240 Assembly Proceedings Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1704.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

that they cause the Clark of their County to present the Jury
with a list of the Orphans and apprentices of their County
every June Court.
12. And for better ascertaining what Sallary shall be allowed
Executors and Administrators upon their Account of Admin-
istration by the Comissary Generall of this province for the
pain and trouble hazard and adventures in administring
Estates.
Be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and with the

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advice and Consent aforesaid that for every sume or Summs
of mony or Tobacco bona fide received or paid by Executors
or Administrators the Comissary Generall shall allow the Ex-
ecutors or Administrators the Sallary of Tenn per Cent.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and
with the Advice and Consent aforesaid that if the Residuary
legatees of any person or persons dying in this Province and
making a will or the next of Kindred to any pson or psons
dying intestate in this Province and who ought to have the
residue of such deceased persons Estate do dwell in England
or other parts of her Majestys Dominions out of this Province
so that the Executor or Administrator convert the Residue of
all the reall and personall Estate (after Debts and legacys here
paid) into mony or other Effects for the best advantage of the
persons to whom due and returns the same to such Resid-
uary Legatees or kindred as aforesaid that then the Comissary
Generall shall allow to such Executor or Administrator the
usuall Sallary allowed by Merchants to their Factors viz. tenn
per Cent.
And whereas it sometimes happens that persons of great
dealing dying in this Province leave their books very imper-
fect so that it cannot be exactly known what Debts are due
upon such books unless the Executor or Administrator take the
paines to carry about such books from one Supposed Debtor to
another to state Accounts which many times proves a very con-
siderable toyle to the Executor or Administrator and requires a
very great deale of trouble and Charge and many times there
appear Discounts or defeazances or receipts to barr such book
Debts or the Debtors where the accounts are old are are insol-
vent or the like and the Executors or Administrators for such
their great pains and diligence have hitherto had noe allow-
ance.
Therefore least it should be a discouragement to Executors
and Administrators that having no Sallary therefore they
should neglect for sparing of paines to improve the Testators
or other Estates —
Be it enacted by the Authority Advice and Consent afore-
said that where the Executor or Administrator can fairly