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Case of small Debts. Provided always, That such Prosecutions be
commenced within One Year after the Offence committed.
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That no

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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 or greater Fees which shall
arise or become due, after the last Day of November, in the Year
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Three, than by this Act
are hereafter limited and allowed to the several Officers hereafter
mentioned: That is to say ;

To the Chancellor, or Keeper of the Great Seal.
Pounds of Tobacco.

[Fees to Of-
ficers after
the last of
Nov. 1753-1

For the Seal of an Original Writ, 4
The Seal of a Recordari, 9
The Seal of a Subpeena ad respondendum, with 3 Names, or
under, 12
The Seal to a Proclamation of Rebellion, 270
The Seal of a Commission of Rebellion, 270
The Seal of a Grant or Patent of Land, for 500 Acres, or under, 90
The Seal of every Patent or Grant for any Quantity above 500
Acres, for every hundred Acres, 9
Seal of a Decree in Chancery, if required, 320
Seal of an Injunction in Chancery, 180
Seal of an Audita Querela, 90
Seal to Execution of a Decree in Chancery, 120
Seal of a Writ of Covenant for passing Fine, 12
Seal of a Commission to take Acknowlegement, 90
The Chancellor's Hand to a Writ of Assize, 180
The Seal to a Writ of Error, to the Governor and Council as a
Court of Appeals, 180
Seal to a Scire Facias thereupon, 180
Seal to a Supersedeas thereupon, 180
Seal to a Certiorari, 180
The Seal to an Exemplification of Land, the same with the
Patent or Grant.
The Chancellor's Hand to a Writ of Covenant, 180
A Seal to a Mandamus, 90
A Seal to a Melius inquirendum, 90

[Fees to the
Chancellor.]

The Seal of a Commission of a County or Provincial Court,
with a Dedimus Potestatem to swear the Justices, 500
Seal of a Superfedeas, to a Commission of Rebellion or
Supplicavit, 180
The Seal of a Sheriff's Patent for his Office, 360
Seal of a Posse Comitatus, 90

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