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charge of the Province be paid in the said Bills and also that all the
Inhabitants may if they please pay all their Levies (Except the 4o£
of Tobacco p Poll) & officers and Lawyers fees, in the said Bills rating
the Tobacco at Ten Shillings p Cent And that all Rewards and
Bounties allowed by Act of Assembly & all penalties & forfeitures in
Tobacco be paid in the said Bills of Creditt at the said rate and that
all Contracts to be made for Current Money be discharged by bills of
Creditt without any Difference or Discount.
8: That there be an Office Erected on each side of the Bay under
the Management of three Commissioners at the Salary of Sixty
pounds the first Year each of them and forty pounds p Annum after-
wards :

U. H. J.

That they employ a Clerk on each Shore who shall have Sixty
pounds each p Annum
9. That a Committee of both Houses of Assembly be Appointed
every Session to inspect into and Examine the proceedings of the
Commissioners.
I o. That it be made felony without benefit of Clergy to Counter-
feit the Bills of Credit or to pass any Counterfeit knowing them to be
Counterfeit

p. 207

That the Bill of Credit shall be

M s M

30. 20 Bills 30000 1 6 2. 6

2000

20. 15 15000 32 i. 6

2400

20. 10 10000 8o i.

4000

20. 5 5000 144 6

3600

£72000

The first Years Charge will be

To the Salary of 6 Comm^rs at £6o each

360

To two Clerks at 6o£ each

I20

Books Papers Printing &c by Computation

I20

House Rent.

20

620

The whole charge afterward will be

To Salary of 6 Comm^rs 14 years at 4o£ p Ann.

3360

To D^o to two Clerks 14 years at 6o£ each p Ann.

1680

To D^o for Books &c at 2o£ p Ann.

280

To D^o for House Rent

280

6220