The person at whose instance such testimony is taken shall pay to such clerk for his services in such behalf the same fees as are allowed to commissioners in chancery, and to witnesses the same compensation as is allowed to witnesses in other cases. All such fees due the clerk shall be collected by him and paid into the county treasury, and may be collected in the same manner and by the same remedies as costs in a common-law action.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 39. Records and Papers
Article 3. Reconstruction of Lost Records and Papers
§39-3-1. Admission to Record of Certified Copy When Original Writing Lost, Mislaid or Destroyed
§39-3-2. Lost Records or Papers Recorded or Filed Anew
§39-3-3. Recordation of Certified Copies at Instance of County Court When Record Lost or Destroyed
§39-3-4. Loss of Court Records; Reentries
§39-3-5. Loss of Original Papers in Any Cause or Appellate Court Record; Effect of Papers Supplied
§39-3-6. When Books or Papers Deemed Lost
§39-3-7. Procedure to Prove Contents of Lost Papers or Records -- Generally
§39-3-8. Procedure to Prove Contents of Lost Papers or Records -- Right to Rehearing
§39-3-9. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Action by County Clerk
§39-3-10. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Record
§39-3-11. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Publication of Notice
§39-3-12. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Subjects of Inquiry
§39-3-13. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Powers of Clerk; Death, etc., of Clerk
§39-3-14. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Fees Payable to Clerk and Witnesses
§39-3-16. Taking Testimony as to Lost Records -- Admissibility of Depositions or Copies