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FEES OF OFFICERS.

For taking and certifying the acknowledgments of a deed, for each grantor named therein, twenty-five cents.

For traveling to perform any duty, when not otherwise provided for, and such travel is necessary, ten cents per mile for going only.

FEES OF REGISTER OF DEEDS.

For entering and recording any deed or other instrument, ten cents per folio, to be paid when the same is left for record.

For every certificate, twenty-five cents.

For copies of any records or papers, when required, ten cents for each folio.

For recording any deed or other paper in any other than the English language, twenty cents for each folio.

For every entry of a discharge of a mortgage, in the margin of the record, twenty-five cents.

For filing every other paper, and making an entry thereof, when necessary, ten cents.

Searching for every such paper on request, five cents for every such paper examined.

For searching the records, ten cents.

Sec. 16. Every officer whose fees: are. hereinbefore ascertained, limited and appointed, shall publish and set up in his office fair tables of his fees, according to this chapter, for the inspection of all persons who have business in such office.

Sec. 17. The. allowance of any. fees by this chapter, shall not apply to any case where special provision is otherwise made by law for any particular service, but the fees for such service shall be such as are provided in the statute requiring the service or providing the compensation therefor.

Sec. 18. The term folio, when used as a measure for computing fees or compensation, shall be construed to mean one hundred words, counting every figure necessarily used as a word; and any portion of a folio, when in the whole draft or paper there shall not be a complete folio, and when there shall be an excess over the last folio, shall be computed as a folio.

Sec. 19. No judge, clerk, justice, sheriff, or any other officer whatever, or other person to whom any fees or compensation shall be allowed by law for any service, shall take or receive