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Book similar thereto made out by him, containing such ob-
servations and Remarks as may appear to him to tend to the
further perfecting the Rent Roll for such County as he may be
appointed Receiver of with the following Probate certified by
a Magistrate on the back thereof to wit. On the day of
came and made Oath on the Holy Evangels that the
foregoing Debt Book is to the best of his Knowledge, just and
true, and that neither He nor any Person by him employed

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hath to his Knowledge, or Belief, received Quit Rents for
any Lands that are not contained in the said Debt Book, nor
other Rents than are therein Charged and that He knows of
no Tracts of Land in said county, Patented Improved or Oc-
cupied, beside those which are Entered in the said Debt Book,
and that the only Persons by him employed to assist in collect-
ing the Quit Rents in the said County were which
Assistants had severally taken a similar Oath.
This Book so returned by the Receiver you are to compare
with the Book you delivered him; you are then to State an
Account Debiting the Receiver with the Gross Amount of said
Debt Book, so adjusted, and giving him Credit for the several
and particular Allowances He is entitled to from his Com-
mission, or Instructions therewith delivered by His Excellency
the Governor. Three fair Draughts of which stated Account
shall be prepared and sign'd by both Parties one of which you
are to take and deliver to His Lordship's Agent and another
to the Clerk of the Revenue Board.
6^th Should the Receivers claim Allowances that are not ex-
pressly mentioned in their Instructions, you are not to allow
them, unless directed so to do by the Revenue Board, to whom
all disputes between you and the Receivers are to be sub-
mitted.
7^th If the Receivers do not return Books and settle their
Accounts with you on or before the day appointed by their
Agreement, you are within six days after the expiration of
such time to signify in Writing under your Hand to the Board
the Delinquency of such Receiver, and you are in like manner
to inform the Board of every Officer who shall not do his
Duty in making the proper Returns to your Office.
8^th For all which Services as before enumerated His Lord-
ship's Agent is to pay you five per Cent Commission on the
net Ballance of each Receiver's Account that shall be Settled

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and Sign'd by you and returned as aforesaid; and to intitle
you to your Commission you are (at the same time you trans-
mit the Stated Accounts to the Agent) to certify that you have
made all the necessary Alterations that have come to your
Knowledge, on the general Rent Roll for the next year's
Collection

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