true and faithful execution of his trust, or employment, and
shall have qualified to this effect; that he will truly and
faithfully, to the best of his knowledge and power, discharge and
execute such his trust and employment, you are forthwith to
return a certificate of such his qualification to the surveyor
general whose approbation, or permission shall be expressed
or recited in the order or appointment, which you make and
deliver to your assistant; and you are also to give him a copy
of these your instructions.
" 22d. Whereas the following being an article of
instructions, delivered to the judges of the land office, viz. " in
case of warrants of resurvey hereafter to be issued,
notwithstanding the general power therein to add all or any
contiguous vacancy; yet, unless the party who shall obtain the
same make a particular location thereof on the land and
number of acres he shall intend to secure, within eight months
after the date of such warrants, such person shall not have
any preference before any person interested in any other
warrant, on which a prior survey shall be made," you are
hereby required to act in conformity therewith.
" 23d. In case you shall afterwards dismiss your
assistant, you are to give notice thereof to the surveyor general,
with your reasons for so doing."
Copied from the journal of proceedings of the board of
revenue, at the sitting of December 5th, 1768.
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" COMMISSION IN 1674, TO A DEPUTY SURVEYOR.
" Baker Brooke, Esq. surveyor generall of the province
of Maryland, to Charles James, of the county of Cecill, in
the said province of Maryland, gent. greeting: Whereas
Cecilius, absolute lord and proprietary of the provinces of
Maryland and Avalon, hath by a commission under his hand
and greater seal at arms, bearing date the first day of August,
in the fortieth year of his dominion over the said province,
and in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred
seventy one, deputed, constituted and appointed me surveyor
generall of this province, and hath given and granted unto me
the said Baker Brooke all fees, dues, vayles, regards profitts,
and perquisites to the said office belonging, or any wayes
arising or becoming due, and the same to execute by myself or
any sufficient deputy or deputies, and I reposing speciall trust
and confidence in you, the said Charles James, in your art
and skill in laying out men's lands, running out of lines, and
in the art of surveying by virtue of the commission
aforementioned from his lordship as aforesaid have deputed,
constituted and appointed, and by these presents doe depute,
constitute and appoint you the said Charles James, to be a
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