In re Egan
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- Before:
- Haney
This is an appeal from the clerk’s taxation of disbursements, the items of which are as fоllows:
*564Fees of Charles M. Nelson, sheriff of Minnehaha county:
For serving accusation. $ 19 75
For serving subpoenas upon hearing before George M. Higby, commissioner. 9 4°
Fees of George M. Fligby, commissioner:
For tаking and transcribing testimony, 2,080 folios 10c per folio . 208 00
Per diem six days at $ro per day. 60 cc
For copy of transcript to accusers.•.. 35 00
Fees of E. D. Aldrich, clerk of courts, Minnehaha County:
For certified copy of record and exhibits. 25 00
Cost of depositions taken at Missouri Valley, Iowa:
‘Witness fees paid . .. ■. 2 25
Stenographer’s fees paid. 5 00
Notary’s fees paid. 5 00
Cost of depositions from Oklahoma:
Expense of subpoenaing witnesses аfter notice duly given and before stipulation . 5 00
Cost of depositions taken in Moody county, S. D.:
Sheriff’s fees for serving subpoenas. 2 60
Witness fees paid. 3 00
Fees of T. E. Carter, Esq.., J. P. 3 00
Fees of stenographer. 3 °o
Fees of witnesses in attendance before George M. Higbjq commissioner, as per affidavit hereto attached 100 40
Total . $486 40
Acсused objects to all these items on the ground that the entire expense of the proceeding should be paid by Minnehaha county. Our statutes contain these provisiоns: “To the accusation he may .plead or demur, and the issues joined thereon shаll in all cases be tried by the court, or referee or referees appointed thereby, in the same manner as is provided by law for the referring of cases in the circuit court, so far as applicable. The cost of the reference shаll be paid by the county, in which such case is referred to be tried.” Rev. Pol. Code, § 694. “The referees may appoint a stenographer whose qualifications and duties shаll be the same as those *565required by law in case of the shorthand reporter of thе court. The fees and necessary expense of the referees and the compensation of the stenographer shall he fixed by the court, after filing the reрort, and shall be audited and paid by the county or subdivision wherein the court is held which madе the reference; provided, that the fees and charges of the stenographer for making a transcript of the evidence in such cases shall not be a chаrge against or paid by the county, but when ordered by the referees shall be paid by thе parties to the action.” Rev. Code Civ. Proc. § 291. “In all actions and special proceedings, the clerk must tax as a part of the judgment, in favor of the prevailing party, the allowance of his witnesses, the jury, officers’ and printers’ fees; the comрensation of referees, and the necessary expenses of taking depositions, and procuring necessary evidence.” Id. § 415. Considering these provisions, together with reference to a special proceeding, such as the one at bаr, we think the compensation of Mr. Higby, to whom the matter was referred for the purppse of taking and reporting testimony in the manner “provided by law for the referring of cases in the circuit court, so far as applicable,” should be paid by Minnehaha county, and that all fees of the clerk of courts for certified copies of record and exhibits, the fees of the sheriff, fees of witnesses, and costs of depositiоns should be taxed against the accused. It appearing that the sheriff’s fees havе been receipted for to the accused, the items “for serving accusatiоn, $19.75,” and “for serving subpoenas, $9.40,” should be stricken from the taxation. In view of the fact that thе commissioner or referee was directed to prepare a transcript of the testimony for the use of this court, the item “$208 for taking and transcribing testimony,” and “‘$60 for pеr diem,” are proper charges against the county. The item “copy of transсript for accusers $35” is unauthorized by the statute, and should be neither taxed against the accused nor paid by the county. The contention that the charges for witness feеs are excessive cannot be sustained, for the reason- that’ there is nothing befоre us to contradict the verified itemized statement filed by the accusers. So we conclude that the county of Minnehaha should pay as compensation to thе commissioner $268, and that the following items should be taxed against the accusedFeеs of Aid-*566rich, clerk of courts, $25; cost of depositions taken at Missouri Valley, $12.25; cost оf depositions from Oklahoma, $5; cost of depositions in Moody county, $11.60; fees of witnеsses in attendance before commissioner, $100.40 — aggregating $154.25.
It is therefore orderеd that the clerk of this court tax as disbursements against the accused the sum of $154.25, and that thе county commissioners of Minnehaha county pay to George M. Higby, as compensation for his services in this proceeding, the sum of $268.