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ship's Service, directed to the Clerk of the Lower House of As-
sembly, to be by the said Sheriff forwarded as Public Letters are by
the Laws of this Province directed to be forwarded, and under the
like Penalty to be recovered and applied as herein after directed.
And the said Clerk of the Lower House of Assembly shall safely
keep the said Certificates, Books, Proceedings, and Accounts, in his
Office, until the next Meeting of the Assembly, and shall, on the
Second Day thereof, lay them before the Lower House of Assembly,
for the Inspection of the Members thereof.
LXXX. And be it Enacted, That if any of the Days prefixed by
this Act, for Performance of any of the Duties thereby enjoined or
required, should happen to be on a Sunday, then such Duties shall be
performed on the Day following; any Thing herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.
LXXXI. And be it further Enacted, That the Collector of
each respective County shall, at the Time of Settlement of his Ac-
counts as aforesaid, pay to each of the said Commissioners, who
shall serve in the Execution of this Act, as a Salary for the full and
faithful Performance of their Duty therein, Eight Shillings for each
Day they shall necessarily attend in the Performance of the several
Services required of them by this Act, and no more; And shall also
pay to the said Commissioners, for the Use of the said Assessors,
for the full and faithful Performance of their Duty under this Act,
any Sum not under Four Pounds, nor exceeding Ten Pounds Cur-
rent Money, for each Assessor, which the said Commissioners, or
any Two of them, shall adjudge an adequate Reward for the Service
of each Assessor. And the Amount of all the Sums so paid, shall,
by the said Commissioners, be allowed to the said Collector on
Settlement of his Account as aforesaid, in which Accounts shall be
expressed the Names of the Assessors for each District, and the
Sums of Money for them respectively allowed. And the said Com-
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April 8
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missioners shall, after Receipt of the said Sums, for the Use of the
said Assessors, pay the same to them or their Orders respectively, on
Demand, under the Penalty of Fifteen Pounds Current Money to
the Party grieved.
LXXXII. And be it further Enacted, That every Commissioner
and Assessor, who shall take upon himself the Execution of this
Act, shall, for and during the Time he shall continue to act as Com-
missioner or Assessor, be entirely exempt and free from all military
Duty whatsoever.
LXXXIII. And be it further Enacted, That if any Commissioners
herein before appointed for executing such Part of this Law as
relates to the Rates and Assessments therein mentioned, shall refuse
to serve, not having a lawful Excuse, to be proved by the Oath of
One Witness; for every such Refusal, shall forfeit the Sum of One
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