Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 437

the Administration of any Person Deceaced within the County
where he dwelleth as aforesaid, But if any contest or dispute
shall arise between any persons concerning the right to
Administration or Executorship, the same shall be decided by
the Chancellor or Commissary Generall or Judge in Testi-
mentary Causes & not by such person app^td in each County
as aforesaid, neither shall such person grant such Administra-
tion or take the probate of such Will till such time as such
dispute or difference is decided and determined by the proper
Judge thereof, and certificate from such Judge of the same,
And such person so appointed as aforesaid shall and is hereby
allowed as a Fee for granting such Letters of Administration
as aforesaid, Swearg the Administrator and appraisers or for
the probate of any Will or swearg every Executor or Execut^rs
and Letters testamentary, the sume of one hundred and fifty
pounds of Tobacco to be paid by such person or persons re-
quiring administration or Letters Testamentary as aforesaid
unless the Estate be so small as not to amount to the sum of
two thousand pounds of Tobacco, In every such case where
the Estate is of less value then two thousand pounds of
Tobacco as aforesaid there shall be paid to such person so
appointed for such Letters of Administration or Letters Testa-
mentary as aforesaid, the sum of fifty pounds of Tobacco &
no more, any Law Statute or useage to the contrary hereof in
any wise notwithstanding
June 2^d 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill The house of Assembly have
chamb^r Assented
Signed p Ord^r Signed p Ord^r
John Llewellin Clk. Hen: Denton Clk.

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.
p. 20

An Act for settlement of an Anuall Revenue
upon their Majesties Gov^r within this Province
for the time being.

Whereas by an Act of Assembly formerly made Entituled
an Act for providing a Support for the Lord Proprietary of
this Province & likewise a supply for the defraying the Publick
charges of Gov^rment it was by the said Act Published and
declared that from and after the first day of Septemb^r then
next ensuing, there should be raised Leavyed collected and
paid to the said Lord & Proprietary the sum of two shillings
sterl for every hhd & Quantity of an hh^d of Tobacco which
should be at any time thereafter shipt in any Ship or Vessell
to be Exported out of this Province on Condition that his
said Lord^p should receive his Rents and Fines for alienation
of Land in good sound Merchantable Tobacco when tendred

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