In many cases, a credit card company will charge a percentage of the balance on the card as the minimum monthly payment. If you have a $1,000 balance and a 2% minimum, you will owe at least $20 for the month. Part of that money will go toward interest, and a tiny portion of it will go towards your principle.
The Prothonotary is the clerk of the court of common pleas and keeps records of all civil procedures before the courts, signs all writs and processes (such as suits) and files copies of all records and processes.
Applications for passports can also be obtained at the office of the prothonotary. Recording divorce proceedings is also a duty of the office of the prothonotary. The office of the Clerk of Courts is reputed to be one of the oldest in the state. This officer is the chief clerk and record keeper for the criminal courts.