ted in the year 1700, and the other in the year 1830.And by a standing order of the House (a) it is directed that printed tables of these Fees, having been first perused by Mr. Speaker, be hung up in his chambers, in the lobby, and in the Clerk's Office; and renewed by the Clerk from time to time, as occasion may require, that they may always be preserved fair and legible. It is also declared, that the House will punish with the utmost severity any officer or servant who shall presume to take or demand any greater fee than is allowed by the following tables. FEES ON PRIVATE BILLS GENERALLY. To the Clerk Assistant,. To the Serjeant and the offi- 0 10 0 1 5 0 To the Housekeeper........ 0 5 0 To the two Doorkeepers,... 050 For every Private Enacting Clause, the same fees are to be paid to the above persons as for a Bill. If the Bill concerns a county or coun- For attending Committees of the 0 13 4 To the Clerk Assistant,.... 0 6 8 For every Order of such Committees: To the Chief Clerk,. To the Clerk Assistant,. To the Housekeeper,. 1 13 4 068 ... 0 10 0 To the two Doorkeepers,.. 0 7 6 For Reading at the Table, and entering in the Journal, a Report in private matters: (a) C. J. 22 Feb. 1731. FEES TO BE PAID INTO THE COMMITTEE CLERK'S OFFICE. On a Petition for a Private Bill. £ s d For taking charge of a Petition for a Private Bill, when referred to a Committee, and adjourning the Committee to the time when it is to sit for dispatch of business For attending the sitting of the Committee, each day. For drawing and transcribing Report For attending to adjourn a Committee when no business is done.. For drawing short minute of proceedings of the Commit 068 100 1 0 0 068 £ s d On a Private Bill. 100 200 068 For taking charge of Bill, when committed, and adjourning the Committee to the time when it is to sit for dispatch of business For attending sitting of the Committee, each day...... For attending to adjourn a Committee when no business is done For drawing and transcribing Report in respect of Standing Orders, in any case in which a Committee on a Bill is directed to report thereon 1 For drawing and transcribing Report on Bill, and arranging documents to be sent into the House For a fair copy of the amendments to the House Bill, per sheet of 72 words 0 0 200 010 On a Petition, that any Order of the House may be dispensed with, or complaining of the decision of any Committee in respect of the Standing Orders, or upon any Report from a Committee, referred to the Standing Order Committee, or to any other Committee. On any Petition for a grant of money, or for any other matter of a Private nature, referred to a private Committee. FEES TO BE PAID INTO THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. 0 10 0 For entering a Private Bill, together with the names and address of the Parliamentary Agent aud Solicitor, and the name of the Committee Clerk,. For receiving and taking charge of books, plaus, estimates, and other documents; and indorsing petition, with a certificate that the same hath been deposited, 0 68 For entering proceedings of the House on the presentation of a petition for a Private Bill, or upon a motion for a Private Bill, or upon a message from the Lords with a Private Bill........ 0 6 8 For receiving and entering notice of the day and hour on which it may be proposed that the Committee on the petition should sit; for each day on which a notice may be given ........ 0 3 4 For entering a short minute of the proceedings of the Committee, together with the name of the chairman, to be furnished by the Committee clerk......... If the Committee cannot be formed for want of members, or if parties are not ready to proceed for entering the adjournment. 068 0 3 4 160.1 10 0 180.1 13 4 200.1 16 8 And so on in proportion for any greater number of folios. For entering certificate, and indorsing breviate that the 0 6 8 0 3 4 Bill is properly prepared.. 0 68 For entering proceedings in the House on the Second Reading of the Bill, for each day For receiving and entering notice of the day and hour on which it is proposed that the Committee should meet, on each day on which such notice may be given....... 0 3 4 For receiving from the agent the filled-up printed bill, with the amendments proposed to be submitted to the Committee, and entering the receipt thereof.. For entering a short minute of the proceedings of the Committee, with name of the Chairman, and the day and hour to which it may have adjourned, in case the Committee do not get through the Bill: for each day.... If the Committee cannot be formed for want of Members, or if the Committee be adjourned without doing business by desire of the parties; for entering the adjournment for each day. 0 3 4 For receiving and entering notice of the day on which it may be proposed to report the Bill; on each day on which such notice may be given... For entering proceedings of 068 0 3 4 068 Report, each day... .......... 0 6 8 And so on in proportion for any greater number of presses. For entering certificate on back of the Bill, that it is properly ingrossed 068 068 034 For entering and receiving notice of the Third Reading, for each day on which such notice may be given.. 0 3 4 For entering proceedings of the House on the Third Reading, each day. For entering proceedings of the House upon any new clause added, or proposed to be added on the Report, further consideration of the Report or Third Reading For entering the agreement of the House of Lords, with or without amendments 068 For entering proceedings of the House, upon consideration of the Lords' Amendments..... For entering Royal Assent.. For each Bill, or Breviate, or Ingrossment, certified to be irregular, and admitted so to be by the party, or declared so to be by the Speaker.... 0 10 0 Note: The fees above-mentioned are to be paid to the principal clerk in the Private Bill Office, by the party promoting the Bill; and the produce of the fund shall be applied to the maintenance of three clerks, or more if necessary, for the business of the said office: to be apportioned between them in such manner as the Clerk of the House shall from time to time direct. (C. J. 21 June, 1811.) 0 6 8 068 liamentary Besides the payment of the above Fees required by the Charges of ParStanding Orders of the two Houses of Parliament, there Agents. is another description of charge to the payment of which, Private Bills are subject, and which frequently is of a very expensive nature, viz: the charges of the Parliamentary Agents employed in conducting and superintending the bills in their progress through Parliament. Taxation of costs of Private Bills These agents are of two kinds : 1st. In the Lords, in-door agents so called, who are Clerks of the House; of these, there are two in that House. And, in the House of Commons, there were formerly several Clerks who so employed themselves, until, by a recent order of that House (b), the practice was forbidden. And 2dly, out-door agents, most of whom employ themselves exclusively in this business, but who are frequently, though not necessarily, attached to some branch of the legal profession-these are rather more numerous, their number not being restricted. The charges of these agents, not being regulated by in the House of any uniform standard, was frequently of a very exorbitant nature, to obviate which, the statute 6 Geo. IV. ch. 123, was passed "To establish a taxation of costs on Private Commous. Though not in the House of Lords. Agents must collect Fees. Bills, in the House of Commons," by which act, on complaint of the persons overcharged, the Speaker will direct certain persons to tax the costs and expenses so incurred -for which duty, fees are allowed to be exacted. The amount of these fees was fixed by an order of the House on the 16 Feb. 1829, and is as follows: FEES ON TAXATION OF COSTS ON PRIVATE BILLS. and trouble respecting the taxation ............. for his pains and trouble re- 1 6 8 2 20 This system though recommended by a Select Committee of the House of Lords in 1827, has not been adopted by that House. It is the duty of these Agents to collect and pay to the Clerk of the Fees, all Fees payable upon any Private Bill which may be intrusted to their care; and it has recently been found necessary, in consequence of the great arrear (b) C. J. 16 Aug. 1836. |