136 Assembly Proceedings, November17-December 20, 1769.

Liber R. G.
1769

stiled and called Commissioners for Emitting Bills of Credit and
by that Name and stile shall have Continuance and Succession during
the Continuance of this Act for directing managing and performing
all Matters and Things hereby enjoined and required to be done
and Transacted by them and if either of the said Commissioners shall
happen to die resign or be removed as aforesaid it shall and may be
Lawfull for the Governor or Commander in Chief for the Time
being from Time to Time during the Continuance of this Act to
appoint some other fit Person or Persons in the Place or Places of
such Commissioner or Commissioners so dying resigning or removed
as aforesaid which Commissioners to be appointed by Virtue of this

[who are in-
vested with
Power to
bring Suits,
&c.]

Act shall be able and capable in Law by the Name of the Commis-
sioners for emitting Bills of Credit to sue & implead be sued and
impleaded Answer and be Answered in all Cases relating to the Trust
hereby reposed in them in all Courts and places whatsoever And
by that Name to do and Execute all other Matters and Things that
to them shall or may appertain to do and perform pursuant to this
Act and that the said Commissioners for the Time being shall duly

[Hours of
attendance
every Tues-
day through
the Year, or
oftener, if
required.]

attend from Nine of the Clock in the Forenoon till Twelve and from
Two of the Clock in the Afternoon till four every Tuesday in the
Months of November December January and February and from
Eight of the Clock in the Morning till Twelve and from Two of
the Clock in the afternoon till Six every Tuesday in the other
Months of the Year or oftener if required during the Continuance

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of this Act and such of the said Commissioners as shall Execute the
said Trust shall be allowed out of the said Bills of Credit for their
Service and Trouble after the rate of Four Hundred Dollars each

[Their
salary.]

for the first year and after the rate of Three Hundred and Twenty
Dollars for every Year after during the Continuance of this Act But
the said Commissioners before they enter upon the Execution of their
said Trust shall severally before some Justice of the Provincial

[Bond to be
given by the
Commission-
ers before
they enter on
the Trust.]

Court enter into Bond with Two or more Sufficient Sureties jointly
and severally in the Penalty of Six Thousand Pounds Sterling Money
each Payable to the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary for the
Time being Conditioned for the observance and Execution of the
Trust hereby reposed in them and shall also before such Provincial
Justice (who is hereby impowered and required to Administer the
same) take the Several Oaths appointed by Law to be taken to the
Government Subscribe the Oath of Abjuration and repeat and Sub-
scribe the Test and take the following Oath to wit. "I A.B. do swear
that I will according to the best of my Skill and knowledge faithfully
impartially and truly demean myself in discharge of the Trust com-
mitted to me by an Act of Assembly of this Province entitled an Act
for emitting Bills of Credit and other Purposes therein mentioned
according to the Purport and Tenour of the said Act so as none
may be Prejudiced by my Consent Privity or Procurement. So Help
me God."