According to time honoured tradition the Russicn lawyer not only gives his clients judicial advice, not only officiates at divorces and writes official papers, is not only present at marriages where he secs that the husband-and-wife-to-be sign the marriage contract, but often acts as a trusted adviser to clients by whom he is taken into complete confidence and let into intimate secrets of family or personal difficulties. Also, the Russian Jurists Society, with Mr. Eh. Metzler £s President, Mr. L. V.
Arnoldov as Vice-President, Mr. S. P.
Dobrovolsky as Honorary Secretary and Mr. N. G. Ratchkoff as Honorary Treasurer, gives consultations free of Court Fees Of late the Chinese court, the onl; th which the Russian Colony ed its fees. Formerly tart an action in court for a sum up to $10 required the tax of 45 cents, up to $25—90 cents, from $25 to $50—$225, from $50 to $75—$3.30, from $75 to $100—$4.50, from $100 to $200—$9. with zm additional tax of $3.00 for every $100 up to the sum of $1000. From $1,000 to $2000 the comprised $37.50, and soon continuing to rise. New regulations rule that to sue for a sum not more than 525 requires no tax at all. This makes it cosier for the petty creditor to defend his rights in court, even enabling servants to sue defaulting employers, Thus the only remaining expense is 90 cents. for the blank.
To sue for a sum ranging from $25 to $50 requires a tax of $3, from $50 to $100- ud from $100 to $1,000 for every $100; while for $100 from $1,000 to $5,000 the Court and Sui $3.00 for every $100, hearing in the High e Court taxes are exacted on the same basis, but with 50 per cent. increase om the taxes d for the first hearing. On the e this reform has simplified and fied the te: question. on receive one hid to make pay-to the m of ch printed on it, which usual resolved into a sum between $1.00 and $6.00. Also on presenting the summons one had to pay 35 cents. if to be heard in Concession and 65 ce it was to be conducted in the International Settlement, Today the required sum is 20 cents. in the French Con and 40 cents. outside its andaness.
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