386 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 5
Acts

the Right honble the Lord Proprietary by and with the Advice and
Consent of his Lordships Governeur and The upper and Lower
Houses of Assembly and the Authority of the Same That the said
Act Entituled An Act Confirming the Last will and Testament of
Colonel John Contee be and is hereby repealed Abrogated and made
Void Provided nevertheless That no person that hath Purchas'd any
of the Lands or Tenements whereof the said John Contee Died
Seized and that hath actually really and Bona fide paid the Consider-
ation Agreed for shall Be prejudiced by this Act nor any Contract for
The sale of Any the said Lands made by the said Mary be Defeated
provided the purchase Money be paid to the said heir at Law Where
not already Actually paid to the said Mary Any thing therein To the
Contrary notwithstanding And in regard the whole personal
Estate of the said John Contee is Disposed of Be it Enacted that
nothing in this Act shall Extend or be Construed to Extend to
prejudice any person now possest of any part thereof but that all
persons so possest shall hold and Enjoy the same Saving to his most
Sacred Majesty his heirs and Successors and to all Body's politick
and Corporate and all others not mentioned in this act their Severall
and respective rights Anything in this Act to the Contrary notwith-
standing.

Acts of 1725,
ch. 23
p. 98

An Act ffor Limitation of Officers ffees.
Be it Enacted by the Right honourable The Lord proprietor by and
with the advice and Consent of his Lordships Governour and the
upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the authority of the
same That from and after the End of this present Session of As-

p. 99

sembly no Officer or Officers hereafter mentioned in This present Act
their ministers Servants or Deputies by reason or Colour of his or
Their Office or Offices shall have receive or Take of any person or
persons Directly or Indirectly any Other fees than by This act is
hereafter Limited and allowed to The severall Officers hereafter
mentioned To the Chancellour or Keeper of the Great Seal The Seal
of An Originall writt Six pounds of Tobacco The Seal of a Recor-
dari Twelve pounds of Tobacco The Seal of a Subpena Ad Respon-
dum with three Names Or under fifteen pounds of Tobacco The Seal
to a proclamation of Rebellion Three hundred & Sixty pounds of To-
bacco The Seal of a Commission of a Rebellion Three hundred and
Sixty pounds of Tobacco The seal of a Grant of Land for one hun-
dred acres or under One hundred & Twenty pounds of Tobacco
Every hundred Acres above One hundred Acres Twelve pounds of
Tobacco Seal of a Decree in Chancery four hundred and Thirty
pounds of Tobacco Seal of an Injunction in Chancery Two hundred
& forty pounds of Tobacco Seal of an Audita Quere Sa One hundred
& Twenty pounds of Tobacco Seal to Execution of a Decree in Chan-
cery One hundred and Sixty two pounds of Tobacco Seal of a writt