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from the party for whom the services were performed a fee of eight dollars ($8.00) in addition to any costs incurred by advertising in any news media of the proposed sale of the pro- perty. 10. Whenever on any decree of judgment in a civil case any fieri facias issued by the clerk of any court is placed in the hands of the High Constable and no levy is made or forth- coming bond is taken thereon, and a return is made by the High Constable, he shall be allowed a fee of one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) for making the return. 11. The High Constable receiving payments, under an execution or other process, in money, or Selling goods, shall receive a commission of ten per centum of the first three hundred dollars ($300.OO) of money paid and five per centum on the residue. (b) The fees collected by the High Constable shall be paid into the treasury of the City regularly, but not less than once a month. All fees and commissions of every kind and character, whether payable by the commonwealth, the United States, or by private personst firms or corporations, now or hereafter receivable by law or ordinance by the High Constable, shall continue to be paid to an~ collecte~ by him and shall be paid into the treasury of the City, except that the City shall not be required to pay to him any fees or commissions for services performed for such City. (c) The High Constable shall be paid a salary out of the treasury of the City as provided by law, which salary shall be in full compensation for his services and shall be in lieu of the retention by him of any and alI'official fees and commissions of whatever kind or character, and from whatever source derived; the expenses of his office, including the com- pensation of deputies and employees · out of the treasury of the City. , shall be l~kewise paid 2. This ordinance shall take effect June 1, 1975. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held May 27, 1975. TeSte: City Clerk -2-