ACTS
Maryland ss:
Att a Sessions of Assembly begun and held at the Port of
Annapolis the 5^th Day of December in the third year of the
Reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Anne by the grace of God
of England Scotland France and Ireland Queen Defender
of the faith &c^a Annoq Dui.

1704
Were enacted the Laws following
An Act for Limitation of Officers ffees.

Be it Enacted by the Queens most excellent Majesty by
and with the Advice and Consent of her Ma^tyi Governour
Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority of
the same that from and after the publication hereof no Officer
or Officers hereafter mencond in this Present Act their Min-
isters Servants or Deputys by reason of Colour of his or
their Office or Offices have receive or take of any Pson or
Psons directly or indirectly any other ffees than by this Act is
hereafter limitted and aliowed to the severall Officers here-
after mencond To the Chancellour or Keeper of the Great
Seale ffor Seale of an Originall Writt six pounds of Tobacco
ffor scale of a Recordari twelve pounds of Tobacco for Seale

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of a Subpa ad respondend with three Names or under fifteen
pounds of Tob^o ffor every Name more than three six pounds
of Tobacco For scale to a Proclamation of Rebellion three
hundred and Sixty pounds of Tobacco ffor scale of a Comission
of Rebellion three hundred & sixty pounds of Tobacco for
scale of a Grant of Land for one hundred Acres or under One
hundred and twenty pounds of Tobacco ffor every hundred
Acres above one hundred Acres twelve pounds of Tobacco
ffor Seale of a Decree in Chancery ffour hundred and thirty
p^ds of Tobacco ffor Seale of an Injunction in Chancery two
hundred and forty pounds of Tobacco ffor Seale of an Audita
Querela one hundred and twenty pounds of Tobacco ffor Seale
to an Execucon of a Decree in Chancery one hundred Sixty
and two pounds of Tobacco ffor Seale of a Writt of Covenant
for passing a ffine ffifteen pounds of Tobacco ffor Seale of a
Comission to take Acknowledgm^t one hundred and twenty
pounds of Tobacco ffor the Councillors hand to a Writt of
Assize two hundred and forty pounds of Tobacco ffor Seale to
Writt of Error to the Councill two hundred and forty pounds
of Tobacco For Seale to Scire facias thereupon two hundred

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