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Recital of 4 Anne 10.
No fees on hill or judgment returned ignoramus, or on any pretence relating thereto.
Penalty 20l. to the party, by action of debt, or civil bill,
with costs.
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II. And whereas an act passed in this kingdom in the fourth year of the reign of her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled, An act to prevent fees being taken in certain cases, it was enacted, “That no fees should be demanded or received from any person, against whom any bill of indictment should be preferred, and returned ignoramus by the grand jury, for drawing or ingrossing of such bill of indictment, or for the juries verdict of ignoramus thereon, under certain penalties therein mentioned:” yet nevertheless great fees have been since taken for recognizances, and discharging the person, against whom such bills so returned ignoramus have been preferred, contrary to the intent and meaning of the said act: for remedy whereof be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the first day of May one thousand seven hundred and thirty no fee or fees, sum or sums of money, shall be demanded or received by any sheriff, sub-sheriff, clerk of the crown, clerk of the peace, their deputy or deputies, or any other person whatsoever, for or on account of any bill or judgment, that shall be returned ignoramus by the grand jury, from any person or persons, as to whom the said bill shall be so returned, or on account of any recognizance, discharge, or on any other pretence whatsoever relating to such bill, judgment, recognizance, or discharge; and if any such officer or officers, his or their deputy or deputies, or any other person whatsoever, shall offend herein, he or they shall forfeit for every such offence to every person aggrieved thereby the sum of twenty pounds, to be recovered by action of debt in any of his Majesty's Four courts in Dublin; wherein no essoin, priviledge, protection, or wager of law, shall be allowed, [Rep., Stat. Law Rev. (I.) Act, 1878.] or by civil bill, in such manner as small debts are appointed to be recovered, with costs of suit.
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