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in the High Court of Appeals, or before the Governour and Council,
Eight Hundred Pounds of Tobacco, and no more. For drawing Pe-
tition, pleading or defending any Cause before the General Assembly,
the Sum of Four Hundred Pounds of Tobacco, and no more. If a
Bill drawn and ingrossed thereon, then Two Hundred Pounds of
Tobacco, and no more. For pleading or defending any Cause,
Matter, or Thing, before his Lordship's Agent in Land Affairs, the
Sum of Three Hundred Pounds of Tobacco, and no more. To his
Lordship's Attorney-General, or Prosecutor, for any Action or Cause
in the Provincial Court, or at the Assizes, at the Suit of his Lordship,
by Indictment, Presentment, or Information, the Sum of Four Hun-
dred Pounds of Tobacco, and no more. For prosecuting or defending
any Cause in the Court of Assize, to final End, Agreement, or other
Determination thereof, the Sum of Four Hundred Pounds of To-
bacco, over and above the Fees before by this Act limited, for prose-
cuting an Action in the Provincial Court.
And Be It Further Enacted, by the Authority, Advice, and Con-
sent aforesaid, That it shall not be lawful for any Attorney, Prac-
titioner, Counsellour, or Adviser in the Law whatsoever, from and
after the End of this present Session of Assembly, to advise, sue for,
prosecute, implead, or defend any Person or Persons whatsoever, in
any Action or Actions hereafter to be commenced in any of the Courts
or Jurisdictions within this Province, unless he do first apply himself
to such Court or Jurisdiction, where such Action or Suit is to be
prosecuted or defended, and there take the following Oath; which
Oath, the Justices or Judges of the several Courts or Jurisdictions,
are hereby impowered and required to administer, before they admit
such Attorney, or other Person practising the Law, to plead before
them.
Saving the several Rights and Privileges of the Inhabitants of the
City of Annapolis, by Virtue of Her late Royal Majesties Charter
granted them.
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Oath of an Attorney.
You A. B. shall swear, you will do no Falsehood nor Deceit, nor
consent to any to be done in this Court; and if you know of any to be
done, you shall give Knowledge thereof to this Court, that it may
be reformed. You shall delay no Man, for Lucre or Malice. You
shall not wittingly or willingly (except in Capital Cases) receive any
other Fees, Gifts, Gratuities, or Rewards whatsoever, by your self,
or any other Person, than what are established and enumerated in an
Act of Assembly, Intituled, An Act to ascertain the Fees of Prac-
titioners of the Law within this Province, and to prevent Extortions,
Frauds, and Abuses therein, either as an Attorney, Chamber Coun-
sellour, Counsellour at Law, Barrester, or under any other Denomina-
tion of the Law whatsoever, for advising, titling, drawing Declara-
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