Ncron Lolicvro Belair & T. S. Eniniory & al. Robertson IV'rron .and al. Hunt and al. Caron & oppn. raldwell Leln)nillior Black V. de St. Real I'atterson £j3 1 8 3 3 11 .5 5 10 3 7 2 17 .5 10 12 .5 10 3 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 11 11 4 1 3 5 10 7 10 5 10 8 3 7 G 3 10 II 7 10 4 1 3 9 10 14 14 ^38 2 4 oppn- 4 8 4 oppn. 8 8 8 8 8 4 8 8 4 8 8 8 4 8 10 2 8 8 13 4 1 8 oppn. 10 10 12 17 4 7 3 1 8 13 I 10 a ^3|. S 2 3 2 2 H 2 4 2 1 3 3 2 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 5 2 2 1 3 1 II l 1 9 4 n 9 8 10 11 9 APRIL TERM, IS'28. £ s. d. 28. > Roberts .39 Bnith .Tones iMaranda 10 10 2 10 8 .£ 4 8 :> 13 10 5 12 10 5 4 5 10 11 4 4 3 .5 18 8 4 I 11 l.-i 4 2 4 5 10 18 8 10 13 9 3 7 8 4 1.J 4 3 1 1 11 18 4 5 7 8 4 12 (1 1.5 4 13 9 13 4 IH 1 10 4 £2.50 17 >-74 5 8-^132 Ir? € s. d. .5 11 1 4 9 Carried forward £13 k j:u ig 211 llAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIURS DES PROTONOTAIRES. ■|. 9 .'* 8 10 y !■ H 5 10 4 10 '1. .5 h 11 4 4 10 10 f) 7 4 4 I U 4 7 4 (I 4 f> I 4 9 lOf) Taschrroau !().'> Tetu 177 Monicr y.'jO (iiii<^ras tH5 Roberts 311 Wiiitclo 341 Alard /j08 Elot (lit Julien 612 Do. Do. Do. liChouillier Ducliosnay ('aid well Fowler (Jaldwcll Duchcsnay McLean Fitzback Jones Atkinson Froste Atkinson Holt Vallieres McLean Perry Perry Lanjfevin Latonche Vjillieres Expai-tc Potvin Vallieres Stanstield Del Corto Belair Tanpuay Ilarpc St'well Spencer (jln<>y J3clttir aud h,iH 847 879 88G 900 904 905 912 915 928 9G1 901 908 1051 1003 1094 HOG 1131 II. 30 1144 1175 1291 1.348 1403 1185 J544 l.>78 1.J92 IhouKlit forward £ 1 3 8 Ratto Reeves Beunct J)ec. 6j' al. oppn Jones Van Ingcu Vandal Rluniliart Teta&vicoversri>2l 8 4 Do £(!, Ifi 3 3 10 4 (not taxed) 5 IG 8 3 5 2 10 Oonoppu. 7 ibb and al. Cremazi & op. lioss Koss lloss Ross & oppn. Ross V^anfelson Pelletier Jones Boivin and al. Lill Faribault & al. Faribault & v.v. (iravello Parr Boats on Seguin & oppn. Kerr Potdevin & oppn Stein and al. Dolby & oppn. Hoyes Parent Black oppn. Jones Jones Jones Jones Grenicr Nadeau Nadeau & v. v. Morrin Youu"^' and al. Younjr Gautliier Bun' HAl'l'OllT sun LES IIONOUAIUES DES PIIOTONOTAIIIES. OCTOBER TERM, 1828. .t' K. d. £ 1 j.d. £ s. d. 7 Bclnir rortin&R.rin. fl 13 4 2 19 5 57 Vallities Moriu 5 16 8 2 10 10 77 Miller ( nMiiazi and al. y 16 8 8 16 2 81 BUMSO Dion *c lutor. 3 6 8 1 12 9 1 .yj I'^ximrtc (ihukcmoypr & oppn 2 10 0(for oppn ) 7 SHG Lanaudiiin' Oll'tnaii 2 16 8 18 6 aH7 N'onnand Poulin i 1041 Oerniain Blanclict 5 1 9 11 1105 For till Tromblay 4 6 8 1 15 9 935 liisson Atkinson & v. v. 10 2 12 ] 1 90 Mifjuaud Boucher & oppn. 2 10 (for oppn.) 7 1196 Mij^naud Boucher & oppn. 2 10 (dt] ). do • ) 7 1-230 McPhersou Vezina 2 16 8 1 8 6 1^31 Keid Bisson 8 13 4 3 1 I'ilG Hart Beaubien 11 6 8 3 13 4 l'i97 Wiirtolc Davies and al. > Davios andal. | 19 19 4 6 12 8 1-297 Wurtele J37() Potvia Potvia 10 2 13 1421 Brown Hayes 7 13 3 3 1443 Seolv Stansfield & opp. 2 IG 8 1 2 8 1453 Valliercs Moyen 2 18 8 1 11 6 1483 Hart Trottier 4 3 4 1 18 1510 Miller Walsh 8 5 4 - 2 10 9 1 547 Martimicio ( "oriiwall 7 11 2 6 1 1592 Bolair audal. Siniard 10 4 3 5 1593 Lalbrco ]iouchetto 6 16 8 2 8 10 1591' Frostwaiid al Yonn H .f33J y B X \32 l> i APRIL TERM. OiilVmandes Attornies Fees X2Ui 1 1 OaDeleusesi AttomiewFees -53 « *) i:!2l8 II <» f 99 1.J 7 JUNE TERM. (In DHuandcs Attornies Foos X258l()4 *)ru Defenses AttormesFees 40 1 1 8 je2aa 2 jG lu? 3 iu; OCTOBER TERM. «lHi Domandes Attornios Fees ±' -ill 2 Wu Defenses Attoruies Fees ■'><) d ■* a- 270 i t X 88 T) ,t' 1119 firr/ 18 7 u 1-3 |.£ 1149 X 383 X 1-27 18 383 7 X il. 18 7 beiu;^ t^o much more lliaii 1-3 received liy the I'ro- tlionotiinc!<. nrs. 215 HAPrORT SUR LES HONOUAlRRS DES PROTONOT AIRES. TWELVE T Ell MS. 1820 E»'1>rHnry Term £ n April do. (1 .luiK! do. « Octolior do. 1827 l'"«'liniiiry do. 41 A|tril do. (t Jiii\t> do. it October do. i8?a I'ohnmry do. t( Ai)ril do. (i JlllH^ do. u October do. 6.5 )7 31 fi 37 i9 Til 2f) 83 75 89 7() 3 \ 8 17 7 n G in 18 5 7 II H 3 « 3 4. 1ft 7 8 jE 770 10 10 10 u Tho above is a Statomont of tlio Amounts of the difTc'rent Term Bills of the Protbonotaries against Mr. Valliere« de Saint ReaHor tbroe years, be.nij simply the 1-ees to tbem payable by bis Party ujion the ditlereiit Actions, jxnd exclusive of tbe obarfresfor the detail business, or Caisse. Ce (ini i.reer-de est nn Tableau des montaus des Tomptes des Protonotftircs pou'r b's difrt'TtMis T.'rmes, eoiitre Mr. Valliercs de Saint Heal, nendant frms Hiinoes t-tant simnlfnient les b<»iiorair."s ?l «mix |>ayabb>s par sa Partie sur lea diverses Actions, el noil compris lea houoraires exigoa pour lea aliuiros de detail, ou la Cahsc, f) 7 than Pro- REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PUOTHOyoTARIEii. Appendix No. 4. 1828. Statement of contested Causes hy the iindorsignod, in the present year. Tableau dcs Causes contestces du soussigne, dans la prcsentc annte. Terms. Nos. Names of llie parties. Fees of the Attorney for Plaintiff TermesXNos. \ Noins dcs parlies. Iltinoraires tul'rociirfui lilt Demandfur IVes ot till' I'Ves of the Alloniry i Prothono- forDefendantl taries. Hi)iiorciires j lu I'rocureu (In Dcfcmlcur. \ [lonoriiin'S ilrs Grefficrs. Feby. April Juno. Oct. 14i7 Prudoau vs. ValUeres, 1371 Laurie vs Bisson, 879 Fitzback vs Duchesnay, 1084 Joseph vs Bisson, 4 17 Jomiis vs Bisson, 441 Greniervs Parant, 705 Fitzback vs Lee, 1191 Dubord vs Maranda, 142 Dumas vs Lavoie, 1340 Pelletior vs Menier, 56 Bell vs Bisson, 9;i4 Biirko vs TiiUoh, 935 Bisson vs Atkinson, AtkinKon vs Bisson, 12r)0Lablte vs Bisson, 181 Cormier vs. Lassisscray, 1231 Reidvs Bisson, 120 Bell vs IMsson, 41 S Irvine vs Bisson, 452 Letourneau vs Ratte, £. s. u. 7 10 12 18 8| 8 15 8 13 4 10 4 10 16 8 10 7 14 6 13 7 10 4 I 13 12 10 11 11 8 5 8 13 4 7 10 11 12 £172 19 4 £. s. D.I 5 16 8 9 16 4 7 14 n 10 7 12 7 12 7 14 6 17 5 b 3 5 9 3 4 7 10 8 15 8 3 5 16 8 5 16 8 7 10 8 10 £. s. 4 15 7 11 5 9 6 6 a 5 5 18 3 4 7 10 2 15 10 2 13 8 7 10 5 7 u. 6 8 4 2 3 G G 9 G 4 2 10 7 2 1 3 8 3 8 5 2 10 4 5 2 5 10 6 16 4 i;i33 14 4l.£101 5 7 NothavinfT been able to obtain the Bills of Costs of the '"Averse Pa,;t^^^^^^^^^ the causes, Bt.ddcn vs Bissot., Laurent vs Lemehn, and Scott vs Bi..ou. I was oblif-odto omit them in this lable. ■j^p^-.rp^^^j^ g HUOT. Advocate. R Ta Tc Ti (Uniff lea N^nyanf pu »>r pron.rn- h. n>n.>ours drfra. d. Pad^er^ pa^^c y. ,r. ro»s.id, lUinrs liissnn, Lanr, „f rs L.nichn el ScoH i> h'^^on, j dvrcate. 1 ^ M * I < \ t ^ t i A Appendix ^ \ t ^ t REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOT ARIES. APPENDIX No. 5. To the Honorable the Chief Jiiftice of the Province of Lower- Canada and the Honorab'es the Justices of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench for the Diftrict of Quebec :— The Prothnnotaries of the said Court in obedience to Your Honors' directions, that they should give to Your Honors in writ- ing, their obfervations oranfwer ^o the memorial prefented to Your Honors, by a portion only, (I).) of the Advocates and Attornies praaisingat the Bar of the faid Court, praying that the fees of office allowed to the faid Prothonotaries be reduced, andailo that an augmentation of the fees and emoluments allowed m the faid Court to the memorialifts be made j Do most refpectfully reprefent and (ubmit to Your Honors ; — That His Majefty's Government in gracioufly conferring upon the underfigned, the important office of Prothonotary and Clerk, of the faid Court, conferred upon them an office, the multifarious duties of which are vitally connected with the good order of His Majefty's Government in this Province. That the underfigned have no reafon to doubt but that His Ma- jefty's Government, Your Honors and every perfon converfant with proceedings in Courts of Justice, duly appreciate the eftec- tive manner in which the various duties of that office are daily executed. tt- i«t That with the faid office of Prothonotary and Clerk, His Ma- jefty's Government have been gracioufly pleafed to grant to the undersigned '« all and every the rights privileges, fees, profits, « emoluments and advantages to the laid oflice appertaining, and «« which fhall or may lawfully appertain to the same " That the underfigned p'ace entire confidence in the integrity of His Majefty's Government and of Your Honors, who as Judges of the said Court are the legal gardians of the rights, interests and privileges granted to the rcfpective officers of the faid Court, and that the reward of the labours of the Prohonotanes may not, by being subject to the capricious changes ren-ier tueir ftanding in lociety doubtful, precarious and uncertain-, and finallyafter a long and laborious well Ipent life in the discharge of their official du les as public fervants, leave them the melancholy alternative of d.s- cending with grey hairs to the grave, accompanied with the know- - RAP «4 * \ > ^21 ilAPPORT SUR LES HONOR AIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES . APPENDICE No. 5. A I'honorable juge en chef de la province du Bas-Canada et aux honorables juges de la cour du banc du roi de fa majefte pour te diltridl de Quebec : Les protonotalres de la dite cour en obeiflance aux ordrcs de vos honneurs, qu'ils fournirent a vos honneurs par cent, leurs remarques ou r^ponfes au memorial prelente a vos honneurs par un partie feulement, (D) des avocats et procureurs prariquant au barreau de la dite cour, demandant que les houo- raires d'office alloues aux dits protonotaires loient reduits, et auffi qu'il fut fait une augmentation dans les honoraires et emolu- mens alloues dahs la dite cour aux memorialiftes, reprelentent et expofent humblement a vos honneurs : — ^ Que le gouvernement de fa majeft6 en conferant gr?ic.eufement aux fouffignesl^office important de protonotaire et greffier de la. dite cour, leur a confers un office dont les devoirs multiplies lont intimement lies avec le bon ordre du gouvernement de fa majefte en cette province. Que les fouffigries n'ont aucune raifon de douter que le gou- vernement de fa majefte, vos honneurs et toute perfonne qui a que'que connaiffance sur les procedesdes cours de juftice, appre- cient juftement la maniere effective dont les divers devoirs de cet office font journellement remplis. ^ ., . r Qu'avec le dit office de protonotaire et greffier il a gracieufe- ment p'u aux gouvernement de fa majefte,d'accorder aux fouffignes, «« Tous et chacun des droits, privileges, honoraires, profits, emo- «« lumens et avantages appartenant au dit office, et qui lui appar- « tiendroPt ou pourront par la fuite lui appartemr legalement.' Que les fouffignes place une entiere confiance dans I integnte du eouvernement de fa majefte et de vos honneurs, qui, comme inees de la dite cour, font les gardiens legaux des droits, mterct.«« et privileges accordes aux divers officiers de la dite cour, et que la recompenfe des travaux des protonotaires ne doit, en etant su- ietteades changemens precaires, rendre leur rang dans ,a socie- tedouteux, precaire et incertaine •, et finalemem apres une car- riere longue et laborieufe fidelemem fournie dans 1 accompl.fle. ment de Icurs devoirs officiels, comme ferviteurs du pubic, leur laiffiirlatrifte alternative de defcendre dans la tombe le iront blancui \ ' 22^ ItEPORT ON THE FEES OE THE PKOTHONOT ARIES. ledge of the horrid certainty of having left their families heirs to poverty, mi>fortuneand obloquy. That no provifion is made by no law for the retired fupport of the protonotar ies incases of incapacity from sickness or old age, whereby in cafe of accident they might look forward with hope to terminate their days in comparative quiet retirement i an adequate provifion is made for ahnoft every other - ^b'ic servaat either civil or military. That the under (igned have witnefled with great 1. v Ltion that in every inftance which has fallen within their observation, when the faith of His Majesty's Government has been pledged to a public servant, the integrity of such pledge has never been vio- lated i and that when the Imperial Parliament, having found it necessary, did interfere, (57th of His late Majesty,) and pass an Act to do away and abolifh certain offices in some of the Courts of Juftice in England, as being wholly ufeless or unneceffarily burdenloiTue, yet that Act did not abolifh the said offices until the demifc of the then incumbents, and in a matter of very re- cent occurrence in this Province, when a queftion had been agita- ted how f'r it might be neceflary to fubftitute one officer in the place of another as agent for this Province, His Majesty was gra- cioufly pleafed to recommend that the preliminary step to fuch ar - rangement must be a competent indemnity provided for the per- fon then in office. i r ' i That the prefent tariff or table of fees allowed to the feveral officers of the faid Court of King's Bench, was adopted in the year 1810 i was in force at the time the underfigned were appoin- ted fuch Prothonotary and C'^rk, and that the fame is yet m °That the legal knowledge and great practical experience of the members of the faid Court who framed the faid table of fees, now in operation for more than nineteen years, rendered them tuUy competent to the talk, no one at prefent can doubt. That the senior Prothonotary in the said office hath been in the constant and unremitted discharge of the duties of that office, upon an average of nine to twelve hours per day, for more than thirty-three years now lafl palt. Ana that the Junior Prothonotary although appointed as fuch m June 18-26 only, has been equally in the unremitted dis- charge of the duties of that Office upon an average ot ^^ ^ \ ^ 223 RAPPOUT SUR LES HONOIIAIIIES DES PnOTONOTAIRES. blanchi par ]es annces et le travail, avcc I'affreufFe et dcfolantc cer- titude de laifler leur families et leurs heritiers dans la pauvretc, la misere et lahonte. Que la loi ne pourvoit a nul moyen de fupport pour If s proto- notaires encas de retraite par incapacite pour caule de maladie ou de viellefle, par quoi en cas d'accident ils pourraient efperer finir leurs jours dans une retraite tranquille. II eft pourvu d'une ma- niere sutlisante pour prefque tous les autres serviteurs publics, foit civils, foit militaires. Que les fouflignes ont vu avec une vive fatisfattlon que, dans tous les cas qui font venus a leur connaiffance, ou le gouverne- ment de fa majefte avait engage sa foi envers un ferviteur public, I'intcgrite d'une pareille promeffe n'a jamais ete violee i et que lorfque le parlement imperial, le trouvant neceflaire, a intervint, (57e de fa feue majefte) et palTa un acte pour abolir certains of- fices dans quelques-unes des cours de juftice en Angleterre, en * tant qu'inutiles etonereux fans neceflite, neanmoins cet acte n'a- bolit les dits offices, que pour et apres la mort tie ceuxqui les rem- plifl'aient dans le temp, ; et dans une circonftance bien recente eh ^ cette province, ou agitee la queftion de savoir,jufqu'a quel point il pouvait etre necelfaire defubftituer un officier a la place d'un \ autre, en quajited'agent de cette province, il plut gracieulement * a fa majefte de recouimander, que le premier pas a faire pour ar- river a un pareil arrangement devait-etre de pourvoir a une in- demnite convenabie pour la perlonne alors en office- Que le prefent tarif, ou tableau d'bonoraires allouea aux divers officiers de la dite cour du banc du roi, fut etabli en 1810, et etait en force au temps oij les lIsulTlgncs furent nomme^ proto- notaire et grefficr, et qu'il eft encore en force. r Que les connalssances legales et la grande experience en fait de pratique des membres de la dite cour, qui dresserent le dit ta- , bleau d'honorairew, en operation depuis plus de dix-neuf ans, les mettaient tout-a-fait en etat de remplir la tache, perfonne n'en peut maintenant douter. Que le plus ancien protonotaire dans le dit office, a cte dans I'exccution conftante et fans relache des devoirs de cet office, d'apres un calcul moyen, depuis neuf jui'qu'a douze heures par jour, pendant I'elpace de plus de trcnte-trois ans i et que le pro- tonotaire cadet, quoi qu ii n'ait ote nommc comme tei que depuis juin 182(), acte cgakment a travailler a I'oxccutiuii des devoirs de cet office, lur un calcul nioycn, cntrc dou/e et icizc lu-ures par 224 KEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. twelve to fixteen hours per day for more than sixteen years now laftpaftj and whose immediate predeceflbr in the office of Pro- thonotary, which he enjoyed for fourteen years, a man of retired economical habits, died leaving to his widow and children as their chief hope and support, the precarious inheritance ot divers debts, then and yet due by several of the Petitioners, tlie recovery of a great part of which is utterly hopeless. That six only, (D) of the Petitioners were admitted to practice at the Bar of the said Court previous to 1820, while twenty- one cf the Petitioners were admitted to that Bar in the year 1820, and subfcquent years, particularly in 1827 and 1828, and feveral of whom, from any thing which appears on the records of the said office, would fcarcely be confidered to belong to a clafs of *' ex- perienced praaitioners" at the Bar.confequently the «< experience of leveral years," of whom, be confined to a very limited number of the Petitioners only. That the affertion contained in the said petition in these words, ** the great disproportion that exists between the fees allow- « ed the Prothonotaries and those allowed the Attornies «« of this Court. In many inftances the Prothonotaries fees are «« equal to those allowed the Defendant's Attorney, and in fome «' cases exceed them," if taken to be figuratively or litterally true, will moft egregiously miflead your honors, for upon inspedion, (A.) it will be found that of the amount of the Attornies' taxed Bills of Fees, only including all disburfements to be paid as well to the Prothonotary, as to the Sheriffs, Bailiffs, &c. &c. &c., a full average amount of two thirds of the same, belongs to the Attorney as his net taxed fee of office, a proportion ful.y equal to what is allowed to the Attorney in any of the Courts of Juftice either of England or of France. That the entire aggregate proportion as allowed by the said Table of Fees to the Attorney and to the Prothonotary, upon in- spection, (B.) your honors will find to ftand thus : in the firft third and fourth " Cases" comprising contested caufes only, out of ever V 226 shillings, 101 {hillings are the proportion allowetl Plaintiff's Attorney, 82 fhillings to the Defendant's Attorney, and 52 fliiliings to the Prothonotary, and the fifth, fixth and seventh " casey," comprising cxjxirfe causes only, out of every 1 ki fliiliings 83 shillings arc allowed to the Plaintiff's Attorney, and '28 shillings to the Prothonotary. That the framcrs of the said Tuble of Fees were, and that your honors x 225 llAPPOUT sua LES IIONORAIRES DES PR0T0N0TAIRE8. par iour, dcpuis plus de seize ans, et dont le pr^jdecefTeur imme- diat dans Toffice de protonotaite, qu'il a tenu pendant quatorze an», homme qui menait une vie retiree et ^conomique, eft mort laiflant a fa veuve et a. ses enfans pour leur principal moyen de fubfiftance, I'heritage prccaire de diverfes dettes, alors et encore dues par plutieurs des pctitionnaires, et d'une grande partie def* j , quellesle recouvrementeft tout-a-fait defesperc. Que flu feulement, (D) des petitionnaires, furent admis a prati* * I quer au barreau de la dite cour avant 1820, tandifque vingt-et-un -'^ des petitionnaires furent admis audit barreau dans I'annee 1820, et dans les annces fubfequentes, furtout en 1827 ^^ 1828, et pJu- lieursd'entre eux, d'apres ce qui parait fur les records du dit of- fice pourraient a peine ctre regardcs comme appartenant a une clafTe de " praticiens experimentes" dans ce barreau } confe- quemment " Texperience de plufieurs annees" de ces meflleur* doit fe limiter a un bien petit nombre d'entre eux feulement. 4 Que I'aflertion contenu dans la dite petition en ces termes, *' la ; •• grande difproportion qiiiexifteentre les honoraires alloues aux . ' • *' protonataires et ceux alloucs aux procureurs de cette cour, dans ** plufieurs cas les honoraires ^galent ceux alloues aux procureurs *» des defendeurs, etdans quelquescasjes excedent, li elle eft prife comme figurativement ou litteralement vraie, induira vos honneurs • dans une grande erreur i car en y regardant, ( A ) on trouvera que fur le montant des memoires de frais taxes des procureurs feulement, y compris tous debourfes a etrepayes, tant au protonotaire, qu'au sherif, auxhuifliers, etc. etc., il en appar- \ I f tient ordinairement dtux bons tiers au procureur pour fon hono- raire d'office clair ot net, proportion qui egale pleinenient ce qui eftalloup au procureur dansaucune des cours de juftice tant en Angleierre qu'en France. Qu'en y regardant, vos honneurs trouveront que les propor- "^ tions brutes, par le dit tableau d'honoraires au procureurs et au protonotaire, (B) font fur le pied fuivant: — Dans les premiers, ' troifiemes ct quatricmes "cas," comprenant les caufes conteftees feulement, fur chaque 226 fchelins, iOl schelins font la pro- portion allouee au procureur des demandeurs, 82 fchelins ou pro- cureur des defendeurs, et 52 schelins au protonotaire ; et dans les cinquicme, iixieme et feptieme "cas," comprenant les caufes f»/)r)>'/^ feulement, fur chaque 113 schelins, 83 scheling fon*. al- V loues au procureur du demandeur, et 28s au protonotaire. Que Ica auteurs du dit tableau d'honoraires connaibsaient et ___ 2 G que 220 RE?ORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. honors are, from their and your great experience as P"<:titioners at the Bar, while Attornies, and as Judge, on the Bench, satisfied, that the talent, labour, responsibility and expense of causing the duties of that office to be properly done by four to ^'^^ Pf •• °»^ >;} vacation, and six to ten in term time, and which expense has varied frcm ^'700 to ^1000 annually for many years past -, tully equal one entire third of all the duties to be done and performed by the Attornies in any process at law from its institution to final judgment. That the moft conclufive anfwer the underfigned can give to the " Comparative Statements," filed in support of the allegations ontained ii? the said Petition by Messrs VaU.res and H^ spectfuUy to refer your Honors to (C) the Ita emen of he w'hole l^ifinefs performed by the P^tuioners m the M C^^^^^^^ durme the year 1828, shewing the gross amount of their fees and disbursements as entered on the Prothonotary's Books, the A Ws nett fee and the ---^f-^g^^^^ ^"tX^^Huot's the Prothonotary. Your honors will there find that ^r ^"^ ; account stands thus : Attorney's gross fee and disbursemen s ^'96 ne t fee ^254, and that the Prothonotary's charge agamll: ^m fs' Js. 510 only; and that Mr. VaUieres' -count ftand.hus: Gross fee and disbursements ^1964. h.s nett fee ^1303, and the Prothonotary's charge is £3iG 7 6 only, no where equalling or exceeding the fees allowed to the Attorney. That the loss in consequence of insolvency of clients spoken believes Yet over such cau.e the Prothonotary has no con- '' That feveral of the petitioners meet and regularly and honor- ably fad fyaU demands of the Prothonotary againft them, he rnderSd eadily and very willingly admit ; but that several of S?e oe iuonerc, fome of many years lUnding at the bar, who either havin. rrn^^^^^^^ ^' ^^^'"S in more ex- ™nc7than rheir refources can warrant or support, have taken advanuce f om the circumstance of the foes accruing to the Pro- loSy, falling entirely within their reach a .er the cauie is de termined, to appropriate them to their own use, tc the great pe ~ " ^ r ~ •■ 227 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAlRIiS DBS PROTONOTAIRES. que vos honneurs connaiflent d'aprh une longue experience, dan« le cours de !eur pratique au barreau comme procureurs, et enluite comme jugcs fur le banc, les talens le travail et la refponfabih c neceflaires pour bien remplir les devoirs de I'office, ainfi que es depenfes qui en font la fuite, et qui pour Stre dument remplis de- mandent I'emploi de quatre u fix perfonnes dans les vacances. ct de fix a dix pendant les tcrmes i lefquelles depenles ont vane de £600 a /1 000 par an, depuis plufieurs annees ; et que tout cela {.quivaut bien a un grand tiers des devoirs a etre remplii par les procureurs dans aucune inftance depuis le moment ou Uction elt intenteejufqu'aujugement definitif. j^n^o. in. Que les rdponfes les plus conclu.ives que puiffe donner les fouffignes aux " etats comparatifs" produits au fupport des alle- gue3 dans la dite petition par M.M. ValUores et Huot, c eft de fenvoyer respectueusement vos honneurs a (C) I'etat de toute les affiures conduites par le. petitionnaires dans la dite cour pendant I'annel 828, faifantreffortirlemontant brut de leurs honorajres et debourfes, tels qu'entres dans les livres des protonoiaire, 1 ho- noraire clair du procureur et le montant exig6 par le protonotarre et a lui revenant i vos honneurs y verront, que le compte de M. Huot eft ainfi i honoraires bruts et delourses du procureur jtA9b, honoraires clairs^254, et que lademande du Pr°tonotaire contre lui eft de £S^ 5 10 feulement ; et que le compte deM. VaJ cres eft comme fuit : honoraires bruts et debourfes .£1964., fes hon- noraires clairs ^1303, et la demande du protonotaire eft de ^346 7 6 feulement, nuUe part n'egalant, ni n'excedant les honoraires '" Qu: LTp'er's'Siant de I'infolvabiiite des cliens dont il eft parle, viennent plut6t d'un manque de diligence de la part des avo- cats. que d'aucune autre caufe, selon que le croit fermement le protonotaire. Cependant le protonotaire n'y peut rien faire. Oue plufieurs des petitionnaires rencontrent et paient regulie- rement et honorablement toutes les demandes qu'a le FOtonotaire contre eux -, les fouflignes I'admettent avec plaifir et f^J^^^^^' tiers ; mais que plufieurs autres des petitionnaires, do"5 quel- ques-uns pratlquent depuis longtemps au barreau, qui, loit que ?eurs propre, moyens foient bien limites, ou qu'ils viveii avec plus de prodigalite que leurs reflburces ne leur perniettent, ont profite de ce que les honoraires revenant aux protonotaires torn- bent tout emier entre leurs mau^.s apres que la caule eft decidee. \ T 2^8 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. judiceot the undersigned and of the moral of the profession ge- nerally, and of which they liave retained the greater proportion, and in fome instances the whole amount for years, and that too notwithstanding every exertion of the Prothonotaries to recover the fame, (C.) and yet with much .vaw«- froid they declare to your Honors that •« they have no desire to deprive the Prothonotary, &c. Wc. &c." Against such an alarming evil both to themselves and families, to the independant integrity of the future perlonn holding the office of Prothonotary and to the due adminiftratioti of juftice, the undersigned pray effective relief. In the Diftrict of Montreal a rule is in force that all fees be paid to the Prothono- tary before the final hearing of a caufe. The undersigned hope to obtain a rule securing them in their rights, yet one less objec- tionable in practice (E.) That the proportion allowed to the Prothonotaries, if regularly paid when the same were exigible, is but a just and liberal relative proportion and remuneration to the undersigned, for ihe whole of their time and talent and expence applied in the discharge of the important duties of that office. That the undersigned are entitled to a proportionable quantum meruit for every service to be performed by the Attorney, of which the Prothonotary in any shape is bound to record or take notice. That it would be not only unjust but oppressive, to take from the Prothonotary any duty which he hath performed with alacrity and defpatch, and thereby deprive him of the reward allowed there- for, without a paramount cause for so doing. That the great and heavy losses the Prothonotaries have here- tofore incurred, together with what in all probability they will yet incur on monies due to them, loudly call for protecting regulations of Your Honors against a recurrence hereafter to similar evils, whereby they may be protected from losing the fruits of their hard earned industry. And finally, that the Prothonotary do not claim or receive a greater proportion of fees of office from any Attorney, than a fum equal to in amount, varying from one fourth part to one third part of the net amount of the Attornies' own fees of office. "With ) T ' 2*29 ( T \^ HAPPORT sun LES IIONOllAlUKS DES PROTONOTAIUES. pour ie Ics approprier, au grand prejudice dcs louflTignes et de lii morale de h\ profeflion en general, et doiit ils ont retcmi line bon- ne proportion, et dansquclquescas le montant enticr pendant p!u- ficurs annces, et cela auUi malgrc tous les efforts des protonotairen pour IcJ recouvrer, (C) -, et cependant ilsdeclarent a vos honneurs avec un grand Tang froid qu'ils n'ont aucun dcfir de privcr les pro- tonotaire, &c. &c. Les fouffigncs demandent un remcde efficace centre un mal aufli alarmant tant pour eux et leuis families, que pour I'in- tegrile et Tindependance des perfonnc? qui par la luite tien- dront I'office de protonotaire et pour la due adminiftration de la juftice. Dana le diftrict de Montreal il y a en force une regie qui ordonne le payement de tous honoraires appartenant aux protonotaires, avant I'audition finale d'une caufc. JiCs foulli- gnes elperent obtenir une regie qui leur afTurera leurs droits, niais cependant une regie moins fujette a objection dans la pra- tique (E.) Que la proportion alloues aux protonotaires, fi elle ^tait payee regulicrement au temps ou elle devient exigible, n'eft qu'une proportion et une remuneration jufte et liberale pour les foufligncs, en confidoration de tout leur temps et de leurs talens et des dc- penfes appliques a I'accompliflement des devoirs import ans de cet office. Que les foufligni^s ont droit a un quantum meruit proportionne pour chaque service que remp'i le procureur, le protonotaire ctant toujoura oblige d'en prendre connaiflance ou de I'enre- giftrer. Qu'il ferait non feulement injufte, mais aufli oppre?sif doter au protonotaire aucun devoir qu'il a rempli avec zele et celebrite, et de le priver par lade I'allocation qui en ttait le prix, fans au- cune caul'e imperieufe a cet effet. Que les pertesconflderables que les protonotaires ont faite ci- devant, jointes h celles qu'ils feront en toutes probabiiite fur leg deniers qui leur font dus, demandent hautement de la part de vos honneurs des reglemensprotccteurs contre le retour de femblables mauxal'avenir, par lefquels ils pourront eviter de perdre le fruit de leurs durs et continued travaux. Et enfin que le protonotaire ne demande ni ne re9oit une propoition d'honoraires d'oflice d'aucun avocat, plus grande qu'une fbnime ^gale a un montant variant dcpui^ un quatt jusqu'a un tiers du montant net des proprcs honoraires d'oflice dcsprocuieurs. i^ux 230 REPORT ON TKE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOT ARIES. With the several ^bcuments in support of the pi esent reprefen- tation hereunto annexed, the undersigned annex i statement of the Attornies' fees and disbursements for the year 1821, which will shew Your Honors that of the j)ortion belonging to the Pro- thonotary, a considerable part is still due them at this day, as well as several drafts oi such rules as the Proihonotaries respectfully submit to Your Honors may be uieful in securing to them the payment of the amount of their dues if adopted. Wherefore the premises considered, the undersigned humbly but earnestly pray : — 1 o . That the table of fees be not in so far as relates to the Pro- thonotary in any way reduced. 2 ^ . That the Prothonotary be allowed a due proportion for all dutes to be performed, upon which the Attornies may obtain an additional allowance. u r, i t 3 o . That the fourth rule of the second section of the Rules of Practice of this Court, which was rescinded in IS 14, be revived and amended, (E-) so as to make the rule of practice in that res- pect efficient. 4 o . That the Prothonotary of this Court shall be entitled hereafter, computing from the first day of February 1 829, to claim, have and receive, on account of any feestoihem now due or here- after to become due and owing to them, in any cause or causes now pending in the said Court, or hereafter to be pending therein, from the Attorney, or Attornies or other person at whose instance the fame shall or may be done, under and in virtue of any tariff or tariffs, and table or tables of fees, now in force or hereafter to be in force, in proportion as the respective cause or causes or other subject matter before this Court shall proceed, (a fur et n mesure,) the same to be by the said Prothonotary accounted for in the said c..nEP0UT OX THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIEb. Upon the entry of each Interlocator, Do. do. of each appointment en droit ") or in prcuvc'y 3 Upon the '^ntry of each depO;5ition or answers to 1 Interrogatories in chief, And of the cross examination or transqnestions, For each Term which a cause thall remain in the ) Books undetermined, j For each in.-cription of any caufe, opposition or other matter upon the Black Roll, For the entry of any final judgment. } 5s- 5s. 3s. 5s. 5s. 20s. £^ 10 5tb. That the Prothonotary be entitled to claim and receive in every cau.^e finally adjudged, before they communicate or deliver a copy of the final judgment, certify any 15111 of Co.^ts or grant execution, all fees which may have accrued to them in the said cause. 6th. That within thirty days next after the lafl: day of every Term of this Court, every Barrister, Attorney or other person, be held and bound to pay or otherwise satisfy to the Prothonotary of this Court, all fees of office, which may or shall then remain due and unpaid by such Barri.,ter, Attorney or other person, to the said Prothonotary, in default of which by the said Barrifter, Attorney, or other person, that the said Prothonotary shall not be held or bound, either directly or indirectly, to do for such Bar- rister, Attorney, or other person, any matter or thing whatsoever in their quality of Prothonotary, until the said Barrister, Attorney or other person, shall have paid to the said Prothonotary all such fees of office, so as aforefaid then remaining due and un- paid. 7th. And your Petitioners humbly pray fuch other and further relief in the premises, as to your Honors shall appear reasonable and just. J. F. PERRAULT, Prothon. EDW. BURROUGHS, P. B. K. Prothonotary's Office, 1 Quebec, HI January, 1829 J • 233 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORATRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. • 1 5 5 Lor3 de I'eDtree de chaque interlocutoire, Ditto do. de chaque appointenient en droit ou en prouve, Ditto do, de chaque deposition ou re- "J ponfes aux interroga- > 3 toires en chef. j Et des tranfqueftions, 3 Pour chaque terme qu'une caufe reftera fur les ) ^ livres indecife, J Pour chaque inscription d'aucune cause, op-"i pontion ou autre matiere fur le * black V 5 roll,' _ ) Pour I'entree d'aucun jugement dcfinitif, 20 schelins. (( (C (C (( j64 10 5. Que les protonotalres aient droit de demanderei recevoir dans chaque caufe apres jugement definitif, avant quails donnent communication ou delivrent copie du jugement definitif, certi- fient aucun memoire defrais ou accordent le writd'execution,tous les honoraires qui peuvent leur revenir dans la dite cau,se. 6. Que dans les trente jours qui fuivront le dernier jour de chaque terme de cette cour, chaque avocat, procureur ou autre perfonne, foit tenus et oblige de payer de maniere ou d'autre au protonotaire de cette cour,toushonoraircs d'office qui pourront etre ou refteront alors dus et non payes au dit protonotaire, par tel avocat, procureur ou autre perfonne, et a dcfaut de ce faire par le dit avocat, procureur ou autre perfonne, que le dit protonotaire ne soit tenu ni oblige directement ni indirectement de faire pour tel avocat, procureur ou autre perfonne, aucune chose quelconque en fa qualite de protonotaire, jufqu'a cc que le dit avocat, procu- reur ou autre perfonne ait paye aux dits protonotalres tous teU ho- noraires d'office ainsi reliant comme fusdit dus et non payes. 7. Et vos petiticnnaires demandent humblement tels autres remfedes ultcrieurs contre les inconvcniens dont ils sc plaignent ci- dcflus, qui paraitront a Vos Honneurs juftes et raifonnables, J. F. PERRAULT, Proth. EDw. BURROUGHS, P. 15. R, Bureau du Protonotaire, 1 (Quebec, Icr Janvier 1820. j .i n 234 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. [A.] A ffonoral Statement of all the taxable fees and disbursements accruing: to theVentlemenS^^^ Court of Kind's Bench for he Distric? of Quebec, for the yeai 1821 : Shewin- the sross amount of to Iiarr?sters' Bills of Costs, the nett amount of the said B. Is accruing to the IWrseS exclusive of all disbursements by them made, or to be made on IJarnstcrs, exclusive ot ^^^ ^^^^ .^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^S::^iTiot'l^:iSlo>.ry, (.y„l,n K--';S"rs^d tl Prothonotary in the said Court ;) Also shewing what part ot the said Kos foaSmedtJthe said Prothonotary still rumain due and not mid at tins 5nv7S December, 1828,) the said statement commencing with a ist o S^thfcl? Stuted but settledthat year, before the return daythereot respectively, to wit : — Tableau General de tousles ^onoiraire, etdeborcrscy^^^^^ aux Messieurs du Barreau, daas la cour du Banc du Itoi de Sa Majestc ZlrleiTstrictde Quebec pour V anno IBtl, faisant ressorttr le montant lZtdesm!moires defrais des proctcretir s ; le montant ca^rdes dUsmemotres ZeTaiZuxditl Priureurs, deduction fuite de tons dehourses par euxfads oulurTmreux ; la proportion claire des honoraires de classe ct de cas Zntiomerda^is les dits memoires revenant au Protonotaire, ( John Ross ZfsZseulcetteatneecornrne Protonotaire de ladite cour ; fmsant aussi Zso^ir nZlepartie des dits honoraires ainsi revenant au dtt Prothonotcurr Zte encore due et nonpayeejmqiCa ce jour, (^30 Dcccmhre 1828;; le dit taMeZcoZcncant /ar-une liste de toutcs' les causes intenteesmms regU ccUeamkamnt lejour du rapport d'icclles respectivement, savoir .- R Mr. Vali 1252 I U22 4 4 2 258 1 433 4 104 1 198 2 206 3 475 1 407 I 535 4 538 1 I 1 1 I 546 690 783 823 H33 1 510 4 810 1 h7S •)• 881 1 lERES. £3 6 8 1 3 4 2 10 3 6 8 1 3' 4 3 6 8 2 iQ 1 lO 3 6 8 3 H I 3 4 6 6 Mr. Valliercs, 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 I 3 6 6 i> .3 3 U 886 887 895 908 945 931 296 347 506 546 558 627 818 1177 1217 1 242 1324 1376 lljl 5.0H .j13 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 ■} I I , continued, 2 10 2 10 1 3 4 3 6 8 2 10 3 6 8 3 6 8 2 lO 2 lO 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 10 3 G 8 1 3 4 3 () 8 3 () 8 2 10 I 3 1 I 3 I ■^ 10 I in ', > f , Mr. 235 RAPPOUT sua LES IIONORAIUES DES PROTONOTAIRES. ) > Mr. Vallicres, continued 720 2 2 10 337 2 10 113 13 8 Mn. Stuart. H20 I 3 8 34 I 3 8 49 I 3 8 6G 1 3 6 8 91. 1 3 6 8 183 4 1 3 4 29G 2 2 10 373 I 3 6 8 426 1 3 6 8 475 4 I 3 4 619 2 10 1031 4 1 3 4 lllG 2 2 10 1089 1 3 6 8 327 4 I 3 4 313 1 3 6 8 373 2 2 10 1426 2 2 10 1422 I 3 6 8 1471 2 2 10 1420 2 2 10 89 4 1 3 4 4 1 3 4 400 4 1 3 4 1467 2 2 10 6 Mr, Mn ..Leblonp. 1 4 1 3 4 26 1 3 6 8 6 2 2 10 2 2 lO 111 2 2 lO 223 I 3 6 8 518 1 3 6 8 89 1 3 6 8 303 2 2 10 60") 4 1 3 4 006 4 1 3 4 i53 4 1 3 4 28 00 Mb 5 309 147 162 163 182 184 205 234 482 577 649 647 674 711 719 710 838 856 1002 31 63 163 218 258 919 1091 1054 1414 1143 1440 1445 218 1054 Plamosdon. 2 2 10 1 3 4 1 3 4 3 6 8 1 3 4 2 10 1 3 4 2 lO 1 10 1 13 4 2 10 3 6 8 1 3 4 3 6 8 1 1 4 4 1 4 2 4 2 3 4 2 1 4 1 4 4 2 4 3 4 1 4 2 2 4 1 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 4 3 4 3 4 2 10 1 3 4 1 10 1 3 4 3 6 8 1 3 4 2 10 2 10 1 3 3 6 8 1 3 4 1 3 I 3 1 3 2 10 2 10 3 6 8 1 3 4 65 8 5 4 4 4 4 Mu. VANrELSON. 14 4 1 3 4 19 1 3 6 8 21 1 3 6 8 28 4 1 3 4 42 2 2 10 90 3 1 10 259 4 1 3 4 261 3 1 10 8 202 4 1 3 4 429 1 3 6 8 541 1 3 6 540 4 1 3 4 Mr 23G HEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. Mr. Vanfolson, 572 3 571 4 834. 2 839 1 877 1 871 2 1146 1 1122 1 20 1 32 2 94 4. 90 4 104 2 139 2 (547 2 049 2 700 2 1192 4 continued. 1 10 1 3 4 2 10 3 6 8 3 6 8 2 10 3 8 3 8 3 8 2 10 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 4 3 4 71 19 10 Mr. Moquin. 15 1 3 8 27 4 1 3 4 09 1 3 6 8 120 3 1 10 121 1 3 6 8 1.36 1 3 6 a 225 2 2 10 236 4 1 3 4 249 2 2 10 305 1 3 6 8 332 4 1 3 4 338 2 2 10 340 2 2 10 416 2 2 10 417 2 2 10 528 4 I 3 4 558 3 1 10 010 2 2 10 690 4 1 3 4 COO 1 3 8 604 1 3 8 005 I 3 8 608 I 3 6 8 599 4 1 3 4 040 4. 1 3 4 041 4 1 3 4 GIB 1 3 8 Mr. Moquin, 682 765 792 334 798 799 801 919 920 923 925 927 929 938 956 1035 1054 1117 17 35 225 023 1122 1123 1304 1171 1211 1297 1.349 1382 1465 1462 23 1 338 429 428 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 1 1 continued. 3 6 8 2 10 2 10 3 6 8 2 10 3 6 8 3 6 8 2 10 3 6 8 1 3 4 2 10 2 10 1 10 2 10 3 () 8 2 10 3 8 2 10 1 10 1 10 3 8 1 3 4 2 10 3 8 1 3 4 2 10 3 8 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 3 8 1 3 4 2 10 3 8 3 8 101 19 Mr. BlXET. 31 1 3 6 8 32 1 3 6 8 111- 2 2 10 021 4 1 3 4 1055 1 3 6 8 1 3 6 8 1201 4 1 3 4 UAI f- £18 13 4 ^rr, S37 RAPPOUT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. ■^ Mr. L. Lagitet'x. '2'.i 2 2 10 93 1 3 G 8 251 3 1 10 :3.58 1 3 G 8 2.51 3 1 10 bOG 1 3 G 8 28 3 1 10 8 1172 2 2 10 8 19 10 Mr. P. Panet. 33 4 1 3 4 131 1 3 G 8 202 2 2 10 « 203 2 2 10 5+3 2 2 10 CB7 1 3 G 8 828 2 2 10 901 2 2 10 nil 4 1 3 4 :j38 4 1 3 4 739 3 1 10 710 4 1 3 4 711 4 1 3 4 61G 4 1 3 4 1120 2 2 10 1121 4 1 3 4 1231 1 3 G 8 .1313 V 4 1 3 4 13G8 2 2 10 1410 2 2 10 8 40 16 8 Mr. [Iamei-. 40 2 2 10 43 3 1 10 258 2 2 10 272 1 3 G 8 270 2 2 10 277 3 1 10 278 I 3 G 8 r311 2 2 10 459 2 2 1(» 7GG 1 3 <) 8 fM)2 i) 2 U> u Mr. Hamel, continued. 1025 2 2 10 » 2 10 349 4. 1 3 4 1215 2 2 10 1238 1 3 G « 1.300 4 1 3 4 1351 4 1 3 4 1.377 2 2 10 » 1.381 2 2 10 1431 2 2 10 1454 1 3 G 8 1431 2 2 10 G 2G3 3 1 10 51 3 4. Mr. Thompson. 44 I 3 6 H 47 1 3 6 8 56 I 3 G 8 82 3 1 10 « 95 2 2 10 97 2 2 10 542 1 3 6 8 8G6 3 1 10 1070 3 1 10 95 2 2 10 262 4 1 3 4. 519 2 2 10 1467 1 3 6 8 506 4 1 3 4 467 4 1 3 4 506 4 1 3 4 467 4 1 3 4 508 1 3 6 .8 516 4 1 3 4 1027 4 1 3 4. 42 13 4 Mr. Sal- NDERS. 71 1 3 6 3 78 2 2 10 141 1 3 6 8 7.-53 ■1 I 3 4. 9S1 3 1 1) »4 iB 1 3 6 B ^rr, Mir. 233 BEPOTIT ON THE FEES OF THE rilOTIIONOTAlUES. - \ Mr. Siumdoi-s, contiiiuod 674 3 1 10 681 4 1 3 4 766 4 I 3 4 ^k:^ 4 1 3 4 3a 3 1 10 21 3 4 Mr . Bacquet. 215 4 1 3 4 289 3 1 10 478 1 3 6 8 567 2 2 10 627 2 2 10 629 4 1 3 4 889 4 I 3 4 277 3 1 10 289 1 3 () 8 lil9 1 3 6 8 MOl 3 1 10 508 2 2 10 25 6 8 Mr VRIBAILT • 218 1 3 G 8 561 1 3 6 8 490 4 1 3 4 82 1 3 G 8 11 3 4 Mr. Black. 215 1 3 6 8 457 1 3 6 8 471 1 3 G 8 G55 4 1 3 4 715 2 2 10 738 4 1 3 4 76G 1 3 6 8 43 1 3 6 8 82 2 2 10 141 1 3 G 8 902 3 1 10 918 4 1 3 4 1166 1 3 6 S 11G9 3 1 10 1221 1 3 G 8 Mr. BLick, 1220 2 1181 3 136 3 313 4 conlinnet 2 10 1 10 1 10 1 3 • 4 44 17 8 Ma. 349 4 131 2 €86 1 GiRARD. 1 3 2 10 3 6 4 8 7 Mr. Simon. 291. 4 13 4 1091 2 2 10 3 13 4 Mr. Tremain. G9i 2 2 10 Mr. Uniacke. 417 2 2 10 428 429 2 2 2 10 2 10 7 10 Mr. Vallkk. 477 2 2 10 J21G 31 1117 2 4 4 2 10 1 3 4 1 3 4 7 G 8 Mr. Cochran. 954 4 13 4 T. GuGV. 1332 3 1 10 1495 3 110 3 'h 239 - \ RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRRS DES PTIOTONOTAIRES. 'h Mr. Recapitulation. Vallieres, Stuart, Lt'Bloiul, Plamondon, Vanfelsoii, Mo(|uiu, L. Laji;ucux, Bitu't, P. Panet, Ilaniol, Thompson, £113 61 28 65 71 161 19 18 40 67 42 13 10 6 19 19 10 13 16 3 13 8 8 10 4 8 4 4 Carried forward, Saatidors, Bacquct, t'arlbauit, Biack, Girard, Simon, Tremain, Uniacko, Valloo, , (!ochran, Gagy, Carried forward, £681 5 10 £6H\ 5 10 21 13 4 25 6 8 11 3 4 44 17 8 7 3 13 4 2 10 7 10 7 6 8 1 3 4 3 A'BIG 10 2 To which sum of £816 10 2 currency, add a Rctainor of 3 ?' "^1' WP;'»^;" « mass of the Attornies Fees and Disbursements, as established by their Bills of Costs taxed as stated in (A) above. A lanuellesommc de £816 10 2 courant, ajoutez une retenue de 3 uni- tizes chaque dans 352 causes, le nombre d-dessus detaiUe «7;"« i>|-'l'"«'- rement exi-ee dans une cause r«WU^c avantl'entree montant h £1232; et ea sui.nosant que cet honoraire soit pris dans un tiers des causes s<>ulement alors lecomptegeiieralpour les causes en deuxcasseuleraeut seracomme ci-dessus. Ft cette fiommc fera plus qu'excedor la proportion de tons les honorairos des Protonotaires pour writs, copies de bureau etc. et<- etc. qui paraussent dans la masse des honoraires et de leurs deboursos 3 C3 « •« ^'■^.■^ i^M K 3 - -^ - s; o 00 o ■5i 6 5 c;a, "* i •• «; I 3 " ■" 2 orH^ .s §>~ Mr. C. MarsliBll, G. Vanfelson, A. Caron, J. Ij. Uorgia, A. Stiinrt, J. Le Blond, 11. Christie, J. Fletcher, G. B. I'liribault, Ls. Piamoiidon, J. II. Valiieres, I.?, !VIo(]uin, J.G. Thompson, Ij. Binet, r. I'anet, A. W. Cochran, h. Lagiieux, J.Bte.E.Bacquet, A. 11 llamcl, H.L.H Tremain H. Girard, 11. Blaik, F. X. Simon, J. S. SnuiuKrs, N. F. Uniackc, T. Giigy, 162 12 lOGG 1 .TO 18 46 5 17'27 10 685 10 138 II.O 179 2004 3564 JI84 11 528 16 S?." 9 683 7 58 7 459 18 296 2 911 9 15 19 10 5 228 13 270 15 512 13 196 151 39 80 8 II 2 2 2 1 2 9 3 11 9 3 9 1 5 3 2 11 8 .T 2 7 3 106 10 C75 9 10 29 19 34 10 1?11 459 96 10 108 10 114 3 31 6 1 2288 13 758 19 348 13 203 13 454 6 39 288 208 518 144 175 3.'!i9 126 13 99 13 27 10 54 6 4 8 8 4 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 4 8 13 11 146 9 4 4 1 14 210 13 93 18 13 12 17 3 22 10 269 7 385 1 1H7 12 57 5 34 88 17 7 n 63 17 28 12 92 36 34 67 25 11 6 4 10 3 6 O 6 O 1 4 7 2 2i 6 3 6 1 22 10 269 7 100 2 19 1 36 8 34 3 1 15 11 15 5 O 03 t ^15650 17 0^10243 9 2.£l927 9 10^'C6I 1 1 ^^ -^ 450 *i.^uju A I 661 1 l.'i iiwj "I 'xuonJiK'j •S -IT '^""11 •0 -V •« 'A^^nO •a 'y 'n»«n!Ji'ii 'cl "Oivq^ •a "«'««^ '0 "X "!"IW •N lonuy '^aSis ^DO inb xna3 snfiis aA«ij oijiW osoqj^ •g?!!;?! 'jaqrasaofj ni 's,.vi.irj ■> i Diittl, JVb. JllllH • I. I. IW 171 1^ iKi .'M i\ 7 II ■li W U II I 7 30 a N l)i,,l»|, 4tH» VI ui lu N II SAO II » II i 17 U t'urllwiilt, IVhy. A|ii'il Jiiiiti ii.i ii:i 1(1 IJ III Ul «A V!) I MO 4 \-4 II I 3 O H :i lit I 17 U • iiijry, Ti'liy. A|iill tM. 7;) 78 (itU ;):i7 4HN ;iu(i (14 :iin Hi N i I l;i H u:i I- 4 t*.1 17 Mi U 181)1^ IMII. 11*7 1177 ailt 7 M IllitnrI, I-.'liV. IP' April IH/ Jimo HS CM. V4.J VIS W> Ii7 I'mii't, ( . I'l'liy. Apnl, .liiiii', Oct. .•i2n ,')io i.ii I. v. 8.1 121 HI HI iii.'i U7 77 71 I :ii 17 J 17 S< 44 4 t H.'iD 8t» ,'.40 i4» 10.) .'. H liuiriiiuii, IViiv. II '2 HO V.'i 19 8 April .luiit) ■it 84 III .'I (1 77 4H 10 IH 4 Oct. 01 .')7 lU H 4 n'i'2 'J'ii '^n» «00 (IM 1 10 llitnl, I-..|iy. im 74 a,-. 7 1 Ajiril 71 ♦7 10 (i i .liiiii' .14 ;i,-. II II' (M. l.)l IW ;ii \> ;i ;m> '.via V.H ',•..^ SI .'i 10 I^IMIPIIX, I. . Ti'liy. ih:i 114 :i4 \i II Apnl IIH 71 VII 4 Id .llUll' .'•-'? l-^i .14 l.'l (1 Oit, (in; r.(i7 ino ■Hi) no •i.i 10 1 1 :i 1 'A M-l .illiiiii. r.'l.y. April, Jillli*, (M. to ill III •.'7 77 ■a 7 .1 2 7~1 2 I',inof. P. r.'l.y. llH KID .'U \H 4 April) III,. (111 •.'11 7 H .liiiii>, I.IK Mi VII l.i 4 Oi't. l.Ti ijO 49 7 10 l.'JT U 1 ■r 7 III .'IS I-.' n r I (i ■^.■. a 7 I'l iitii.iM', Fcl.y. April, Jliiiir, Oi!t. .-.in 5in (i(i 7(1 18 1(1 3V!I .'120 .17 4.'i l.-i 9 Iii.'i '. s I'.: I III 3 1.. I) 4 M Il-llV. April, Jillip, Uct. 170 ITO 71 70 77 148 llll- 101 17 ■10 4M 01 3'2 \<< 7 l(i .-. fi 1.-. .' 7 13 1(1 11 87 14 I'uli-tti', Suiiili, TuM-ll.'l.'Mi, IVIiv. Apiil, .lull.', Oct. [Vbv. April, June, Oi't. IVhv. April, .lull.-, Oct. too 100 3 3 nil 31 V.ii 13.' r.i:> 3 3 3 c,;> 16 SI ttl !l 8 3 78 u; 4 (I 14 r> 4 7 10 - 9 4 4 a lli H I'l y 27 57 14 i4 6 16 7 Vanfelson, VaUlerei, WiUan, Feby. April, June, Uct. ut. !S •il SO 17 35 3rd. \'i 5 5 3 10 II) 9 I II 14 10 4th. ith. eth. Tth. •J05 1 J05 l'?8 128 .37 19 11 Febv. t77 4:il- 115 17 10 April, 4(19 277 72 10 7 June, W:> 305 , 80 3 4 Oct. 413 1904 1064 287 1303 1303 71 15 11 340 7 7 Febv. 3()j 210 07 5 9 April, 131 h\) 25 10 June, 13S (13 30 18 8 Oct. 2oa 132 33 19 2 \'' 776 770 530 530 157 9 11 Ut, JniJ, 3r.l. Amiot, 701 404 138 10 3 Allsopp, 57 38 10 4 3 UhiiU, 2218 1559 392 15 3 IVrlard, 3bS 244 80 7 5 rimloii, 1,00 91 S9 IS 10 l!aron, 092 430 i:o |3 9 Drolet, C. 45 20 7 3 7 Duval, (iOl 409 124 5 8 Dro'et, (i. 113 91 29 14 10 Fiiribault, 73 38 10 18 4 Ciuijv, 1804 1177 314 7 Hunu'l, 859 519 105 5 8 HoH'niun, 322 209 08 1 10 lluot. 390 254 84 5 10 Laifiu'ux, Ls. 007 410 113 1 3 M'Cttiliim, 40 27 7 3 2 Fanct, P. 5211 411 134 D 2 Panet, C. 510 329 103 5 8 Primro*ie, 170 104 32 19 7 Power, 409 325 72 10 2 Polette, 13 3 14 5 Smith, 132 81 27 9 4 Ta'ichereaj, 27 14 5 10 7 Vanfelson, 205 128 37 19 11 Vallieres, 1904 1303 310 7 WiUan, 770 530 157 9 11 RECAPITULATION. 4th, 1001 1 9J 2637 13 ft 1001 1 94 1001 1 9J 5th, 6th, 7th n 1 10 8 3 8 213 50 13 50 29 18 10 30 20 U 100 7 3 7 50 19 9 29 14 10 11 10 18 4 40 40 y 65 5 10 84 5 10 30 113 1 3 87 134 9 2 40 75 50 32 19 7 57 40 45 14 5 27 9 4 7 4 2 3 17 4 2 2 1 8 52 12 300 90 157 9 11 174 80 u l5St> 11 3 729 lu I'lj li 4 I V ■.1 1030 II 10) [ l>. J <'nMi>.«RATivB Stiitemout 01 thc Advouate! of ;he Quebec liar, who huvi; «nd have not si^'ued ibe Petiliou for a reduction of tlic I'eesoftlie I'rolhonu- t.iries, in necember, ls2S. 'iKniHAi; (lomparatif des Avocat^i du barie-iu J..- Quebec, i|ui out et u'oul j«m si^'ne la reqiiete ponr diniinucr lus boiior,iircs des F'rolouot.iiivi en lie- teiui;i's li'/.S. Those who have si„'«i'd. Those M h(t bnvc not signed. (.'eux qui ont sign^ Amiot N. 1822 AllM.pp H. •^5 Aiiwin T. C. •27 IMiH'U, [lenry •20 I'Mdard, I'.lz. •24 (\in,n 1'. '28 ( h.l.iu 1'. •23 IJi'0l,.|||. (i. •24 I'nval, J. '23 nn.lel, ('. •27 r.iribanlt, (1. H. •10 lh,iy, H. A. C. •82 I'not, 11. S. '25 II«nnl, A. U. •18 Ilollinnn,.!. •23 I.:i:;Meux, L. '17 r.!'Ci.llii»i, D. '26 I'aret, 1,. '17 I'rirn om'. Honorable •22 I'oHcr, Wm. '20 I'olette. •28 I'aiiet, V. •23 Sniiili, Wni. '26 Tjlseliereall, V. E '23 Vi.llieres, .1. It. 'la V;ilirr;,rii|, u.\ ijui u'oiit pas siyni'-, AnJreMs, l\ 1825 B.iiqiiet .1.1'. e. P.. '18 lionclk'tte, S. L. '25 Hor-ia, J. I„ •00 ISon.helte, U. S. M. '25 Christii', l(. '10 i',.,lir,Mi, A. W. '17 Cu'.j^fr.iiii, ( 'h-.-. '24 Orllerideii, 1'.. ('. '28 I)nfp-,i,., 1.. V. •24 Oeslmr.il-, V.. "J4 OeiiiUM', Cli^. '25 Diiclii'.viiiiv, t'hs. 'J 7 ii>.'t, u: '22 (ireen, W'vy, '113 llarl, A. i:. "21. Le Droit, I're. •22 M.Mi!i It, I,. 1{. '2:< iMct. be!l,.l,'me«i '22 Perr.HU 1, Jos.F.X. 'o;) I'err.iult, Oiivli-r, 't''( I'.tnet, Beru.trd, "\5 lioniaiu, IV.iH^ois '22 ."•iMurt, J.iine.i •«J ^'tuart, Ai.'licv/ 'l,'7 Simon, 1". X. '•.0 fivo;i, if. M. Scdit, SI -wart Treniiiin, II. I.. H. .1.. eph .1. A. U'iSher, Situ Vocilenveldv ,1, Wm, 'H •iS i I B. .• . »rf»„» Ml .,.„,l t.i tl„. AHiinili"J ami Protli'iDO'.iiv roMii'rtiiclv.ii'i sottlcd iiiul i'stiilili>lii'il In llipTariff A STAT,;MrNT of tl,n r.-l.tiv ,.-r..^.t. P-""!'"; ','!"',? ."..,f', k „.' In I, !..• DMruVor (il,.!...,. 11,. Ilrsi of Ju>„. islu, ,iml " hi,h has n- „, ,v.l,l.. ..ri'.M.s al'/,»T,l t!,.. M.u.r.,1 Oi;.,-m ''^^''^,.^V:^:;^,.^,..,^Mmmu^ lUun ■ ' ms. .,. !i .1..-* "f r..--. as ,1, s,nlH.,l in tin- sai.l Tariti; H. «it ■■ .in.i 1 i" (■'l'-'- '>-'■ tl!--V" ''- "V- '" V f . ai^^'ut^"^ ' • a, ,roton,.lair« ,.,.i,..,.tiv,.n„.n. t.ls ,,M,. ,v.:,^s .l WaMis ,,,„,.■ !.• Tanf ■|'*»ii:m^ 'I"- I" :"'""'V ''!■''*''•' V''''rt"..;i;i;., r a m^ Hm -1- Sa M .i,M,-. immiv !.■ .ll^tri.:! ,lo (inC-h.r, W Icr .lain l^ld, .•! .pii -M 'lo- i;;;:;^':™;.; i::::i;:;:;;;::ei::;;:;:: ]:;! J-ri:>;;;:^ J--ini .at au.. l. J,a„a. .a.,, u.. H.a,a. d.. ..,. .., ... ...o ci^n. .., .. (Jit Tiail, sa>oir: — To wit ; I Cas Areraje Foe |i(!r cansa •M Ik I 3 4 Arcrage per came 3 «( I •t 3 Avcraje per caiHc, 4 it I •_* 3 4 Average per cause, i & 1 •J 3 4 Areraje pur eause, 4 Average per cause, 7 Si I 2 3 4 Average per causa All otlier Item-i not included under a 1st. Clasi :.'d " .'id " •Itli " 4.) J ♦■) *) i) *) 4> 4) 'ase*' Atty. I'tlV. i'ln' i> II 7 111 U ■l- li H 3 1) Atv. .fV J ,3 Dcfdt. In II Hi 8 ID II li 8 Pmtlionut;iry. £-> II :i 12 2 •J 3 II 1 8 III Tiitals. "■' HI ""' ''•" -'"•• Hi 18 l" T.' lliiJ.W '■> i') 8 41 ''in m en Hi li 4 '/ M II 4 .fill 4 i.j 1- ID £\' 1 II 3 1 II .f.jli 1- II U 1 11 III in I'ii •■SI .f.t ■^ 1 1 ,i II) III 3 •J 1 II 11 II II II II £■• l.-i H) 1 Hi 8 1 li 8 D 13 4 JCii li 5 3 y III y l.'i II li 4 () 1) II .f U 3 2 8 :! 1.1 4 i'Ki 4 i;i 3 4 .fii II l.> II .t'i 11 li 1 12 ml J-!:i r, HI .•) lU 8 ".1 .',- Rl XHI 7 4 3 1) III (i 1) H II 3 ID Hi ID li 11 8 II H .1.) II :i 12 2 2 3 1 K HI XiJ ID 1) Hi IS 10 !> HI a li l.j u li 4 i.'1'l 4 1- ID -/. 1 2 4 II 3 1 II .i.',li 4 It ||. 1 U GI 03 134 "•1 JC'i j 3 2 H) Hi III HJ il H (1 s 4 4 II s n .fl2 1 8 Xi 11) II 1 18 HI 1 3 4 1) 18 li •fli) 7 I.j li 4 13 4 3 ij 2 £10 4 13 IS ill) HI 8 1 12 8 £?!i 4 li 1 1 ■•>•■ ?1 £j :i y •J II 111 ti II .fl 13 4 I :i 4 II 1.) i; II (i 8 .fli 13 4 1 13 4 3 2 2 2 8 .i'l-' h; 4 M 2 '';i l« HI II HI t-l £■> III II 1 IS HI I :! 4 II l!S li .fli HI 8 1 12 101 £» 13 4 .fl.-, 1.-, fi 3 Is HH !■< "•♦ ' '. ;i £7 .J .'i 2 III Hi ID 111 8 8 4 4 XHI II II 7 l.j (i 4 13 4 3 l.j 2 ■1 13 IS .fvil 4 II li 11 D '■• '1 J..1 ' I lass and C £li! i2 l.j -- !!" "♦I — 1055 RECAPITULATION. 1st rase, 3rd do. ■Hli do. jlli do. Uiii do. 'all do Airain. I»I Case, 3d do. 41 11 do. ACnin. .'jtli Case, IjtIi do. (ill do. I'liir. Attv. nddt. Atlv. I'lotliouotarv. TolaN. .fli 4 2 .fl- 1 J III £:\ 1 D .f 1 1 1 4 3 4 2 1 .) II 1 12 H:', .j lo 8 ti 4 2 4 1 ., Ill :i 1 11 li 1 II 4 18 4 1 12 8 (i 11 3 4 2 IP HI .''1 3 IS ll'i 4 18 4 1 12 H'_l li 11 li fi) ,f2;l 12 li ■1 17 I i:l2 II 2 II ll'l-'J .f.JD HI h !l i;i 1 1- in nf7 £ li 4 2 •f! 1 .J III .C\ 1 D .fli 1 II |. 3 4 't 1. I) 1 M ID.V .j Hi ^1 li 1- 2 4 I.J 10 :) 1 £1 11 HIV 1 1 11 3) fHi II 8 .f 1 2 li s .fo IS s .) 10 i:^ l ■i 2, 2 11 ■: i ' 1 II •> ■_'■ .'..' s? ini .f! 18 3 .tl I; ! S .fli M n .-( 1. 2 li» t-.V ., 1 . . I» V 1- 18 4 1 \. ; H;v i; li 11 ;)) .fl2 10 HI !■ a 7] £{■ I J 3 s j .f 1 J .j 1 i('< a< SI :i n ■"•'^ Q Ut C'lWe, 3ra 4tli M\ (itii 7th O £.!t 10 s .till ;; 4 Hi \-6 t lU (1 •n Hi IS li) 3 + 1!) i:> 1 l'^ Hi H III 1.1 + ^J^^ 1-.^ U 8 XIM 10 Xiio 1 ^ Xl? 4 n ti ,., 'i + li 111 8 U IH 10 li III 8 8 13 4 fill 1 + till I) II l.'id 1) u .fv'UO u u r. Attv. Dl. Attv. Piothjri 5 District of Qui'bi'r, lor the y.'ar l^..'H, who have petitioiieil thiit a n'lliietioii oft lie I'ees of (tlliee allowed to the I'liilhoiiiitury In thesaiil Court he made, and aKo that the lee< allowed I o Ihi'Ui'iid ves lie aii;;inented ; The >aid Siatenient she n in;; liisl tlie:;ross anionntof eaeh i if the "said liarrister's Hills of I'ees and dishiirse- nientsus entered in the Hooks of the I'rollionotarv's I HVn-e for that year ; Secondly, the nett animint iif the s^iid liarristeis' fees r'xiliisive of all dislmrsc- nienls ; Thiidlv, the |iro|iortion in the said Itill mentioned of all the fees of olllie ehaired liy ihe rrolhoiiolary, exclusive of writs, olfiee eopies, otiicial certilicates, S;e. \e. \e.; I'onrtlily. The aniomit nt dishiitsements paid out on areonnt of the said (lUlei' for the year 18iW ; l-'ifthly. The amount of the I'lOthouotary's fees for I8i8, remiiiiiiiig iiupaid and liy whom; Sixthly. Thesaiiiefor IbiT; !»eveiithly. Thesiimefor ISiO. >'oTi;. 111 ISil there wore siimmonsi'.i issued. Actions entered. IIIOI Tlil In l!<'J8 I'iH flUO ami Jud;:iiieiits rendered. 11 U laiil \ Difference ;iio 19!> 320 NoTF, Also. — That in IHPSofthe 1?01 judu'mi'ut.s rendered,. jli3 were in eoiitested cases. .171) were cv/ja/'/e cases, and 31:! were upon incidental matters which did not fall williin cither cla.ss or case. Taiiikm de tons les Hnnoraires et dehoiirses ta.\iilple>J revenant aii.v divers procnreurs, dans la coiir dii Roi de Sa Majcste, pourrnnnee 1828, qui ont petitioiine pour une reduction des honoraires d'oHice alloin's mi protonotaire de la dite coiir, eten nenie temps pour line any:mentation des honoraires a eux alloiies. I,e dil 'I'.ilile.in fais.iiit ressortir. ler. I.e uiontant hriit des ineuioires defrais et dehoiirses ili' cluKine tel procureur, tels ijiie piirfi'.s an livres (In Unre.in du protouot. lire pour cette aniii'e. '.^e. Le moiitant cl.iir des honoraires des dits procnreurs, deduction faite de tons deltonrsi'-.s. :U\ La projior- tion iueurLOiiiieed.uis ies dits nienioiresde tons les hoiioraiii's d'otlice demandes p,ir le protonotaire, noil compris ceu\- pour writs, copies de hiireaii, cer- tilicats olliciels, ive. fee. i:.'S LiH Actions entices, 7t;| o(iii e! iiijemens rendiis. I'Jiil Dillei 310 IP!) 3V!II ■Rkmarqi;]-. — F.n 18:^8, snr les I'lil jii^'onieiis prononci's, jlid le I'nrent ilaiis des canies coiilesti'cs, 379 dans des causes ccpurtc, et 313siirdes matii'irM illcidentes (j^ni ni touiliaieiit dan.s anciine idasse iiicas. Isl '3ml Xrd 4tli r.th 7th Mr. Aiuiot Fehv. UK April liiil June l.il lilt. H! 114 III.. Ill-' li:.'! .13 li 11 .31 II II .•;ii II •II O II All.sopp. Black, llfdard. Clialou, Caroii. f((ll .t'701 Fehv. 7 April i;l Jiiii(> 1 1 Oct. 10 .til. I- .'-'■1(11 1.1 8 l-ci'v. !;■- April :.? June I't; del. ■'^■•, l.',n 0| I 13 ,■■1 ll.'l i;.'i .I'l.'ls Ki 3 1 I-.' (I .'i Id 'I .3 I-.' '.' II li J-':,! .Cu i'3S /■38 /'111 1 :i Fcl.v.liii,-, iVil Hill 17 10 Apii|3(i| a(i7 .'jli 1.-. II .liiiie lull 31111 80 10 7 Oct. .'.13 .Mi 1 IM II 1 S-.'i8 ?218 l,-),')'! 1 :m 311-.' 1.', 3 I'ehv. 30 •n\ (i ii li April 11-.' (i.> 11 Jiiii" ll:i 71- ','.'! ■i t Oct. I.)3 8.') .3!! 1^ 7 .>^ 3:;s ?M -Mt .'•O ( .'> Fehv. i\ It \ ■| 8 April :.'3 1,. \ 3 i .lane H ■n s 1 .. Ocl. hi 10 i;; ;> ."> i;'i IS 10 I II I) s •.' ■. 1 1 II DroIct.C. I'cliv. \prii .Ian.' (Id. r,i-c> f:.o i.;o HO 13 Li Cotnparaiive Rlatcnium of ilie Fl-cs of tlic B.iruikl uftlif I'rothdnotariei, in the Causes terminated in 1813, ISlSond 1818. Tableau Cnmimrahf ,li\i Iloiwraini ill! nunrm ,1,1,1 (Irrff,-, mrl,t causes termiiuxa en 1813, 1915 o;(,/1818. J At the rate of Amount. Nuinberof] Causes. XiimhtT (I Class Cas An 7 \tlir lie Munlanf. P'orllii- llii [■'orlhi'I'mlh' Tor the Unr ,|l'o' ihol'rdiho Vaiisis. Voui !<■ ttiti. luiliirii's. I'otir Ir /Illy, rtiiu. notiirics. I'liw Ir (ItiJJr. f. B. D -C, s. II t. S. I) •t', s . I \\C 1 1 17 10 ( .'i ( •J."»02 10 ()| 7|J ( 4.- .'ill 13 4 •i 1.5 1( r>2r, ( 1.'15 I -J fc 4y •117 10 ."J 1) 73,:; c 210 ( i.'if. r,\ 7 10 2 ID lO'.'O 310 ( 3ii (>' .1 1 1 1 >! 1 'X, (1 fi.) ( l:i 7 7 10 2 U) (i i*7 10 32 10 ( liv o 1 13 (i S 3 H 'J ll!)3 (i F 404 2 8 .'i,-. 3 8 1 llj 8 2ri() i; 1. 3 4 •.\r, 4,13 If) K 3 1'.' '.' 4Hl, 3 4 12f) 5 10 1!»J r, .5 IH 8 1 U 10 1 1 '-'() 372 III 3^ () 3 10 1 3 1 112 37 (j R IT / 5 Kf 8 1 1ft 10 09 .'{ 4 33 2 41 1'! .') 1 3 7 1« s ,5 \) 2 ;i (1 1 (i f 321 3 .1 'i.5 (1 88 3 17 (i 8 II 4 7 TG 8 •2 :i 8fi 3 4 '23 13 101 r, 3 10 1 .'! 4 3.; 3 10 117 16 8 2(t () '2 G l.'i C fi.-> 6 8 •21 It IH / .'« 10 1 ;: 4 f>3 01 •21 7'~ 4 1 .1 8 1 8 10 41() 112 f1 17 3 3 l.'l 4 .^l V 116 8 4 .5 6 8 I 8 10 133 6 8 36 10 22!' r, 2 Hi 8 IH (i (Ms k; 8 •211 1(i 6 :iS (ri 2 (i ,S "b 12 l.'l 4 III 1 2 IG 8 18 (i M 16 8 17 11 (i ■ 1 tj'J ' '. Tar, is ) 1 JODM IG fe3'J27 8 4 Amount for ttic Prothonotaric!, > Montuiit pour le Grrffc J V „ 14jf» /;(•_,,/(,!, u 2s. 5 .) 906 Cerliacates, at 28. ) * . ■Makinj,'- a Total of ? \(^e'luifoni,eHtun total ile J ^32-27 8 * 218 17 218 17 145 18 90 12 .£674 4 3901 12 4 7'-'5 ISl 90G 371 Ci-r'Uic'iiPS t.ir as many cv/w)7<' causi'i torminateJ, or settled after being debarred. I * ( iitljicitts pour (ititttnt fie , tuisi s ti nttinns exjmrtr on tiyniinji'es ,,prcs forrlu.'iion, Vuv as many ciU.'n out and nut lilid, ilie clcffu.' it pliMdiUir inilaiiirr, or in the causes wlierc the debar is taken off. Puiir iiutuiit ten's ( ( iimijiles le lUfiiilaiil iilaiilant iiist,tiilci; on ,liiiis Irs i;iuses ,m il lecf, la Jhreeliision. (, Not incliiilinj; lie other special Ccrtilicates. 't \uii imiipris hs aulirs ri rlilieult ,71/ i/iiii.v. \ C.iusesconifited. t Causes ontti sit'i \. \ .Subp.icn.i.-' earli. - l S..I, nipienil rhiri' ;4S .,o (, .Subi'irnas in causes by dera\i!t where Jndj^'mcnt has been proiitunccd. ^^ \ Snhptnia , it ciusis pai' ,l,Ji„ilt ou Jitt/iment ,ut,' j'riinoneii. 1106 KSlI! I.'i-IH ( .ise. Co.'. C.iioii ISl;), 15. 18, Total, l\itj;ia I? I 3 1:. 18 'I'otal, 14 Cl.iss. Ur CLnse. '2nc' CI.139, !.'»;.■ Class.-. 1 I 3 8 10 3 '' < I I I I I 3 '-■() I- 1 7 2 I I I I 4 I 2 1 i 2 : 1 10 , 3 4 ; 5 ! 1 II ■) .T 1 .;: 4 1 I; 10 5 ^ 6 1 ti 4 1 1 3 3td Class. 3raf C'..i!si; 4th Class. 4m< Clatic. 1 S 4 5 4 4 1 2 II 2 II 1 115 : 3 I '2 1 10 1S13-15.18. ItlClais. ler Clatti, Vanfdson 1813, Tolal, Stuart, 1813, IS. Total, rlamouJon 1813, 15, 10 12 12 8 to (i 19 2nd ClaM, 'iicmt Cl.uir. •MA Clasd, ■I'll Clafi. ifmt Clan* 13 30 II 11 3 11 18, Total, ■H 2'2 11 13 1!) 16 5 2 2 l* 1 4 23 Vulllircs 181'^ 18, Total, LeBloml 1813, ir,, 13 17 13 4.-1 18, Total, Fatibaiilt 1813, 15, 18, Total, rictdicr I8ls 1.5 10 18 30 7 1 18 20 3 4 3 I 3 I 12 14 5 9 13 2T 8 6 17 20 li) 14 ■-'1 13 il 9 1 2 3 1 'i 13 2 10 IH 41 II 11 16 12 6 !I liH 8 I li ll'iV II 13 U) 24 10 18 \> •iO 21 18 PyUe I8I3, ir,, Cliristie 181.1 Tola) Total 18, Tot; Gntpnsi^, IJ, u)! Ill 1;-) 16 Total Thompson 181.' 1^. Tota 19 It) 4 ■■■ I 1 McCa.tliV 1813 Total Mo(l\iui 181.">, 18, Hon. I'aiii't I'aiu'l, I'll* I'.in.-: IVrraiilt Total 1813, 181?, 1 ! 1 1 1 13 1 i '' 1 1 ' 1 ( I 1'^ 31 \' 1 I ( 1 1 ' 1 1 ~l ft — — ""■" 1 (J 1 3 •J i _.. 1 1 i; a 1 ! — — i ■^ .1 I 1 K> n li J I 1 1 '\\ v l! 1 •' 1 al li ll 2> — ! 1 1 ;' r. 1 :i: 13 1 * \__l __ II ll PacqiiPt 'J'ltmain '■I 'i 1 ' ■ ■ ~~" : i : \ 1 1 1 i 1 "l I ll '; '1 "T'' ' i; ■■' ' 1 ■ji': : — u ( _j \ ■_.. ._.., _j m-.!ljJ"~z:! Cic 11. Tola ■|07 ,-h 1 1 « •M> 1: ('!! 7i' \'.t'.' 3--'! iri ^■r 27' '.'Sioii -.'8 ink; 34 ,-02: •^•^ rsra 1813-15.18. Tst Class. ler C las set Vanfelaon 1813, 15, Total, Stuart, 1813, 15, 18, Total, Plamondon 1813, 15, 18, Total, Valliercs 1813, 15, 18, Total, Le Blond 1813, 15, 18, Total, Faribault 1813, 15, 18, Total, rietcber [8ls 18 10 3 4 2 20 2 4 8 12 3 2 9 42 8 10 19 — — — •■•• 21 9 4 3 12 7 1 2 H 6 4 U 44 22 9 16 11 13 19 3 1 1 1 8 2 2 14 43 13 10 13 13 17 4.3 3 4 6 13 1 1 4 1 4 9 18 C 14 .3 6 5 2 2 b 4 1 ii 7 3 ] 1 '4, I. r i. ♦.I X' n f <2 I 242 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOT ARIES. E. Hi Fourth Rule of the second Seftion of the Rules and Orders of Practice of this Honorable Court, as proposed to be revived and amended. P' d( IV. That within one calendar month next after the lafl: day of each Term respectively, every Barrister, and every Attorney, and every Barrifter who shall pradlice as an Attorney, shall difcharge and pay unto the feveral officers of this Court, all legal fees whatever, in which fuch Barrifters and Attornies refpectively, shall then be justly indebted and inarrear, unto the officers of this Court, or unto any or either of them refpectively, and in case of refusal or neglect so to do, the Officer or Officers to whom such fees shall be so due and payable, if he or they see fit, upon the firft day of the next Term, but not atterwards, shall and may deliver, unto one of the Juftices of this Court, a complaint againft such Barri - ter or Attorney, for the breach of this rule by fuch neglect or re- fusal ; which complaint shall be in writing and be signed by such Officer or Officers, and thereunto shall be annexed the several Bills of fees which shall be so due and unpaid by such Barrister or Attorney, duly taxed according to law, and an affidavit to the following effect, viz ; — «' That such fees have been demanded of " the Barrister or Attorney againft whom fuch complaint shall be " made, and that he hath "refused or neglected to di.,charge and " pay the same ; that the whole of such bills or so much thereof " as hath been so demanded, as the case may be,) is then due «« and owing to the Office or Officers making such complaint, by " the Barrister or Attorney against whom such complaint shall ««bemade,and laftly, that copiesof such Bills, so taxed, and of «« such complaint so made, with notice of the ! tended delivery «« thereof to one ot the Justices of this Court, as hereby is direct- «* ed, have been duly served upon such Barrifteror Attorney for «« the space ot three days at least before the day upon which such «* complaint shall be so delivered," and in fuch cafe, if such fees a» aforesaid, so due and unpaid, shall not by such Barrister or Attorney be paid or otherwise satisfied unto the Officer or Offi- cers making fuch complaint as aforesaid, on or before the sixth day ot the Term in which such complaint 4iall be ^o delivered to suiih u d r( t( g t: fi c a 1< V d t I i 1 4i - I 243 in or n - re- u or RAPPORT 8UR LES IIONORAIRKS DES PROTONOTAIRES. Quatrieme regie de la leconde section des regies ct ordres de pranque de cette honorable coup dans les termes de la revifion et de Tamendement propoft , IV. Que dans I'efpaced'un mois de calendrier apres le dernier jour de chaque terme refpectivement, chaque avocat et chaque procu- reur, et chaque avocat qui pratiquera comme procureur, acquit- tera et payera aux divers officiers de cette cour tous honoraires le- citimes quelconques, que devront l6gitimement et feront en re- tard de payer tels avocatsou procureurs relpectivement, aux ot- ficiera de cette cour ou a aucun d'entre eux refiiectivement, et en cas derefus ou de negligence de ce faire, i'officier ou les officiers auxquels tels honoraires serontalorsdus et payables, sil ou s ils le trouvent convenable, prefenteront ou pourront prelenter, e premier jour du terme fuivant, mais non apres, leur plainte a un des iuges de cette cour, contre tel avocat ou procureur pour la con- travention a cette regie pour telle negligence ouref.jsi laquelle plainte sera par ecrit et sera fignee par tel officier ou tels officiers, ethlaquelle feront annexes les divers comptes d honoraires qui (eront ainfi du, et non payee par tel avocat ou procureur, dument taxes felon la loi, ainfi qu'un affidavit a I'effet luivant, favoir :~ «« Que tels honoraires ont etc demandes a lavocat ou procureur .. contre qui telle plainte fera portee, et qu'il a refuse ou nj- .« ffUge de I'acquitter et de le payer j que le montant entier de .« fels comptes ou la quantite qui en auraete ainfi demandee, (je- .. Ion que le cas y echerra) eft alors du au dit officier ou officiers « failant telle plainte, par tel avocat ou procureur contre qui *« telle plainte fera taite j et enfin que des copies de tels comptes, « ainfi taxes, et de telle plainte ainfi faite avec notification de « Vintention de la mettre devant un des juges de cette cour, com- «. me il eft par le prefcnt regie, ont ete dument fignifiees a tel avo- u cat ou procureur, trois jours au moins avant le jour ou telle .. nlainte fera ainfi prefentee i" et dans tel cas, fi tels honoraires comme sutdit, ainfi dus et non payes, ne font pas par te avocat ou procureur payes ou acquittes de quelque maniere a tel officier ou tels officiers, portant plainte comme fusdit, le ou avant le fix- 2ii REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. such Juftice, and if pr of of uch continued neglect, or refusal to pay, or otherwise satisfy such fees, shall then al o be made by the Affidavit of fuch Officer or Officer;, or o '^Twise to the satisfac- tion of the Court, such complain*, w\\.U ' ■ '. leveral exhibits there- unto annexed, upon the petitionof siucu Oificer or Officers for that purpose shall be read and filed in open Court, and thereupon such Barrister or Attorney, (if good cause to the contrary be not shewn inslnnler by, or on the behalf of such Barn^ter or Attorney, shall be held and taken, and be adjudged to be guilty of a wil- ful breach of this Ru'e, in contempt ol this Court, and thereafter no motion shall be made or received, in any cause whatever by or from such Barrister or Attorney, or by, or from any other Barrister or Attorney on his be- half, unlefs such fees so due and unpaid shall be wholly discharg- ed and paid, or otherwise satisfied unto the Officer or Officers making such complaint ; it being nevertheless hereby provided, that this rule shall not extend to any case or instance whatso- ever, in which the Barrifter or Attorney againfl: whom any such complaint as aforesaid shall be made, by his affidavit duly sworn and delivered to the said Justice on or bef e the third day of the Term in which such complaint shall have been made, shall deny that he is honajide indebted to such Officer or Officers for and en account of the cause or causes ftated and set forth in such complaint in the whole amount thereby claimed, but only in the fum of £> (if any thing be then due,) and shall move, (Appendix 61) ten- der to and do depofit in the hands of the Prothonotary of this Court in the same and usual manner as in ordinary civil suits pending in this Court, is required to be done, such fum of^ but not otherwise, then and in every fuch case the Officer or Officers making such complaint which shall be so denied shall be left to his or their legal remedy, by action againfl: such Barrifter or Attorney for the residue of his or their demand. M i*^ i Apiieiidii urj i I diji UAPPOUT sun LES IIONOKAIUES DES PIIOTONOTAIRES. iemc jour du terme dans lequel telle p^ainte aura etc ain(i pro- fentce h tcl jugc, et s'il elL alors donncpreuve dc telle ni-gligence ou rctus continue de payer ou d'acquitter de quelque manicre, tels honorairc', par I'affidavit dc tel ottkier ou olficiers, ou autre- ment a la satihfaaion de la cour, telle plait e, avcc les diverscs productions y anncxees, sur la requcte de tei ofRcier ou ofliciers a cette fin, (eront lue, tt produits en pleine coar, et la-dcs us tel avocat ou procureur (s'il n'eft itistantcr montre caufe luffisante au contraire par ou en faveur de tel avocat ou procureur) sera tenu ct pris, et declare ctre coupab e de contravention vo'ontaire a cette regie, au mepris de cette cour, et deslors il ne stia fait ni re^u aucunen^ otio \ dans aucune caul'e quekonque par ou de la part de tel avocat ou procureur, ni aucun autre avocat ou procureur de fa part, a moins (pie teh honoraires ainsi dus et non paves ne soient tout-^-fait acquittes ou pay6s dc quelque man. re a rofficior ou aux officiers faisanr telle plainte ; etant neanmoins pourva par le present, que cette rcg'e ne s'etendra pas dans aucune cau e ou inftance quekono'ie, dans laquelle I'avocat ou T>rocurei\r contre qui lelle plainte aura 6te taitc, affirmera par afiiJavit du- nie 'It affernT nte et produit audit juge le ou avai e troiilcme jour du termc dans Ic'iuel telle plainte aura etc faite, qu'il ne doit pai de bonnefoi a tcl ufficier ou officiers pour et a raison de la cause ou des cau?es rapportees dan^ t"lle p.ainte, tout le montant y reclame, mais feulement la somme de ^ (s'il eft alors du quelque chose,) et fera motioti ' \ppendice6i) pour oft>iret de- poser entre les mains d' protonotaiie de cette cour, dela manicre ufiteeet requife dans les poursuites civilesordinaires pendantes en cette cour, telle soinme de ^ , n):v.> pas auirement, alors et dans chacun d^ cescas I'olTicier oj les officiers faisant telle plain- te qui sera ainfi nice, feront iaiffes a leurs remcde 1 ^al par a6liou contie tel avocat ou procureur, pour le relldude lei demande. *^ppel)d;^^c $240 REPORT on THE FEES OF THE PKOTIIONOTARIE!^. APPENDIX No. G. To ihe Honorable the Justices of llis Majesty'* Court of King'* Bench for the District of Quebec. The undersigned Advocates ami Attornicn practisinR at the Bar of the •aid Court, beg leave to return their respectful acknowledgements for t lie communication which Your Honors have been pleased to pive nnto them of the observations or answers of the Prothonotaries ot the Mia Court, to the memorial presented to Your Honors by the Advocates and At tor- rues practising at the Bar of the said Court, pra) ing that the fees ot of. «ce allowed to the said Prothonotaries should be reduced, ard also that ail augmentation of the fees and emoluraeiits allowed in the »aid Court to Ihe memorialists should be mit.le, and beg leave most respectfully to suU- init the following reply to the said observations and answer. The p.eliminary remarks of the said answers rela'c particularly to the Prothonoiaries themselves personally and ofticia'.Iy. Your Memoriahsts will dispense wiih any reply to so mucT. of it as re- lates to the laboriousncss of their office, the importance uf its duties, the lenethoftheir own services, and the melancholy alternative which they anticipate, "of descending with grey hairs to the grave, acconipamed ^with the knowledge of the horrid certainty of having left their famil-es « heirs to poverty, misfortune and obloquy :'» These considerations be- inff. as your memorialist, humbly conceive, entirely foreign from the sub- J maiter ot the inquiry, which they understand to be whether the fees C allowed to the Prothonotaries are no, much larger than the.r .erv ces would reasonably entitle them to, and whether this large amoun o f does not operate great injury to the me.norialms and to the suitors be- fore the Court. The other preliminary observations which relate to these officers of. ficially goto maintain a principle entirely novel to T""-- .^a o l: viz ; That the faith of His Majesty's Government stands p edged to the Prothonotaries for maintaining them in all J^e ^"7*-^^" ^t'^^ j^j possession under the ta-tft- of eighteen hundred and ten. ^''^t''^'^;;"' tegrity of this pledge would be broken hy Your Honors ui any way aU tering, correcting or modifying that larifT. It will be barely necessary for your memorialists here to «d;«;;»/° ^|;<; terms of the clause' of the Provincial Sta, ute iinder the -th«. '> o^^^^^^^ the tariff of eighteen hund.ed and ten was established, T'lat »he C^ujt - of Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction within this P.ovmce hall have o«er •' aud aulhoriiy Nvuhin their resi-cclivc juribdict.ons to make a laiu.^ oi I H t 247 ttAPPORT sun Lr.9 TIONOnATRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. APPENDICE No. G, Aux honorable* jvigcs cle la co\ir dii banc dii roi dc Sa Maje«tiS pou. 1e district de (ju6bcc« Lcs soiJwign^'S avocats tt prwiueurs pratiqnanH a« barreau de la due cour, dcmaiHlent a exprimcr Icur reconnaihsance re»pcctueu»e pour la communicarioH qu'il a plu a vos honneunde leurdonncr, dcs obsetvatioiv* Oil i^pon»c8 des prolonotaires de la ditc cour, au memorial pr^seni*' a sot lioniicMiri par le8 avocats et procureurs pratiquans au barieau de la due cour, demandant que Ie» honoraires d'oflice allou^s aux dits pfotonotaiKW fussexit rednits, et aussi qu'il fit fail une augenentaiion dans les hono- raires et ^molumcns alou^s dans la dite cour aux requ^rans, el dcmandeut ti€s respectueusemcnl asouroelire la rcplique suivaute aux ditca ob:ervft- iicuiet r6^ome. Lc8 remarqups ptiliminairca dt'9 ditcs reponses se rapportent particAi- lierement aux proloiioiaircH eux-ui^mei perjsonnellement et oQicielle- tnent. , . it Vo9 requ^rans se dispcnseront Jc rc.pliquer a ce qui a rapport, dans la dite r£-ponbe, aux travaux de leur office, a I'impoi lance de ses devouH, A la longeur de leurs propres fervices, et a la triste alternative qu lU out xlevant cux " de descer.dre dans la tomlie le front blanchi par les ann^e« «« el le travail, avec I'affreuse et desolante certitude de laisser leurs fa- " miles et leurs Wriiiers dans la pauvrci^, la misere et la honte.'*' Cea consideration etant.commevoj requerans le coii^oivcnt humblement, tout- a fait ^irangereb a I'objei doiit il est question, qu'ils croient fitre de sa- woir, si les hoiioraires mainteuaui allou^s aux protonotaires ne sont pai bien au dela de ce a qvu.i leurs fcrvices leurdonnent raisonnablemeni droit, el si le montanl considerable de ces honoraires n'operc pas au grand dommagea vo8i-£qu«ran8et dcspersouues qui poursuivenl leurs '.UuJl« dcvant la cour. ^ . Les autres observations pr61iminaires qui ont rapport a ces ofhcierti en leur quali'e officielle, vonl a maintenir un principe tout-a fait ''^""^^^^ pour voH tequerana, savoir :— Que la foi du gouvernement de ba Ma- jestc se irouve engagve covers les protonotaires a les mainieiur dans l«» honoraires dont ils sont en possession en vertu du tarif de mil-luu^ent- dix, et que I'lntcgrite de cette foi »erait rompue, si en aucune ma- jiieres vos hoiuieura ali6raient, corrigeaieui et modifiaie.ut .ce if snffira tsimplement pour vm requerans de i-apporter les termes del* .clause du statut proA/incial sous.l'autonteduquel futeiabli le tanfde nnl- buit'Cent dix,.— « Et qu'il soit &c., que les cours dc judicature civi.e8«t " crtminelles'de cette province aiiront pouvyir et autorite de faire dans ^ kw6 jui-isdiction« te^sticciivtrs, un tarif d'hor^rairet pour lee ol&cier« 248 REPORT OX THE FEES 01' THE PROTHOXOTARH^b'. " fcPR for tlic olTicers of tlic said Courts, the which table, the said Courts •« of Justice nuiy alter iind coirect from tiiro to tun- as ihey shall see ne- ^' ces.-aiy. And the Ulhcers of ihe said Courts res|ieclively,aic hereby *♦ direci'.'d to conform to the same," 41 Geo. IIJ. c. 7, s. 17. Your memorialist'} most cheerfully acquiesce in the judgment pro- nounced by the INothiuiofaries upon ihc legal knowledge and pvaciicai experienctiof the Honorable Chief Justice and Justices who framed the said tariff, but they cannot derivo from it any legitimate inference that the particular experience of this Honorab'e Court itself, and of its officers f.rr the last nin'jtecn years, hince the said tariff has come into operation, shall be set at nought, whilst the general experience upon which it was pronpecnvcly framed shall be held as conclusive and incontrovertible, and they feel quite satisfied that the persons who would least be dis- posed to set up such a claim are the Honorable Judges themselves by whom this tariff was framed. The observations made by the Prothonotarics upon the length of prac- tice of some of the members signing the petition seem to be wholly ir- relevant, particularly as it ii a matter of well known i)oto:iety, that the se'Ui.vrents expressed in the memorial are those of a decided majority oi tlie gentlemen practicing at the Bar. If your Honors wil! be pleased to cast your eyes over the list of Advocates who have signed, and of those who have not signed the memorial, which list is suhjoined to the said ob- seivauons under the letter D. vour Honors wilUnd included atriongt th .-'. vh',. have not signed the memorial the names of several gentlemen v.iiv\-/.h.r have never practised or have ceased to practice c-i; thisbar, and also of several who have signed tliis address, from which fact, among others your mumorialisls beg leave to remark, that from the number supposed by the Prothonotarics to be adverse to the pretentions oi the bar,* vaeu' should be ".ub.i acted at least Iwnity two. Your mr^morialists beg leave to subjoin a comparative statement which the bar at Quebec had the honor ofsulimiitir.g to thisHonorable Court, in the month of October eighteen hundred and s-ixtcen, with ihe represen- tation there made by the bar upon the subject oi the Prothonotanes fees, beinf the Appendix hereunto annexed. Tue Prothonotarif-s in their observations complain that their tees are not reii-ularly paid to them by many of the practitioners at the bar ; the disproportionate amount of the fees of these officers as exhibited above, shews the true cause of this evil, and perhaps no circumstance could be adverted to shewing the necessity of an immediate remedy to this evil, tlian the frequency .>f practitioners having been subjected to suitsaml even executions at the suit of the Pro.honotaries for itie amount of the fees allowed them under the tariff of eighteen hundred and ten. Tothetableri subjoined .o the ob:^ervations of the Prothonotarics ai^d 240 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. " desditescours, lequel tarif les ditescours de justice pourront changer •• tt corriger toutes les fois qu'il sera necessaire, et il est enjoi'nt aux *' officiersdes dites cours respectivement de se conformer au dit tarif (^l " Geo. UI, chapitre 7» sec. 17.") Vos requerans acquiescent debon cceur au jugement qu'ont porte les protonotaires sur les connaissances legales et I'experience en fait de pra tique de I'honorable juge en chefet des juges qui diesserent le dit tarif, mais iU ne peuvent raisonnablement en tirer la consequence, que I'expe- rience particuliere decette honorable cour elle-meme et de ses officiers depuis dix-neuf ans, depuis que le dit tarif est en operation, sera miae de c6id, tandis que la regie g^nerale d'apres laqwelle il fut dresse par pro- vision sera tenue pour conclusive et incontrovertible, et lis eont ferme- ment convaincus que les honorables juges eux-n ernes qui ont dresse ce tarif seraient lesderniers a avancer une pajeille pretention, Les observations faites par les protonotaires sui la longueur de la pra- tique de quelques-uns des meuibres signataires de la requete, paraissent t;tre de la dernieie inconvenance, surtout en ce que c'cst une chose trop notoire que les sentiniens exprimes dans le memorial, sent les senti- irens d'une majorite decidde des Messieurs qui piatiquent au bar- reau. Si vos honneurs veulent bien jeterles yeux sur In liste des avocats qui ont signeet de ceux qui n'ont pas signe le iriemoiial, hiqueile liste eat jointe aux dites obfervations sous la leltre 1), vos honneurs trouveront inclus parmi ceux qui n'ont pas signe le memorial ics noms de plusieurs Messieurs qui n'ont jamais pratique on qui ont cssse de pratiquer a ce barreau, et aussi dc plusieurs qui ont signe cette adiesse ; d'aptes lequel fai":, entre autres, vos requerans dcmandent a icmarqucr que du nombre que les protonotaires supposenl ^tre opposes aux pieientions du bavreau, il faudiait en retrancher au moins vingt-dcux. Vo6 requerans demandent a faite siiivre la piesente replique d'un ta- bleau comparatif, quele barreau dc Quebec cut i'lionneur de soumettre h cette honorable cour, dans le mois d'octobre niil-liuii-cent seize avec la representation alors faite par le barreau au sujet dca honoraircs des pro- tonotaires, etant I'appendice ci-joiut. Les protonotaires dans leurs observations se plaigncnt de ce que leurs bonoraires :ie leur sont pas regulierement payes par plusieurs des prati- ciensdu barreau. Le montant disproporiionne des bonoraires de ces of- ficiers tel qu'etabli plus baut, donne la vraie cause de ce mal, et peut- etre ne pourrait-on rapporter aucune ciicoristance qui montre plus forte- ment lanecessite d'un remede imn^ediat a ce mal, que le grand nombre de fois que des pr.»ciciens ont c;e sujets a des actions et nicme a des executions a la poursuite des protonotaires pour le n^outaut des hcMorai- res a eux alloues par le tarif de mil-huit-cent-dix. Aux tableaux joints aux observations des protonotaires, et a la con- 2 K cluiion 250 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONl/TAllIES. to the inference which they deduce from these tables, your '"emorialists bee leave to submit the following answer and explanations touching lie subject matter of the petition of the bar, without deeming U necessary to advert particularly to the extravagant prayer of the Prothonolanes for an increase of their fees ;, — , « i * • » Firstly. Most of the different statements made by the Prothonotane?, and especially that marked (C,) are wholly unintelligible, but so much thereof as can be understood is incorrect as relates^.to the present question. , ..i j i r . Secondly. The retaining fee oUhree guineas in every case settled bejore entry, which forms the basis of one of their erroneous calculations, is unfortunately unknown to the practitioners, and m pomt of fact, retam- ing fees ate of rare occurrence and only claimed for extra services, not included in the tariff, for professional exertions more than usually arduous, or successful, and only after judgment. Thirdly. The undersigned cannot admit the expenses ot the oince ot the Prothonotaries to amount to £1000 as stated by the Proihonotary. It must be recollected that the Prothonotaries neither pay rent nor tor wood nor candles ! The P.othonotaries leave us to infer that their re- ceipts have been but ^1266 8 ^^\i their expenses amounted to £1000 their nett income would be only £266 8 Sh, which is incredible I Fourthly. The injustice of making a defendant pay for the evro's committed by the Prothonotaries in prepating the reports oi distnbu- tion. is so glaring, that should your Honors feel disposed to continue the practice eftabli.hed in this respect of late years at Quebec, it is hoped that the Piothonoiary will be made answerable for the payment of all costs of coutesiation of their reports where the reports are set aside. Fifthly. The Prothonotaries give a table of their fees on one side on- ly, whereas they receive feei from both parties ! Gixthly They give only the sum paid them in gross under the fn glolo provision of ihe Tariff, and omit the sums paid in detail for writs, for de- positson exceptions a la forme, for rules, for reference to and reports of ex- pernor arbitrator's for subpoenas, judgments, office copies and the costs on rules nisi : they omit aho the fees on writs of Habeas Corpus, Certiorari on Commissions Rogatoires, Licitations, Searches, Certificates, Re- cords and Bail Bonds in Appeal, Bail IJond in K. B. and the assignments thereof, poundage on monies paid into Court, fees on trials by Jury, on opposUions and the contestations thereof, on execmtions or judgments of distribution and the contestations thereof, and other contingent re. ceipts, the average of all which in the opinion of the best judges, equals the gross amount allowed by the Tariff. As a proof of the extent ot their receipts under this head, the undersigned beg leave to cite the ^ case 251 of t ♦ » llAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. I • „ «„Mapntuent. vosrequ^rana demandenta soumettre les r^- [: i;;urdut" au, eans croire qu'il suit n^-ssa,re de nen d.e d^^^^^^^^^^ ticulier siirla demande extravagante de la part des protonota.res dune tout celuTrq'uc (C) Bont tout-a-fait in intcUigibles. ma,s touj ce qu on en pent comprendie est incorrect, en ce qui a rapport a la preaente ^"2 »°"Lar.ten.e d'un honoraire de trois guincles dans chaque cause r£. gl/eavantl'entr^e, qui forme la ba-.d'unde ^eurs calculB er o:.^ e t Llheureusement inconnue aux prat.ciens, et en P°'" ^^^^^^^ J^^^^^'^e^^ qu'on prenneuncreterue, et seulement pour ^^«j;;;'^f; ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ non compris dans le tarif, et. conr.,derat.on d'efforts P;°f^^ ''^""^^» plus qu'ordinaireset suivis de succes, et ^'^"^^'^^"^^P^; J"f "?J u,,„au 3 3 Les soussijrn^s ne peuvent admetlre que les ddpenses du bureau des prorono:ai,eB'montent'a^lOOO, com.e I'-ancent le protono^^^a^^^^^^ II faut se rapnelerque les protonotaires ne paient pas de loyer, m pour e bo "n pou'r la ch^ndelle ' Les protono.aires nous laissent a -"dvu^^- Icurrccette n'a^te que de £1266 8.. 8 d, «' ^^^^.f P_7%\7"^^^^^^^ a £1000, il ne leur resterait de reveuu clair que £266 89. 8^d., cequi •^ • l"Ts:;tice qu'.l y a a faire payer un ^^^^-f ur pour de^^cu- ccmn>ises par les protonotairen dans les .apports de d.stnbut.on qu n^ dressent, est si palpable, que dans Ic cas cu vos honneu. s sera.ent d. poses I conti, uer la pratique ^tablie a cct egard depu.s peu d'annees a Quebec, il J^^ ae p6 er que les protonotaires seront rcndus u-sponsables du paye^ n^entdeSe^ f.aisde contestation de ces vapporis, lorsquM en sera '"V- Let'protonotahes donnout une table de leurs honoraires d'un cdfe seulement, tandii qu'.U recoivent des bonoraires des deux ^' ' a'o ■ lis donncnt seulement U somme qui leur est pny^e en gros en ver- tu de la disposition en bloc dutanf, et ils ometlent Ics lommes qm leur eon payl en ddiail pour les writs, potu les a6p6is e.. filant une excep. on Sen ptoire a la forme, pour regie,, \ynu reference a et rapporta rexp s ou nvbitres, pour subpoenas, jugemen«. cop.ea de pap.ers _e IcXissu, les regies nisi ; ils ometteut aussi les honora|res sur wrU8 I'habe s corpus, cernorari, eur commissions rogatoues, I.citat.ons, re. cl ch , cerfificats, records et cautionnemenB en appel, caut.onnemens Sns Uc duroi assignment d'iceux, droit pour cent eur les demer. ; "; en cour. honoraires sur proces par jur^s suroppo.U.onB et conte - ationsd'icelle,s, sar executions et jugemens de distribution et conle.ta- ,ion d'lcoux ct au, re. rcccttcs dventuellcs, dont Ic r^ontant moyen. a la^ 1 s dcs mullcurs ]n^vs, cgalc Ic montant brut ull.uc pa, Ic tant. Cumnie E 252 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. case 1409. For distributing the monies in this cause, the Prohonota- ries received the sum of twenty-iwo pounds eight shillings and four pence at least. In the simplest case they charge £1 15 0, besides 5s. for every cre- ditor ^ru mart /^j //vr* / and they invariably receive more than the Bar charges for duties of the same nature but of a more arduous and higher character, such as examining documents and preparing the oppositions. Under this head, therefore, the undersigned cannot estimate the re- ceipts of the Prothonotarics at less than ^1500 annually, and this state- ment is certainly not overcharged. Seventhly. They make no mention of their receipts of the Inferior Term, generally understood by competent Judges to yield as much as the Superior, and that the form ■ is nearly, if not fully as productive, will not be questioned by any competent judge. The following calculation is sufficient for the present purpose ;•— Si^ In 1823, 5148 writs were issued, and it is estimated that § or 2574 only were entered and determined. On every common writ they receive 28. 9d,, §rds. are of this tion 1716, at 28. Gd. ^6235 ^ are Entiercements, Saisie Arrets, Gagerie, &c. being 858, at 5s. Of the 2574 carried to judgment, |rds that is 1716, at 28. 9d. ^, that is 85S, at 5s- For the annexing and certifying a document annexed to §rds, that is 1716, at Is. To entry of 1716, at Is. 6d. For do. on oppositions in ^ of the cases, that is 853, at Is., For a Com. Rog. in ^rds of the cases 1716 at 5s. For two subpcenss and 8 copies lis. for a common rule or one for fairs and articles, or the serment decisoire in every cause, at 12». 6d For the entry of Rules in §rds of the cases 1716, at Is. 85 For executions injrdsof the cases 1716- at Is. 6d, 128 For the entry of oppositions, in i of the cases, 1287» at 2s. 6d. 160 flescrip- 19 214 10 235 214 85 128 42 429 1608 19 10 16 14 18 15 16 14 17 6 Carried over, ^£3571 8 6 253 RAPPORT sua LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. :e T-' preuvede I'^icndue deleur recette sous ce cliapitre, les soussign^s deman- dent aciter la cause \^0d. Pour la distribution des deuitrs pr^levea en cette cause les protonotaires re9oivent la somme de vingt-deu:. livres huit scheUings et quatre pence au moins. Dan? la cause la plus simple ils demandent ^1 158. outre 58. pour chaque cr^ancier au marc la livre ; et ils rc9oivent gen6ralement plus que le barreau ne fait payer pour des devoirs de la infiine nature, mais d'un caractere plus difficile et plus elev6, comme pour examiner des docu. mens et pour dresser des oppositions. C'est pourquoi, sous ce chapitre, les soussignes ne peuvcnt estimer la recette des protonotaiiea a uioins de £1500 annuellement, et ce calcul n'est assurement pas outre rnesure. 7 ° . lis ne font aucune mention de leurs recettes au terme infeiieur, que des personnes en etat den bienjugcr supposent rapporter autant que le terme superieur, et personne en 6tat d'en decider ne doutera qu'il ne 8oit presque sinon tout aussi productif. Le calcul suivant suffit pour la fin pr^sente. En 1 823, 51 fut emane 5148 writs, ct I'on suppose qu'il n'ea a 6i6 cntre et jug^ que la moitie ou 2574'. pour chaque writ ordinaire ils resolvent 2ti9d. 2-3 Bont de cette espece 1716, 2s9d. 1-3 sont enticrcemens, sai»ie8-ari6ts, gageries &c. aant 858, 5«. Des 2574 menea a jugement, 2-3 savoir I7l6, 2«9d« 1-3 savour 858, 5a. Four aniiexer et certifier uu document annexe a 2-3 savoir 1716, Is. Pourl'enlr^ede 1716, ls6d. Pour do 8ur oppositions dans 1-3 des causes, sa- voir 858, Is. Pour une commisHion rogatoire dans 2 3 des causes 1716, 5s. Pour deux subpoenas et 8 copies Us. pour une regie ordinaire ou une pour faits et articles ou serment decisoiie dans chaque cause, 12s.6d. Pour Tentree de regies dans 2-3 des causes 1716, Is. Pour execution dans 2-3 des av.-nr'S 17I6, ls6d. Pour I'entrcc d'oppositionii dare ^ des causes I827i si»6d. Port^ ci-contic, je235 19 214 10 235 19 214 10 85 IG 1S8 14 42 18 429 1608 15 85 16 128 14 160 17 6 ^3571 8 6 '2j4 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. Brnwght over, £3571 * 6 For Avis 6e Parens, CliMiire cVinventaire8,insiiuiations, fees on admission of Barristers and Notaiies, Office Co- pies, ijearches and other itenns, ejiimaied at 200 Total for the Inferior Term, £3771 y « Eighthly. If they receive as much lor the Snpcilor Term they mmi rlivide at least £7542 annually. That sum appears enormoos. and it they have an income approaching to it, their fees should be reduced, xvhatever the proportion may be to those ofthe Bar ; for ti>e Prothono- taries have fees in every cause without distinction, whereas the liar are paid only when they are eaiployed. Again, the l^oihouotanes may la- bour, but their income '.. certain and subject to no diminution from competition, from accidents, from public caprice or the inso.vency ct clients. Theirlabour and responsibility are limited to the enreg.sier.ng «f the proceedinffs of othe. 8 and the custody of the records, and the ta- lent and information necessary for the discharge of their duty is beyond comparison, less than what is requisite for the liar. Ninthly. The Prothnnotarles admit that in 182R, 1261 judgments were rendered. Asthepubhc papers taken from the Frothon<.tane» list have Riven 1280, one or other and perhaps both ofthe statements arc incorrect! Taking the number now given by the Prothonotaries to be crrect, 569 were contested cases, 379 exparte cases and 313 cases not tailing under any particular class or crse. The sums m controversy are generally understood to average as of the second class, as few suits involve less than £30 currency, and the following calculation will serve to give a tolerably accurate amount ofthe income of the Prothonota- lies : — Contested cases 569, at £3 12 2, Kxparte rases 370, ^^f which ^ of the 3d case i. c 126^ at £1 16 8, J- Of the 5th and yth cafes l26-i, at £1 18 10, ^Of theGlh cae, I2r,4, at £1 3 4, ie2469 IG 2 231 12 e45 5 S65 3 2i 111 4- Total Add <.c this enimate amount of 6th head for sums p>iid in detail, . Add also, estimated amount of 7th head for Inferior Teun, Total income of tiic Prothouotary £3459 5 5 1500 3771 8 6 £H7:iO i:i 11 i - 255 K * HAPPORT sun LES lIONORAirtES DES PROTONOTAIIIES. Monta' t d'autre part. Pour avis de parens, clotures d'invcaiaires, insinua- tions, hi.noraires 8ur I'ac'mibiiioii d'avocats et no- taircs, copiis d»j paplers, lechciches el auliea iu'ius, es;iui^ a £3571 8 6 200 Total pour le terir.e iiiciieur, £3771 8 6 8° S'ilre9')ivent autant pour le terirve supdrieur, i's doivent divider au nioins £1012 aimiiellement entre cux. Ccttc somire parait eiiorine et s'llsont un revenu qui en approche, leuis honoraircs doivent ctre re- duit8, en quelque proportion qu'ils soient avec ceux du barreau ; car les protonolaires touchant des honoraires dans toutes les causes sans dist inc. lion, tandis qiie les. mcmbres du barreau ne sont payes que lorsqu'od les emploie. Outre cela les protonoiair<38 peuvent travailler s'ils veulent, et leurs revenus sont assures et nullement sujeta a diminuer par la concur- rence, par quelque accident, par le caprice du public ou par I'insolva- bilite de leurs cliens. Leurs iravaux et leurs responsabilite se bornent a enregistrer les precedes des autres et a garder les records, et lea talens ct les connaissances necessaires pour remplir leurs devoirs ne souftVent au- cune comparaison avec ccux qu'd faul ii un membre du barreau. 9 o Les protonotaires admettent qu'en 1828 il ful rendu ■l!261 juge- inens. Comme les papieis publics tires de la Iste des piotonotuires, a donn^ 1286, I'un ou I'autre de ces etats, et peul-f*tre tons Ics deux ^pnt incorrects. Prcnant Ic nombre nn.aintenaiit donne par les protonotaires pour correct, 5G9 fuicnt des causes contestees, 379 des causes exparte et i}13 causes ne tombant sous aucuiie classe ou cas particulier. Les som- mes en litige sont, terme comm>in, legardies ordinairement comme etant de la seconde classe, peu de poursuitee n'embrassant guere moios de €30 courant, et le calcul suivant seiviia a donuer un raonlant aisei; correct des revenus des prutonota' its- Causes contestees 569 a Causes fA-/>ar/e 379 dont 1-3 du 3e. cas, c'est-adirc 126 a 1.3 du 5e et 7e cas, 123 1-3 k 1-3 ditCecas, 126 1-3 a £3 12 2 1 16 8 18 3 iO 4< £2iG9 IG 2 231 12 2l 215 5 Mi 305 3 4 Total, Ajoute'z acette estimation le montant du 6e chapitre pour 8on?.nies payees en dttails, Aputez aussi le montant estimatif du 7e chapitre pour le terme infericu, Total des revenus des protonotaires, i:3i59 5 5 1500 377i 8 « i:S730 l;i 1, Q5G REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. Tciuhly. Lest this calculation, which nearly proves their real incomo, should be objected lo, the undersigned beg leave to submit the rcjult of a calculation taking the third class for the average, and thus admitting the litigation of the Distric, to be limited to sums under £5^0 currency, iin admission certainly at variance with the fact. It will stand thus : — £1223 7 16S 8 10't 3 4, 1*7 7 91 (.126^ at 159 6d, 97 18 \\ Remaining cases averaging a guinea each 31 3 at £l 3 4, 365 3 4* r5C)9, at £2 3 0, ofihe379^j2j^^ 1 Add to ihis the estimated amount of 6th head for sums paid in detail, . l-^OO Add also, estimated amount of 7ih head for Inferior Term, 3771 8 6 Totalincome of the Prothonotary =£7273 13 7 R n\ P q q d I Eleventhly. The Prothonotaries admit that in first, second and fourth cases comprising contested causes, (statement B-) out of every 226 shd- li.,ga, 101 are paid to the PlainlifPs Attorney, 82 to the Defendants Attorney, and 52 to the Prothonotarics. The Prothonotaries therefore, by their own admission to receive a fee equal to one half cf that of the PlaintifPs-\ttorney,and §rd8of tliat allowed theDefendant'8Atlorney,and this is exclusive of ttie fees received by the Prothonotaries under the sixth head. This will be found to be little, if at all short of the " ni globo receipts ; but supposing the fees enumerated under the 6th head to a- mount only to i of the other, it will turn out that they get 789. where tne Defendant's Attorney gets 82s. and the Plaintiff's lOP. Twelfthly. The Prothonotaries also admit that the amount of Mr. Huoi's nett fee in 1828 was £254, and that the Prothonotaries charge against Mr. Huot was £84 5 10, but the Prothonotaries have omuted to state, though they have not omitted to charge the amount of fees re- ceived by them in cases enuii.erated hy Mr. Huot from the Attornics opposed to Mr. Huot. Supposing these to have paid as much as Mr. Huot, (and this is fair, as Mr. Huoi's cases are taken indifferently,) then the Proihonotaries received £168 U 8, while Mr. Huot had £25t i but here ?gain the items undtM- the 6ih and 7ih heads must be consider- S57 n 4 6 7 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 10 ® A moins qu'on objecte a ce calcul qui prouve presqueleura revc- nu» r^els, les loussignes demandent & soumetire le reauliat d'un calcul prenant la troisieme classe comme lerrae moyen, et ainsi en admettant que les proces du district soient tous limit^s a ^30 courant, admission qui assurdtnent n'est pas en accord avec la r^alit^. des 379 II est comme suit :— 569 a ^2 3 26ia 1 6 8 26* a 13 4 26i a 15 6 Restant des causes donnant I'une avec I'autrc une guln^e chaque, 313 a ^ei 3 4 Ajoutez a ce montant estimatif, celui du 6e chapitre pour les sommes payees en detail, Ajoutez aussi le montant estimatif du 7e chapitre pour le terme inKrieur, Total des revenus des protonotaires *1223 7 168 R 10^ 147 V 9i 97 18 li 365 3 4 1500 3771 8 6 £7273 13 7 11 o Les protonotaires admcttent que dans le premier, second et qua- Uieme cas comprenant les causes contest6es (tableau B) sur chaquc 226 scheUings, 101 sont payesau procureur du demandeur, 82 au procureur du defendeur, et 52 auK protonotaires. Les protonotaites done d'a- pres leur propre admission regoivent un honoraire egale h la moitiC de celui du procureur du demandeur, et a 2-3 de celui alloue au procureur du defendeur, et cela est en eus des honoraires que les protonotaues re- roivent sous le sixieme chapitre. On trouvera que le montant de ces honoraires approche, s'll n'egale pas la recette « en bloc." Mais en supposant que les honoraires enumeres sous le 6e chapitre ne montent qu'k la moitic des autres, il resuhera qu'ils re9oive«t 78». oil le procu- leur du defendeur re9oit 829. et celui de demandeur lOls. 12 o Les protonotaires admettent aussi que le montant de I'honoraire clair de M. Huot en 1828 fut de £254, et que la demande des protono- taires contre M. Huot etait de ^e84 5s. lOd. mais les protonotaires ont omis de rapporter, ^quoiqu'ils n'aient pas omis dele demander) le mon- tant des honoraires regus par eux dans les causes enum^rees par M. Huot, de I'avocat oppos^ a M. Huot, (et cela est juste, vu que les causes de M. Huot sont prises indifferemment ;) ■•lors les protonotaires ont recu £168 lis. 8d. tandis que M. Huot a eu £"25^ i mais ici encore il faul rapporter les items des chapiires 6e et 7e, et se resaouvenir qu'iU * o L ont 258 aEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. ed, and it muit be remembered that they have fees in every case in both terniB. Mr. Huot's statement is this : Plaintiff's Attorney jC172 19 6, Defendant's Attorney iCJSS 13 4, Prothonotaries ^104. 5 7 ; on refe- rence to Mr. Vallieres statement, the same proportion will be found to exist between the amount of his fees and ihat of the Prothonotary. It will be observed that these statements are made up from the Bilh of Costs made and certified by the Prothonotaries. The statement made by the Prothonotaries makes the fees of Aitornies five times the amount of the Prothonotaries fees, but a reference to the Tariff will shew this to be impossible 1 Finally. It has been herein nearly demonstrated and is universally admit- ted (with the exception pf the incumbents themselves,) that the income of the Prothonotaries exceeds that of any other public Officer except the Representative of the Sovereign, while the labors of the [^-^ntlemen of the Bar, by whose exertions jhe Prothonotaries live, are very inadequately lecompenied. It is again most respectfully submitted, that the income of the Pro- thonotaries should be ascertained and reduced, at least to the salary of a Puisne Judpe, and that the fees of the Bar should be augmented, con- formably to their prayer. All which is humbly submitted. Quebec, 13th March, 1829. G. Vanfelson, Vallieres de St. Real, H. Black, Ph. Chalou, J. Duval, T. W. Willan, N. Amiot, Chs. Drolcr, Chs. Deguise, A. Polette, John M. Ahern , L. Lagueux, A. R. Hamel, A. Gugy, F. Romain, Bacquet, C. Panet, G. Drolet, Hector S. Huot, Edward Caron, Simon, Stewart Scott, E. Bedard, Jos. Lagueux, P. Paaet, T. C. Aylwin, Fred. Andrews, W. Smith, C. Duchesnay, Comparative Statement of the fees of the Prothonotaries and of the Attornies practising in the Court of King's Bench at Quebec, accord- ing to the Tariff of 1st June 1810. Costs allowed to the Plaintiff's Attorney. In first class. In second do. £10 7 10 O Carried over, £11 10 259 RAPPORT SLR -.E8 HONOl AIRES DES PROT^NO STKEB. ont del Ii de M. T cure En porlii; taire. i.iires tlani clique cause dans lea deux termes. L'cxpc , i est »■ isi:— Puicureurdu demandeuri£172 iQa. 6d. ; pro- Jetendeur £133 133. 4d., do. des protonotaires £10! 58. 7d. utunt I'exposi «!. M. 'lifcres, on trouvera que la mfime p"0- exMte entre le montant d; sea honoraires et ceux du protono- Jn rcmarquera qi - ces pos^'^ f fairs d'apres le« memoircs des f ais fails et c ertifi^s par les (. L'exposi sait que les proio- nutair^s montre les honorures . avucats comme quintuplant ceux des protonotaires, maisen consuUaui le ui T on verra que cela est impos- •ible. . Enfin ila te mi i presque en Evidence et 11 est universellement ad- mis (a rexception des offi'-iers eux-mfimes,) que les revenus des protono- taires excede ccux d'aucun autre officier public, k rexception du Repr^- seniant du Souverain, tandis que les Messieurs du barreau eont tres in- suffisamment recompenses de leur travail et de leura efforts qui font vivre les protonotaires. 11 est de nouveau respectueu nt soumis, que les revenus des proto- notaires devraient fitre constates c. i^duitB, au moinsjusqu'au montant de I'appointementd'unjuge puisne, et que les honoi .res dubarreau, de- vraient filre augmentes conformemcnt a la pric des soussignes. Lc lout n^anmoins humblement soumis. Quebec, 13 Mars 1829. G. Vanfelson, Vallieres de St. Real, H. Black, Ph. Chalou, J. Duval, T. W.Willan, N. Amiot, Chs. Drolct, Chs. Deguise, A. Polette, John M. Ahem, L. Lagueux, A. R- Hamel, A. Gugy, F. Romain, Bacquet, Ch. Panet, G. Drolet. Hector S. Huot, Ed. Caron, Simon, Stewart Scott, E. Bedard, Jos. Lagueux, p. Panet, T. C. Aylwin, Fredk. Andrews, W.Smith, Chas. Duchesnay, Tabieau Comparatif des Honoraires des Protonotaires et des Avo- cats pratiquans dans la Cour du Banc du Roi a Quebec, d'apres leiarifduler Juin 1810:— Frais alloues au Procureur du Demandeur, Dans la premiere classe, Dans la seconde do. £10 7 ID Port6 ci-contre, £1? ^0 ippi IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) ^/ '9' fe ,^° MP. W fA fA 1.0 II 1.25 M 2.0 1.8 ii. IIIIII.6 ^m ^ /a ^/). 'n M '^i Photographic Sdences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEKTER.N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 iV ,v m -\ \ :\ 4-. ^ A <^^ 4^ X V '•b : 6 8 4 ditto 4e do a 3 Terme moyen, Pour le Defeiideur. 1 cause de la Icre classe a ^67 lO 2 do. 2e do. a 5 IG 8 3 do. Se do. a 3 10 4 do. 4e do. a 2 6 8 jeio 15 13 I£ £7 10 II 13 4 10 10 9 6 8 10) ^39 leson erent Thia H Terme moyen, £3 l8 Nous aliens voir maintenant quels sont les honoraires nioyena des pro lotaires, d'apres la supposition qui precede, a I'cgard de Ja proporiioi tonot des difTcrcntes classes. Oa ^64, REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. i^ This amount will be found to stand as follows : 1 Cause of the Ist class at ^5 2 do. S do* 4 do. 2nd do. 3rd do. 4th do. 3 12 2 2 3 4 1 8 10 £3 7 4 4 6 9 5 14 4 10 £24 7 10 -*-3 The averajre costs of the Prothonotaries there- fore, in the Bills of the Advocate^ would appear to be, To the above however there must be added upon the most moderate computation, the follow- ing costs upon the average. Writ, taking the mere charge, 1 Certificaie, 1 Rule, 1 Subpoena, 1 Rule discharged, Copy of Judgment, Execution, 2 8 9 £0 4 2 2 3 6 8 3 6 •u^ — 1 6 8 £3 15 5 s d a So that the average costs received br the Prothonotaries in each case, taking them one with the other, will by this statement, also as well as by the former, appear to be about equal to the fees of the Defendani'd At- torney, that is £3 15 5d. in each cause ; let this sum be multiplied by 1261, the number of causes in the year 1828, the product will be £4728 15 Od. It must be remembered that the above calculation is confined to the Superior Term, and exclusive of their profits in the Inferior Term, gene- rally understood to be as much. Comparative d e d ti I 81 ni ^- 7 265 19. 4 4 ^^ RAPPORT SUR LES H0N0RAIRE9 DBS PROTONOTAIRES. On trouvera que ce montant sera comme suit : cause de la lereclasse k ^.5 £5 2 do 2c do. a 3 12 2 7 4 4- 3 do' 3e do, a 2 3 4 6 9 4 do. 4e do. a I 8 10 5 14 4 10) £24 7 10 9 8 h case, 1 as by '8 Al- lied by will be to the » gene- s laraiivc 4- Ainsiles frais inoyens des protonotaires dans les comptes des avocats sunt dc A ce qui precede cependant il faut ajouter, d'apres b calcul le plus modere, les frais suivans, a un terme moyen : £2 8 9 Writ, prenant le simple frais, 4 I Cert Ticat, 2 I Kegle, 2 1 Subpoena, 3 I Regie renvoyee. 6 8 Copie tj: jugement, {) 3 Execution, (> £16 8 £3 15 5 De sorte que les honoraires moyens qi "J re9oivent les protonotaires dans chaque cause, en les prenant I'une avec I'autre, paraitront par cet expr aussi bien que par le piecedent, egaier a peu presles honorairet du piocureur du d^fendt'ur, savoir £'i 15 5 r'ans chaque cause. Mul- tiplionscettesomtne par 1261» qui est le nombre des causes de I'anivee 1828, on aura £4-7'i8 15 0. II faut serappeler que le calcul qui precede re comprend que le terme fiup^rieur, et exclut leurs profits dans le lernie inf^Jcur qu'on regarde g^- neralement comme rapporiant tout autaui. «M S66 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. APPENDIX No. 7. The Gentlemen of the Bar most respectfully submit the inclosed do- cuments for the consideration of the Honorable the Chief Justice as Pre- sident of the Court of King's Bench, and most respectfully request that His Honor will communicate the same to the other Honorable Judges, and that an investigation of the merits thereof and a decision thereupon may be had as speedily as is consistent with their other duties. Quebec, I4.th March 1829. To the Honorable the Chief Justice, &c. &c. &c. • • APPENDIX No. 8. To the Honorable the Chief Justice and Justices of His Majesty's Court of King^s Bench for the District of Quebect The Memorial of the Advocates and Atiornies practising at the Bar of the said Court ; Respectfully represents, That it is now evinced by the experience of several years, that the fees allowed by the Rule of 1809 to the memorialists for their professional la- bours are extremely inadequate, and the system on which the present ta- ble of fees is constructed has been productive of great inconveniencies which were not anticipated at the time of its establishment, either by the Bench or the Bar. That the adoption of the sum demanded by the Plaintiff and the stage in which the cause may happen to terminate as the sole standards for the appreciation of the fees of the Advocate, without any reference to the length or intricacy of the proceedings, the difficulty or importance of the case, or the extraordinary labour which may have been occasioned by the artifices or bad faith of the adversary, not only discourages that careful attention to every circumstance of the case, without which the ministry of the advocate must fail to promote the endsof justice, but tends also in the highest degree to encourage and promote chicane by re. moving the most salutary check upon unfair and litigious practice. An unprincipled Defendant may under the present system employ every fraudulent artifice without subjecting himself to any higher costs than those which are imposed on the honest suitor unsuccessfully resisting claims which he deems unfounded. , , r • That the humblest labours of the profession, the conduct of busmesa of mere routine, are those which can alone be considered for a moment as receiving under the present system any thing like an adeqtiate remunera* lion J, n si q e a J.. • • *.. A 2(>7 UAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. APPENDICE No. 7. Les Messieurs du barreau soumettent tres respectueusement les docu- mensci-inclus a la consideration de I'honorablc juge eochef, comme pre- sident de la cour du banc du roi, et demandent trea respectueusement que sonhoaneurveuille bien les communiquer aux autres honorables juges, et qu'il y ait une investigation sur les merites d'iceux et une decision* auB8it6t que pourront le permettre leurs autres devoirs. Quebec, U mars 1829. A rhonorable juge ta chef, &c., &c., &c. 4- APPENDICE No. 8. A l*honorable juge en chef et aux honorables juges de la Cour du banc du roi dc Sa M3Jest6 pour le district de Quebec. Le memorial des avocats et procureurs pratiquans au barreau de la slite cour. Expose respectueusement. Que I'exp^rience de plusieurs annees montre maintenant, que les ho- noraires alloiies par la regie de 1809 aux requerans, en consideration de leurs travaux professionnels, aont tout-a-fait insuffisans, et que le systeme d'apres lequel est construit le tableau actuel d'honoraires a produit dc grands inconvdniers, qui n'avaient pas ^le prevus lors de son etablisse- tnent, ni par le banc ni par le barreau. Que prendre la somme demand^e par le demandeur et le point oh peut en finir )a cause, comme les seules bases pour I'appreciation des hone- raires des avocats, sans 6gard a la longueur ou a la complication des pro- cedures, a la difficult6 ou a Timportance de la cause, ou au travail extra- ordinaire qui peut avoir et6 occasionni par les artiBces ou la mauvaise foi de la partie adverse, c'est non-seulement d6courager de porter a toutes les circonstances d*une cause ce soin et cette attention sans lesquels le ministere de I'avocat doit manquer d'avancer les fins de la justice ; c'est s'exposer de plus a encourager au plus haut degr6 I'esprii de chicane^ en otant le frein leplussalutaire aux pratiques injusfes et artificieuses. Un d^fendeur malhonnfete peut, sous le systeme actuel, prendre toutes les voies de la ruse et de la fraude, sans s'exposer a de plus hauls frais que ceux qui sont imposes au plaideur honnete qui r^siste sans succfes a des le- clamations, qu'il croit sans fondement. Que les services les moins importans de la profession, la conduite d af- faires de pure routine, sont ceux que I'on peut seuls regarder pour un mo- ment, comme recevant, sous le lystcme actuel, une remuneration presque sufHsanle ^6S REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. tlon ; whilst the more exalted duties of the Advocate, those in the execu- tion of which he is called upon to elucidate the principles of our jurispru* dence, contributing to its uniformity, and promoting the enlightened administration of jubtice, remain unremunerated ; a circumstance which tends to the discouragement of learning and talent and accuracy ; to de- prive the Court of all that assistailce In the execution of its arduous du- ties which it ought to receive from the ministry of the Bar, and ultimate- ly to bring the Laws themselves into disrepute. That in truth, however, the fees allowed are even in causes of the utmost simplicity, and in which the proceedings are the fewest, far from being equal to those allowed in the other Provinces, or in the District of Montreal. The average costs in contested causes in this Districtin which judgment is ultimately rendered, being only ^6 4? 2d. for the Plaintiff, or £4) 15 id. for the Defendant, even on the supposition that there were au equal number of each class, and making a fair allowance for the irregularity of the number in the four classes, five pounds for the Plain- tiff, or four pounds for the Defendant. That in a vaiiety of instances it has happened that the whole fees al- lowed tor conducting the cause to final judgment would not by any means afford a reasonable compensation for preparinjf the declaration alone, and the copies filed and served with the original process- That from a comparative statement ot the fees allowed to the Advo- cates and Attorniesand to the Prothonotaries, it will appear that the dis. proportion when compared with the respective labour of each is even more striking than the inadequacy of the former when taken separately, the fees of the Prothonotaries being upon the average equal to, and m some cases exceeding, those of the Advocate and Attorney conducting the defence in a contested cause. One of the lamentable effects of this incongruity has been, that we find a vast number of suits instituted, and no less than five executions issued in a single day at the instance of the Prothonotaries against different gen- tlemen of the bar possessing a considerable portion of the public confi- dence, and who cannot be accused of having squandered their profession- al earnings. , That it appears to the memorialists that it is absolutely necessary that the fees allowed to the Advocates and Attornies should be very much augmented, and that the only fair system of remuneration or which can be rendered consistent with justice to the bar and to the public, must be to allow detailed fees for each proceeding in a cause according to its length and difficulty, having at the same time a reasonable reference to the*nature of the suit and the value of the matter in question. All which the Advocates and Attornies respectfully submit to the Chief Justice and Justices of the Court, in full confidence that their Honors < 4. 4, 269 J^ IIAPPOIIT SUR LESIIONORAIRES DES PUOTONOTAIRES. Buffisante ; tandinque le» deroiri plus ^lev^s de I'avocat, dans I'ex^qution desquels il est appel6 a expliquer lea principes de notre jurisprudence ; contribuant a son uniformitc, el travaillant a I'avaiivement d'une adminis* tration 6clair^e de la justice, reste sans recompense, circonstance qui tend a decourager les connaissances, les talenset I'exaciiude ; a priver lacour dans I'execution de ses p^nibles devoirs de I'assisiance qu'elle doit rece- voir du tninistere du barreaU} et eniin a faire tomber les lois elles^mSmes en discredit. Qu'en r^aliti ccpendant, les honnoraires albums dans lea causes de la plus grande simplicity et dans Icsquelles il y a le moins de procedures, Bont loin d'cgaler ceux qui sont alloues dans les autres provinces ou dans le district de Montreal. Les frais moyens dans les causes contcst^es dans ce district, dans lesquelles il y a jugement, n'^tant que de ^6 ^ 2 pour le demandeitr, et jfi* 15 4- pour le defendeur, en supposant ni6- me qu'il y eftt un nombre 6gn\ de chaque classe, et en faisiint une al- louanci raisonnable pour I'irr^gulariti du nombre dans les quatre classeB £5 pour le demandeur et £4 pour le defendeur. Que dans un grand nombre de cas, il est arrive que tons les hono- raires allouis pour conduire la cause jusqu'au jugement d^finiiif, n'au- raient enaucune maniere fet^une remuneration sufBsante pour preparer la declaration seulement, et les copies filecs et signifiees avec le writ ori- ginaire. Que d*apres un tableau comparatifdes honoraires alloues aux avocats et procureurs et aux protonotaires, il paraitra que la disproportion, lors- qu'on compare le travail des uns et des autres, est encore plus frappante que I'insuffisance des premiers, pris separ6ment ; les honnoraires des pro- tonotaires etant, tetme moyen, egaux a ceux de I'avocat et procureur qui conduit la defense dans une cause coniesiee, et les surpassaut quelque- fois. Un des tristes efFets de cette anomalie a ^t^, que Hon trouve un nom- bre considerable de poursuites et non moine de cinq executions emanici dans un seul jour centre differens messieurs du barreau, posscdant une grande portion de la confianee publique, et qu'on ne peut accuser d'avoir prodigue leurs epargnes profession nelles. Qu'il parajt aux requerans, qu'il est absolument necessaire que les ho. noraires alloues aux avocats et procureurs soiert augmentes de beaucoup, et que le seul syteme juste de remuneration et qui soit propre a rendre justice au Barreau et au public, doit fitre d'allouer des honoraires d 8 ^6 4 2 i < Costs allowed Defendant's Attorney In the firft Class In the second do. Jn the third do. In the fourth do. £1 30 5 16 8 3 10 2 6 8 £19 3 4 Average of the four Classe;^, £4, 15 10 Costs •271 •4- RAPPORT 8UR LES HONOHAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. honneurn app\iqueront au mal existant un remide compai.Me avec le bien-itre public et avec la dignitc la profeision aacienne ct honorable k laquelle vous pr^tidez. Datee, cuur tenant e, it Quebec, par I'ordre et de la part du corp* entier du barreau, ce lie. jour d'otobre 1816* *■ ' ▲ (sign^) A. CARON, Doyen« No. 9 Tableau comparatlf des honoralres des protonotaires et des «- vocats pratiquans r'->ns la cour du banc du roi a Quebec, d'apres le tarif du le dejuin 1'610» Frais alloues au procureur du demandeur : 2 8 <' Dans la premiere clafle Dans la seconde do. Dans la troideme do. Dans la quatrienie do. Terme moyen des quatre clafl*e« Frais albums au procureur du defendeur : Dans la premiere claflTe Dens la feconde do, Dans la troifieme do Danslaquatrieme do. Terme moyen pour les quatre dafles £\0 7 10 O 4 6 8 3 £2i> 16 8 6 4 2 £7 10 ^ 5 IG ® 3 10 2 6 8 jflQ S 4 £^ 15 10 Fraii 272 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. Costs allowed to the Prothonotaries : In the firj,t class, In the second do. In the third do. In the fourth do. The cost of Office Copies are the same in these different Classes, Writ, j£0 3 2 Subpoenas, 6 1 Copy, 2 Rules and Certificate, Copy of Judgment, Writ of Execution in one half of ) ^ - the Causes, j 1 4 3 3 £5 3 12 2 2 3 1 8 10 ^12 4 £l X 4 ^4 4) ^£16 4 £4> I Average of the Prothonotaries fees in the four classes which is within 14s. lOd. of the average fees of the Defendant's Attor- ney, and within je2 3 2 of the Plaintitf 's fees. The above is ex- clusive of the charges of 6s. 8d., which have been of late so much multiplied. But the foregoing ftatement exhibits the fees bf the Prothono- taries, comparatively to the fees of the Attornies, as less than they really are. It procerus upon the supposition that the number of causes in the four classes is equal. Now the fact is otherwise, and a state- ment of an account, say under ^20, will shew how disproportion- ately large the fees of the Prothonotaries are. In a cause of the last description. The fees of the Defendant's Attorney are £2 6 8 The fees of the Prothonotaries : Writ .£0 3 2 SubpoDna^ and copies, 6 C.irricd over. £{) y 27.S \Pl>ORT SUR LES HONORAniES DES PROTONOTAIRES. Frais alloues aux protonotairei. Dans la premiere classe Dans la feconde do. Dan^ la troifieme do* Dans la quatrieme do. quatre clafles. Writ 2 Subpoenas 1 Co^ie 2 Regies et certificat Copie de jugetnent Writ d'exc'cution dans "I la motie des caules J £5 3 12 2 2 3 £m€ 1 8 10 m '8 dans [es 3 6 1 4 3 12 4 3 £i 00 x4 400 4 ^16 4 ^4 1 Terme moyen des honoraires de? protonotalres dans tes quatre c^afTes qui eft a 14[I0 des honoraires moyens du procureur du de- fend«ur ; et eft moindre que de £2 3 2 des honoraires du deniandeur. Ce qui precede ne comprend pas les frais de 6[S qui se font depuis peu fi fort multiplies. Mais le tableau precedent montre les honoraires des protono- taires comparativement aux honoraires de» procureurs, au defTous de ce qu'ils font reellement. II eft forme fur la fuppofition que le nombre de caufes dans les quatre clafles eft egal. Mais il en eftautrement, et le tableau d'un compte, par exemple au deflbus de £20, fera voir quelle est la difprbportion des honoraires des protonotaires. Dans une caufe de cette dernii^re efpece Les honoraires du procureur du defendeur sont de ^2 6 8 Les honoraires des protonotaires : Writ 3 2 Subpoenas et copies 6 Porte ci-contre 2 N £0 9 274 HEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. Brought over, £0 9 2 Rules or Certificates 4> Copy of Judgment, 3 Writ of Execution, say in one half "> ^ _ ^f*! > u 3 of the causes. By Tariff, 1 8 10 £2 7 10 Hence the Prothonotaries fees are greater than those of the Attorney and Advocate conducting the Defence. In order to obtain however the fair average of the whole four classes, it will be found that for every cause of the firft, there are about two of the fecond, three of the tb.ird,and four of the fourth, so that the average fees of the Advocate on the whole of his prac- tice in each contefted caufe, which proceeds to final Judgment, will stand as follows :-— For the Plaintiff. 1 Cause of 1st Class at 2 do. 2nd do. 3 do. 3rd do. 4 do. 4th do. £10 0, 7 10 0, 4 6 8, 3 0, ;^10 15 13 12 Average, For the Defendant : 1 Cause of 1st Class at ^7 10 2 do. 2nd do. 5 16 8 3 do. 3rd do. 3 10 4 do. 4th do. 2 6 » Average, )) ^50 £5 £7 10 11 13 10 lo 9 6 4 S 10) ^£39 £3 18 W •w p li e y c n c t »• 275 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PR0T0N0TAIRE8. '-< f "--^ Montant d'autre part, j£0 2 Regies ou certificats Copie dejugcment Writ d'execution dans'? la moiti^ des caufes 3 Far le tarif 9 4 3 3 8 10 '£2 7 10 ^ Par quoi il appert que les honoraires des protonotaires font plus conlid6rables que ceux de I'avocat et procureur qui conduit la defense. Pour obtenir un terme moyen raisonnable des quatre clafTes entieres, on verra que pour chaque caufe de la premiere claffe il y en a environ deux de la feconde claiTe, trois de la troifieme clafTe, et quatre de la quatrieme clalTe ; de forte que le montant moyen des honoraires de I'avocat sur toute sa pratique, dans chaque caufe conteflee, qui fera menee jufqu'au jugement defini- i\iy sera comme fuit : Pour le demandeur; 1 Caufe de la premiere clafle, 2 do. de la feconde de do. 3 do, de la 3e do. 4 do. de la 4e do. ^10 7 10 4 6 8 3 10) terme moyen Pour le defendeur. 1 Caufe de la Ire clafTe a 2 do. de la 2de do. a 3 do. de la de do* a 4 do. de la 4e do. a P 10 5 16 8 3 10 2 6 8 £\0 IS 13 12 £50 £1 10 11 13 4 10 10 9 © 8 10) aS39 O terme moyen ;^3 18 Nous 27G REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROiUONOTARIES. "We will now see what are the average costs of the Prothono- taries on the preceding supposition with regard to the proportion of the different classes. This amount will be found to stand as follows :— 1 Cause of 1st Class at £5 2 do. 2nd do. 3 12 2 3 do. 3rd do. 2 3 4 4 do. 4th do. 1 8 10 10) The average costs of the Prothonotaries there- ^ fore in the Bills to the Advocate would ap- > pear to be, J £5 7 4 4 6 9 5 14 £2^ 7 iO £2 8 9 To the above however there must be added upon the most moderate computation>the following costs upon the average : Writ, taking the mean 1 Certificate, charge, £0 4 2 1 Rule, 2 1 Subpoena, 1 Rule discharged. Copy and Judgment, £xecution, 3 6 3 8 ^16 8 3 15 5 So that the average costs received by the Prothonotaries in each case, taking them one with another, will by this statement also as well as by the former appear to be about equal to the fees of Defendant's Attorney, APPENDIX t > -*. --■ 4 10 9 277 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DBS PROTONOTAIRES. Nous aliens maintenant voir quel eft le 'montant aioy^n des protonotaires, sur la fuppofition precedente, a I'egard de la pro- portion des diSerentes classes. On trouveraque le montant eft comme {uit : 1 Caufe de la le clafle a 2 do. de la 2de do. a 3 do. de la 3e do. a 4 do. de la 4ent your memoria- lists prevented this hearing from taking place then, your memora- Iists that a further opportunity would have been given them to state their objections at large, and they still hope that your Honors will indulge them with that opportunity, and for that purpose will sus- pend the execution of the order which has been made for the adoption of the tariff proposed by the Prothonotaries j and they are more strong in this expectation as they are led to think that your Honors were only induced to confirm that tariff by an erro- neous impression that your memorialists acquiesced in it by the ex parte, and, as your memorialists have reason to think incorrect statements of the Prothonotaries remaining unanswered. Your memorali>ts, therefore, feeling assured that they will be enabled to show on a further hearing that whatever were the evils ofthefirft tariff, they were far less than the mischief of this ; that the disadvantages which they suffered from the firll will be enhanced even to the very verge of ruin by the Jast, and that the advantages and securities of the Prothonotaries, (in their estima- tion before disproportionably large,) will be encreased by the new Tariff, not only to the detriment and at the expenfe of your memorialists, but as they at present conceive without any neces- sity for such a sacrifice of their interests, do respectfully pray your Honors will by suspending the execution of the new Tariff give them the opportunity of laying before you in a formal hearing more detailed and perfect representation of the inconveniences to which it will subject them. I APPENDIX No. 11. Tariff of the Prothonotaries of the Court of King's Bench for the Diftridl of Quebec, published during the sitting of the Court on the 28th January, 1826. Inferior Term. For a Writ of Summons and Declaration, not exceed- ing, with the copy, 150 words; and if exceeding the Prothonotaries are entitled to receive 6d. for every one hundred words above that number, ^0 2 9? For I Ofil s-sj>)!j, saj ojiuoo sui)tiDiu|3.;p Jns SdJiejouoq Sdi inoj vC! 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'' ^ II. CASK. In carhand every ctuw, n* nbrnredcscrilud and iis herein clfi"i'd, which <.hall bf seltli'dal any pprUnt oCipr ihe iniiruciionslothu pljuullV's AUornuy.arui btCore the return of thoprucKssflf/ resmnikntlum- III. CASK. In enchand ovrry cnuse, a* above deicribed ind (it horpinclisw!, which, (the dcrendint Imvint' apiu'iiri'd,) fthail bi'sutilcd at any period afiur (he rulurnol' tliu process ml rcspuiutcndum ami buiuru conlcstntion rn cause, IV. CASK. In enchand every cntisp, n^nbnve describi'd, and n% horfin cln«cd, which, frhedi'ffndnnt bnyin;! appeared.) shall be u-llled ulany period filter cinttvitat'ion en anise, iimi before llDJiljud^rneni V. CASK. In each and every cnusp.n^ nbnvedesfribedand n» hm-in r ii«ed, in wlilch ibc riefendnnt shall noliippear nnd'lhiiil jndpinent shultln; enlfrcdby deCaiilt, or in whiih ibo dilViidant hitviii|£ appeared bhull coiifesijiiUginenl, Hiihoiii fylma »n^ cxcfi'lim or itifcnse (luj'omtt. In each nnd crcry cau-ip, a% above dcRcrdn-d nnd an herein clinsfd, which, ('he dffendjint noi havinjjippearfd) shill be si-itlvd at any period at'icr the tKlutnoi' lUe jirou'xsinlrrsi'onifi nUum and before the benitit uf the defaults nhall be iillowrd. VII. CASK. In each nnd every caiiie, ai above dt^^cribed nnd .is hi rein clrtsn'd. wliicb, (thedi-rendant not bnv. ing appeared,) shall be selHeil at any period afitr the beiielit of the (ivfaiilt allowed and belori final joH^ment. In every tuuse whatsoever, In uhich fins tk non pron'der slmll he fyled, in addition lo the fore- Riilnfr. In vvi'rycniMe whntever, in which n trial by Jury simll he ordered, &c. Vvr all the proceeding upon n wni of Krror, Ct-rliofitri, Afundainim, Prohihitum^ Quo warranto or nttachmrntt which «h;dl not Ur M-liled before the mr*tiori for (yllnij Mich writ For Ihe likt', which shall be <oi) any writ of habcus C'iri>uit which itball not be settled before tlu mot ion to fyle theKntne ... ... ... ... ... ... For ihelike, which th>ill be scllKd bi-foic 'lie motion forfylinif such writ For nil the proci edinijs upon n riili! nisi, ui the niitiire id" a scirrjiicins to revive a judgineni For all thi' proceeilniu"* on •.uing otit a writ ol execotu>n. .,. ... Kor i'viTy opjiosition fyk-d which shall not be fonici'ed For all tluMifCfi'dtnu'. upon on opposition not contfslcd, collocrmMl au mure In hvro or (h,niinsr(! For ilie prosecuting Juilgineiu lu ii riport of tlistnbuiion ur (d'cuUuc.iliou wtm h shall nui br coniisied ... ... ... .. ... ;• Furall the proceedings upon n cnntc^taiion nfa report of di-.trilmlion or of colhipaliioi, which shall not be wiibtrawn before ilie inscription olMuli conics'nilon upon the roll for heurinj; For the likeifwithiirnwn before iheinicripiion upon iheroll fur hearing liur nil the proceedings upon a com.nission rogiioire or commission in the nature of a chhi-T rmsion rogotoirt't ... ... ... ... ... ... ( To the Attorney pro^ecodng the cieculion of Mich coinmts hundred words in kuch copies beyond four folios, m for regis leiiiig For every oHicinlcerttfic.ite ... ... ... ... — For every record transmitted in the Court of Appeals, the making up ihercof, return list of papers, Src. For the Bond '.hereon Forlhetraiivcnpt of the proceedings per folio of one hundrpd words For every Actc o\' nvi^ dc pur. /. «, the copy thereof and all proceedings theroon, the de|msitioii of witnesses at 3s. excepted. For every entry of an inventory and the closing of ihe same ... .. ... For every attendance out of '.he Ollice For every olteiidaiice attbe c\;niiinaiiun ofn Candidate, G-. fid. Certificate ofthe Judges thereon 3s. 4. the ndveiti*onent, 'js. -M. For poundage upon mo^ie^p,^1d into ('ourl.fori hi- first huniired pounds 'JUs. and for money ubove 10s. per centum. For every service of ii Writ Of Cap. wt Ursp. iih biding everv duty to be pei formed For the like of a Writ of attachment or nnrsl .siiiipL' upon onedefendant only Forthe like upon eveiy O'tdiiionfll defendant For ihe service of every Writ of attncb'iieni by seizure sniJit' amUt up(m one defendant For Ihu like upon every mldiiional defendant For the service of every Writ of Sdisie gagrriL; upon onedefendant For a hnil Bond For the assignment of a bail llond For every return of non est invi'nlnSfOr nu/fi btnu, on mesne process, or on a writ of execulfon For fhc execution of every Writ of posses>.ion, iiiclodint; every doiy. For the execution of every order for the delivery of goods seized or the di'eh.iri.'e of a pri,oncr For the returnon afwrifacias where sales have been preveiUcil by oppj*.itioii a tlistnn'rc or ii a tt u hller Fur every deed of sale of immoveable estate not exceedin;; M7Ai incliidiog il.e registry of tb s'tid deed, &c. For the like where the consideration exceeds X."0 For every wiiiiess ^worn in causes of iiif first, -n coiiil ami third classts F.ifihe bervice'j of a writ of subpctud, or a copy of jmigrueiit, ur rule of Court or notice' oilier paper For mileage lo be allowed in allcd..es of duly exccuteil, witliuul the limits uf the city of Quebec per league out and in ... ... ... .., ... ... ... Kr t'j- rj- tr/- fr- t^- no., n..... »5- ,5.... Kr- vy- t-r- sy'- no... Ou... »>■•• »•• «?•■• »•••■ Uo., 10 n 7 10 7 10 o| r, iH ^ 10 M £ S. II III n 7 10 4 n V Dun 'i 10 I 10 I) 1 .■» ^ ^\ £ S. Jl 7 10 (I .1 Id h ^ 10 (I •i » 3 0, s .1 3 a o 1 s a 1 13 II 1 O II 16 4 8 .5 n 7 10 s Ili 5 10 '2 Ifl 3 .1 10 3 ii 8 ' Olio 4 a a .1 4 I .1 4 II I.' 4 1 ." 4 6 2 10 n u 1(1 11 2 10 n .-. 1 ii 8 I II .T 4; O ,T 1 I) II 10 I) .-5 4 jt: s J) •.1 •.1 13 a •ij ^ •I 8 10 •2 i.'i 10 •1 Hi H •1 « H •0 l.T 4 •J '.1 12 S •2 ^ •I » 10 2 10 1 iH in 1 .T 4 IH « 1 l-> 4 1 .1 4 13 Ii OAR ii 10 II 1 18 10 I ^ 4 18 U Oil 8 1 I 3 4 6 8 IT. 4 n 11 R 5 I S II ,1 4 2 ^ 4 3 Ii £ S. I) 11 R II) il ,1 4 8 4 4 2 11 8 & II .'. 1 I) :i 4 II H .-, 4 .-5 4 1 I 10 11 2 O a o 2 ! O j5» Tor fees upon Ucdaialions ng.iiiiit yVrM-.suiji!, (scctli original Tjbli',)i>» well as for |i.itiicul:irs. • 'Jlii'ii' IVm an. imjalik', hall'by Ihi: rioiiilifl'.uiil hall' hy ihc DofoililaiU. Arrr.NDit I am§f PROVINCF. l)U »ASCVNAl)\ nisTiucT ni: yui:iu-c. \ TAnLCVU Del llommiirc* all .n^n ilatM Ic lUnc du Rui rtux Oifl*crn«i OHlwlrr* .!»• U iliti' Ciur, i^par^iMnt tt rc»pccilf«ment, j(uqu'iipii«coniiJ^«iion «l OHptfflcMce iili^nrurr Icrlul Aoit alilftf* I. c\n. t)«n« Iniitc^ el ih.irtinw (l« rim«Mr*»Mi'«, iHtMinntllM tt mliit«, i!an*lp«niipll« Imltfm |tfM|>ii'IU'4 |i> (U'tViHtciir i'iiini>'trtii»i rt j-iji 'lifiiitiil' wrn vniri^ | vt d tn> I'mMvi i>i Ifi fiiiM'i lUiH lii|ihllv \n ilfiniii il< HiKii rittipiiri it ili-t ltun« iminvittitfs iMiii ti iu< in-MitiTtm I »\i\ ilivirov* •nnirnc nui>t'l>l%>i-t'H, VI II4> fci'iH |lhiMif Ki-m niH iHlf ixirii riiiiimrt it 'U'« tuciiMin'iiitililcH tui it <""" It ■i|ui'lli'-> U> lU'dMiilixir i-i)ni|iMiilii<( fl J |n'ilt"> I'l I'llililllH' llr-r>MI«t'« lt)|hllil<(t!i it'iir)(.>nl, I't I.I ViiU'ur )i' tt-U liii'M^i 1iniin'iitiU>«. lllllit'reiHi fi ill- icllu HitMHiH' -iK'i'ifli|m' il .iritftii mii-'i >t<'r4 pi'i I'D Hiii'iiti li'ir)' 1 ii)iri>^ ij I I AS. mitnu "".ili'MimUvritcii't cl.(h*«iiH cIi-s»t«. ()uI »rrni lii de^CiiXf^ eomniu (■i.'li"«-u» di'iTiifsi'i ('■•cln«n|Mrii,} itMiit iirrnMiiL'vii vrt uutuii Iwunis «jhO* lu ririuiir Uu Wjiiutl rtip-mikmlum, v avmii cunivMliiliuii vii cuii%i>t IV. CAS. Uiim loiit<'» el chnciint* dp^ rune*, ouniitf i'l.ilvs'.u* d.Vriri'« ot ct^flm*!*'*** qi:l, (le'lf'fcndiMir oyiiMi ntMipiifii,] hvruni arrdiigucnvii uuiiun tuiti|in ii)ird> cuntutiuliun vit C4UfettUtav«ntJiig mviii UufliitLiI'. V TAS D^nq tnulo< ct cti'tnine dtM rniiii-i foinm*' ci-di-ttMi* di^i-rlii^ fl cl*rtii**(Jri, diin* lpM(iii'Mrs |i d^'lVnili'iir ni' t-o'ititirniirn |>ii^i"', qui, (It diTi'iidn n'tiviiDi |t>M cornpiirii.) •'iTotit :iriurit{i'i>« t'l) iiui'iiit ti-rn|i> ii|iii>. ^i* I'niist' oil il si'rn ordoniu-nn l*i iMir imiu's iiiiiti'iturv. *ur iin \Vi d"/., . pii- ri's, Ar. I' de ('.)f ,V'i*'»/ri«i»,«, rr.'fiihitiotit Quo irnrra nl» tm Vtim p-. i|iM ni- lit \tm 'tir ' I ' llu-r ul Writ. iiir li-s rni> ML'<<, i)Mi scroti t arHiii,i''^ iiv mi ht rriniiuii puiir liU'rU'l W rh i t>n umnti ml iin writ d'l:^ i*iHPr loiiU'olt'- INnti'Huri'B sur »ril d//'i/*.(i't doj/iH-t, (|ui lie scnmt pus urrangt-tM nviint li iitu (11)11 pMiir IIItT ic lilt, I'oiir li-s iii'ini-*, (|iit svriini nrrviDKi-i'o nvrmi U\ miHuiii pour (llor ti-l iviit, i'lMir liMiict Ifs I'ldi't'iliirts »ur uiil- lio^lo A'l*'. d uih I i iitiuru U'tin Siiicjiiiins pour Cuiri' ri' vivri* no jii(rriiii'iii I'iMir tiiiiii-« 1. s pri'ci' I'lHir ih.tcpif opp.'Hiii i'iiiir loiitL-s k"< prol'L'dllrfs^u^Ulli) oppuMiiuii iioii cunii-sivc, cullutiu^f nu r.t.trc lu livre on rtMi»o5«#c', l*iiiir pn'nrsuivrc tin ju^vmcnt jintqu'au riipporl de dl- collnculion qii ik't' 1)111 lit' •"fni pfisrunn's ru SITU p It ri'iift' iiv.int I'ni'friptiori di- ir eiinti-siiittoii o'lr u< itili- pour ruiididiin, I'oiir li's iDe-iu-s, M ri-iiri> nviinl rinscriptKin *>ur U> rn'i- pnur rHiidrton, J'onr ii)uit'« )i>s piuci'-'iori's ttir uno Cuiniiiisoitin Uii^atmif ou ('uiiiiiii>>hion diiiis i.i nutiiri' d'tiii'' ('((•nni's-tmi UnfiPiloi'i', ... ... ... ' I'liur h* I'Muiiti'iir piiur-niviini rvxciutinti dc icllu Comnti'-lDn 20% iiu Ucpondant Us. Kd 1'. oiir 1 in.iiMt' n ft\ fiiit'.li' ch^iiui' ti'inni vh-spr ■\i\. ir >n.qiu'.tion 71s. Id. >dtiri><> d.iii.^ U> ens i|ipnri lie dlslilljU'UMl I d<' {'('ll'tt- ilion, I'lMir I'hmpiu Wril de Sumiimnoii nu du Suhptciui C'tnatic, v romiiris loiiU's iimiicreMiiftdi'iiU' ii It'fUii, 'our tnnie niitre writ, vim irpti* Iniitc"- ihh I cii«i inr'di iMcMt ii rlnif J'niir rhiiiph' rfi-tu-rchi- di* II- i-urd d'uitu un df inuiiiH d'niiu iiiiiiuc, lur mil' ri'i'iiiTv (iL- Kt". ■ (null scoptis d*' p ipit'tN n'l'xri' Innr pn* i|ii ilrp pn((o« A- nnit inni"i cIumjiip, ir rh iqiif p.itff lit* t't'Mt ino's lUiis lelles copitH en stis di- piifri- p ines, nj ptmr ctiiL'^tsirvr I'oiircl; I'. Ill (dllrifl r fh iijiii' rtcord tmii-ims li la I'niir d .Appi'Ii piinr le pii'|i!irtT, rcumr, lisii'tif pnpii'rs, A( I'.nrlu F.Hir iriiiiMTipi l*utir ch npi I til rn P'irt'il iM«, d.. pr • par p;iife de cpiit nio'^, tlupit'-ir illlS dt't tl'IIH -M" d'.i\i> Diilu. INiiir its-istii a rvxuiiuMi d'lin iispir am, tj>. H<1. (-crtidL'it tin Jiigu siiir ici'Iiii 'i. 4(1. nnnulu't' r,i. 111.. Uniit pitiir cent .«. I'uiir nil iMitttiinticnu nt. INnK chiulntf ai te, (;c.si;;n'iK ' » I'uur ch )(|iK' retuur du .V.Mt ..' (I'l'XL'L'niKini I'our ri'xui'iilion dc fliar--, .v a ( liiMpic iler.-ndtMir ii Idrnimiu I, d-PMsiMle i'nd-^Mr 'i arri;!, ii un (^J-reiiilctir, a iir i.C'fi nili'iir, i,l/,t h. It i, sur mt'silt' j,i on Mir nn writ in. V c^m|lri^ iniit devoii a ri'iiiplir, iir I't'sC'rinion du tniiiine ordri.. pour duln (1*011 priionniur, du bji-iit isaisiH (HI pour In ri'iiiivu itrutmtil dii dtl l"i coillrat, fiV. \c. si la valpiir cxruili. /'7.0, r chJ 3 " u T a 3 3 3 -^ ^ M Sherif. B5 a u • i t, le. 2e. 3 33 3 w X a; 1 Oh Def. Defj ^ A'. z>. L S. D. £ S. JJ. s.n SI) "STU: ii^. 10 V .0 *5 10 5 3 4 7 10 5 16 8 *3 12 2 8 4 2 2 6 4 6 8 3 10 *2 3 6 8 3 4 1 8 t-^ 3 2 6 8 *1 8 10 5 2 6 1 3 1 i 1 ^^s-. z>. J 3 6 8 2 10 »$■ 1 10 1 3 4 6 13 4 5 *2 15 10 .5 3 M 16 8 t^ 3 2 (J *1 6 8 2 I ♦0 13 4 10 7 10 *5 7 10 8 5 16 8 *3 12 2 K?- 4 6 S 3 10 *2 3 • 3 2 6 8 *1 8 10 * 7 10 ., 2 10 .5 16 8 1 18 10 J!i:r 3 10 2 16 8 • 1 3 18 4 6 •s, 5 3 10 2 6 8 • 1 13 I 3 15 4 4 6 fcS^- 2 6 8 7 10 5 16 8 3 10 ■ 2 10 1 18 1 3 10 4 1^^ 2 16 8 • 18 6 j).ttO. 1 15 1 15 11 8 j)lltO. 11 8 118 1 I 5 10 r ••• 4 6 8 3 lu 1 3 4 JE " 2 3 4 1 15 v. ••• 1 3 4 I 6 8 p.. 13 4 1,34 11 8 O 1« fi 17. 4 ' 281 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PR0T0N0TAIRE8. Quoique les occupations et de vos honneurs et des Meffieurs da barreau, qui furent deputes pour reprefenter vos requerans, aient empeche alors qu'ils n'aient cte ainsi entendus, vos requerans es- peraient qu'il leur lerait donne une autre occafion de prefenter en detail leurs objections, et ils efpcrent encore que v )S honneurs voudront bien leur donner cette occafion, et pour cette rai- fon fufpendront I'exccution de I'ordre qui a ete donne pour I'adoption du tarif propofe par les protonotaires, et ils fontd'au- tant plus fermes et plus affures dans leur attente qu'ils font portes a croire que vos honneurs n'ont cte induits a confirmer ce tat if, que par I'impreffion erronee que vos requerans y acquiefgaient, vu que les avances et expofes exparie et incorrects, (felon eux,) des protonotaires reftaient fansreponfe. _ ^ C'eft pourquoi vos requerans dans I'aflurance ou ils lont qu ils feront en etat de montrer, s'il font entendua uUerieurement, que quels que fuiTent les maux du premier tarif, ils etaient bien moin- dres que les inconv^niens de celui-ci -, que les defavantages qu'ils fouffraient du premier, feront portes par le dernier a une extre- mite qui les menace de ruine, et que les avantages et les siiretes des protonotaires (auparavant hors de tputes mefures a leur avis,) feront augmeiites par le nouveau tarif, non-feulement au detriment et aux depens de vos requerans, mais, comme ils le congoivent maintenant, fans qu'il y eiitaucune neceffite a facrifier leurs intc- rets de cette maniere, demandent refpectueufement que vos hon- neurs, en fufpendant la mife en execution du nouveau tarif, leur donnent une occafion de mettre devant vos honneurs, dans une audition iormelle, une reprefentation plus detaillee et plus parfaite des inconveniens auxquels il les afTujettirait. APPENDICE No. 11. Tarif des protonotaires de la cour du banc du roi pour le diftrict de Quebec, public cour tenante !e 28 Janvier 1826, Terme Infsrieur. Pour un ordre et declaration n'exccdant pas, avec la copie, cent cinquante mots; et s'ils exccdent, les protonotaires auront droit de prendre pour ehaque cent mots en fus 6d. 2s. J>d« 2 O Po ur 282 REPORT ON THE FEES 5F THE PROTHONOTARIES. For annexing and certifying a document, For the entry of a Writ of Summons and of an opposition. For the entry of every Rule on fails et articles and serment decisoire, each, For an original Subpoena not containing the names of more than 4 witnefles. For every copy, if demanded, For a Rule of Court; Judgment, &c., For a Writ of Execution in the Englifh or French language. For a Writ of Salste Gagerie, a Writ of Saisie ^rret, or Entiercement, in the English or French Lan- guage, each For every copy thereof. For drawing up a Commiflion Rogatoire according to the 16th Rule, in the English or French Language, to which the CommifKoners Tariff shall be annexed. Quebec, 26th February, 1830. J. F. PERRAULT, 1 1 6 1 1 6 1 1 6 1 6 2 9 1 3 5 Prothonotary. APPEMDIK 283 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. i N Pour Tannexation et certificat d'une piece, Pour I'entree en cour d'un ordre et d'une oppofition, Pour I'entree de chaque regie fur faits et articles tt ferment decifoirt,- chaque, Pour rn fubpoena original, ne contenant pas plus de quatre temoins, Pour chaque copie li elle eft demandee. Pour une regie de cour, jugement, &c. Pour un writ d'execution dans les langues anglaife ou frangaife, Pour un writ de faifie gagerie, un writ de faifie-arret, ou entiercement, dans les langues anglaife, ou fran(;aife, chaque, Pour chaque copie d'iceux, Pour expedition d'une commiflion rogatoire confor- mement a la I Ce regie dans les langues anglaife ou fran^aife, et a laqueile fera annexe le tarif aljoue au commifTaire. 1 1 6 1 1 6 1 1 6 1 6 2 9 1 3 5 Quebec, 26 fevrier 1830. J. F PERRAULT, protonotaire 284. REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. APPENDIX No. 13. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Wednesdai/y 7 th June, 1815. PRESENT : TuE IloNORABi.E JAMES REID I Esquires, JUDGES. The Honorable LOUIS C. FOUCHER, S 11 TABLE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES, IN THE SUPERIOR TERM. Whereas an Act of the Provincial Parliament, passed in the 41st vear of His Majesty's Reign, intituled, « An Act to amend '« certain Forms of proceedings in the Court of Civil Jurisdiction «' in this Province, and to facilitate the Administration ot Jus- '« tice," hath authorized this Court to sit, and establish such Fees as may be reasonable and juft to be taken by the several Officers of this Court, employed in and about suits at Law, it is, therefore, Ordered, that all Rules and Orders of this Court, here- tofore made respecting the Fees to be claimed '.M taken in this Court by the Officers of the same, be and the same are hereby rescinded, (except the fees allowed to the Bailiffs by the Order of the twentieth of February last, which said order continues to remain in force ;) and that the said Officers who may be emp oy- ed in any civil suit now pending, or hereafter to be prosecuted or defended in this said Court, shall and may claim and take the re«^pective Fees hereinafter mentioned, to be taxed in any suit for the feveral duties and fervices performed in such suits, and no others, under the penalty of a contempt of the Court, and being further liable to the party injured for his damages m that re.^pect ascertained. Fees ■-L- 285 HAPP.ORT SUR LESIIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES APPENDICE No. 13. COUR DU BANC DU ROI. Mercredi, 7 i««''^ l^l^' PRESENS ; LniONORABLE JAMES REID, I Ecuveks, JUGES. ^HONORABLE LOUIS €. FOUCIIER, J f . * TABLEAU ET ETABLISSEMENT D^IONO- RAIRES DANS LE TERME SUPERIE^^R. '•' I '" Fees "1^- i Attendu qu*un acte du parlement provincial, pafle dans la *le annee du regne de Sa Majefte, intitule, « Acte pour amender « certaines formes de procedure dans la cour de junldiction civile « en cptte province et pour faciliter I'adtninistration de la jultice, a autorise cette cour a fieger et a 6tablir tels honoraires qui pour- ront etre juftes et :rai{bnnables pour les divers officiers de cette cour employes dans ou pour les pourfui es en juftice ; ilelt en confequence ordonne, que toutes regies et tous ordres de cette cour, ci-devant faits a I'egard des honoraires a etre reclames et pris dans cette cour par les officiers d'icelle, foient, et ils font par ie prefent refcindes, (excepte les honoraires alloues aux huilliers par I'ordreduvingtfevrier dernier, leqoel ordre continue de de- meurer en force); et les dits officiers qui pourront etre employes dans a-ucune action civile maintenantpendante, ouqui pourra ci- apresetrepourfuivieou defendue dans cette dite cour, . CMjrront riclamer et reclameront et prencJront les honoraires refpectits, ci- apres mentionnes, d etre taxes dans aucune action pour les divers devoirs et iervices rendus dans telles actions, et pas d autres, lou« b penalite impoiee pour irreverence envers la cour, et d etre ea outre fujet envers la partie injuriee en tous dommages conltates a » Honoraires 286 . REPOUT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTATIIES. Fees to be taken by the Protlionotaries, in actions above £10 sterling, and not exceeding £20 currency. Article I.— For all Fees from the inftitution of the Action to final Judgment upon con- te.>,tation, including 4s. for the Sum- mons, or C,7/;m.« ad rcspondendmn, and for entry of Fiat for the Writ, viz :. From the Plaintiff, From the Defendant, II.__Do. on a Judgment without Enquclc, III — Oo. with EtKjiwtCi IV.— Do. on a Judgment by confefllon, v.— When no return for the Summons, and entry of Fiat only, VI.— On an action entered and settled be- before issue joined, VII. On an action entered and settled after ifllie joined, and before the argu- ment, or before Judgment, viz : From Plaintiff, From Defondiint, ylnd in aclions above £20 currenct/y and not exci'cdin then to be allowed, (The above charge to include 3s. for the Vcmre,) XV.— On every incidental demand, xideUcit ; From incidental Plaintiff, 1 Os. Od. \ From incidental Defendant, 7s. Gd. > XVI —For proceedings and judgment on eve- ry exception to the form for irregu- larities in the Service, or in the De- claration, or Wrh, or in the pro- ceedings, . XVII— For ditto, or plea of exception, other than Plea on the merits, 'XVIH— For search and Official Certificate, on default of proceedings in execution of Rule of Practice, Sec. XXXIV. XI\ —For every Execution, and for the cn- ' tries of the orders on the return thereof, fur delivery of the money, and for the copy of the ^aid Order, to be paid on .ucing out the Lxccu- tioM, 3 4 5 2 O O o 5 O 13 4 6 a 17 6 4 5 3 5 XX. R •M /■ 289 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAlRES" O O o N IX Pour une falfie-aTet, falfie-gagerie, ou entiercement, La depense ci-dessui tie coinprenant pas la sommalhn. X.— Pour chaque cautionnement, furetc pour frais, ou reconnaiffance judi- ciaire, XI. — Pour une commifTion rogatoire, XII.— Lorfque I'adverle partie s'y joint, XIII.— Pour I'execution et le rapport d'au- cune telle commifTion cman6e d'au- tres diftricts, XIV.— Pour un Venire Facias, et procedures fur icelui, lorfque le proces a lieu, Mais fi le proccs n'a pas lieu, il fera alors alloue, (La dcpenfe ci-deflus comprenant 3s. pour le Venire.) XV.— Sur chaque demande incidente, lavoir : Du demandeur incident, 10s. Od. Du defendeur incident, 7s. 6d ■\ XVI.— Pour procedures et jugement fur cha- que exception a la forme, pour irre- gularites dans la fignification, ou dans la declaration, ou dans le Writ, ou dans les procedures, XVII.— Pour dito, ou plaidoyer d'exception, autre que le plaidoyer fur le merite, XVIII.— Pour recherche et certificat officiel, fur defaut de procedures en execu- tion d'une regie de pratique, sec. XXXIV, XIX —Pour chaque execution, et pour les en- trees des ordres ou retour d'iceux, pour remife d'argent et pour copie du dit ordre, a ctrc payc fin faifant fortir Texccution, 3 4 5 S 52 r> 13 4 6 8 17 « 3 4 5 3 5 2P XX- «90 REPORT ON HIE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOT ARIES. XX. For the entry of the motion for a Rule Nisi in the nature of Scire FaciaSi to revive a Judgment, and to obtain an Execution, or alias Ex- edition^ or Contrainte par Corps, and copy of the same, XXI. — And for all proceedings on the said Rule, from the Return thereof tc^ final decision or discontinuance, XXI. — On an Jnsc.riplicn en Faux, for the entries of all proreedings and copies of Rules unto final decifion or dis- continuance, XXIII. — On every Saisie Arret y in the hands of third persons after Judgment, on an original action for all proceedings to final Judgment, including 3s. 4d. for the Writ, XXIV.— On every Bill of Costs presented to be taxed, there be allowed for the verification of the charges and for Official Certificates. XXV. -On money paid in Court for keeping and paying over the same, one per Cent, (if under j€ 1 00,) XXVI.— For a copy of Judgment, not exceed- ing 4)00 words, And for every 100 words exceeding the above number, XXVII. — For searching and delivering papers ordered to be delivered in any case adjudged upon or discontinued, en- tering and filing the order and re- ceipt for papers, XXVIII.— On every evocation from the Inferior Term, when the said evocation is dis- mifled, XXIX.— For every SubpKna, not including more than four witnesses and necessary 5 10 11 8 16 8 2 6 2 6 6 copies, 1 6 13 4 S Fees ^ X. 2D I 8 - SUR ACTLS DE TUTELLES. &c. llI._Pour chaque acte de tutelles ou cura- telle, y cotppris une copie d'icelui^ et de la petition qui I'aura proccde, ,1V.— Pour chaque acte pourcmanciper un mineur, ou pour la vente de biens de ml.ieurs, ou pour autorifer unluteur a aucune autre fin particuliere, y compris copie comme ci-dcffus, riy. Pour chaque acte d:interdiction, pro- ces verbal d'enquete, depofitions de temoins, copies et certificats, VI.— Pour rhomologation de chaque acte (I'une aflemblee de parens, drefle par un notaire, autorife par un juge, Pour chaque copie d'icelui, au tauX de fix pence par 100 mots, ;V1I.— Pour chaque entree d'un inventaire et cloture d'icelui, et certificat, yill Pour chaque acte de renonciatlon, lorsque fait devant Ies juges, 7 6 10 U 2 6 (i) 5 5 iJlIJl REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. ON INSINUATIONS. Ri IX. For every order of the Judges for regis- tering of any Act, X.— For Certificate of Registry, XI. For registering any Renonciation to a community o/ succession, any Dona- tion between conjoints in their CoH' Irat de Alariaget or any Dons Mu- tiun/.Ty or any Donation whatsoever, or Will, or any other Act— for every 100 words, XII.— For drawing and engrofllng the Order of a Judge on the Petition of a Tes- tamentary Executor, or Administra- tor, for the probate of any Will, taking and drawing Depositions of Witneffes, taking the Oaths of Office, (exclusive of the Registry, as above provided,) MIL— For making up the Record in any cause with the U.-ts and returns thereof, and transmitting the fame to the Court ot Appeals, XIV.— And for engrossing the transcript of the proceedings, for every 100 words, XV, For every attendance at the examina- tion of a Candidate for the profes- fion of Liw, or as a Notary, giving the neccflary r -tice, and drawing the Certificate of the Judges thereon, 1 1 15 1 3 4 G 10 " IN 1 1 5 3 4 G RAPrOllT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRE SUR LES INSINUATIONS. / " IX.— Pour chaque ordrr desjuges pour I'en- regiflrement d'aucun acte, X. — Pour certifit t d'enregiftrement, XI. Pour I'enregiftrement d'aucune renon- cination k une communaute ou fuc- ceirion, a aucune dotation entre con- joints dans leur contrat de mariage, ou a aucun don mutuel:', ou a aucu- ne donation quelconque, ou tefta- nient, ou autre acte, pour chaque 100 mots, XII. — Pour drcffer et groflbyer I'ordre d'un juge fur la requete d'un executeur tertamentaire, ou adminiftrateur, pour f aire authentiquer aucun tefta- ment, pour prendre et drefler les depositions de temoins, prendre les lermens d'office, (non compris I'en- jregiftrement, comme pourvu ci- deflus.) XIII — Pour arranger le record dans aucune caufe, avec les liftes et retours d'i- celle, et pour tranfmettre icelui a la cour d'appel, XIV.-- -Et pour groffbyer I'ampliatlon des procedures, pour chaque iCO mots, XV. — Pour aflifter a I'examen d'un afpirant, d la profeffion de la loi, ou de no- taire, donner I'avis necefTaire et y drefler le certificat desjuges. 1 i 15 1 3 4. 6 10 IM DANS JtEPOUT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTAUIES. IN THE KINGS BENCH. Thursdajyt 20ih Ft'bruarj/t 1823. PRESENT : The Honorable JAMES RETD, ? j-s (.iikks, JIICIS. The lloxoRAULE LOUIS C. FOUCHER, J ^ > The Court, upon the representatlotis made to them by the ?ro- tVvonotaries, doth hereby rescind the TaritF of Fees allowed to tile said Prothonotaries, as fixed and eftablished on the /tfi June, 1815, in Gases oi and above thirty p>ounJs, and in all real and mixed adtions, where the matters are contefted ; and doth order, that, in future, the following Fees be allowed and paid, by the parties interested, to the said Prothonotaries : — Article I. — That there be paid, by the Plaintiffs, bis or their Attorney, to the said Prothonotaries, for all their fees in causes of the above description, from the inftitution of the adtion until final judgment entered, not in- cluding the Writ of Summons or other mesne process, II,— That there be paid by the Defendant or Defendants or his Attorney, III. And in case of an incidental demanLf, there fliall be paid, by the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs on such demard, his or their Attorney, a further sum of IV. And by the Defendant or Defendants on such incidental demand, a fur- ther fum of Y That there he paid, by the Defendant or Defendant., hi,' or tlicir Attor- 10 5 lier. / £2 10 o ♦ I 5 297 IIAPPOIIT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. DANS LA. COUR DU BANC DU ROI. Jeud'h 20 Ftvrier 1833. PRESENS: L'HoNORAm.K JAMES REID, \ Ecuyers, JUGES. L'HoxoRABLE LOUIS C. FOIJCHER, S ncr, Lacour, fur la reprefentation qui lui a ete faite par les proto- notaires reilinde par le prcfent le' tarif d'honoraires alloues aux Su prot'o^^^^^^^^^ que fixes et etablis le 7 de juin 1815, dans ie cadres de tau.deffu.de trente Uvres, et dans toute, les actions rTe les et mixtes, ou il y a contestation •, et ordonne qu'a I'ave- nlr, les honoraires fuivans foient alloues et payes, par les parties int^reffoes, aux dits protonotaires :— / Art I — Qu'il foit paye, par Ic demandeur ou les demandeurs, son ou leurs procu- reurs, aux dits protonotaires, pour tous honoraires dans les caufes de refp^ce ci-deffus, depuis le commen- cement de I'action jufqu'a I'entree dujugemcntdefinitif, nn compris le writ de fommation et autres pro- ^ cedures intermediaires, 11. _ Qu'il iera payepar le defendeur ou les demandeurs, ou leur procureur, ^ III — Et dans le cas d'une demande mci- dente, il fera paye par le demandeur ou les demandeurs fur telle demande par son ou leur procureur, une fom- me ulterieure de IV Et par le defendeur ou les defendeurs, ou par fon ou leur procureur, fur telle demande incidente, une lom- me ulterieure de V -Ou'ilfera paye par le defendeur ou les "" defendeurs, ibn ou leur procureur, 2Q £2 10 1 15 10 4. 5 sur 298 REPOBT ON TIIR FEES Of THE PROTTTONOTARIES. ney, upon every motion to quafh the Writ of Process, by reason of the insufficiency of fervice, or other irregularity, including all the pro- ceedings of such motion when un- successful. And when successful, VI. And that there be paid, by the Plain- tiff or Plaintiffs, his o/ their Attor- ney, in case the Writ of Process (hall be quaflied on luch motion, VII. And in case the aiSlion fliall be difmiffed upon any plea of exception, without Etiqu^ e or hearing on the merits, there ftiall be paid, by the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, his or their Attorney, And by the Defendant or Defendants, his or their Attorney, VIII.— And in case the action shall be dis- continued before Enqin'te on the merits, there fhall be paid, by the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, his or their Attorney, And if such discontinuance be made after Enqiic'te, IX.— That there be paid by the Defendant or Defendants, his or their Attor- ney, on taking off a default and en- tering appearance, when nothing farther is done by fuch Defendant or Deftn lants in the cause, X. — That there be p-iJ, uy ihe party ap- plying for and obtaining an Order for proceeding by Inscription en Faux upon any Act, Deed or Writ- ing, produced by the adverse party, for all Fees to the Prothonotaries until final judgment rendered in sufh proceedings, and to be p;nd be- 10 15 15 1 5 1 1 5 1 10 / 3 6 fcr 299 10 i3 15 1.5 / RAPPOKT SUR LES IIONOIIAIKES DES PROTONOTAIRES. fur chaque motion pour faire ren- voyer le writ de fommation, a rai- Ibn de TinfufRsance de la significa- tion, ou autre irrigularite, y compris toutes les procedures fur telle motion lorsqu'elle echoue, Ex lorsqu'elle reuflit, VI. — Et qu'il lera paye par le demandeur ou les demandeurs, fon ou leur procu- reur, dans le cas ou le writ de fom- mation fera renvoye sur telle motion, VII. — Et dans le cas ou Taction fera renvoyee fur aucun plaidoyer d'exception, fans enqu6te ou audition sur le me- rite, il fera paye par le demandeur ou les demandeurs, fon ou leur procu- reur, Et par le defendeur ou les defendeurs, fon ou leur procureur, VIII Et dans le cas ou Taction fera discon- tinuee avant I'enquete fur le merite, il fera paye par le demz;ndeur ou les demandeurs, son ou leur procureur, Et 61 telle discontinuation fe fait apres I'enquete, IX, Qu'il fera paye par le defendeur ou les defendeurs, fon ouleur procureur, en prenant un defaut et en entrant comparution lorfque tel defendeur ou defendeurs ne fait rien davantage dans la caufe, X.— Qu'il fera paye, par la partie qui de- mandera et obtiendra un ordre pour proceder par infcription en faux fur aucun acte, contrat ou ecrit, produits par la partie adverfe, pour tous hono- raires aux protonotaires, jufqu'au ju- gement final rendu fur telles pro- Uures, et 'a etre paye avant qu'il 1 5 1 1 5 1 10 3 (5 frr fbit 300 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. fore any motion made or allowed in his behalf, And by the Defendant or Defendants, on such Inscription en FauXt to be paid at the t;me of filing his or their answer to the Moj/ens de Faux, XI.— That in all anions en garatitie znd on demands en Intervention, in real and mixed anions, and in causes above thirty pounds, there be paid by the parties, Plaintiff and Defen- dant on every such aftion en garan- tie, or Intervention, when the same is contefted, one half of the Fees above allowed in original actions, and when such aftion en garantie or Intervention is by default, or not contefted, there be paid by the par- ty Plaintiff thereon, « XII.— And when fuch aftion en garantie or intervention is made for a sum or m a cause under £^0, and the same is contefted, there be paid by the par- ty Plaintiff thereon, And by the Defendant, But if such Action en garantie or inter- vention be not contefted, or be by default, (here ihall be paid by the party Plaintiff, on every fuch de- mand. And it is ordered, that the above Fees omQ.l\ox\% en garantie ?s\6. en inters vention be paid by the parties re- spectively to the Prothonotaries, m the same manner and at the same time as the Fees on original ac- tions are hereafter diredted to be paid. 1 fi 5 RA 15 10 10 V* 10 Jitd 301 RAPPOllT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. foit fait ou accordo aucune mo- tion a cette fin. Et par le defendeur ou les defendeurs, fur telle infcription en faux, a ctre paye on filant fa ou leur reponle aux moyens de faux, \I.— Que dans toutes les actions en garantle et demandes en intervention, dans les actions rcelles et mixies, et dans les caufes de trente iivres et au-des- fus, il fera paye par les parties de- mandeur et defendeur, fur chaque telle action en garantie, ou en inter- vention, lorsqu'il y aura contesta- tion, la moitie des honoraires ci- delTus alloues dans les actions origi- naires, et lorfque telle action en ga- rantie ou en intervention est par de- faut, ou n'eft pas conteftce, il (era paye par la partie demanderesse en icelle, XII.— Et lorfque telle action en gar tie ou en intervention fera pour une fom- me ou dans une caufe au-deffous de trente louis, et qu'il y aura contes- tation, il fera paye par la partie de- manderefle en icelle, Et par le defendeur, Mais fi telle action en garantie ou en intervention n'eft pas cunteftee, ou qu'elle soit par defaut, il fera paye par la partie demandereffe, fur cha- que telle demande, Et il eft ordonne que les honoraires ci- deffas fur actions en garantie et en intervention, soient paycs refpective- ment aux protonotaires de la meme maniere et au mcme temps que les honoraires dans jcs actions origi- naires, commeci-aprcs prescrit. 5 5 15 1 O 10 10 Jiid Et 30f2 ttEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. And it is further ordered, that in the following cases the fees hereinafter mentioned shall be allowed and paid to the said Prothonotaries , in lieu of zohat the,/ might have been entitled to claim bij the aforesaid Article Tariff of the 1th June IS\5. I— That there be paid by the Plaintiff or I'hintiffs, his or their Attorney, ia all caufes by defiiu:t of or above thirty pounds, when the cause is dis- missed from want of proceedings during two terms, II. And if the caule be contefted, 111. And by the Defendant or Defendants, his or their Attorney, to be paid be- fore motion made or allowed in this behalf, IV.— And by the Plaintiff or his Attorney in caufes by detault, when the cause is discontinued, l.—If the cause be under d'SO, and by default, there be paid by the Plain- tiff or Plaintiffs, his or their At- torney, II.— But if the cause be conteftcd, IlL—And by the Defendant or Defendants, his or their Attorney, 10s. when on bis or their motions, to be paid be- fero such motion made and allowed^ 1 15 10 15 15 15 10 IV.—And by the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, his or their Attorney, in all causes by default, when the cause is discon- tinued, 10 J&at in all causes of and above ^30, and in all real and mtxed Jdionsy 'when the Judgment is entered hj default, or on con- fessivn, there he paid to the ProthonotatieSfOS follows ;— In caufi s by confession, 1 In causes by default, and when no Enqucte is had, And in cauics when Enquclc is had. 1 5 2 That RAT Arti ^ 803 RAPPOHT SUR LES TIONOTIATRES DES PTIOTONOTAIRES. 15 Et it est en ovlre ordonney que datn les camef suwantes, ies honor aires ei-apies r.entiotmes serom alloues wufhr, A fin (le Distrn /r, or yll'iti cle charge^ there be paid by the Oppo.ant, on motion for tL3 discontinuance ot any such Opposition, and before such motion made or allowed, And before motion m^de or allowed for hearing on the merits of such Opposition, for all Fees until judg- ment entered thereon, On all Oppositions oj'ia dc cnnw'v^r, where motion shall be made for dis- continuing the same, and before such motion made or allowed, On the admi sion of smysuch Opposition, for a sum of or above thirty pounds, and for entering judgment thereon. And for entering judgment, dismi.-^sing such Opposition, to be paid by the party making the motion in his_ be- half, and before the same be received or allowed, Upon every Order or Judgment on motion for the payment of monies levied on Execution 5s. to be al- lowed in all cases as well below as above £'^(\ and to be paid by the person demanding such Order. In cases of Opposition J fin de conser- ve, ior any sum below £:iO, there be paid by the Opposant discontinuing the same, and before motion made ^ ^ and allowed in ihi- bcha.f, •■' On 5 5 10 '■-1 ^ 5 .1 5 On 4 -I 10 10 305 lUrPOTlT SUR LES IIONOIIAIRRS DBS PROTONOTAIRES. ^ueihms tous U^ cas d'opposifion, Us parlies int6ress^es payeront aiiX pratonoUtircs, comme suit :— Sur chaque oppofition afin d'annuUer, afin dc diftraire ou afin de charge, il fera paye par I'oppofant, fur mo- tion pour difcontinuer toute telle op- pofition, et avant que telle motion foit faite ou accordce, Et avant qu'il foit fait on accorde au- cune motion pour audition fur le mcrite de telle oppofition, pour tous honoraires jufqu'ii i'entree du juge- mcntfur icelle, Sur toute oppofition afin de conler- ver, dans laquelle il fera fait une motion pour discontinuer icelle, et avant que telle motion foit faite ou accordce, * Sur radmiflion de toutes telle oppofi- tion pour une fomme de j£30 etau- defl'us, et pour I'entree dujugement iar icelle, . Et pour fairc entrer tel jugement, faire renvover telle oppofition, a (tre paye par '» P^^'^ie f^iisant telle mo- tion k cot efFet, et avant qu'icelle foit re9ue ou accordee, Sur chaque oidre ou jugement fur mo- tion pour le payementde deniers leves fur execution, 5s. a etre alloues dans tous les cas au-deflTous comme au-deffus de ^£30, et a etre payes par la perfonne demandant tel ordre, Dans le cas d'oppofition afin de confer- ver, pour aucune fomme au-deiTous de £SOy il fera payc par I'oppofant difcontinuant icelle, et avant que la motion a cet effet Ibit faite ou ac- cordee, 2R 5 5 10 5 r> Sur iiOO REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTAKIES. 5 7 6 On admission of any such Opposition, and entering judgment thereon, And for entering judgment, dismissing such Opposition on motion, to be paid as above. For enUrincr extery Judgment of Distribution, and engrossing a copy thereof, there be paid and a/lowed as follows : When the fum levied and to be dis- tributed exceeds £ 100, there be paid to the Prothonotaries, I When the sum levied exceeds £50, and not more than £lOO, there be paid, II.— When the sum levied exceeds £30, but not more than £50, there be paid, III. — And when the sum levied is under £30, there be paid, IV.— To be paid by the person demand- ing and receiving the copy of judg- ment. 17 6 12 6 10 7 6 \ ! V • And for all other duties performed, or to be performed by the the said Prothonotaries in their Office, for the deposit of money in their hands, the execution of commissions rogatoires. Writs of Executions, Copies of Judgments, or Rules or Orders of the Court, the faid Prothonotaries shall be entitled lo demand and receive the allowances made to them by the aforesaid Tariff of the 7th June 1815, to wit: For every copy of any Rule, Motion or In- terlocutory judgment. For every copy of any Judgment, not ex- ceeding 'I'OO words. And if more, then for every 100 words ex- ceeding, six pence, On drawing and issuing any Commission Rogatoire, £0 1 3 2 6 G 5 And 307 IlArPOUT SUR LES IIONOUAIUES DES PUOTONOTAIRES. 6 6 6 5 Sur radmifllon de toute telle oppofition (motion ?) et pour Tentrce du juge- ment sur icelle, Et pour I'entr^e du jugement dcbou- tant telle opposition fur motion, en payant comrrte ci-deffus, 7 6 Pot4r enlrer tout jugcmnit de (Hshibution^ (^ grossojjer copic d'iielui il sera pai/c et alloite commc suit :— Lorfque la lomme lev^e et a diftribucr t'xc^de^a jfeMOO, il lera payc aux protonotaires, I.— Lorfque la fomme levee excedera £oOt et fera au-deflbus de /1 00, il fera paye, II.— Lorfique la fomme levee excedera j€30, et fera au-deflbus de j€50, il sera paye, III.— Et lorsque la fomme lev^e fera au- deflbus de j630, ii fera paye, IV. — A ctre paye par la perfonne qui demandera et rcccvra le jugement. 17 6 12 r> 10 7 Et pour tous autres devoirs remplis ou a ctre remplis par les dits protonotaires dans leur bureau, pour depot d'argent entre Icurs mains, executions de commilVions rogatoire^, writs dexrcution, copies de jugemens, regie* ou ordres de cour, les dits protono- taires auront droit de demander et recevoir les allocations a eux faites par le tarif fusdit du 7 juin 1815, favoir : — Pour chaque copie d'aucune regie, motion ou jugement interlocutoire. Pour chaque copie d'aucun jugement n'ex- cedant pas 400 mots, Et fix pence pour chaque 100 mots en fus. Pour drcfler et emaner une commiflion ro- gatoire, £0 1 3 2 6 6 Et 308 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOl ARIES. HA And for annexing the Interrogatories and papers of the adverse party when he jo'.ns in the same, On executing any Commission Rogatoire addressed to the Judges of this District, and return thereon, exclusive of three shillings for the deposition of every wit- ness examined on such Commission Ro- gatoire, On money paid in Court, and held by the. Prothonotaries under any order, receiv- ing and paying over the fame, if above =£100 currency, one and half per centum, For every Execution Filing Fiat for ditto, and bill of costs, For every ca sn., or contrainte par corps, or for a writ of possession, For theentry of motion or Rule Nisi'in the nature of a Scire Facias to obtain an Ex- ecution or renew Execution or a ca. sa. or contrainte par corps, and for a copy of the same, And for all entries and proceedings on the said Rule from the return thereof to final decision or discontinuance, 2 10 5 6 8 5 10 And it is ordered, that in future all fees due or to become due, and payable by -Suitors in this Court, or their Attorneys, fur business done or to be done in Court, in any Suit, Cause, matter or thing now therein pending, or hereafter to be therein instituted, prosecuted or made, as well be-ow as above thirty pounds cur- rency, shall be advanced and paid by such Suitors and Attorneys, in the following manner :— That in every cause by default, or on confession, the fees due to the Prothonotaries shall be paid by the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, his or their Attorney, before motion made or allowed for final hear- ing and judgment, or before motion made or allowed for discon- tinuing the causes, whether the same be by default or con- tested. That in all contested causes there shall be paid by the Plaintiff or Plaintiffi, his or their Attorneys to the said Prothonotaric', the / VI P P o d p r c c 1 < 309 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 8 Et pour annexer les interrogatoires et papiers de la partie adverse, lorfqu'elle i,'y Joi"t, Pourl'execution d'une comminion rogatoire aclreflfee aux juges de ce dilT:rict, et le retour fur icelle, non compris le 3s. pour la di-po- fition de chaque tcmoin interrogc iur telle commiirion rogatoire, Sur argent paye en cour et garde par les protonotaires par ordre de julHce, pour recevoir et p?.yer icelui, fi au-deflus de ^eiOO courant, U par cent, pour chaque execution, filer un Fiat pour dito, et mc- moire de frais, Pour chaque c«. sa. ou contrainte par corps, ou pour aucun writ pofleflbire, Pour rentree de la motion ou regie Ni'>i dans la nature d'un Scire Facias pour ob- tenir une execution ou renouve er une execution ou un ca, sa. ou contrainte par corps, et pour copie d'icelle, Et pour toutes les entrees et procedures fur ladite regie depuis le retour d'icelle jus- qu'au jiigement final ou difcontinuation. 2 10 5 6 8 5 10 Et il tfl: ordonnc qu'a I'avenir toushonoraires dus, ou qui le de- viendront, et payab'es par les parties litigantet* en cour, ou leurs procureurs, pour fervices faits ou a faire en cour dans aucune poursuite, caufe, inatiere ou chofe maintenant pendantes en icelle, ou quiferont ci-aprescommencec-, pourfuivies ou faites, tant au- deifous qu'audeflus de trente livres courant, leront avances ct paycs par teU parties et procureurs, de la maniere fuivante :— Que dans chaque caufe par dofaut, ou Iur confeflion, les hono- raires dus au protonotaires feront payes par le demarideur ou les demandeurs, ion ou leur prccureur, avanc que la motion pour au- dition ou jugement final foit faite on accordee, ou avantque la motion pour difcontinuer une caufe foit faite ou accordee, foit qu'icelle loit conteilce ou par defaut. Que dans toutes les caui'es contcfieesil fera payo par le deman- dcur ou les deaiauJeurs, lun ou Icurs prucurcurb, aux dits proto- noiairt',', 310 REPORT ON THE FEiiS OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. the amount of their fees until final judgment entered in the caufes, before motion made or allowed for final hearing thereon ; and in case such hearing is to be had upon any motion or exception upon which the process may be quashed, or the cause dismissed, the fees due to the Prothonotaries thereon, shall in like manner be paid before motion for such hearing made or allowed. That there be paid to the said Prothonotaries by the Defendant or Defendants, his or their Attorney, at the time of making any motion to quash the Writ of Process, or of filling any Plea of Ex- ception or Plea to the Merits, and before such motion shall be made or allowed, or such Plea shall be received or filed, all such fees as the said Prothonotaries may be entitled to claim from such Defendant or Defendants until final judgment entered on such motion or plea. That upon all Judgments entered and recorded in this Court during the present Term, or hereafter to be entered and record- ed, the Prothonotaries shall not be held or bound to expedite or deliver any Writ of Execution thereon, until the fees due to theffi in the causes by the person or party demanding such Writ of Ex- ecution shall have been first paid. MONK & MORROGH, P. K. B. w ^ i APPENDIX (No. 14.) COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—INFERIOR TERM. Friday, Slst January, 1821, Present :— The Honorable JAMES REID, Esquire, Judge, K. B. Fees and Emoluments, which the Prothonotaries of this Court are en- titled to receive : — Article I. For every Summons, Declaration and Copy, and the registering of the entries and Proceedings in the Roll and List of the Judge, till final judgment, (including the judgmfnt,) iivc shillings, payable at the issuing 311 J i 1 r RAPPOllT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRE*. notaires, le montant de leurs bonoralres jufqu*a Tentr^e du juge- inent dcinitif dans les caufes, avant qu'il foit fait ou accorde au- cune motion pour Taudkion finale en icelles— et dans le cas ou telle audition aura lieu fur aucune motion ou exceptipn fur lef- quelles les procedures pourront ^tre annulees ou la caufe dcboutee, les honoraires dus aux protonotaires fur icelles, ferontde lameme raaniiere payes avant que la motion pour telle audition foit faite .on Qu'il fera paye aux dits protonotaires, par le defendeur ou les defendeurs, son ou leurs procureurs, dans le meme temps que se- ra faite aucune motion pour faire renvoyer le writ d'ajournement, ou que sera file aucun plaidoyer d'exception ou plaidoyer au m6- rlte, et avant que telle motion soit faite ou accord^e, ou que tel plaidoyer soit re^u ou file,— tous tels honoraires que les dits pro- tonouires peuvent avoir droit de demander de tel defendeur ou defendeurs, jusqu'a Tentr^e dujugement final fur telle imotion ©u tel plaidoyer. Que f«r tous jugemens entres et enr^glstres dans cette cour pen- dant le pr^fent terme, ou qui (eront ci-apres entres et enregistres, les protonotaires ne feront tenus ni obliges d'expedier iDU donner aucun writ d'execution, jusqu'k ce que les honoraires, a euxdus dans les caufes par la personne ou la partie demandant tel writ 4'execution, aient d'abord ete paves. MONK & MORROGH, P. B ft. APPENDICE (No. 14.) COUR DU BANC BOI. Present -TERME INFERIEUR. Vendrew 31 Janvier 1821. -L'Houorable JAMES REID, Ecuyer, Juge B. R. Honoraires et Emolumens, que les Protonotaires de cette Cour ont droit de recevoir : — AuTiCLB. I. Pour chaque sommation, declaration et copie, et pour I'enregistrement des Entrees et des Procedures dans Je Hole et la LUte du Juge, jusqu'au juge. jaienideliiiilif, (y compris le jogemeiit,.) ciivq 5 G 8 1 G 312 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIOXOTARIES issuing of the Writ of Siiminons, in all actions wlieie the sum demanded will not exceed five pounds currency, i And in all actions where sum demanded ex- ceeds five pounds, IT. For each copy, when there is more than one Defendant, III, For each Sun^mons in actions en Garantie and copy, or for each Snmmoir. to call in Interesses in a Cours d'Eau, and one copy, For each copy for every Garani or Interesse when more than one, IV. For enregistering and entering the Pro- ceedings till final judgment on every Op- position or Requete en Surds, V. Fur every Rule Nisi to obtain Execution, or new Execution, and the Proceedings thereon till final decision thereof, (Payable at the issuing of the Rule.) VI. 3 1 5 2 6 For every Writ of Sahte-Gagerte, Sats'te- Arret, (including the Writ and copy thereof,) registering the entry and pro- ceedings till final judgment, to wit : — In actions under £o. And in all actions above .£5, VII. For every Suhpisna for all the witnesses of a party that understand the same language, And for every copy, VIII. For every copy of Rule or Judgment, IX. Coyic^oi P voces Verhaux ox Reports, six- pence per hundred words, X. For every Writ of Execution, entry and registering of the same, XI. For every search in the Register of Records of this Court, when above one year. 6 8 G 2 1 1 6 G 3 6 6 1 1 MONK 5c MORROGII, P. K. B. Montreal, 23d. February 1830. i I •NliJOD H -3 'A\ i 6 G 8 2 1 6 G 1 3 6 6 1 f JoinajxasaojAjajap SDO s3| siioj suep uodsuvji jnodVnonv 0'" '" 'sjcuded sa4jiiH,p no 'aau iifapoidoa aun.p no 'vvg^dqvg ^wh^m^ap aauaas a] jnoj 'assi)|3 auiauiunb b( ap la auiajs id Binp sasnsD S3| sunp arjauua*.SB' uiouigi aiibKt|o Jno,|; 'OigF apajxa jna[BA ei js 'asoqsauiaui jno^j •335 •DTJ 'iBJiuoa I5P lUBp^axa aiqnawijui.p ajua* ap lejuioa ohLbiid jnoj •as!i"[>f J ap ajjod B|BjaqD ,1 Jiiod saidoa 'aououuBj jassajp 's.uiai ap ajsjes i\ anoj '.lajnuuBp iiijB no a.iiBj)S!pap 3jnB sajuaA sa| puenb »st32on/'?j3?^ iin jns jnoiaj a[ jnoj 'jajuuosud un,p aiq ap ajuujAijap jnod ajpjo anbKqa ap iioiiii.iaxa,] jno^][ ! suduioD & 'iiojisassod ap ^um anbsqa op uoun.)axaj jnoj 'iionnooxa^p '<"? "ll^.V sp no 'snnoam fsa voj^ ap jnoiaj anbuq'o jnoj 'luauiauuonnBO ap (•luatuuTfissH) 'ai >i! anhBijo jnoj •• ••■ •luoiuauuounra iin .ino,j un^ 'auaSiiS-aisiBs apiuM anbtipsp iioiiiiayiulfis B| jho^j •[atiuojijppB jnapuajap nnbfqa b 'asoqj auiaui Jti'i^i; !!S JBd sdjoa ap asiid .jp ium anbwqa ap uoijBamuSts uj jno^j '[auuoiiippE jnapuajap onbuqa c '.isoq.) aiuatu jnOfj mis jaiJBiio bdjoa ap asud ap jliax uii ji 'a^oqa aiiisui Jiioj 'jfidcuai oi(s?}j pvsoidv^ ap 5IJM un^p iionBaiJlugis anbuqa jnoj •juaa jBd "SOI sns ua auiuios tuajd sa| jnod *jnoa uasa.^cd saauiap jns luao jiiod i\oi(j luayimaj -ps '^g MuBiidsu iin,p uaniBxaj b jaisfssu jnoj Miuajnq np sjoq (aouHpuajiR) 'aioit anbaqo Jno,|- 'injaai^p ajnioio ja aj;B|uaAU! uii.p .'ajiiia anbeqa jnoj '•Si' B suoiiisodap noi la iniaai p ajdoa 'suajrd ap siAB,p ai3B anbuqa Jnii,j Sjoui luaa op aiiiid Jsd sa.iiipojojd ap uopdujsuBJi Jno^j 'sua ifaaifd ua iiioinaiiuoiniBa a[ ano^j aj jnod 'laddv.P -"H'O B| ? suumibji pjoau onbBqa jmoj 'lapijjo iB.ijjijjaa enbetfo jnOj£ p sns ua satdoD sa]|aj supp sioui juaa ap aluBd anbuqo Jnoj saSud ajH'nb sBd ?uBpaaxa,u sjadi 1 ap sajdoasajnoj 4110^ 'aiBjaiioS aqajaqaaj aim jnoj un,p suioui ap no atin,p pjoo-<'}j ap oijajoqaaj anbBqa Jno^j aiaapjaui sajaiieiii sajiwi siiduioj.^ '|ua\ ajiiic ainoi ano^j Mnidai B 'auBuia miaxiqng ap no uoueuuiioc; ap iu,\\ anbsqa Jn'o,f 'U(HiB,TO(|oa ap no uujjnqujsip ap unddu)] anbwqo Jno^y 10 nn,p uoiiBiiai'-i ap sho a| suBp saitipoaojd saisaino) jnoj ibsuL'j) •{)\, •«£ 'inouiai anbKqa ap jaqa ua tiauiuxa,] jnOj£ ••pi' >i; '^ajjBiouoio.ij xnB (JUU103 ajiaj ap uo|}n30X3j lUBAmsanod jnajnaojj a] jnoj 'ajjojuj^uij HOjssiiuuioj aun_p >jBi?0)| uo!>isiiumo;^ aim ans sajnpo.iojd sa( sainoj jno^f 'lod a|n.i a| jns uoiidiJO-uij iiibab aiu-u \y 'sauiaiii sa| jiu),£ uoiiBisajuoa a||,ij ap [io|i(lija»u!j iukak ajpaj sud Ejasau gjoildBj uii,p uo!)6)saiuuj bi jns sajnpa.)o.id va| saino) jno^f 'aajsamoD nquisipapijoddu.! nB^nbsnfuiauiaSnr un ajAin'^jnodano^y ft v-ri I n - c "A I II r- w ,■" ' --...1 .'.l.'l' "I '"?.'. I l'R()\ INCE or LOWER.CANAD.A, DtjTRICT OF THREI'.UIVERS .1 TABI E Of ihe fcps allowed in the Kinfi'j Bench to ili>' (lifTcrcnt Officcru nf ihe said Court, sevciaHy and rcs[-eclively, lo be in fnrcc from itir firit diy of llic next Janiiaiy 'IVrm, in cause* to be decided after that time, niitil upon (nrtlier consideratiiin and expetience llic lame shall be alieied. J — i ■1= V3- n- 1. CASE. In each onrl every cnuse real and pcrsonol unit mixi. in which (he demttnde «hnll he maf!'! for «iiy ••pucillcsum nf nioncv, (as ishcrt'in tli-scd.) niidiii whieh ihi' dufciidiinl khiill appi'iir unci fiiiHl juduini'iM ^h.l]l lie entered, hihI mi enrli mid every ciinse in whtrli the diiniinde fcliHll ri-Iuli to imin(ivenl>lu |lro|H'rlv, or In Hiiv other miitler iir thing which thai! amount tolhu seveml siiriiv, us herein classed, and shall not 1 e made for nnv -.peeide »uin ofiniinuy, and the delcndant shall apprar uiwl final jiiil);nient shall he entered, and in each and every cause in which the deimin- (It- shall relate lo Imiiioveahle pro)ierly or trii)fl aUcT thuinslruciiona 10 the plaintiff's Aitonicy, and bel'uru the return ot ihupructss at/ resiHindendutn. in. CASK. Ill each anil every cnnse, ns above descriliod And as herein clai^cil, which (thp (lefcntlnnt h.ivinu appenrt'd.) shall besertlfd at any period after the return uf the process aU irsjujiKUmlum ami bcibre vontcslation en cause. -^, IV. CASK. 8' In ench and every cnuse, ni above described, and a% hi-reln clnsTtl, which, (the derendiint hnvinjj appeared,) shall be settled alany periud after Ci}nlt':il(ilion cnC!Uist',M\d before (IiKiljudymeiu V. C\HK. In e.ach nnd every cause, ni abovedi'scribedand nt bcrcin classed, in uhich the defendant ^hall not appear arnt (inal judf;tnent shall he entered bydefiinli, or ;n which the didV-iidant havmn appeared shall confcssjudgmuni, without fytnig any cxct-iilhn or difcitse aitJlinUs. VI. CASK. In each nnd every cni^e, ns above described and as herein cla^^ed, which ('he drfcndant noi havinrj ippearcd) shall be settled ai any period afier the return of process uU irsjHinUciulum and before the beuilit of the defaults shall be nllowt d. VII. CASK. In each and every cause, qh above de'^cribed nnd >is htrein classed, which, (the defendant nnt hav- inff .ippeared,) shall be settled at anyperiod after tbcbenefit of the default!.aIlov\ed and bcfon final Judgment. In every ciiukc v^halsocvcr, in which /i«.^ lie non ininriUr shall be fyled, 8:c. in addition to the foreHoinjr. ... ... ... ... ■• ■■■ \^„_ In every cause whatsoever, in which a trial Iiy Jury shall be ordered, Ac. ... ... jj^^ K.if all (he proceedm^zs upon a wrii of K inn; Ciiihynni, ^fn rn-:(ilohc, ... ... .., ... ... ... ( To the .Xttotney pro(ccoiiog the execution of such commission, 20s, to the Respondent,!" 1 Is. Sd. to the'l'roihonotaries .>. -Id, ... ... ... ... J For the exntnination in chief of each witness "s. Id. for thf cross exniniuation, ,~s. -Id. For all the proceedings in a case o\' J. icilation of one luiila^n nr more ... For everv report ofdistribntion or of collocauon F'orevery Writ of Snmtnons or suhjxrnn issued, inelndin^-iil n:><»tti'rsineident thertio I'or every other Writ wbaKoever, inclutlingall matters incident thereto, F*or every se:ircli of Uecords of oneyear or lesa F'oi every general search For every copy of papers not exceeding four fjliosofone hundred words each For every folio of one hondreil words in such copies beyond four folios, and regis lei iiig ... For every idliL'ial ceildiciti? ... ... ... ... — For every rectnd iranstnilted lo (he Court of Appeals the uiaking up thereof, irnninittinp Ac. return, Ac. For the HtMid thereon For thelranscript of tlie proceedings per fubo of one hundred words Fur every ^-Iclt* o\ nt is di' jmmtx, the copy ibcreuf and all prociLdings thereon, the deposition at ."Js. excepted. For every entry of an inventory and closing ibu.same l-'or every attendance outoftbe Olliee I'orevery utttndauce attbe examination of a Candidate, G;. 8d. Certificate 3s. 4. advertisement -s. -Id. F'or poundage upon monies paid into Court,for the first hundred pounds L'Os. nnd for money abovi lOs. per centum. I'*or eveiy service ofa Writtif Cfip. ail /i'«'.i;). itu biding everv duiy lo be performed F'or Ihe like of a Writ of nitacbment or arn'l iimpd' n|ion oneilefcndant F''>r the like upim every adihtionnl defendant For the service ot every Writ of attachment by seizure, sniair arnH upon one defendant I'lir the like upcm every aihlii ional defendant F'or the service of evciy Writ of saisic^iigrrv.'t upon one defendant For a bnil liond For every return of nnn (■>/ invrntiis, or nulla bona, on mesne piocoss, or on a writ of esi cation For the assignment ot a bad IJond ... . . F'or the exei'iiiion of a Writ of possession, including every duly. For ihe execution of every order for the di livery of goods sei/ed. or the discharge of a prisoner F'orUie reiurnof a/iVr//((crT,v where (he sales have been prevented by oppjsitioti n/indc tlistraire or d'annutlc- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ',,, F'or the seizure of lands, drawing adverlizements, Copies for Fi inter, and to publish and affix At the Church door. I"or every (Iced of sale of iininovcable estate not exceethng >.'10 including the registiy of the said di*ed, &c. I'or the like where Ihe consideratum excpcds J'Mi For every witness sworn in causes of the tiist, second, third and fourth classes For the service ofa writ of duiptcna, or copy of judginenf, tr lule of Court or notice (Uher paper For mileage lobe allowed for all cases of duly executed, without the liiiiilsof iheTown of Three Kivers per league out and in ... ... ... .,, ,,, »>■■ J, - s Ity— Itt- tj- tT- ?? lO- rr •• Ho.. Uo.. tt-i- K5- fJ- Its- Ho.. Do.. ' ... tj-- Do.. Uo.. = ^ JP < =^,< A' S. /) 10 I 7 10 I) 4 B C 3 (I /-• ,v. n 7 10 I .-, I« I- •T 10 I sex 6 s lU 10 .1 4 13 4 .I 0' .T o; ti o II 0' 1 n 10 6 8 I) 10 u 111 H in IG 8 10 a] 7 ID .'", Ill H ' 10 2 U H 10 111 8 16 H 1 15 U 11 8 4 G 2 3 1 .-. 1.- 1 • .-, 4 G 2 HI 2 10 n G 1 IS II 8 '2 ir, 10 •1 Hi 8 •16 8 "0 \r, 4 '.■; •■T 12 'I H 10 2 10 1 18 10 1 3 4 18 1 l.'t 1 7, 1.5 G 2 10 1 18 10 1 ,T 4 18 6 118 1 .■5 10 13 4 I IS 10 6 8 Oil H| 16 8 13 4 2 10 1 3 4 118 5 « 3 4 3 4 10 3 2 G 1 3 3 "> 2 1 3 4 r, II 6 £ S. J) 8 4 11 8 4 B 1 U 10 a .■; 1 10 1) 3 4 5 I S 4 1 11) 2 i; h 8 2 Thrcc-Rivcr5, 30th Sept. ISIT. ' Thcsp fees are payahle half by ihe I'laiiilid'and half by Defendant. (Signed) .1, ogi)i:n. ,i. k. d. (SigncJ) O. PERRAILT, J. K, B. A true Jopy. W. C. II. (OFFIN, P. K. B. A true Copy (Signulj THOMAS & FRASER, P. K. B. I'llOVlNCE UU HAS CAN". I) \ (.'.\N\l)\ 1 S.RlViERUS. ) TABLE \U niSTIUCTDr.STROIt l)c« IlniH.ra rcj alloiiL-^ dan* !c- Banc ilu Roi iinK JinTt'cin OfTicier* tie in diteCotir, leparfmfnt et rciprctWei.'cnf, a (i\rr en fiircf depuiil* pr*. iniorinur iliili'ini>.Mlo.l.iMvier|>ioclLain, ilam III caiiien a J(tc i\icM'--t apre, ce U-mpi, jiitqu'apiej cunildcraiion ct experience ull^rwurc, Icclui Mill alitSif. ,„„r a 11' •itmme .piVifli).!!! il^r«ciil, («.l..n In |ite.i.nle tlii»Mll.|i.»ll.'n.) rl 'Uji' i,iu,..TU..nl (li'llninr U..II .•nlKs I'l ..n h,. IomU- .•! rh.Kun.. il.-.c«u«. .win. ,v».|,n,.,.-, .... , „"■ ,» >.n.n,. ,|,«.ll,,.,« .I'-'K...... ..l 1.. »..k.,r ,k. Ir on .mubloH, ,n,.,«e m, ■I ,'i. 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Pan, iniilM ot chnriino ,1,., c»ii,.', c.immo ci-.l.-s.u'. dv.Tilfi « <-i.cli.«;<", ,l»n, le-niipllp, !.■ .It'lVnilnir nu c.ini|i»niilrii p.!, ft jUiionK'nl .lulln.iirsir« ..nlte iiiir d.d.iiit. ,>ii .lins li.M)nclU'', lu di'fi'ndeur ayaiu c.i!n|iaru, ioiir.-.s.nn liler autuiic cxiqmun in di^luisi- °"^'""'' VI. c-.\s. Dnn, imile, el rliarnnc doMMii-M rominf i-i-dessu, .Uvril.'icl ci-clim«i'S i|iil. (Ic d..r,.n.lfUt n'a«»nl|)..,.-o.nr;iri..)> \M)uMt il lera (Ilu do fimdcnon nnw.ler, ni sus de iv qu piiTidf, Sic. ••• . "■ 1 . « l).in« Ktulc nui,o i.ti il siT.lord.i. till' iin IVoru". [tar .lull's ai'. ... ■•• {w,'"u.eM.r.K^ •"""•' .., /T.JiW^i^M.H,.. ll..rra.,(....U'.ls. Ill' Cmns lUil m-M-ionl pa, arMiiSLe, av:inl U ni.iMi.n lii.nr lik'r l.-l « ill. r.iiir l.'s ini..ni.<, o"i w""' ii'""'^.i''« »•"" I" 'r.."t..ii pniir hierltl Wnl, ... I'ciir loi.ifs lf< l'r..i.'.lim.i sur « hi A' lUihas Corpus, <|iii no >oronl pa. arrangooj avant la ui.i- lion pour lil.T iivlni, ... ... . , "' . I'mir In n (■.no., qui -oionl nrrannoo- avnnl la nlnliun pniir (ilor cl wt l, „„„:V„i,„ „ I'our li.lilos lo» l>n.ivdurej »ur uno lli»glo .\w. d.ns I., iiuiuio d ull .S. i/v>u.i, piMir lairo re vivro nil jiidt-nu'iii, ... .i.'-' r.nir l.iulos lis pr.iCoiliire*on I'lnan .III im writ .1 I'.vufimoii, I'mir fhn.i.io .'PP. '■111.... liiooniil lie sola p'lsninlos'if, ... •■. ■■• I'.iur luuios lo, |,i.,ioduivs>Iiruiu. ..ppuMl.on nun o.inlCoo ot cnllo.iiii'O au l:iarc lalivreuii I'.'u'r p'.'Mii''iiivrc Ull ju;)ni,onl ju>q.ruu'rii|.|.i rl do ilislriiiulioll i>u do coliuoalion qui lie sola |ia. I'.mr'i'.uu'os lo, pr.iooil.iros su'r'la onnlostalii.n .I'liii rappnrl do',ii-t-il.iilinn ml do oollncatiun qiu nosora |ia, roliio avanl I'ln.inp i .lo I'll.- ruiito-laiinii siir io m.Io (luur I audiuoii, I'oiirlcs tpcmos, Mr.'.iio ai.lllt rilisonpinili siir lo i.iio pi.ur r.iudiMi.n, ;" , , I'oiir n.iilos !..» piia'.'.'iiros mr ulic CuiuiuisMim llui;,Uoiro ou CoinniKiunn dan, la naluro | PuuiriWu'rourpmi."u!'7i'.lVixiVuti..n do'iollo Comn i>,ion 20; nu lto|ioii.lant Us. 8d.^ aiix rrulunulinris r... Id., ... "" ■ , 'V. "" r.iur roiniuon on rliold.'oliaqne loimiin, ::,. -Id. Iran-.| loslion .Is. .|.l, I'.itirlunloslo, proooluii'silans lo oas .lo l.iciialuiu il'ull iiti ileplusiouis lionliiRC', J'iii.rol,«nuo li..|ip",l .lo.lisliiliiiliiiniiu,lor..ll.ir.,linn, ... ... , ,„ , ■■ „ J'uur il,,i.|uc Will do .Soiii.iiauou uu do .Vu/7.,ni.. oinano, y cuuipris toulos nial.orc, nuuloiill- H ifollll, r.nir I..IIIO niliro wiil, y r.ntp'is tciitos liiatit'its moid. ,it,sii iroltii I'.Mir ohaq.io riohorohi' do 11, c.ird d'uno ou do tnonis d'uiio annoo, I'our .1110 rochorrhej,'6iioiale, ... ... ••■ I'.iur l.iutoscopiosdop.ipiorsn'oxco.lani pasipnlre pagrsdo com m.iU chaq.ic, ... I'.Mir clliiquc pauo ile com mols dans lollos opios on »us do qu.iliu pajjos, ou pour enroglstror, I'oiif ciH.ni.' corl.n.at ollioiol, ... ■■. •■. ■•• _^__ , 5,,, I'our chaqiio r. cord iransim, li la Tour d Appol, pour lopioimnr, le Iransmcliio, rc.our, .\i J'.i.ir lo oalilionnoMi.llt on li.iroil o IS, I'o.ir iraiis.ripllon do pro.od.iros |,ar paaodo com mol', ... •■ I'.iur cliiipio aclo d'aus dop.rons, cupio d ioolul 01 loulo'i pri co.liiros ou cc c»,, cxcplo k" iloposiiions a 7,^ , I'our olinquo oiiiii'.' .run iiivonlnirn 01 rloliirc d icclui, I'.iur cha.iiio 1.010. f..tl.'iid..iico) hois du biiii'aii, I'our assisior a I'oxiuion .I'uii aspiram, li-. 8.1. rorlilloal .-.<. U. annoncc.V. 4d., Ur..|l pour com sur dv'.iiorsp.lyoiolicour, pour los proiuioi, cools livios 'JIX. I'l puur loii'i soinnio en sus lOB. parcom, ... ... ... ■•■ I'.iurchaquo sijrnillcalion d'un writ do Ciiiniinil /(..<;. "i./cii'/i.m, y comprii u.ps dtvoir, roniplir, ... ... ■ ' , , ... , '" , . "" I'tiiir ii.eue clio-o, d'.in .vrii iI.- pris.* .lo oorps ouanot siiiiiilca un dolonditir soiiloinom, I'our ni6uio,(...so, iiolinp.o .l.'IVn.loiir aildiiioiin.l, ... ■■■ I'.iur la .is;iiill.'Hio" .'o cli,iquo«ri p.iso do corps p,ir SMsic airol, a Ull dofoudour, l'.,iir inoiuo .-huso, a ch..qii.' dofon.kur ail.l.l i.ii.iiol, I'.iur lasii!n.nci.li.>n di>clii.|uo wrildo laiiiB-gigorio, aiir. dC'lVndcur, I'our nil caulionnoinoiit, I'.iur clia.pio a. to, (assi^r'uncnt.) de oaulionnomPlit. Pour oli.iq.io rolour do .Vol isl iim iilus, ou do Xullii fei/in, sur mfsnr j,mr«.i, ou sur un wri il'osi'L-u.i.in, ... ... ... ."■ ,, Pour i'o\o.-. 1 de clia.pio writ do p.)ssc,s,(,n, V comptis .oul devoir a romplir, I'.iiir l'o I) ••1 I'J ii •2 3 •1 8 10 2 10 I IH 10 I ^ 4 18 B 1 II 4 1 .1 4 l,t 6 U n H 'J 10 o 1 IH 10 1 .1 4 Id 6 118 'Z 10 p 1 i 4 II .-. 1 ' ' ?, 4 6 8 ir. 4 11 8 r. .5 i 13 4 1.1 4 u 2 1 4 1 li 3 H 4 1 n S f, 1 I) 2 li 2 i> li 1 4 .5 f. li (i ."; I) ,? 11 1.1 lU 4 1 1 11 K 4 ... II 8 1 4 () 10 .1 1 .1 10 n .1 4 1 3 .1 10 4 11 ti H 3 III 2 1 ti • I,ea lionoraircs sinsi iiiarqii.'s «om pavai'!.,, inon"' pir !.■ ,t..mat>'l. i.r; irnuie par lo .l.'tor.dtuf. . RiviercJ, 30 Sejil isn (^igiii-) .1. OGDr.N', .1. I!. W (Siym:-) O. I'EliRAllLI', .1. 15. R. \ rn'i copii \S. C. H. COFFIN". (sigiiiS) ■i'lioM.XsS & rii;\,sF.R, I', n. r. SB! ment et respectlvemenf , a 6tre en force depim le pre- I'apics consideration ct experience iili^rieure, icclui i a, If. "2 O •a •a (■ a 11 IT { '^ -1 ^, ;/■ ■^1 •c > ^ 9 •o "^ 1 a- 3 94 a M i U o M M e :2 Sherif. le, lec. Dif. Defi w IP5* 55^ 8::^ &v- K?- Ditto. Uiuo. jt <>. X». 10 7 10 4 6 3 6 10 10 5 15 10 6 10 16 10 16 10 6 10 16 10 i6 L a. 1). 7 10 5 16 5 10 2 6 7 10 5 16 3 10 2 6 ^' 6'. JJ *S •5 12 2 *2 3 •l 8 10 *2 M •1 •0 *5 *3 *2 *1 2 1 1 1 I 1.'? 10 16 8 6 8 13 4 12 2 3 8 10 10 18 10 3 4 18 13 3 15 6 1 15 11 8 4 6 8 2 3 4 o 10 1 18 10 1 3 4 18 6 1 15 11 8 118 10 3 10 1 15 C 6 8 1- 4 118 1 3 4 1 13 4 118 1 3 4 16 S 6 8 2 10 < o in s.n 10 8 ' 6 8 5 .S'X» s.u. 5 4 2 3 4 2 6 :£s. /;. 5 3 4 2 6 2 i'-O. J 10 5 10 5 313 nAPPORT sun LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. cinq shelins, payables lors de I'^manation du writ de lommation dans toutcs les ac> tions ou la snmme dcmand^e n'excedera pas cinq livrea courant, Et dans Ica actions ou la somme deinandee exccde cinq livres, II, Pour chaq-" copie, lorequ'il y a plus d'uii defendeur, III. Pour clmquc sonfimation dans les actions en garantie et copic, et pour chaquc sommation pour appeler des Intcressea dans UP Cours d'eau, et unc copie, Pour chaquc copie pour chaque Garant ou Interesse, lorqu'il y en a plus d'un, IV. Pour l'enr6gistreraent et I'entrcedea pro- cedures jusqu'au jugement final sur cha- que opposition ou Kequctecn surcis, V. Pour chaque Regie Nisi pour obtenir une Execution, ou une nouvelle Execution et les proc(^durcs sur icelle jusqu'a la de- cision iinale, (Payable lors de Temanation de la Regie.) VI. Pour chaque Writ de Saisie-Gagerie, Saisie- Arrdt, (y compris le writ et copie d'ice- lui,) pour en registrcr I'entrde et les pro- cedures jusqu'au jugement final, savoir :— Dans les actions au-dessous de £5 Dans toutes les actions au-dessus de £3 VII, Pour chaque subpoena pour tous les temoina d'une partia qui entcndent la mSrae langue» Et pour chaque copie, VIII. Pour chaque copie de regie ou de juge- ment, IX. Copies de Proces-Verbaux au Rapports, six- pence par 100 mots, X. Po' r chaque Writ d'Ex^cution, entree ct entegistrement d'icelui, XI. Pour chaque recherche dans le Registre ou Record de cette Cour, lorsqu'il y a plus d'une annef , JEO 5 6 8 1 6 3 1 5 2 6 6 6 8 2 1 6 6 1 3 6 2 6 1 MONK & MORROGH, P. B. R. Moiitieal, 22 Fcvricr, 1 830. 2 S I y>^ BEPORT OX THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTAUIES. APPENDIX No. 16. District of Thrctt Ki tof ? ivers, ) IN THE PROVINCIAL COURT. Wednesday f the lOth day of June, IS30. PRESENT: The Honorable Mr. JuBiice Valliercs de St- R^al. Ordered, That the following Tal.le of the fees, emoluments and renrtU- nernlions allowed to the several Officera of the Provincial Court tor the Disirict of Three Rivers, be hencefoith observed. A8 far a« regards Fees allcauses shall be divided into two classes J namely : — ] St Class.—Real and mixed Aciions. 2nd Class— Personal Aciions. The 2nd Class shall be subdivided as follovrs, viz :— 1st Subdivision : Causes wherein ih^demande is for £5 and upwards, and all causes subject to evocation. 2nd Subdivion : Causes wherein the demande is for a sum under £3 and above 4()3., not subject to evocation. 3rd Subdivision : Clauses wherein the demande is for 403. or less, not subject to evocation. Actionsof account, /«Kr;///W^./^^«Ar.andactions^o«r hvenlalre, shall be considered as causes of the first class. In all Causes of the first class there shall be taxed :— To the Attorney for the Plaintiffon all the proceedings ^^ ^ „ in the cause, „ , ^ ^ , .. 10 To the Attorney for the Defendant, _ , If the cause be settled previously to Us entry in Co . there shall be allowed to the Attorney for the Flam- ^ ^ ^^ tiff, If 315 ' RA1>I>()UT SUR IXS 1I0N(.UAI11ES DES PROTONOT AIRES APPKNDICE No. IG. District (U'h ? rruis-Hivieroti- ) (JOUR PROVINCIALE. Mcrcredi, Ic lOjidn, 1829. PRESENT LMIonWc. Mr. Le Judge Vallieres dc St. Real. OnlonnL Que la Table suivantcdci. honorairea, cmolumens et salalres, des dXens Ofilcicrs de la Cour Provincialc du District dcs Trois-R.- vieres, sera observ6e a I'avcnir. Rdlativcmcnt aux Honoraires, les Causes sc divisent en deux Classes, aavoir : — Icie. Classc. Actions reelles ct mixtes. 2me. Classe. Actions personnelles. La 2p. Classc se subdivise commc suit, savoir : lerc. Subdivision : Cause dc .€5et au dessus.ct toutes causes sujeltei a Evocatior, 2me. Subdivision : Causes au dcssous de £5, et au dessus dc 40s., non sujettes a Evocation. 3me. Subdivision ; Causos de iOs. ou moins, non sujettes k Evocation. Lcs instances dc Comptesles Inscriptions de Faux, et les actions pour Inventaire soul consider^cj commc Causes de la premiere classc. Dans lcs Causes dc la premiere Classc il sara taxe :— Au Procureui- du Demandeur sur toute la Cause, £15 Au Procureur du Defendeur, ^ Si la Cause est arr ng6eavam son entree en Cour, sera alloue au Procureur du demandeur, 1 7 6 Si 31G REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES. If the cause be settled afier entry,but before any Enqutte is had, there ihall be allowed : To the Attorney for the Plaintiff, To the Attorney for the Defendant, In Causes of the second Class. 12 6 7 (3 To the Attorney for the Plaintiff on all the proceed- ings in the cause, To the Attorney for the Defendant, If the cause be settled be- fore entry in Court, there shall be allowed to the At- torney for the Plaintiff, If the cause be settled, by confession or otherwise, af- ter entry, but before any Engucte is commenced, there shall be allowed to the At- torney for the Plaintiff, To the Attorney for the Defendant, In actions for slander the Court may, in pronouncing judgment, allow the Attor- nies a fee proportionate to the difficulty of the cause,aud not exceeding the fee allcvved in causes of the first claoo. On every exception r La forme, exception decUnatoire or dila- toire, or defence en droit which shall be dismissed, there shall be allowed to the Attorney for the Plaintiff, On every uncontested op- position afn df conservcr, there s^'.?^' 'le allowed to the Attorney for the opposant, SUBDIVISIONS. let £0 12 6 10 5 7 6 6 8 2ud. 6 8 7 6 3 4. C 8 5 3rd. £0 10 ^0 5 6 S 6 5 2 6 5 3 4* t. 1 3 4 5 Oppositions il t. 8 4< ions 317 RAPl •OUT SUR LES HONOIIAIIIES DES ruOTONOTAlHES. Si la Cause est arran rE allouc, ^^^^ u Demandcir, Au Procureur du Defcndeur» gee aprcs son entree mais avarit 12 6 7 Dans lc8 causes de la deuxieme Claste. SUBDIVISIONS. Ire. 2mc. 3 me. AuProcnrenrduDeman- ^o 10 i^O 6 8 clcur sur toule la cause, AU i- " Au Procureur du Dcfen- deur, Si la cause est arrangee avant I'entiee en Cour, sera alloue au Procureur du De- deiir, Si la cause s'arrange par confession ou autremcnt a- pies I'entree mais avant I'Euj qucte commencee, sera laxe au Procureur du Deman- Au Procureur du Deten- Dans les Actions d In- iuies, la cour en jugeant, Vourra allouer aux Procu- reurs un Honoraire proper- f,or6 b la difficultede la cause, Gtn'excedantpaslho- iioraire des causes de la pre mierc classe. Sur unc ex- ception a la forme dcclina- tuire ou dilatoire, ou dcfen.sc en droit renvoyce, sera al- loud au Procureur du Dc- mandeur, ^ . Sur unc Opposition aim (le Conscrvcr non contestcf, 8cra allouc au Procureur do I'opposunt, 10 07G 050 5 7 6 6 8 G 3 3 4- 2 6 6 S 5 5 3 4. 5 3 1. 7 6 6 8 5 I.cs « Sl8 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PIIOTHONOTARIES. Oppositions afn (VannuUer, and afn ihdistratre, shall be considered as original actions ; oppositions «/?« de conserver, when contested, shall also be considered as original actions. , ,, . • , j Demandes en Intervention and incidental dcmandes shall DC considered as original actions as far aa regards costs. Fees common to all the Classes. On every Petition for a Writ of Sa'isle-Gagcric, or Sais'ie- Reveadkatlon over and above all other fees, On every other Petition or Affidavit by which the ob- ject proposed shall be attained, For prosecuting judgment on a Report of dis'-ribution, there shall be allowed to the Attorney prosecuting the same, For every necessary document, drawn up and procured 1)v order of the Court, there shall be allowed lo the respec- live Attornies, . . For saing oat a Commission for the examination ot witnesses, there shall be allowed : — To the Attorney prosecuting the Commission, To the Attorney of the opposite party concurring therein. On a Commission for the examination of a party on oath, there shall be allowed to the Attorney prosecuting the same, Tor every copy of a note or other document sous seirig- frtvi, Rule of Court, or Judgment, theie shall be allowed to the Attorney, i u u On every voluntary Reprise d'instance, there shall be allowed to the Attorney of the party Reprenant I'Jn- stancCf Prothonotary's Fees. For a Writ of Summons and Declaration, with a copy thereof, the whole not exceeding 150 words, For every additional 100 words,! For annexing and certifying a ducumcnt, sous selng- prive, on which the action is founded, For entering a cause, r * i • For entering a Descriptive Plan, ri lU-purt of Arbitra- tors or Fxpcrts, or an account nnidcicd under a judg- ment, £0 5 3 1- 6 8 5 12 6 10 7 1 5 2 6 G 1 1 G '2 (^ Fi.r I 5 7 1 5 2 6 6 1 1 G '1 ^ I 319 UAPFORT sua LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRCS. Te^ OnDositions afin d'annuller et afin de distraire, sont considere'es Les "l'P°''''7,,, . ^ -^^ug . les Oppositions afin de conserver lors- co,«rne ^^^ -"^ ^^^ "^P/ransrconSder^es comme Causes Principales. ^"l : Tl n lnre::ention eC autves de.andes Incidentcs sont con^deJees comma causes priucipalcs, quant aux fra. et d«pens. Honoraiies communs a toutes les Classes. Pour une Requ£te afin de Saisie-Gagerie, ou Saisie-Re- ^vei.dication, en sus de tout autre honoraire, IW tuute autre Requite ou affidavit utilement presentc, Tour la poursuite d'une instance d'ordre.ou distribulioa de deniers, sera laxe au Procureur poursuivant, LorsquMl sera ecrit et produit par o^'^^^^.f^J^^/"^;;; ..era alluu6 aux Procureurs respect.fs, pour chaque ecnt necessaire, . . .,- I'/^vnmpn rip* Pour la poursuite d'une Commission pour 1 examen des Temoins, sera alloue, Au Procureur poursuivant la Commission, ^ Au Procureur do la partie adverse qui s'y sera joint. Snr une Commission pour fair^ entendre une partie sous Serment, sera alloue au Procureur poursuivant, Pour chaque copie de billet ou autre ecrit sous seing pviveTRegle 1e Cour, ou Jugement, sera aHoue au P.o- '"'pour une Reprise d'instance volontaire, sera alloue au .ProcurcurduReprenanil'lnstance, Emolumens du Gieftier. Pour un Bret de Sommation et la Declaration avec copie, le tout n'excedant ras cent cinquante mots, Pour chaque cent mots additionels, pZ an.?exer ct certifier une piece sous seing pnve, servant de fondement a Paction, Pour I'entree d'une cause, ,,1- . . Pour Ventrde d'un I'lau figuratif, rapport d'Expcrts ou cV Arbili-cs, ou Compte rendu en Jugcmcnt, £0 5 3* 6 8 5 12 6 10 r> 1 5 2 6 6 I 1 6 •2 G Pour 320 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOT ARIES. For the entry of a Rule for the examinatiou of a party on oath, For a Subprena, For every'copy of a Subpcena, On the examination of every Witness, For a.Iiidgmcnt or Order of Court, For a vViit of Firi facias. For a Writ of Venditioni Exponas, r, - ■ t> ForaWrit oi Saisie Gagene,Saisie-Jrrct, or Sauw-Ke- vendication, . For every copy of a hke Writ, For a Commission Rogatoire, For Commission for the Exammalion of Witnesses, or of a party on oath, within tiie District, with forms, 1 a- riff of the Commissioner's fees, and all other papers con- nected with the execution of a Commission of the said na- lure, £0 9 2 1 1 3 5 5 1 5 7 G Commissioners' Fees, on Commissions for the examinatiou of Witnesses, or of parlies, residing at the distance of tea leagues or more trom the Town of Three Rivers : Travelling expenses for every league including the re- To the Commissioner for the journey, (it necessary,;^ For the fair copy of every Deposition or Examination in Chief, 2?., and for do. of tlie answers to the cross-in- terrcgatoires. Is. ,„ po For the Report and Certificate, and Return of Commis- 6ton, Fees allowed to the Crier and Assistant Crier. On the calling and entry of every cause, there shall be allowed to the Crier, To the assistant Crier, For caUiiitT every witness who shall be sworn, X)o. do. to the Assistant Crier, On the entry of every Rule for the examination of a party on oath, there shall be allowed to the Crier 4d. and to the As&isiant Crier 2d., £0 1 6 3 4 3 3 4 1 3 4. 2 6 E.VilifT's i 321 3 9 2 1 1 3 5 5 1 5 7 c 1 6 3 4 I RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DBS PROTONOTAIRES. Pour I'entrced'une Regie pour entendre une parlie sous ScrmenV, Pour un Subpoena, Pour chaque copie de Subprena, Sur I'examen de chaque Tcmoin, Pour un Jugement ou ordre de cour, Pourun Bref d'Executionjli. fa. Pour un Vend. Exponas, ^ Pour un Bref de Saisic-Gagerie, de Saisie -Arret, ou de Saisie-^levendication, Pour ct pie de pareil Bref, Pour une commission rogatoire. Pour une commission pour entendre des Temoins, ou une partie sous Serment dans le District, avec les formu- lcs,Tarif d'Honoraiies du commissaire, et tout ce qui con- ccrnel'expedition d'une telle commission, £0 9 2 1 6 1 3 5 5 1 S 7 6 Salaires des Commissairessur commissions pour I'examen ^es T6moins ou des pariie. residants a dix lieucs ou plus de distance de la ViUe des Trois Rivieres. Prais de Voyage pour chaque Heue y compris le rctour, Au Commissaire pour son transport, s'il est n^cessaire, Pour redaction au net de chaque Deposition, ou Repon- Kcs en Chef, Ss., el des Repon&cs aux Trausquestions, Is., Reiour ct cevtificat ct Rapport de la commission, £0 1 3 3 3 6 4. 4< Salaires de I'Huissicr-Audiencier et de son Assistant. Pour I'Appel et entree de chaque cause, sera allouc a r H ussier- Audiencier, A I'Hussicr Assistant, Pour I'Appcl de cliaque Tcmoin assermcnte, Do. do. a 1' Assistant, Pour I'cntixe dc chaque Regie, pour entendre une par- lie 80U3 Serment, sera allouc a I'Huissrie-Audieiicier 4tl,, a I'Assistant 2d., 2T 1 3 « 4- 2 6 Salaires, 322 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. Bailiffs' Fees. For travelHntr expenses there shall allowed. P/r eague, including the distance travelled in returning, and all allosv- ance for carriage-hire, but not the expenses of fernage, For every service, _ , ^ . r n, For every copy of a Judgment, Rule or Order of Court made, certified and signed by a Baihft, For every seizure of moveable property. For the Proces Verbal of the seizure and copy thereof, por the public notice of a sale, (annonce,) For the Proch Verbal of a Sale, For the copy thereof, if required. On every sale of moveable property. For attendance to see the same recorded, For the return of every opposition, For executing a Writ, a capias, x. ^ ,,■ „ For every Proces Verbal attested on oath and setting forth the commission of Rebellion, Resistance or Rescue, ^0 2 1 3 1 4 0* o 1 6 4 1 6 5 2 6 2 6 5 3 At the Circuit Courts there shall be allowed to the Prothonotary. £0 6 3 6 3 6 1 3 For every Writ of Summons and copy, including one for the crier, . For the entry of every such Writ, For every subpoena, (including 6d for the crier.) For every copy of do- (including 3d for the cier,) The other fees and emoluments of the Prothonotary a«d of the crier shall be the same in the Circuit Courts as in the Provincial Court. The Crfe of the Court shall receive his fees and those o the Prolho- „ot^ry, on every Writ of Summons, Subpoena, Rule or other procedure hr^fnri. anv oroccedings can bo had thereon. . AUTlnffs and Tables of Fees, Emoluments, and Remunerations her^tofle n fore" are henceforth repealed, excepting so much thereof as refers to the taxation of witnesses, which shall continue to be observed. True Copy, W. C H. COI-FIN. Ui L tr; vc fa . I 6 6 6 6 6 3 6 3 6 1 3 L £0 2 1 3 1 4 5 1 6 4 1 6 5 2 G 2 6 5 323 RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. Salairea des Hviiasiers. PourfraisdeVoyagc, sera allou6 par chaque lieue de transport y corapris le retour et toute compensation pour voiture, iiou compris les traverses, Pour chaque Signification, Pour chaque copie de jugemenf , regie on ordre de cour faiie, certifiee et signifiee par un Hussier, Pour une Saisie de Meubles, Pour le Proces Verbal de Saisie et copie, Annonce, Proces Verbal de Vente, Pour copie si elle est exigee. Pour une Vente de Meubles, Pour 1' Assistance au Record, Retour d'une opposition. Four I'execution d'un capias ou prise de corps. Pour un Proces Verbal sous Serment constatant rebel- lion, resistance ou recousse, Dans les Cours de Tourn^e, sera alloue au Greffitc Pour I'ordre et copie, y compris Is. pour le Cneur, Pourl'entr6e de chaque ordre, Pourun Subpoena, y comprised pour le Cneur, Do. copie, y compris 3d. au Cneur, Le. autre, emolumen, et ^f^'^^ ^\^"^;^ltf^"''"" Cour, de To«ruea,.e.out '" "X^rdfla Cou^reLlt'e S^^^ et le. ei^rtrffieTra^o^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ °- -'» ""'n-^^T^Tf^et'SlCri^'o^'^retfemolumens ou Sakire,, oi- ae.lT:n'^f:;c:rsoTtt ;«a;-o.p.erde«30u.^ iu. - garde k taxe des Temoiu. qm conl.nuera a etre ob^tve. Pour vraie copie, W. C.H. COFFIN. 3 6 3 6 3 6 13 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTnO>OTARIES. RA APPENDIX No. 17. Province Provincial Cour of Lower Canada,! art of St. Francis. 3 Thursday, the 20th Day of November 1823. Fees allowed to the Clerk or Prothonotary of the Court. For the entry of every plaint and prcccipe fo Summons, For every Summons, For drawing- every L»eclaration, pleading or 0- ther proceeding not exceeding 300 words and the fair Copy thereof, l^if prepared by the Clerk of the Court,) For every 100 words exceeding 300, For every Duplicate or Office Copy of a Sum- mon3 under the hand of the Clerk of the Court to be served upon a Defendant, For every Duphcate or Office Copy of a De- claration, pleading or other proceeding not exceeding 300 words, under the hand of the Clerk of the Court to be served upon a party, (if prepared by the Clerk of the Conn,) For every 100 words above 300, For examining and figning every Duplicate o Office Copy to be served, of declarations, pleadings cr other proceedings, where the sami is prepared by the Attorney per 100 words, For every Affidavit to ground Writs of Cupicu or Jrret, or of service of process, rules ol Court or proceedings, or other necessary Af fidavits, (if prepared by the Clerk of the Court,) Po Pc V P( p 325 RAPPOUT SUULES IIONORAlRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. APPENDICE No. 17- Province du Bas-Canada, 1 t-Francois. 3 Com- Provincial de Saint- Jeudi, le 20e jour de Novcmbi-c 1823. HoNORAiREs alloues au GrefFier ou Protonotaire de la Cour :- 3 3 G For Pourl'entree de cliaque plaintect prcecipe pourl s. sorrmation, Pourchaque sommation, Pour dresser chaqiie declaration, plaidoyer ou autre procedure, n'excedant pas 300 mots, c copie d'iceux au net, (si prepares par le gref fier de la cour,) Pourchaque 100 mots en su3 de 300, PoHir chaque duplicata ou copie d'office d'une sommaiion sous le semg du greffier de la cou a eire signifiee a un defendeur, Pourchaque duplicata ou copie d'office d'une decl'^raiion, plaidoyer ou autre procedure, ii'ex< cdant pas 300 mots, sous le seing do greffier de la cour a etre signifiee a une partie, (si preparee par le greffier de la cour,) Tour chaque 100 mots au-dessus de 300, Pour reviser et signer cliaque duplicata ou copie d'office a etre signifiee, declarations, plaidoyers. et autres procedures, Iwrsque prepares par le procureur, par 100 mots, Pour cliaque affidavit pour appuyer des writs de capias ou arret, ou de signification d'ajourne ment, leglesdecour ou procedures, ou au tres affidavits uecessaitcs, (si prepares par le greffier de la cour,) 2 d. 6 6 G 4 OS B C>1 (A s CO s. d. 4 4 4. 3 \l 8 d. 3 8 3 2 Pour 32(i REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTARIES. R^ ^1 ^3 a CM For swearing every Affidavit in Court, not pre pared by the Clerk, • , j , For every Subpoena for witnesses to include 4 names if neceasaiy, For every Duplicate or Office Copy of a bub. poena under the hand of the Clerk of the Court to be served on a witness, For calling every witness on a Subpoena and entering his appearance or default, For swearing every witness, « . • • For calling the first Defendant or Turs-Satste in a Cause in Court and the entry of his appea ranee or default, . . The like for each Defendant or Tiers-Saiste ex- cept the first. For calling the plaintiff at the instance of the Defendant and the entry of his appearance or default, j- • i For the entry of every final and unconditional judgment, . ^ For the entry of every judgment with stay ot execution or other conditions. For the entry of every Motion made in Court and every Decision, Adjudication or Inter- locutory judgment on rules pleadings or any other occasion in the course of the Cause, For every Rule of Court not exceeding dOO words, For every 100 words exceeding 300, For every Duplicate or Office Copy of a Rul not exceeding 300 words under ihe hand ot the Clerk of the Court for Service, For every 100 words above 300, For setting down every Rule Nisi or pleading for argument, every cause for final hearing or any other matter for argument or hearing at a future day. For the entry of every continnance or postpone- ment thereof to a further day, E 6 6 6 6 6 4 C 1 2 d, 3. f: 8 4 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 3 8 4 li S 3 6 3 9 3 3 2 6 3 For V t 327 UAPPORT SUR LES IIONOIIAIRRS DES TROTONOTAIRES. 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'f TA RirV of F<'C3 autliorizcd by llic Iloiioralile Al. \is Caron, .Tudf^c of Uh Majesty's IVoviiicial (..'(Pint for tlif Inferior Dismct of Gaspi taken liy ili'e Proilionotary of the said Provincial Court, iimil tlu 'iOihday of March, 18'Ji). I. CASK in rncli nntt every entire real, pprsonnl nnil mist, in tiliich llle drmdwli- sliail lie mndc I'.ir .my spsciliosum ot niiinov, (ill herein elii«sc(l,) iinil in wliieli lllo defen- ilinitstiallainienrond (inal judgment rIkiII Le enlcreil, nnd in efU'hnnd every c»nse in wineli i\\tnLmnnile simll leliUe to iinniovo.ilile|iri)|)erty. or to any nuilleror lidilK which kliill omount 1(1 llie several snms, as herein ehiksed, and sh.ill mil lie made tcir any speeilic Mjm of money, and llio det'endant !.hall nppeiir and linal jud-imenl shjll he entered, Olid in eaeh and every caii^e in which the ik- iiaiiil,' shall relate to immoveable property or to any other mutter or thinjr, and also be made lor any specille sum ol' money, and the value of such immoveable property matter or thiiiff, and of such s|)ceilie Mini of moriev -so demanded orlhevaloo of either of them, shall ainounl 10 and not exceed the several sums, as herein classed. and the defendan' shall oppear, and linal juilginenl shall be entered, ^c. II. CASK Jn each and every cause, as above described and as herein classed, which shall he settled at any period alicr the in- structtons to the p! iiitilf's Attorney, and before there- turn of the process ad rrsimnilrmluin. III. CASK. In each and every cnuse, as above described and as herein classed, whicli (llie delVndant h.ivinf; appeared.) shall be sctllcd at uny period alter the return of the process ud rcsiMtuhntluni'axui before vt>nte:^tathnfu cciuie, IV. (:.\si:. Jn each and every cause, as above described, and as herein classed, which,' the defendant baling: appeared, shall be settled at any period after coitkstdtion en viiusCf and be- fore linal judumeiit. V. CASK. In each and every cause, as above described and as herein classed, in which the defendant shall not appear and iinaljudgment shall be enteieu by default, or in iibicli the (iefeiidaht havinf; appeared shall confess judgment; without fyliiiii i:tci'itli>m or (It'f'fnsf aujlindi. VI. CASK. Jn cacli and every cause, as above described and as Iieieiii lassed, which, the defendant not havin|i appi-ared shall be settled at any pciod after the return of the pro tess oU irfi'.mdrndiim and before the beuelit of the de- fault shall lie a. lowed. VII. CASE. In each and every cause, as abovo ihscribcd and as herein clas^ed, wbieli the dtdindant not havinj; appeared, shall be settled at any period (iflcr Itur lu'm.-mor tlio dr'ault IS allowed and beiore linal jnd;rment. I'or evLTy cause whatsoever, in whiih fins dc nnn ;)nict'f/(' shall be fylcd, iS:c., in addition to ilie'loreHoioi;, Do, lu everyco'use whatsoever, in which a trial by Jury shall be ordered, ^c. ... ... ... ... i)o, .**or all the procccdiofjs upon a writ of /.Vr ;•, Cirliitrnri, Miiniliinnis, I'ritkiliilion, Quu imrnudtinr Jtlmirnenl, which shall not be settled before the n;olion to (yiesucb writ l'"(ir all the proceedings :;pon any writ of lmb'-(is crrptis, which shall not be settled beiore the motion to lyle the same J'or all the proceedings open a Rule 7i(5i, in the nature of H schrjlniii.'i to revive a juihjTient J'or every opposition fyled whicli shall not be contested. I'or all the proceedinp!s iipiin an opposition nut contested, collocated au nunc lu lirrt; or dismissed I'orpioseeutioK to jndj.'iii'Mit a report of distribution or of collocation, which shall not be withdrawn bcforo the iii^-cripti'ili of Mich eontcst.ition upon the roll lor luarin^ I'or the like if withdrawn before the inscription upon the roll for liearinj; I'or all the proceeiuiRs upon commission rogatoirc i" the nature of a C(>mHM.^-(lol ruiifdoirc, I'or the examination in cliief oi' each witness Is. 8d. for the cross ex.onination, Is. Kd. J"or all the proceedings in a case of Luilalinn of one l:m- /n^'i- or n.ore J'or every report of liisttibution or of collocation J'"or every Writ of Stimnion'; or mb/xnia issued, includ- ing all matters incident thereto, J'or ev;ry other writ whats jcver, including all mullets in- cident thereto, J'or every searcli of Uecords of one year or less I'" o = 81 ^» Do.. Do.. £ a. 1) 16 1 •I "l 1 14 •0 IS •0 1,- '0 6 •l Ifi M 1 '0 11 1!) 11 9 11 7 O APPENDICE \o. IS. I!) r^ (1 11 8 n 3 10 6 2 5 10 2 6 C R 1 1 - 11 FARIF nF,sHONORAIRESaiitorl5d3parl'HonoraWc Alexis Ca- ron, .Tii;;c dc la four I'rovincial dc Sa Majes'c pour Ic District Infc- ricur dc (".aspi:', pris par Ic Piotouotaire dt jtisqu'au 'iOo jour dc Mats IS'.'O. la (iito Cour Provinciale, II 1 n ,- C 11 R a 2 G •:, o U 2 (J I. CAS. D.nns chaqne ct Intite Cause leellc, pcrsoniielle et mixie dans laipielle hidenvinde sera laite pour auciine soniine apecillqiie d'argenl, (comnie ci-classe) et dans lii,|uelle le defendeur enm|iarnitra et jiigement dllinitif fs ■< en- tre ; et dans laipielle et dans toilte cause dans liHj,ielle la demandeanra rapport li un immeuble, au a aiicnne matiero et chose ipti monteronl uux diverses sommes, commc cl-dassees, et no sera pas faitu pour aucnne sommo d'argent specifiipie, le defendeur cemparais-atii etle jiigement linal etant entre ; et dans toute etchaipie cause dans laqiiellu la demande aura rapport a des biens iinmeubles on ii anounc autre matiere ou chose, et aussi sera fuite pour auciine soinnie d'argent spcciliqne, et In valeur de telle proprietc immeuble, inatiere ou chose, et de telle -somme spiciliqiie d'argent ainsi demandee, ou la Valour d'ancn no d'lcellesmonteront I'l, et n'excederoni pas, les diverses sommes telles que ci-elasseei, et le de- fenileur paraitra etjugemcnt delinitif sera entte, &c. II. CAS. Dans chaquo el tniite cause telles que ci-dessus decrites et ci-classees, qui seront reglees en aucun temps apres les Inslrnclions donnees au I'rocoreor du Uemundeur etavant le retour Uu Writ ud rrsimiidtudum. III. CAS. Dans toutes et chaeunesdes causes ei-dessiis df elites et ci. classees, qui (le defendeur ayantcomparu,) seront regleei en aucun temps apres le letourdii Writ a(i rcs/ium/cn- dum, et avant contestation en cause, IV CAS. Hans toute et ehacune des eause-s, telles que ci-dcssns decrites et c'-classeesqni; (lodelendeiir ayan: coinparu ' seront reglees eo aucun temps apres contestation en cause et avant le jte'ement deliiiitif. V. CA.S. Dans tonles el ehacune des causes decrites comme ci-des. siiset ci.elassces, dans laquelle, (le defendeur n'ayant pas eomparu,) jiigement delinitif sera eillre par diifjut, ou dans laquelle le defendeur ayant comparii aura confesse jiigement sans liler aucnne exception ni defense aufonds. VI. CAS. IDans mules et ehacune des causes decrites comme ci-des- sus et ci-cl«ssees, qui, (le defendeur n'oyant pas eompa- ru, ) seront reglees en aucun temps a|iie< le retour dn Writ nd r,:ymiidvndiim, et avant quele belielicc des de fauts suit allouc, VII. CAS. Dans loules et ehacune des causes comme ci-des'^us de criles et ei-classecs cpii, (le defendeur n'ayant |ins eoin- l»nrli,) seront re^lei*« on oueul, IcinpH op»u«qtl*i to tjwiieticv des defauts aura etc aceoide el avant jugeoient defintif I'oiir chaque cau-e qiielconquedans laquellr il sera Hie des l-'ins de non I'roceiler, en sus de ce ipii precede, iic. I'onr chaque cause qiielconquedans laquelle il sera ordon ne de faire passer la cause devant un .luie, &c. I'oiir inntcs les ptocedliies sur un Writ d'/wnir, de dr liornri,i\n Maiidiimiis. de Pro^diitiuii, iSi: llii'i ll'iirrnn- l .", 2 U 2 G O G S Ccs hotiuraircs sent payables mnitie par le demandi'ii" et New-Cailislc, r.; may l^".(i Ij moiiie pur le delciidcur. A. 1JKI5EE V. v. C. APPENDIX No. 1!). TARIFF of Fees of the prothonotary of the Provincial Court, for the Inferior District of Gaspc homologated by tlie said Provincial Couit on ilic iOih day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine- TARIF DKS HONORAIRES du Protonotaire dc la Cour Provin- cialo, pour le District Infericur de Gaspc, homologue par la ditp Cour I'rovincialc, le 20c jourdc mats 1829, I. CASE. Ill each and 'vory cause rcol, pcr.'ional and mixl which the demaiiik sh.-.ll he nmile fur ;!n_v K[ii'cilii' ^mii ot money, (as herein cinsseil,) and in ivhich the riet'en danl shall appearand final jiid(;nie»t shall be entered, and ni each and every cause in which the ikmande shall relate ID immoveable properly, or to any matter or l/iiiig which shall amount lo the several sums, as herein classed, and shall nut ho made for any speeilic sum of money, and the defendant shall appear and linal .iudgmcnt shall be entered, and in each and every cause in which the ilt-- mantle shall relate to immoveable properly or lo any other matter or lliing, and also be made for any spccilic sum of money, nnil ihe s ilue of such immoveable property, mailer orlhma. and of such specific sum of money so denianiied or ihe value of either of them, shall amount lo and nol exceed the several sums, as herein classed, linn Ihe ilcfenilant shall appear, and final judumciii shall be entered. &c. II. CASE. In each and every cause, as above described and as herein classed, which shall be sculcd al anyperio'd afler ihe in slrucuons lo ibe plaiiiliirs Attorney, and before Ihe re turn of ihc process ml irsimnJnKhiin. III.CA.SK. In each and every cause, as above described and as herein classed, which Mhc- dcl'endant having appeurcd,) shall ho scllled at any period afler llic reliirn of ihc process ad rcijionilcmluin and before c.iiilcsliiiioitni oiusf. IV. CASi;. In each and every cause, as above described, and as herein classed, which, (the dcfendani liavinu- appeared,) shall be selll.d al any period after coulcsUilion in iiiiist; and be- fore final judgment. V. CA.SE. In each and every cause, as above described and as herein classed, in which ihc defendant shall not appear and final judgment shall be entered by default, or in which ihe dcfendani having appeared shall confess judgment, without fjlingiliiin whli'li shall nol he ontesled. ♦ For all tlie proceedings upon an oiipusition i.ot collocated an vian /u .'/ere or dismissed, For prosecuting to jiulgmcnt a rcporl of dislribulion or of collocation, ivbich sliallnol be dissmisse.l, my conlesleo For all llie pioccedings upon a conleslalion of' a report of dislrilnilioii or of eollocalloii which sb.ill not be wilb- draw n beture the inscnplion of such contestalion upon the roll for bearing For Ihe like if withdrawn before the iiisciiption upon the loll for hearing For all the proceedings upon n commission rogatoirc in the nature of a coittitti.^siaii /■/i^jn/eirc, lor iheesaminalion in chief of each witness la. 6d. cross cxainination, \i. dd. For all the proceedings in a c.ise of Ltcdalim of on- licri t>i£i' or more l-^or.very report of distribution uruf collocation Fur every \\ rit of Summons or sui'jirnm Issued, includ-' ingall mailers incident thereto. 1 For every search of Hecords of one year or Ic:s i For every general search I For all copirsof papers ni>l ii.-ecding four folios of one] hundred words each. I'ar every folio of one h.indred words in s-.ch copier, bcyonti four folios, or for regisrering. For every ollieial cerlificale, For every recoid. transmuted lo the Court of ApS»atc, ihr makiiicup ihercof. return, list o^pap«rs,\-c. I-"or llie record Iherton, I"ur the iraiiscrijit of the pro.:ecdingft per folio of onchun* dred words F'or every .tili' of ni-ia dejmn'tis^ Ihe copy therrof and al proceedings tliereon, Ihe deposition of wiiiiesies al Is tin excepted, Fur every entry of an invcnlory and closing the same Forei'cry atteiid.inceoiit of the Ufllce. For every al'endnnce at the eXHininattou of a Canditate, .■5s. 'Id. Certificate of tile Judge thereon, Is. 8d. the advertisemcni, Is, 8. For poundage of money paid into Court, for the first hun- dred pounds 10s. and for money above .0 per cent. If I ^ ■ -a li «i 6Si u ISlS «1 c < 3 ^11 -■>: Ho. Ho Uo.,l)o Do.. Uo.. 4'. JJ. ! 12 2 ! .', H 10 Ifi S l(i H 15 1 2 10 8 10 IS 10 .T 4 IH Ti 1 .5 Ii ti 8 IS 10 T> -1 13 II f 3 4 l> 2 j 10 2 6 6 8 1 II 1 ." 1 I (> (i .') l) 5 Q iles, malieru ou chose oil dc telle somme specifique d'argeni aiiisi demandee ou la v.iieur d'aiicuned'icelles, miiiileront act n'cxcedc- ro'il pas les diverscs soinmes ci-classee.;, ct dans tes. qncllis le defcndeur coniparaitra et jugement deiinitif sera entre, ^-c, II. CAS. Dans loutes et chacune des causes commo ci-dossusiic- crdcsctci-classees, qui seronl arrangees en ancur temps apies que les Instructions niiioiit etc donne an I'rocii reur du Demandeur, etavant le letour du Win ad ns- pDudcnduin. III. CAS. Uans loutes et chacune des causes, commo cl-dcs.sus d^cri. lesct ci-dassces, qui(le(i'efelideur,iyanlcomparu,)scroiil arrangees en aucun leinps apies le iclour du Writ orf rniiiindLndum, ct avani i.i contestation en cause. IV. CAS. Dans loutes et chacune des causes, comme ci-dessus de ernes el c'-classecs, ipu. (le delciidcnr iiyant comparu,) aeront arrangees en buciin temps, apres la contestalion en caused nvanl le jugement dehiiilif. \'. CAS. Dans Ionics ol chacune des causes comme ci-dessus de- eriles et ci-classees, dans lesqucll.'s le defcndeur n'aura pas comparu et jugement deliiiiiif tcia entre par de- faiil, ou dans lesqiielles le liefendeur ayanl comparu, aura confVssc jugement, sans lilirdVjn/i/iii/i ni der/e- J'cusc iiujlinds. VI. CAS. Dans lollies et chacu le (L's caiisci comme ci-dessus de- crilcs el ci-classcis, dans le.squellos le defcndeur n'aura p,)s conipaiu CI qui seronl ar- .iijees eu auciiu temps upres le ri lour du Wril ad ivsjunil.'itdum, ou avail! qui 'f beneiiee des (lei'«u*.^. ait ete iieeUidC.. VII. CAS. Dans Ionics et eh icune des causes, cominc ci-dcssu.?dc. crites et ci-classees qui, le defend, ur nayant pas conu paru,) seronl arrangees apiesque le benelice de,, defauls aura eleobtcuel avant Icjugenirnt deliniif. Dans chiique cau'c nans laqueile il sera file des Fins de nmi I'roccder, &.r. en addiiion a ee qui precede. Dans cliiupie cause dans iaquelle il sera oiuonne uil procei par .lures I'our loutes ics procedures sur iin Writ d'Tirr.ir, dc Cr tiinnW, ile.l/a,ii/i;(i)(,. I'r.iliildlija, de Qii,t H'arraiil,: im d'arrc.iiilion, qui lie scia pai ajrangees avant la motion pour lei Writ. Four ditto, arr.inge uvantln motion I'our filer Icl Wril. "ulir loutes les procedures ; .r on Writ il'llahais C'urjms. qui iiesira pas ai lange av.iii la motion poor filer icelui. Four louies les I'rocedinjs sur une llegle .Vi.)i', dam la nature d'un .v./iv/iic.us pour laire rev'ivre un jugemcnti I our ciiaipiu opposiiiou qui ne sera p.is conieslee, I'our loutes Ics procedures sur une 0|ipositlon non col- loqtiee ail marc la livie ou leiivoyce. Pour poiiiMiivie jii^ijir.iu jug^meiil un rappnrt (K- ,;l^l|l- biilioiioude collocation qui sera pas rejelle, dltescou- te>l6. Four ditto, si retire avant I'in.scripUon sur le nile pour' udiiiiin. Four louies les proc.'durcs sur une Commission Iloga- loireoii Cuminissioii dans la nature d'une Cuinmissiun liogaloire. I'our ;'exaiii.'n en iliei.; iii.,i;uc temiiin, Is. Cd. trans- liucstionne N. i;ii. Four loutes procedures dans Ic c.isd'unc Ficitation d'un liciii.igeou ne pliisieuts. Four chaijue lijppurt de .! Ii dniii.Mi ou ile collocalion, I'.iur cbaqile Writ de .--..iir... i; im ou de Slilip,r^,.: ei.i.ii.e, y coinpiis tonus niatieics nunlenles a icelui. I l'ourcl..iqiie rcclieiclie de Uccordii d'une anuec ou plus, Foiii i i-.tque ret lierchegenerale. 1 Four 1 iiaque cu| e de papier^ n'c."vceilant pas quilre pages de cu.i mots cii .que. Fi'ur chiiqiiepage de cent mots de idles copies, en sns des qualle jiages, on pour enregistrer, Fot;r cliaque cirlilicat oflieic;. Four cli que record Iransmu a l.i C'linr d'.Vppel, pour le preparer, retuur, lisle de paplers, \c. Four cbaijuc cmlionnemenl .11 ce cai. Four la iraiiscripiion des procedes p.ir page de cent mots. Four eliaque .icie d'avis de parens, copie d'icelui ct de i.i>.» les procedc^s en ce ens ; exceiuc ks depositions des temoins .1 ]-ii. Four cliaijue entree d'un inventairc etcl.'itu'c d'icelui, Four assivtera quelqtie procedure hors du bureau. Four assisl'T 11 resan.eil d'un cindldat ."is. 4d., ccrtifi- cal du juge sur icelui i., sd. annoiiee Is. .Sd. Droitspour cent sur les deiiiers pares en cour, pour les premieres cent livres, IDs. et pour louie somme enl sua 5s. pur cent. ' =3 Do. IJO. Do. Do. j: s. I). ■2 12 ;■ •2 ?> ri ■I 8 ]0 1 1 1 7< IS I ,-: I ri s I IS 10 I .-. 1 II IS f) on s I o 11 s 6 II ri 2 1 - 1 1 "■ 1 n - 1 1 * 1 (> " 1 1 .■> •f ,5 11 ri 1) (", ,-, "' 1) s 1.1 n • Ces honciaircs sent paya'oles ninitie par Ic demandeur et moitie par le defcndeur. Ncw-Caiiislc, I2nioiliv,o. A. BEBEE P. P. ( ■ :ndice No. jo. 'FART jij^^'jES du Protonotaire de la Cour Provin- jjj, jjirieur de Gaspe, homologue par la dite Cour nine.' mrs 1829. In each which 'eolles, pcrsonncllcs cl ot moi'- s*'"'* fai'e pour aucu- dantsK^o™'"^ ci-cJassiie) el ineach"P'»'^'»'"''i c' jugement lo imiT-'"''s et dans toutes cau- shall a'"'* rapport a des biens shall ^natiere ou chose, qui »hede|s» comme ci-ciassces, cnterei^ somme d'argent spe- ;«oHi'7e''^"''cur comparaitra et matter ''^"s toutes et chacune ofmor"'''' aura rapport a des inatter^'"'^ matiere ou chose, »leman""'f"e d'arjrent specifi- to aiid''<^*> matiere ou chose, and thfJi*^"' ainsi dcmandee, be enie'"''-'''^"* a et n'excede- -classees, et dans les- In each t» et jugement delinilif classed strucii* turn of comme ci-dessus de- injrues en aucun temps In each a' t-'t^donne au Procii- classed*^''^"'^''" Wr\i ad res- be sutti rcsponc ommo ci-dessus ddcri- In cacha'yantcomparujseront classed,"^ retour du Writ ad settUd at'"" en cause. fore fit comme ci-dcssus de- In each jdeur ayatit comparu,) claspi'd^ apres la contestation final juiiii'if'. the ui>f. without comme ci-dessus de- ^s le delendeur n'aurn In each ^'f ^cra er.tre par de- hcrcin iflcin" ayant coinpani, shall be'' d'cxceplioti ni d ou avant que A o 2 *■- I V en a •St; a 3 JL 3 a eg 3 CB 1 - • ? X • 2^ a; AoS y OT3 J 1) "O •o ^. w'^ <•> . <" = « 3 -i 3 O ,^•3 ■H a S > V5 t/: -« . 18 1 - 1 (> 1,'» *■• ♦7 8 ^ I 329 RAPPORT SUR LKS HONORATRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. * 1 i I < Pour appeler chaqiie regie ou cause sur le r61f pour enquSte, audition ou plaidoierie. Pour filer toute requfite, plaidoyer, exhibit, re- tour, affidavit on aucun autre papier ou do- current quelconquc, pour lesqucls il n'est por t^ aucune autre charge par le greffier de la cour. Pour I'exatnen de chaque temoiti ou autre per Sonne en cour, dont la deposition est prist par ecrit par le greffier de la cour, pour cha- que 100 mots du temoignage. Pour chaque copie d'office de plaidoyer, exhi bits, affidavits, depositions, ou autres prore dures, papiers ou documens quelconques, sous le eeing du greffier de la cour, excepte les records | our les cours d'appel et copies d'office sous le sceau. Pour chaque copie de record pour les cours d'ap pel, ou ampliation ou copies d'office sous h sceau, Pour chaque writs de Capias ad Respondendum. arret-simple ou saisie-arret, ou autres prcce dures compulsoires dans les causes excedant £20 sterling, M^me chose, excedant £\Q sterling et n'exce- daut pas £20 sterling, Pour chaque writ d'anestation pour irreve rence, Pour chaque ordre d'emptisonnemcnt, pour chaque execution, pour chaque orilre pour assemblee de parens. Pour chaque petsonne assermentee devant le juge dans une assemblee de parens, Poiii chaque acte de curatelle, de tutelle ou de garde. Pour chaque ordre pour un scelle ou Icvce d'un scelle, Au greffier pour assister a I'apposition ou a la levee d'un sctlle, ^selon la distance et It temps,) 2 U 2 3 2 3 2 5 5 5 6 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 Pour 330 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT ARIES For every order of Interdiction, For every Cloture d* Itfjentairef For proceedings on oppositions, the like Fees as analogous proceedings in Original Causes, For filing and entering every exception to the Judgment or Competency of the Court, For every order made out of Court on Petition or otherwise not herein before mentioned, For the Clerk's attendance on hearing a Petitior. out of Court, For every Act or Proceeding not herein before particularized, the Fees to be reguk*ed with reference to those for Acts or Proceedings of the most analogous description which are herein before enumerated. Infe Province of Lower Canada, "I District of St. Francis. J nor I, the Undersigned Proihonotary of His Majesty's Provincial Court for the Inferior District of St. Francis, do hereby certify that three pre- ceding pages, contain a true Copy of that part of the Tariff which re- lates to Fees of the Clerk or Prothonolary of the said Court as esta- blished under the Rule dated the 20th Day of November 1823. Dated Sherbrookc the 26th February 1830. C. B. FELTON, P. P. C. \ V t - ■ y^-- 331 RAPPORT SUR LES II0N0R4IRES DES PROTONOT AIRES, V 6 6 G y Pour chaque ordre d'interdiction, Pour chaque cloture d'inventaire, Pour procedures sur opposition, mfime chose, Honoraires pour prociSdures analogues en causes originaires, Pour entrer et filer chaque exception au juge- ment ou a la competence de la cour, Pour chaque ordre donne hors de court sur re- quite ou autre chose non mentionnee ci- dessus, Au greflier pour assister a I'audition d'une re- qufite hors de cour, Pour chaque acte ou procedure non particulari- 8ee ci-des3us, les honoraires a fitre regies d'a- pres ceux pour actes et procedures de I'e s pece la plus analogue, parmi ceux qui sont ci-dessus enumeres. 2 6 2 6 2 G 1 6 1 6 1 6 rt for prc- li re- esta- Province du Bas-Canada, 1 District inferieur de Saint-Frangois. J Je, souBsigne, protonotaire de la cour provinciale de Sa Majest«5 pour le district inferieur de Saint- Fran9ois, certifie par le present, que les trois pages precedentes, contiennent une copie vraie de la partiedu tarif qui a rapport aux honoraires du greffier ou protonotaire de la dite cour, tcls qu'etablis sous la regie en date du 20e. jour de novembre lvS23. Date Sherbrooke, le ?6 fevrier 1830. C. B. FELTON, P, C. P. i 332 REPORt ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTAlllES. Appendix ^No. ^0.] IIETURN made by the Prothonotary of His Majesty's Court of Klnjr's Bench for the District of Quebec, to the Committee of the House of As- sembly appointed to enquire into the Fees of Prothonotary, this 8th March 1830, shewing, 1st. Amount of Fees which they are entitled to receive, £'.16^ 2 vj^ 2d. Amount which is yet due and unpaid, 237 I 3d. Amount by them really received. J- 1073 2 7i RAPPORT fait par le Protonotaire de la Cour du Banc du Roi de Sa Majeste, pour le district de Quebec, au Comito de la Chambro d'Assemblee, nommc pour s'enquerir sur les Honoraires du Protonotaire, le8 Mars 18.'^», taisant ressortir : 1«. Le monta>des Honoraires qu'ils ont droit de recevoir, =£3644 2 7^ 2*. Le monta-i qui ••este encore du et nonpaye, 2371 3 ® . Le niontanl par eux recUement re^u, 1829.— Deer. Vl. Mr. Araiot Mr. Alsopp Mr. Andrews Mr. Aylwin Mr. Borjyia Mr. Bac(iuet Mr. E. Bedard Mr. Bouchette Mr. Bowen Mr. I. Bedard February April .June October February April June ( )ctober, February April .Tune October February April June October April Fel)ruary April June October February April June October Febru.iry April June Octolier ( )ctober < )ctobcr A Liquidated. £30 15 10^ 25 13 4 £1073 2 7^ B Unliquidated. 17 7 19 5 2 9 7 13 1 3 I 8 5 8 G 6 10 11 6 2 !4 19 2 22 7 10 13 7 2 27 9 H 11 3 11 29 5 27 1 9 10 10 2 12 3 8 8 10 1 8 13 1 3 3i 2 19 4 38 13 5 1 19 7 39 G b o 4 5 2 1 18 3 2 (»'. H 11 H 6 a .1 ^^ 1 ^ i333 llAPPORT 8UR LES IIONORAIRES DES PKOTONOTAIRES. £10 1 5 13 4 2 10 9 9.} 8 11^ 35 13 26 7 10 21 9 8 65 7 7J Mr. Chalou l'\«l)ruary April June October Mr. Caron February April Juno ( )ctober Mr. Cruttenden February Mr. Duval February April June October Mr. Dcsbarats February April June October Mr. O. Drolet February April Juno ( )ctober Mr. C. Drolet February April June October Mr. DeGuise February April June ( )ctober Mr. Ducliesnay February April June ( )ctober Mr. Faribault February April June October Mr. Fiset February April June October Mr. Gugy February April June October Mr. Ilainel February April June ( )ctober Mr. UoflPniaii February April June October Mr. Hart February 1 8 2 19 9 8 16 5 18 8 H 7 11 H 3 19 7 10 8 3 16 10 2 12 5 4 7 2 7 8 10 10 12 1 6 12 7 11 10 4 5 2 a 1 H 4 6 6 12 13 4 22 k; 5 13 5 5 10 17 4 107 19 7 85 8 4 121 15 5 102 15 3 23 17 lOi 33 11 2| 44 7 6 70 2 II h 1 5 4 25 H 6 17 13 7 25 19 1 64 7 8 10 11 6 19 4 9 I 2 4 1 17 4 8 9 5 9 3 lOi 24 12 4 f> 8 7 16 2 1 1 3 «i 2 14 2 5 I'J JO 3^4 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOTAUIES. Mr. Hart Mr. Huot Mossi-s. Liffuettx & A hern Mr. J. Lagttcux Mr. McCallnm Mr. McCord Mr. P. Paint Mr. C. Panct Mr. Primrose Mr. Power Mr. Pol. tto Mr. Pliimoudou Mr. Roniain Mr. J. Stiiavt April JitlH* October Ft'ltruary April June (ktobor FeUniary April .lime October Feliruiuy April June < Vtolior F'obrmiry Ajtril Juno October February April Juno October February April June October February April June October February April ( )etobei' Fel)ruary April June ( )ct(>ber F'ebi'uary April Tune October February April < )<;tobor February April June October lebiuary A|>ril June ( U ttil.>er £G 11 1 .'ill tl U 'M 19 5 20 17 II 30 6^ 1-1 17 13 IH l.> 10 9 17 4 H .•}6 10 4 24 10 1 8 10 :i 1!) •> 4 8 0^ D f) <) VI () {\ .J f) J i;> ■ii 1 9 (i 6 15 8 II 9 7 52 10 G 40 G 45 4 5 45 15 11 35 10 7 .24 15 3 '23 13 37 (.! 3 2 G 5 14 17 10 1 28 11 4 25 2 2 3 18 2 19 4 15 5 l< 1 IH 13 4 •?,) 8 7 :>l I-; >. r r M. Ml Mj BIi M M M ivr M M M \ 1 33.1 UAPPOUT sni LP.S HONORAIRES Di: l()TO^.)TA RE« M»*s8rH. Stuart aud } F«*l)rnnry Dhiciv S A|>nl Juii« ( >ctohpr Mr. Scwell Fel»r»ary April June C)ttol)pr Mr. Simou Fehniarf >\|>ril June Octobor BIr. Smith February April Jiuie October Mr, Scott June ()<;«^ober Mr. Thompson Ai)ril Messrs. Tiiscliproau } February and Urother 5 .hun^ i )ctobcr Mr. Usher F'ebruary April October Mr^ Vanfelsoii FY'bruary April Jiiue (Kuobcr Messrs. Valli<'res ? iM'bruary 5 April ami Scott Juno Mr. WiUaa February April June October 147 I J 92 7 i7 6 . > U 3 'Hi 12 10 4 II 33 JU (» 3 18 6 11 15 10 «() 15 n 7 IH 4 30 1 87 19 73 8 2 48 18 8 22 5 10 30 16 7 20 10 24 17 9 10 n t 18 2 H 13 7 p > , ^^ ( i() »; 11 U ii G (i 11 IH IG 11 I 1 (t 2 18 Hi 1 8 '1 H (» 3 l!* 17 8 1 1 4 tt 2 i"-H22 8 U £1-217 13 4 otfl-lOfli, 121 15 4 Deduct Di'^burscments, To wl)ioli add — i5y Sundries, Cash Book, SJieriff, 82 17 4 480 15 9|. .•}ia in 8 I'lipaid, Sill ManhlSSO. jei085 J 8 2422 8 1 ^ 35()S a 1 J 7t Every bill of costs, 2 6 Copy thereof, 1 3 \ On every Proces Verba! fyled by the Grand Voyer or his Deputy, 4 ana proceedings thereon, 1 10 On every Opposition to do. do. do. 1 10 « Copy of Judgment on do. do do. 5 Taxing an account and certi- ficate thereof, 2 6 > And it is further ordered that every tariff of fee 's made by this Court of prior date to that of the tariff now made and estab- Hshed be and the same is hereby rescinded. That there shall be allowed to the Cryer of this Court and to the Cryer of the Hebdomadary and Special sittings, viz : On every Indictment found by the Grand Jury, 3 On the return of every original Summons, Plainte or Subpoena in Court, 1 To 330 RAPPORT SUE LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. Sur chaque petition ou autre appli- cation qui aurait du ctre faite par le petitionnaire, au fujet de ma- tiere n'etant pas de nature publi- que, et procedures sur icelles, 10 Chaque certificat, 3 6 Chaque recherche d'un papier, 10 Chaque recherche d'un papier d'une dateanterieurea uneannee, 2 6 Pour preparer le record daws un ap- pel, et procedures en ce cas, 2 6 8 Pour faire le rapport d'un writ de certiorari, 2 6 S Pour dresser un indictement et pro- cedures sur icelui, 1 10 Pour enregif^rer une remife a un au- tre terme et cautionnement fur ice!le, 13 4 Chaque m^moire de frais, 2 6 Copie d'icelui, 13 Sur chaque proces-verbal presente par le grand-voyer ou fon depu- te et procedures sur icelui, 1 Sur chaque oppofition a ditto do. 1 Copie de jugement sur ditto do. Pour taxer un compte, et certificat d'icelui, 2 6 Et il eft en outre ordonpe que chaque tarif d'honoraires fait par cette cour de date anterieure au tarif maintenant fait et etabli, se- ra St il eft par le prefent rescinde. Qu'il fera alloue a rhuilTier-crieur de cette cour et a I'huissier- crieur des fessions hebdomadaires et fpeciales, favoir : 10 10 5 Sur chaque indictement trouve par les grands jures, £0 Sur le retour de chaque fommation ou plainte originaie, ou de fubpoe- 3 na en cour. I / / Aux / 310 KEPOKT ON THE FEES OF THE PUOTHONOTAllIES. To the Constables. For the service of every Warrant in the City, £0 H If out of the City per mile extra, 10 For the .service of every Summons, Plainte or Subpoena in the City, 1 6 If out of the City per mi!e extra, 10 For conveying a Prisoner from Gaol to the Office of the Peace or from the Office to Gaol, 2 6 It is ordered that for the several services stated in the tariff which here follows, ihe Practising Attornies in the District of Quebec,, do have and receive the respective fees therein also ftuted, and for the performance of thofe several service.s no further or other fees viz : In General Quarter Sessions. To the Attorney prosecuting an Indictment to conviction, £3 10 To the Defendant's Attorney, 3 10 When an Indictment is returned, « No Bill," To the Attorney from prosecution and for Defendant, I 3 4 On an Opposition to a Proces Verbal of Grand Voyer, ^ 5 10 lU ta el ci St HEBDOMADARY SITTINGS. Under the Road Acts. To the Plaintiff's Attorney, ^I Drawing a declaration of Plainte or In- formation, 10 To the Defendant's Atlornev, 1 To 341 arifF t of ted, or IIAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIKES DES PROTONOTAIKES. Aux Conftablci. Pour la fignificatlon de chaque war- rant dans la cite, ^0 Hors de la cite par mille en sus, Pour la fignification de chaque fom- mation, plainte ou fubpcx;na dans la cite, Hors de la cite, par mille en fu i, Pour conduire un prifonnier de la prifon au bureau de ia paix, ou du bureau h la prifon, 5 G 2 6 II eft ordonnc que pour les divers fervices mentionnes dans le tarif qui I'uit, !es avocats pratiquans du diftrict de Quebec auront et recevront les honoraires reipectifs meniionnes en icelui, et an- cun autre honoraire pour i'exccution de ces divers services, savoir : Dans les fessions generates de Trimeftrc, Au procureur pourfulvant un indictement JTQ ^0 jufqu'a conviction, Au procureur du defendeur, S 10 Quand le rapport d'un indictement est «« No Bill," * Pour les procureurs tant en pourfuivant qu'cn defendant, 1 3 4 Sur une oppofition aj proccs-verbal du grand voyer, 3 10 SEANCES HEBDOMADAIRES, Sous I'acte des chemins. To Au procureur du deniandeur, £l. Pour drciTer une declaration de p!alutc ou information, 10 A u procureur du d'Haidcur. 10 ^Oll'! 342 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTHONOT/VRIES. Under the Rules of Police and on all Penal Statutes inflicting' a penalty under five pounds. To the Plaintiff's or Informant's Attorney, j£0 10 Drawing declaration, Plainte or Information, 5 To the Defendant's Attorney, 10 On prosecutions against Tavern Keepers or others selling Spirituous Liquors without licence, or on a Sunday, or under any Penal Statutes inflicting a penalty above five pounds currency. To the Plaintiff or Informant's Attorney, jfl 3 3 It the action be dismifltd, To llie Defendant's Attorney, 12 6 1 3 * On prosecutions again-^t Butchers and their bail for the rent of their Stalls. To the Plaintiff's Attorney, ^1 3 4 Drawing Declaration, Plainte or Infor- mation, ^0 10 To the Defendant's Attorney, 15 And it is further ordered that every tariff of fees made by thisCourt of prior date to that of the tariff now made and estab- lifthedj be and the same is hereby rescinded. (Certified,) GREEN & PERRAULT, Clerks of the Peace, APPENDIX 343 RAPPORT SURLES HONORAIRES DES PnOTONOTAIRES- Sous les n-gles de police et fous tousles ftatuts pe'nals, infll- • geant une penalitc au-deflbus de cinq livres : Au procureur du demandeur ou denoncia- *<^"^ £0 10 Pour drefler la declaration, plainte ou de- nonciation, 5 Au procureur du dcfendeur, q 10 Sous les pourfultes contre les auberglstes et autres, qui v^ndetit des liqueurs ipintueuses fans licence ou le dimanche, ou fous au- . cun ftatut penal infligeant une pdnalite au-deflbus de cinq jivres courant : *■ '*'""^' Au procureur du demandeur ou denoncia- *^"''> jfil 3 4 SiTaction eft deboutee, 12 6 Au procureur du defcndeur, 13 4 Sur les pourfuites contre les bouchers et leurs cautions pour lover de leurs etaux : -^ Au procureur du demandeur, £1 3 4; Pour drefler la declaration, plainte ou denonciation, 10 Au procureur du dcfendeur, i5 Q Et 11 eft en outre ordonne que chaque tarif d'honoraires fait par cette cour de date anterieure a celle du tarif maintenant fait ' et etabli, fera et il e:>t par le prefent rescinde. (Certifie,) GREEN & PERRaULT, Greffiers de la paix- 5M RHPOnT ON THE FEES OF THE PUOTlIONOTArvIEil, APPENDIX No, '22, GENERAL (QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE, Quebec, lf)th January 1830. PRESENT :— ROBT. CHRISTIE, Chairman, Thomas Wilson, Noah Freer, William Phillips, Andrew Pater,-,on, Henry Russel, Michel CJouet, Thomas C, Oliva, "^ r AmableBertheiot, j J. J Wm. G. Sheppartl, I Si I Jean Langeviii, J»"|^ William Walker, I pj^' William Finlay, I I John G. Clapham, Ir is ordered, that the several Fees heretofore demanded and taken, at the i.)llice of the Peace and Police Office in this City, by the Clerks of the Peace and other Officers of this Court, be from and after the2i.stday of April next, (1830,) wholly discon- tinued, aiid, tha,t in>tead thereof, the following be, and are here- by substituted ; and the said Clerks of the Peace, and other Of- ficeis aforesaid, are required to conform to the fame, and hereaf- ter to demand and receive for the services herein under mention- ed, the following Fees, and none^other, respectively, viz : First. — In Quarter Ses -ions, and with rcfpect to causes Cogni- zab!e thereat, or coming before the same : For a Deposition, when drawn up by a Clerk of the Peace, For a Warrant to apprehend, For a Warrant to commit. For every Recognizance, For discharging a Recognizance, For every Information and Summons, For every Topy thereof For every Subpoena, For every copy wlion required, i''Qr drawing up an Indictment, For c£0 2 6 2 6 2 G 2 6 2 (> 5 1 1 6 1 10 <;ui les pu tin pr< fus ci-; res cat 345 KAPI'OUT SUR LE8 IIOXORAIRrs DES PROTONOTAIRES. APPENDICK No. 22. SESSIONS GENER ALES DE TRIMESTRE DE LA PaIX, ^itbcc, 19 Janvier 1830. PREiENs : — Robert Christie, prcfident, Thomas "Wilfon, "] f ^laabIe Borthclot, Noah Freer, W.ti. G. Sheppard, Wiiliam Philh'ps, | «j j Jean Langevin, Andrew Patterfon, ^ gi.^ William V/alker, Henry RulTcl, | 3 | William Finlay, Michel Clouct, ^"^ John G. Ciapham. Thos. C. Oliva, J L II eft ordonne, que divers honoraires ci-devant dcmandcs et rc- <;us, an bureau de la paix et an bureau de police en cette cite, par I esgrc fliers do la paix et autres ofliciers de cette cour, feront de- puiset apres le^2Ie jour d'avril prochain, (18i30,) en tout di-con- tinues ; ci qu'au lieu d'iceux les fuivans feront et lis font par le prefent subftituc-s ; et les dits grefliersde la paix et autres officiers lusdits font roquis de s'y conformer, et de ne demander et recevoir ci-aprc;s pour les ferviccs ci-deflbus mentionncs, que lea honorai- res fuivans, niaucun autre, respectivement, favoir: — Premierement. — Dans les fesslons de trimeflre, et pour les caufes qui font de la competence de la dite cour, ou qui viennent devant icelle : Pourune depofition, lorlque dreflee par le grcffier de la paix, Pour un warrant de prife de corps, Pour un warrant d'emprifonnement. Pour chaque cautionnement, Pour decharge d'un cautionnement. Pour chaque denonciation ou fommatlon, Pour chaque copie d'iccUe, Pour chaque subpoena, Pour chaque copie, quand demandce, Pour drcfTer un indictement, 2 Y Pour £0 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 5 1 1 6 1 10 310 nEPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PUOTIIONOTARIRS. For attendance and proceedings thereupon, including conviction or acciuitial, 10 5 2 r, 1 6 1 1 3 For attendance and proceedings upon a Plaint or Information, ^ On any Petition or other application not of a Public nature, and proceedings thereon. For every Certificate of any Proceeding, For all Copies of any Proceedings, if not ex- ceeding 150 words, and exceeding that, at the rate of six pence for every words additional, For every search of a paper, if the same have been filed upwards of a year in the Office, , . _ If a year have not elapsed since the time ot its being filed, then no charge for a search is authorized, nor to be demanded ; nor is any such to be made or demanded, when reference is desired by any person to any Register of this Court, or other Register or Book in the Office, containing memo- randa or records of proceediugs of the lustices under any Law or Laws of this Province, such Registers or Books being open gratis to the public. For drawing up the Record on an Appeal and the proceedings thereupon, ^110 For preparing and making return to a Writ of ceritorari, For recording a Traverse and Bail thereupon, 5 Secondly.~In cases cognizable before one or more Justlcesofthe eace. in virtue of the Acts 30 Geo. III. chap. V, and 39 Geo Peace, in virtue IIL 347 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONOUAIRES DCS PROTONOTAIRES. Pour asslftcr en cour ct procedure f r ice- lui, y compris la conviction ou la dc- charge, Pour assifter en cour ct procedures lur plainte ou dcnonciation, Sur aucune petition on autre application, n'etant pas d'une nature publique, et pro- cedures fur icelle, Pour chaque certificat d'aucune procedure, Pour toutes copies d'aucune procedure, n'exccdant pas 1 50 mots, ct au-deirus, fur le pied de fix pence par cent mots additionncis, ^ Pour chaque recherche d'un papier, si file au bureau il y a plus d'un an, 10 5 2 1 G 1 C 1 3 :es of the 39 Geo. III. S'il ne s'efl: pas ecoulu un an depuis qu'il a etc file, dans ce cas, aucun honoraire n'eft autorifc ni ne doit ctre dcmandc •, non plus qu'il n'en doit ctre deinandc, lorfque quelques perfonnes defircnt con- lulter aucun rcgiftre de cette cour, ou autre regiftre ou livre dcpofe en ce bu- reau, contenantdes notes ou records des procedures des juges de paix fous aucune loi ou lois de cette province, tels rcgis- tres ou livres etant ouverts gratis au pu- blic. Four dreffer le record d'un appel, ct pro- cedures fur icelui, Pour preparer ct faire le rapport d'un writ de certiorari. Pour enrcgiftrer une remise a un autre terme, et cautionnement lur icelle, 1 10 C 2 5 Sccondemcnt.-Dans Ics caufes de la compaence d'un ou de aficurs jugcs de paix, cnvcrtu dcs actcs 30c Geo. Ill, chap. 9. 348 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIOxNOTARIES. Jir.chap :>, commonly called the Road Acts, when the Sum- mons IS prepared by the Clerks of the Peace and i.sues from the Office of the 1 eace, und is returnab'e before the Justices, at the weekly or other sittmgs, at the Court House in this City •— To the faid Clerks for such Summons, For a copy of the Summons, For every Subpoena, For every copy of a Subpoena when re- quired. For swearing each Witness, For attendance at return and entry of conviction or acquutal. For copy of Judgment, including Bill or Memorandum of Costs, wl; n re- quired, For a Warrant of Distress to levy penalty, charges and costs in any ca^e, £0 2 G 1 2 G 1 G /) 2 G 2 2 6 Thirdly --In cases cognizable before the Justice? of the Peace, in virtue of the Act 57 Geo. III. chap. 17,— commonly called the Police Act, when the Plaint, Information and Summons are pre- pared by the Cicrks of the Peace. To the said Clerk for preparing such Plaint, Information and Summons, For a copy of the same. For every Subpoena, For every copy of a Subpoena, For swearing a Witness, For attendance at return and entry of con- viction or acquittal, For a Warrant of Di.,tress, to levy Penalty and CoitL-i awarded in any ca^e undex this Act, ^0 2 G 1 1 G I 6 1 G 1 G 1 et ni pa ju 1 pai a Pi pai Extract sw uiin- i the : the llAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOT AIRES. et ,?9^Geo. Ill, chap. 5, commiinJmcnt appelc?, "Actedcs Che- mins/lorsquelafommation eft preparce par les greffiers de la paix, et cmanee du bureau de la paix, et eft rapportable devant Ics juges de paix, aux leances hebdomadaires ou autres, a la cour de juftice encette ville : Aux dits greffiers pour la dite fommation, ■I our chaque copic d'icelle, Pour chaque subpoena, Pour chaque copie de subpoena, quand de- mandce, Pour aflermenter chaque temoin, Pouraflister en cour au rapport et a I'en- tree de la conviction ou dcchargc. Pour copie de jugemenf, y compris le compte on memoire de frais, lorfque de- mandee, Pour un warrant de faisic pour lever une penaiite, charges et frais, dans aucune caufe, ^0 2 G 1 1 6 1 6 :i 6 2 2 6 the ire- Troinemement.--Dan.s !es caufes de la competence des juices de appeleMnctede Ponce," lorfque les greffiers de lapaix prc- parent la p.aintc, ia dexionciation ou la fommation • Au dit greffier pour preparer telle plalnte^ denonciation ou fommation. Pour copie d'icelle. Pour chaque fubpcena, Pour chaque copie de fubpoena. Pour aflermenter un temoin, Pour assister en cour au rapport et entree d'une conviction ou dc'charge, Pour un warrant de faifie pour lever une ponalite el les frais aKout's dans aucune caufe ibus ccl actc, m 2 6 1 1 6 I (J 1 6 I G act Ex trait 330 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTARIES. Extract from the Register of the General Quarter Sessionsi of the 18th January 1827. " It Is thereupon ordered, * at the suggestion of the Clerks of < the Peace,' that henceforth the Clerks of the Peace, do prepare " such Information and complaints, and issue such process there- «« on, as may be required by any Public Officer prosecuting as «« such, for any offence which it may be his duty to bring under '< the cognizance of any Magistrate or Magistrates in Session or "out of Session, without claiming, demanding, levying or receiv- *' ing from any such public officer any fee or reward, at any « moment preceding the final Judgment on such proceedings, or <' any of them j and that the Clerks of the Peace do accordingly, « henceforth, await and abide the Judgment in all such cases." Fourthly, — In cases cognizable before a Justice or'Justlccs of the Peace, in virtue of the Act 47th Geo. III. chap. 9,— commonly called the «' Act relatincr to deserted Seamen^ and for pwiisbing *' those who harbour them>' To the Clerks of the Peace when the de- position in order to maintain a War- rant to apprehend any Seaman or Sea- men, or other Person or Persons under the said Act, is prepared by them, whether such depo.ation contain the name or names of one or more persons, £0 It being understood that in cases under this Act, of complaint against Seamen serving under one and the ^ame set of articles, for breach of such articles or neglect of duty, all the persons, (if more than one,) complained of, at any one time, by any Master of a ship or vessel, or ov/ner thereof, or other person, arc to be by the said Clerk of the Peace, in- cluded in one and the same deposition, iuid in one and the same Vv'arraat. To 351 » To TIAPPOKT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES TROTONOT AIRES. Extrait du reglftre des Sessions Gencra'es de Trimeftre, du 18 Janvier 1827: " II eft Ta dessus ordonne, (a la fuggeftion de grefiiers de la " palx,) que dorenavant les greffiers de la paix preparent telle in- ** formation ou plaintes, et emanent fur icelles telles procedures, '* qui feront rcquil'es par aucun officier public pourfuivant comme " tcl, pour lucune offense qu'ilpourra ctrede Ton devoir d'ame- " ner fous la connaifTance d'aucun magistral ou magistrats en ses- *' fion ou hors de feffion, fans reclamer, demander, lever ou re- " cevoir d'aucun tcl officier public, aucun honoraire ni reconi- '« pcnse, en aucun temps avant le jugement final sur telles procc- " dures, ou aucune d'elles; et que le^ greffiers de la paix en con- ** fequence attendront dorenavant ju^qu'au jugement dans tous « teb cas." Ouatriemement. — Dans les caufes de la competence d'un ou do plusieurs juges de paix, en vertu de I'acte 476 Geo. Ill, chap. 1), communemcnt appele '* Acte relatifaux matelots dclerteurs, et pour punir ceux qui les hcbergent." Aux greffiers de la paix, lorsqu'ils dres- fent la depofition pour obtenir un war- rant de prife de corps contre aucun matelot ou matelots, ou autre person- ne ou perlonnes en vertu du dit acte, soit que la depofition renferme le noni ou les noms d'une ou de plufieurs per- ■ fonnes, ^ ;^0 5 Etant entendu que dans lea cas, fondes sur cet acte, de plainte contre des ma- telots fervant fous les memes articles d'engagement, pour violation de> dies articles ou pour negligence de devoir, toutes les personnes, s'il y en a plus d'une, dont fe plaigne a la fois aucun maitre de navire ou de batiment, ou proprietaire d'iceux, ou autre per- sonne, devront etre par les dits gref- fiers de la paix, inclus dans une seule et meme deposition, et dans un seul etmGme warrant. Aux 3o2 REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PnOTIlONOTARIES. To the Clerks of the Peace, for every [ such Warrant to apprehend, when the same is prepared by them, 2 6 It being understood, as aforesaid, that the Clerks of the Peace are to observe as a rule for their guidance, that ali the Sea- men, (if more than one,) complained of at any one time for any breach of the same articles are to be included in one and the same. For attendance upon the return of the Warrant, 2 6 For swearing each Witne ;s, 6 For the conviction or acc^uittal, including the minute or record thereof, 2 6 And if more than one person be convict- ed, then to the said Clerks of the Peace one shilling ^ir each name additional, specified in the record of conviction. For a copy of the Minute or Record of conviction to the Gaoler as his war- rant, 2 6 For a copy thereof to the Prosecutor, in- cluding a bill or memorandum of the costs incurred, and certificate thereof if required, 3 6 To the Constable or Peace OfHcer acting under such warrant, for apprehending the person named therein, 5 And if more than one person ' lamed in the warrant, then for eacli one ad- ditional, 2 6 And to each Constable an extra allow- ance in case of an extra trouble, to be taxed as provided by the 10th section of the laid Act, 47 Geo. III. chap. 9. Fifthly. — In ca^cs cognizable before the Justices of the Peace, a- gain^t Tavern Keepers, or against persons keeping houses of pub- lic entertainment, or retailing or vending Spiritious Liquors with- out Licence, contrary to the Acts 35 Geo. III. chap, 8, and the M'akh s,:s fub- ith- the ttdi RAPPORT SUR LES HONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 2 6 2 6 6 2 6 Aux groffiers de la paix pour chaque tel warrant de prifc de corps, lorsqu'ils le dreffent, Etant entendu, coinme ci-dessus, que les grefliers de la paix devront observer comme une regie de conduite, que tous les matelots, s'il y en a plus d'un, dont on se plaigne a la fois po ur aucur.e violation des dits article-., devront ttre inclus dansle feul et meme warrant. Pour adister en cour lors du rapport du warrant, Pour affermenter chaque temoin, Pour la conviction ou decharge, y com- pris la minute ou record d'icelles, Et s'il eft convaincu plus d'une perfonne, dans ce cas les dits greffiers de la paix auront un fchelin pour chaque noni additionnel, fpecifie dans le record de la conviction. Pour copie de la minute ou record de la conviction pour le geolier, pour lui fervir de warrant, Pour copie d'icelui au pourfuivant, V compris un compte ou memoire de frais encourus, et pour le certificat d'icelui, si demande, Au conftable ou officier de la paix agis- sant en vertu de tel warrant, pour I'ap- prehension de la perfonne y nommee, Et s'il eft nommc plus d'une perfonne dansle warrant, alors poar chaque per- fonne additionnelle, Et a tel conftable une allocation en sus dans le cas de trouble, a ttre taxe'e ;e- lon qu'il eft pourvu par la lOe fection du d't acte 47 Geo III, chap. 9. Cinqulemement^Dans les caufes reffortissant -x juges de- pa.x, contre ies auber,iftes, ou centre les personmsqu.t.ennentde mailbns ou places d'entretien pubhc, ou qu. ^ 'f:""'^^ ^Tme. des boillbn/fpiritueufcs hn, licence, en cci/aAention aux acte^ 2 6 3 6 5 2 6 854 REPORT ON TIIR FEES OF THE PIIOTIIONOTARIES. 1\ IValch and N'i TO THE CONSTABLES. For the service of every Warrant in the City, If out of the City, per mile extra, For the service of every Plaint or Sub- poena in the City, If out of the City, per mile extra. For conveying Pri,oner from Gaol to £0 5 1 1 3 1 the 355 CO. / RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORAIRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. r>5 Geo. Ill, chap. 8, et aux nctes du guet et de I'edairage, (oS Geo III, chap. 2, et 3 Geo. IV, chap. (},) et generalement dans toutJi les caufes dans lesquelles des penalises sont miposcs par des actes, autres que ceux ci-deffus mentionnes. A ux greSiers de la paix, les divers ho- noraires ci-deffiis fpccifics dans I'article troisieme, pour les divers fervices y mentionnes, lorsque les dits greffiers les reniplifTent, et lorfqu'ils ne les rempliflent pas, alors a la perfonne qui les remplit. Qu'il fera alloue a rhuiiller-crieur de cette cour, et des fcances hcbdoma- daires et ipeciales des juges de paix, a la cour de ju tice, comme fuit, savoir : Sur chaque indictement, trouve par le grand jury, Sur le rapport de chaque fommation ori- ginale, p'ainte ou fubpoena, en cour, Cc qui precede ne doit pas s'etendre a au- cune caufe, dans laquelie le defendeur est fous arrestation en vertu d'un war- rant, non plus qu'aux causes provenant du lusdit acte, 47 Geo, III, chap. 9, relatif aux matelots deserteurs et au- tres, amends devant un ju^e de paix fous arreftatjon, en vertu d'un war- rant fondc BUS le dit acte. 1 6 6 AUX CONSTABLES. Pour la signification de chaque warrant dans la cite, En dehors de la cite, par mille en fus, Pour la fignification de chaque plainte, ou fubpoena, dans la cite, En dehors de la cite, par mille en su3, Pour nieucr uu orisonuier dc la pni'on au 5 1 1 3 1 bureau the 35G REPORT ON THE FEES OF THE PROTIIONOTAUIES. the Office of the Peace, or from the Office to the Gaol, 1 6 TO THE ADVOCATES AND ATTORNEYS. In cases under either of the Road Acts, to the Plaintiff's Attorney, To the same, when the Plaint or Infor- mation is drawn up by him, To the Defendant's Attorney, In cases under the Police Act, and under all penal Statutes, by which costs are allowed, imposing a penalty not ex- ceeding five pounds, to the Plaintiff's Attorney, To the same when the Plaint or Informa- tion is drawn up by him, To the Defendant's Attorney, And in those cases where the fine imposed shall not exceed five shillings, no At- torney's fee to be allowed or levied upon the Defendant. In cases of prosecution against Tavern Keepers or against persons selling Spirituous Liquors without Licence ; or on prosecutions under any Penal Sta- tute, imposing a penalty or fine not ex- ceeding five pounds: — To the Plaintiff's Attorney, To the same when the Plaint or Informa- tion is drawn up by him. To the Defendant's Attorney, — AND— To the Attorney prosecuting for the recovery of rent due for any Stall, in any of the Markets in this City, £0 12 6 2 6 12 6 6 8 2 6 6 8 12 6 2 6 12 6 12 6 11 To r 357 lUrPOllT SUR LES nONOUAlUES DES PllOTONOTAlUE S bureau de la paix, ou du bureau de la paix a la pribon, 16 To !■ r AUX AVOCATS & PROCUREURS. Dans les caufes fondces sur I'un ou fur I'autre des actes da chemins, au pro- cureur du demandeur, Au mcme, lorsqu'il dreffe la plainte ou information, Au procureurdu defendeur, Dans les causes fondees sur I'acte da po- lice, et fur tous les statuts penals qui al- louent des dcpeus, impofant une penali- te n'excedant pas cinq livres, au pro- cureur du demandeur, Au meme, lorsqu'il dresse la plainte ou information, Au procureurdu defendeur, Et dans ces causes, ou I'amende imposee n'excedera pas cinq fchelins, il ne lera alloue ni leve fur le defendeur au- cun honoraire. Dans les caufes centre les aubergiftes, ou contke les perfonnes qui vendent des boiflbns fpiritueuses fans licence, ou dans les pourfuites fondees sur quel- que ftatut penal, impolant une pena- litc ou amende excedant cinq livres. Au procureur du demandeur Au meme, lorsqu'il drefle la plainte ou information, Au procureur du defendeur, — ET— Au procureur pourfuivant Ic recouvre- ment d'un loyer du pour aucua ctal daus aucuns des niarcUca dc celte cite, 12 G 2 6 12 6 0. 6 8 2 6 6 8 12 6 2 6 12 6 12 6 Au 3a8 REPORT ON THE TEES Ol' THE PllOTIIONOTAIUES. To the snme when the declaration and Summons are drawn up by him, 2 6 To the Defendant's Attorney, 12 '6 It is also ordered, that printed copies of this TarifF be posted up and remain tor the public information, In conspicuous situa- tions in the Ofllce of the Peace and I'olice Orl'ice, and that the said Otlice be open to the Public, and a Citric in attendance thereat, from the hours of Nine in the Forenoon, till Four in the Afternoon, from the First of May to First October, and from Nine in the Forenoon, till Three in the Afternoon, from the First of October to the Fir^t of May. r ct le q Ccrtilicd, GREEN & PERRAULT, Clerks of the Peace APPENDIX No. 23. Tariff of the Fees of the Clerk of the Peace. No. 1 Deposition, 2 Warrant, Deposition and Warrant to be charged, ad mterim, to whichever party the Magis- trate may think proper. 3 Recognizance, 4 Discharge of Recognizance, only chargeable when asked for by Defendant, 5 Commitment, G Drawing information or plaint, wlicn such in- formation shall be required by the Magistrate, 7 Original Summons, £ s. D. 3 () 5 5 5 5 5 5 s Everv 3.51) RAPPOHT SURLF.S IIOXORATUES DES PnOTONOT/VfrinS. Au niCme, lonqu'il drefle ladtclaration ct fotnniation, Au procureur du defendcur, 2 G 12 (i II eft aufTl ordonne, Que de? copie* imprimecs de ce tarif soient ct rcrtent afficheea pour rinformntion du public, dans Ics cndroits les plus vifib cs du bureau de la paix ct du bureau de la police, et que le dit bureau foil ouvcrt au public, et qu'il y refte un greffier, dcpuirt neuf hcure> du matin ju>qtra quatre heurcsdc raprcs-mili, Tipartirdu premier de mai a aller juiqu'au premier d'octobre,, ct dcpuis ncuf heures du m.itin jufqu'a trois heures de I'aprcs-Uiidi, apartir du premier d'octobre a aller au premier de mai. (Ccrtifie,) GREEN & PERRAULT, Greffiers dc la Pai\. D. (> APPENUICE No 23. Tarif des honoraircs du Gredier de la paix des Trois-Riviercs. No. 1 Deposition 2 Warrrant Les frais de la deposition et du warrant a ctre portes ad interim, par la pat tie d laqucile le magistral jugera a propos dc les faire payer 3 Cautionnement 4 Dtcharge du cautionnement, qui ne doit Ctre pay- ee par que ie dtfendeur loriqu'on le deman- de 6 Emprisonnement G Pour drelTer i'information ou plalnte, lorfque tel- le information ferademandce par le magis* trat 7 Sommation originalc £0 3 5 G 5 5 5 5 5 8 Chaque 30O t\ I 8 Every Copy of Jo* t) Swearing Witness 10 Entering iudginent, 1 1 Copy of do. 12 Every Original Subpoena, l-j For every copy of do. ^..nUcniion. not of 14. On every Petition, or otU r ^ppUcnt .o a public nature, and wlucU .bou.a u by petition, 15 Every Certificate, 16 Every search for a P"P';'„ Appeal, and pro- 17 For drawing a Record, on an /\pp , 18 S!n;f;:l:^-aWritof Certiorari, \l Mvving a 1V..1 of lnd.ctn.^t ^ ^^^^^^_ 20 For drawing ditto ditto, and proccc b ^°"' i-«^ c Traverse and Bai!, 21 For recording a iraversc i!2 Bill of Co, ts, -,. , bv the Grand 2-3 On every I'roccs Verbal fi.ed oy Voyer, . . ,. ^^ ^^\^ by the and maintained, 25 Taxing Bill of Cofts, Attornevr Fees. llnftrucuonsto prosecute or dcfcad. 2 App^^'^''"^®' S Attendance in Court. 4 Each motion, 5 Argument on a La^Po^^ every Witness 6 Examining or cro>s-qi^ b .Every attendance at^teoflic. 8 For drawing each ncct..,., ^ y For Plea upon the mrn.t 1 1 2 1 C 1 3 () 3 Cy 3 7 G 3 I 2 8 2 (> H 15 1 10 II « 2 6 1 7 G 1 2 6 8 5 3 3 11 8 4. ij 10 I 3 4 T T 10. tun 3 8 8 2 6 8 5 13 3 I 8 4" o 10 3 4 10. 1 T 1 < HAl»rOHT Si:U LUS HONOUAIUF.S DEs PUOToNOTaIRES. 8 Cliaquc coplc Je do. 9 Pour afTcrmciucr un tcmoin 10 Entree du jugement 1 1 Copic de do. 12 Chaqiie subpoena original 1 'i Chaqiie copio dc do. 14 Sur chaque retpiCte on autre application, n'etant pa, d'une nUiire piib.iquc, ct qui dcvrait c- tro faitc par rtqucte 15 Cha([Me ceriiticat 1() Chaque recherche de p^picr 17 Pour preparer un record en appel, ct procedures ta ce cas 18 Pourfaire le rapport d'un writ de certiorari J 9 Pour drefler un Bill d'indictcmcnt '-20 PourdrefTer do. do. et procedures fur icelui 21 Pour enrepistrcr une fmwtnt', et cautionnement 22 Memoire de frais '23 Sur chaque proces-verbal enfile par le grand Vo- yer ^ 2 1 Sur chaque opposition a do , a etre paye par I op- posaut dans le cas ou I'opposition ne iera pas rrainteniie par la Cour, ou par Icsrequerans dans le cas ou telle opposition fera confir- mee et maintcnue 95 Taxation du memoire de frais 1 3 I 2 6 I 5», 2 r. i 3 7 6 3 (J 1 2 6 8 2 6 8 15 1 10 11 8 2 6 1 7 6 1 o 2 6 Honoraires des Procureurs. No 1 Instructions de pour=uivre ou de defendre 2 Companition 3 Pou' lai-^ter en cour 4 Chaque motion 5 Audition fur un point de loi 6 Examen ou transquestion dc chaque tcmoin 7 Tour al'erau grcflc, chaque fois S Pour drcller thaquc aflidavit ncccstuire 9 Pour plaidcr aux mcritcs 3 A 8 5 3 3 11 8 4 o 10 1 3 1 10 1 'our 30-2 UF.POUT OS THE TEES OF THE PUOTnONOTAnlES, loDrawinc Opposition to the Homologation of ", he Proccs Verbal of the Grand Voyer , r(ur la copie 1(1 vioitict 1 1 Drawing answer for reasons of oppo,.t,oni pour ,.r(:i.S^;:.;^o^;g™i of Co.. and attend. inc taxation, . 13 Povver of Attorney in cases of opposition, Con.-,tablei' Fees. 1 For the service of every Warrant, i n Town, Tfnnt of Town, per league extra, 1 For t'°e ser vice'ot eve'ry Haint, or Sumtnon. w. Town, riCai:r;.re"ljc:nSe,whe„e.„- or;, ort ihe Office of the Peace fro» the Gaol, Crier's Fees. 1 Fee on Trial, 2 Fee on discharge of Recognizance, 3 On every Licence, 4 Fee on Conviction, APPENDIX No. 24. 15 15 / 7 6 G 5 2 1 3 2 3 2 6 3 2 G 2 6 Quebec,*? Thursday, 18th January, lb27. T Ti-inrmcTa-^chcreau, Chairman. 3amesThona.Ta^K ^^^_^^ ^.^^.^^^^^ William Holmes, W. L..^upp.w, ^^ Pcirault, rUiUip^, Midicl Clouct, Wiliuuu h.nav..cn, -.. W. ^ 1 6 G n 4 3i)3 RAPPORT SUR LES IIONORATRES DES PROTONOTAIRES. 10 Pour drcITer une oppri^ition a I'hoaio'ogation tla nroces-vcrbal du graad-voyer, (pour la co- ^ pielamoitie) , ^, . . l.> U 1 1 Pour drsflTiir des reponses pour raUon d opposition (pour la copie la nioitie) , r • iJ O 12 Pour drcirer, groffjyer le memoire de frais, ct le ^ ^ f.iire taxer , . . o "^ G 13 Procuration dans les cas d'oppo->ition w / Honoraires des constables. 1 Pour h signification decluquc warrant, en viUc 5 2 Hors de la ville. p.ir lie'je en fas ^ - 3 Pour la >ignilication de chaque plainte, ou som- mation, en ville 4- Hors de la ville, par lieue en fus , , 5 AUoueaugiand cons able, lodqu'il est employs, par lieue 6 Au constable ou cnnstab'es, pour le transport de prifonniers du greffe a ^a prilon ou de la pri son au greffo de la pais 3 2 6 Honoraires de I'Huissier Crieur. 1 Honoraire pour chaque proces 2 HoPorairo sur la docharge d'un cautionnement 3 iSiir chaque licence 4' Honoraire fur conviction 3 2 (i « 2 G William .'cirault, A. 1 Q ucbcc,7 c. S APPENDICE No. 21< Si'ssloiU (Je Trhne^tre cenfmlesde la Pdix J.udi, IS Janvier 1827. Jean Thomr.s Ta>chereau Prvltident ; William l!dme. W. G. Hhcppard, Robert Chmtie, Willian^ Phillip., Michel Ctouct, William ^^^^^^''^^^'^'^- ^''^^!^, 3Gh llErOTlT ON THE FEES OF THE PUOTIIONOTARTES. A, Bcrthelot, Noah Freer, Benjamin Tramain, Joseph Morrln, Wiillam Kemble, John G. Thomp^on, J. P -.-present. The Court having taken into consideration the Tariff of FfCS e.tabli-hed and to be taken by the Cierks of the Peace, and it be- f,on or otherwise, they have when it has been reprc-ented to be inconvenient to the Public Officer to advance the lawful fees and di.burements due to them, the said Clerk., for Writs, Suopoenas. and other proceedinjTs incidental to such prosecutions, abitained from exacting the same and been content to abide the judgment, nndthat they are de.irous that it should be ordered by a rule ot Court made known and publiihed, according, that m all ca^es ^vhcn it is the duty of any Public Officer to pro.ecuto a, afore.aid that in their fees should abide the Judgment. It is thereupon ordered that henceforth the Clerks ot the Peace do prepare such information and complaint-, and prepare and issue such process thereon, as may be required by any 1 ubhc Officer prosecuting a. such, for any offence which it may be his dutv to bring under the cognizance of any iMag.l\r:.te or Magi- rntesinSedionorout of lieflion, without claiming, demanding, ch having, or receiving from any such Public Officer, any tee or re ^vard at any moment preceding the final judgment on such pro- ceedings or' any of them, and that the C.erks of the Peace do ac- cordingly henceforth await and abide the judgment in a,h sucl ca-es. Messrs. Berthe'ot and Clouetdiffenting. , ^rw BeniaminTremain,F,rquire, moves, that it be ordered, Fhat the fees allowed by the Tariff now in force for the Clerks of the l>eace, 4iall for the present, continue to be received in a I case-, except fuch as relate to offence^ againft the Police Regulations ; and that the following fees and no other be received by the Clerk, of the l^eace in all cases of prosecutions for oftences again.t ihe Police Fvegulations : Writ of Summons and copy including the drawing up information, if required,^ Original Subpoena, 5s. Od. Each ' L 4 t 565 HAPPOUT SITU LES IIONOTIATIIES DES PROTONOTAlRES Berthelot,Noah Freer, Bcnj. Tremain Jo.eph Morrin, WiUiam Kemble, John G. Thompson, ccuyers, J. F :— I rc^ens. La Cour ayant prls en con ,i J(Tation le tarlf des honoraires eta- bliset a CtrJrecus par les greffiers de la paix. et Im etant repre- scnte par Ics dits gvemer., que dans to.is les ca. oa il eft du de- " deqaelqneolikier public de pour.uivre qaelqu'an devant cette Cour on devant les Juges de Pai. en ^^-lon hebdoaucU e ouautrement, lor.qu'il leur etait represents quil etaitgcnant nour I'officier pub ic davancer les honoraires et debourse^ legiti- n.ement dus aux dits greffiers. pour writs, ^"^P^^^^^l^^^^^^J^^;;^ cedures incidentes a telles poursuite, n'ont pas ex.gc le. d>t. hono rairc. et d^bourses et se sont contentes d'att.ndre e jugement ; et qu'ils desirent qu'il T-it ordonncpar unc reg e de la Cour. qm Lra vendue publique en consequence, que dans tous les cas on il lei a du devoir de quelque officier public de poursuivre comme ius-dit, ils aitendi^nt jusqu'an jugement pour leurs honoraires. il est en confequence ordonne que dorenavent les greffier, de la naix prcpareront telles iuforniationa et phintes et prepareront et' maneront telles procedures fur icelles que pourra ^ --nder tel officier public pou.suivant en cctte quaiite, pour toute olten.e n-i'ii ^era de son devoir d'amencr u la connaissance d aucun ma- ci^trat on ma ^i^trats en seflion ou hors de sefUon, sans r^clamer, SemSnder, a.^oir. ni recevoir de tel officier public --n hono.J re ni recompense en aocun temps avant e jugement final fu tu- les procedures on aucune d'elloP, et que les greffiers de la paix at- tend'-ont en consequence dorenavant jusqu'au jagement a mte.ve- riir dan, telles causes. M^l. Rerthelor et Clouet font conti-e, Benjamin Tremain, ecuyor, propose qu'il soit ordonn., q e les honoraires ailoucs par le tarif maintenant en fcrce pour Ic. gp^ffiers delapaix, cDn.inuent d'etre r.^us dans tous les ca., ^;cept6 ceux qui sont relatif. auK oftenfes contre les rcg.emens de Police Et que les honoraires suivans, et pa^ d autres, so;ent ic- 9,s par les greffiers de la paix dans tous les cas de poursuites pour otTenses contre les roglemens de Police : — Writ de sommatlon et copie, y compiis le (hrssc' ^ nicnt de I'iuiormatian, bi on le demande o u Subpoena original Chaque 3(30 REPOTIT ON THE FEES OF THE PUOTITONOTATJIES. 1 Each copv of do. Entering Juclgment and all proceed;njr, had to ^ Judgment, where a confcflr.)n .., filed, ; ^ Do. do in a contested cause, ^^ ^ Copy of Judgment, J ^ • Warrant of DiCkrefs, ,. , , o i) Copv of any Ru'e or proceeding had, ^ " An^the.nattcrofthe .aid motion being taken mto con-u er.> tion It is therefore ordered that th. further con .deration of thu nvm;r be continued to the first day of the next Gen ral Selhoa of ,he Pe' ce, and on a division, nam:, being called tor, they arc as follows •, tliat is to -ay :— Nays. Messrs. 'Vremain, Henderson. Yeas. Messrs Taxchereau, Thompson, Chnftie, Kcmble, Berthelot, Phillip--, Sbeppard, Moriin, ,11 1 Benjamlr. Tremain, Esquire moves that it be ^-^7;;^ ^^ ^'^^ fees to be received under the Ta. ill now m force for barnaoi.. At orneys, &c., shall continue to be received m a. cases except m- tsZ2^: ihe .an.e is now changed or altered by the preicnt "^^ That in all cases of pro-ecntlon. for offences against. he Rcgu- htion of Po'ice wherein the penc.ty does not exceed hve pounds H r°L. and the party sued does not coi.teft the action btit mak a confe"lion of the offence, whereby Judgment is entered .gamfl the sd party, no Advocate or Attorney shad be entitled to have 'warded him as cofts any fee whatever. And the nyattet- of the sac^notion being taken into confidcration j It i., thcefore o d^' bat the further con-ide-atlon of thi nv-.tter be continued ^o the hrft day of the next General SelTion of the Peace. And on a division. Names being called for. th.ey ai e as fo_ cav. :- Yeas.-MeflVs Taicbereau, '1 homplon, Chnilic, kemb.c, Bor- thelot,Pbi.'ip^,-'>l^^nn^'»'^ '•'''' '■!?■■'"",' r Nays, -MeilW. Tremain -cUul ilenuerion. '^"''"''GRELN-n.U^VM-H.T, Clerks '.f the Peace \ r \ 307 I KAPrORT sun LES IIONOUAIRES OES PROTONOTAIRES. 10 cliaquc conic dc do* . Entree du iu-ement ct toutes procedures jusqu au jugement, lorlqu'il eft enfile une confession Do, do. dans une cause conteftee Copie du jugement Warrant de saisie , rf^^^\n dc toute rcc'c ct auttcs procedures . Et bm.tire do -fdit. motion 6tant prisc en cons.ckrafon, .1 ell !■ 'd ffu orJonne que la consideration ulterieure do cette ma- !■- !w rt ,;i c -in premier jour dc la proclia.ne sea.on generate Tela^lx r""^r di'vhion, lis nou.s ct'a.n detnande. ils sent cctn- nic suit : — 2 3 o 5 2 G Contre '1 remain Hend.rson, Pour MM, T.\schereau Messrs Thompson Chri-tie Kemble Berthelct Phillips Sheppard Benjamin Trm'^n" ecuyer prop.se.-que les J'°"<'"''^;^^f/, ,..,,. envertudu tai\f n.aintcnant en force pour le»avocatscc Xrer&cVeontinue d'etre re,«s dans tons esca.,exeepte ea autant qu'il eft change ou altere par present ordre . r. ,f p «Lrrn.r a^-aS^n, mL fair ne con^- ^;. r.fflrre oar laauelle jugement eft entrc contre Ui dite partu, au 'cf rc^^foTpririuf n-atjra droU ^^Ifl^^Z^ di^mo! d,pen. aucun '-nora.re que cone, e. E. la ^-^^^^^,^^„, ^„, IlTnrr!;:i:r:r:^oTe'c:u; matier. .^^^^^^^^^^^^ mier iour dc la prochainc bcssion generate de la paix , Lt .ur un SritioL ctant ^--^^-^ --U:X;X;: Berthe. Pour MM. Taschercau, rhomp.on, ^^^^"^ f '», J;;'''^.^ ' .,1^ et lot, Phillips, Sheppard, et Morrm j-contre MM. i.emam Henderson* ^ .^. GUEEN& PFTvRAULr, Grellicr. de lu PaiX.