Acts. 175

Aprill the 15^th 1707.

On the behalfe of her Maj^ty Queen Anne of England &^ca
I will this be a Law Jo: Seymour

An Act Requiring the Agents of the Lord Baltemore to Certify
into the Secretarys offices, the Instructions and Conditions
of Plantations with the fees by them demanded and oblig-
ing his Lordships Deputy Surveyors to qualify themselves
according to Law.

Be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Maj^ty by and
with the Advice and Consent of her Maj^tys Governor Councill
and Assembly of this province and the Authority of the same
that the Lord Baltemore agents for granting lands in this pro-
vince, on or before the fourteenth day of May next, shall make
Certify and hang up in the Secretarys office, all such instruc-
tions that the said officers or agents of the said Right honour-
able the Lord Proprietary of this province, and all the present
Condition or Conditions of plantations, That all people may
see and know by what Authority they Act.

And that they Likewise prepare a list of what fees they re-
quire for Severall Services by them done or to be done w^ch
fees shall be Considered of by two of her Maj^tys Councill and
by two or more Justices of the Provinciall Court, w^ch fees the
said Councellors and justices may lessen as they see fitt and
be allowed under the hands of such Councellours and Justices
or else it shall not be lawfull for such his Lordshipps officers
ministers Agents or Clarks to demand and Receive them, but
when such fees shall be allowed & approved on as afd. And

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

such officers agents ministers & Clarks haveing made oath of
such Services done by which such fees accrue may have their
fees levyed by way of Execution as other officers and Clarks
have till the next Session of Assembly and then such fees shall
by the Assembly be allowed or denyed or altered or lessened
as the Assembly shall think fitt.
And if the said Agents and Officers refuse to make hang
up and publish such instructions Conditions and list of fees as
afd within the time limitted as afd he or they shall forfeit to
her Maj^ty for his or their neglect and Contempt the sume of
twenty pounds Ster mony one half to her Maj^ty for Support of
Governm^t the other half to him or them that will Sue for the
same by accon of Debt in her Maj^tys Provinciall Court wherein
no Essoyn protection or wager of law to be allowed.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority advice and Con-
sent afd that if any Surveyor whatsoever already appointed
and Comissionated or hereafter to be appointed and Commis-

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