CHAPTER 581

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 14-135, as amended, and 14-148 of the
Code of Virginia, relating to certain fees chargeable by justices of
the peace and notaries.

[H 653]

Approved March 31, 1960

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 14-135, as amended, and 14-143 of the Code of Virginia, be
amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 14-135. <A justice of the peace may, for the following services per-
only by him by virtue of his office, charge and collect the following fees
on

(1) For taking and certifying the acknowledgment of any deed or
other writing, * one dollar.

(2) For administering and | certifying an oath or affirmation, unless
it be that of a witness, * fifty cents

(3) For taking and certifying affidavits or depositions of witnesses,
when done in an hour, one dollar, but if not done in an hour, then at the
rate of seventy-five cents per hour for any additional time.

§ 14-143. A notary may, for services performed by him by virtue
of his office, charge the following fees, to-wit:

(1) When there is a protest by a notary, for the record thereof, mak-
ing out instrument of protest under his official seal, and notice of dishonor

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(6) For taking and certifying affidavits or depositions of witnesses,
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(7) For other services a notary shall have the same fees as the clerk
of a circuit or city court for hke services.