472 Assembly Proceedings, October 4~November 26, 1763.

Liber H. S.
No. 1
p. 481
[Prosecu-
tions to be
in a year]

[Fees to
Officers
after the
last of
November
1763]

in any Court of Record and where the Penalty or Forfeiture does
not exceed the aforesaid sum to be recovered before one Magistrate
as in the Case of Small Debts Provided always that such Prosecu-
tions be commenced within one Year after the Offence Committed
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid that 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 received 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 Sixty three than by this Act are
hereafter Limitted and Allowed to the several Officers hereafter
mentioned That is to say

Pounds

Pounds

of

of

Tobacco

Tobacco

[Fees to the
Chancellor.]

To the Chancellor or Keeper of the
Great-Seal.

The Chancellor's Hand to a
Writ of Covenant............ 180

[Fees to
Chancell.

A Seal to a Mandamus ........ 90

For the Seal of an Original

A Seal to a Melius inquirendum . 90

Writ ...................... 4

The Seal to a Commission of a

The Seal of a Recordari........ 9

County or Provincial Court,

The Seal of a Subpoena ad re-

with a Dedimus Potestatem to

spondendum, with 3 Names, or

swear the Justices ........... 500

under ...................... 12

Seal of a Supersedeas, to a Com-

The Seal to a Proclamation of

mission of Rebellion or Suppli-

Rebellion .................. 270

cavit ....................... 180

The Seal of a Commission of

The Seal of a Sheriff's Patent

Rebellion .................. 270

for his Office ................ 360

The Seal of a Grant or Patent

Seal of a Posse Comitatus....... 90

of Land, for 500 Acres, or

Seal of a Writ of Discharge

under ...................... 90

(if any) ................... 90

The Seal of every Patent or

Seal of a Patent of Denization. 320

Grant for any Quantity above

Seal of Ne exeat Provinciam ... 90

500 Acres, for every hundred

Seal of a Writ of Error from

p. 482

Acres ..................... 9

any County Court ........... 90

Seal of a Decree in Chancery, if

Seal of a Scire facias thereupon. 90

required ................... 320

Seal of a Supersedeas thereupon 90

Seal of an Injunction in Chan-

Seal of every other Matter or

cery ....................... 180

Thing that shall pass the

Seal of an Audita Querela ..... 90

Great Seal, and not herein

Seal to Execution of a Decree

contained, each ............. 90

in Chancery ................ 120

Seal of a Writ of Covenant for

Secretary's Fees.

passing Fine ................ 12
Seal of a Commission to take

A Recordari .................. 6

[Fees to

Acknowledgment ........... 90

A Subpoena ad respondendum,

Secretary

The Chancellor's Hand to a

with three Names, and Re-

Writ of Assize............... 180

turn ....................... 12

The Seal to a Writ of Error, to

Every Name more than three... 2

the Governor and Council, as

An Attachment of Contempt .... 8

a Court of Appeals........... 180

A Proclamation of Rebellion ... 64

Seal to a Scire facias thereupon. 180

A Commission of Rebellion.... 64

Seal to a Supersedeas thereupon. 180

An Injunction ................ 38

Seal to a Certiorari ............ 180

A Writ of Sequestration, per

The Seal to an Exemplification

side ....................... 7

of Land, the same with the

An Audita Querela ............ 87

Patent or Grant ............

Filing every Bill in Chancery.. 19