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cept the Collectors and Surveyors of his Majesty's Customs)
hold their Places, their Fees are Regulated by Acts of As-
sembly, and for the most Part payable in Tobacco. Besides the
Lieutenant Governor there is a Deputy Secretary (the Secre-
tary residing in England), who keeps the Records of the Chan-
cery and Supreme or Provincial Court, A Commissary Gen-
eral to whom the Probat of Wills Belongs, An Attorney
General. Two Treasurers, Two Judges of the Land Office
(whence Warrants and Patents for Land issue) Three Com-
missioners of the Paper Currency Office, five Naval Officers,
Two Surveyors General, An Examiner General whose Busi-
ness it is to examine all Certificates returned by the Land Sur-
veyors, a Clerk or keeper of the Records in each County 14. in
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Number; and the same Number of Sheriffs, deputy Surveyors
and deputy Commissaries, a Clerk of the Provincial Court
(who is a Ministerial Officer under the deputy Secretary) A
Register in the Prerogative or Commissary's Office, another
in the Land office; and a Clerk in the Paper Currency Office, as
the Value of all these Offices (except the Naval Offices) de-
pends on the Price of Tobacco they are some years much more
lucrative than in others; but Communibus Annis they may I
suppose be thus Rated :
The Governor including all Perquisites and fees as Chan-
cellor £1200, The deputy Secretary £300, The Commissary
General £250, the Attorney General £50, two Treasurers to-
gether £80, Two Judges of the Land Office £300. Each Com-
mission of the Paper Currency office £50, five Naval Officers
from £50 to £150 each. Two Surveyors General £130. The
County Clerkships from £80 to £200 each, The Sheriffs Offices
about the same Value as the Clerkships, but the Sheriffs Office
cannot be held by any Person more than three years, Several
of the deputy Surveyors offices are of very little value, some
of them not £10 a year but three or four of them who live in
Counties where there still remains a good Deal of Vacant
Land may get from £50 to £150 p Ann. the Deputy Commis-
saries offices may be estimated from £10 to £20 each & the
Clerks of the upper & Lower Houses of Assembly, the Pro-
vincial Court, Prerogative or Commissaries Office, Land Of-
fice, and Paper Currency office, get I believe from £50 to £130
Each.
1 8. The Legislature consists of Three Branches, Vizt The
Governor an upper house of Assembly (of which there are
twelve Members Nominated by the Lord Proprietary who
commonly continue for life) & a Lower House composed of 58
Members chosen by the People to represent them, four for
each County & Two for the City of Annapolis. The Courts are
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