No proceedings, original or appellate, shall be deemed to be entered until the necessary papers are properly filed and the entry fee, if any is required, is paid.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 259; G.L. 1909, ch. 285, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 335, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 513, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-4-7.