Opinion of the Clerk, Supreme Court

RULE 7, ALABAMA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION-FEES FOR MISCELLANEOUS FILINGS— SETTLEMENT UNDER WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION LAW

Mr. Ray Bozeman, Circuit Clerk of Cov-ington County, has submitted to me the following inquiry:

Code of Alabama, 1975, Section 12-19-71, provides for a docket fee in the amount of $35.00 to be collected in each case filed in Circuit Court.

Code of Alabama 1975, Title 25 Chapter 5, deals with matters relating to Workmen’s Compensation. Section 25-5-56 provides for settlements between parties and requires that such settlements be approved by the Circuit Judge and duly…