List of Persons to be Appointed Commissioners for Deciding the Controversy Concerning the Boundary or Partition Line between the Provinces of New-York and New Jersey 1. John Temple Esq Surveyor General of the Customs for the Northern District of America. 2. Peter Randolph Esq Surveyor General of the Customs for the Southern District of America. 4 Andrew Elliott Esq Receiver General of His Majestys Quit Rents in the province of New York 5 Chambers Russell Esq Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty for the province of Massachusets Bay 6 William Allen Esq Chief Justice of the province of Pensylvania 7 Samuel Holland, Esq Surveyor General of Lands for the Northern District of America 8 WTM DeBrahm Esq! Surveyor General of Lands for the Southern District of America 9. Andrew Oliver Esq Secretary of the province of Massachusets Bay Richard Bulkley Esq Secretary and one of the 10 Charles Morris Esq Surveyor of Lands and one of the Council of the province of Nova Scotia 11 Payton Randolph Esq Attorney General and one of the Council of Virginia Joseph Guerrish Esq one of the Council of the province of Nova Scotia Joseph Gorham Esq' of the province of Nova Scotia 12 Benjamin Franklin Esq' of the province of pensyl vania 13. Jared Ingersoll Esq of the Colony of Connecticut 3. Charles Stewart Esq Surveyor Gen' of His Majestys Customs for the district of Quebec. Letter from Governor Franklin to Secretary Lord Shelburne, transmitting an exact list of the fees taken in the different offices of the Province of New Jersey. [From P. R. O. America and West Indies, No. 292.] BURLINGTON New Jersey, April 12. 1767. The Right Honble the E. of Shelburne My Lord In pursuance of the Directions contain'd in your Lordship's Letter of the 13th of Jan" with which I am just honoured, I now transmit an exact List of the Fees taken in the different offices in this Colony. M: Smyth the Chief Justice, has desired me to acquaint your Lordship that the Salary, Fees and Perquisites of his Office, do not altogether exceed Three hundred Pounds this Currency, which is about Sixty Cent worse than Sterling. And I can, with Truth assure your Lordship, that the Fees and Perquisites attending the Office I have the Honour to hold under His Majesty, are not above that Sum; so that, with the Salary added, there is scarcely a Maintenance for a Governor in this Province, if he lives suitable to his Rank and Station. The Estimate of the Establishment of this Colony, required by your Lordship's Letter of the 11th of December, I have already transmitted I have the Honor to be, with the greatest Respect, My Lord, Your Lordship's, most obedient & most humble Servant W FRANKLIN A List of the Fees taken in the several Offices of the Colony of New Jersey, as the same are established by Act of Assembly passed Anno Dom 1747. Confirmed by His Majesty in Council at St James's the 23d of November Anno 1749. The Governors Fees, shall be as follows, For A Licence of Marriage Hand & Seal &c. Ten Shillings The Seal to every Probate of a Will, or Letter of Administration, nine Shillings. A Certificate for a Vessels property, if of the burthen of Twenty Tons and upwards Ten Shillings; if under the Burthen of twenty Tons five Shillings. A Certificate to go beyond the Seas, if desired ten Shillings A Bill of Health if required Twelve Shillings The Seal to a Patent for a Township Twenty Shillings. The Seal to a Confirmation or renewing a Patent Twelve Shillings. Every Writ of Error, or other Original Writ Three Shillings The first Rule in every Cause in Error eight Shillings. Licencing every Attorney twenty shillings. A Licence to purchase Lands of the Indians fifty Shillings The Fees of the Justices of the Supreme Court shall be as follows viz For All Causes to be paid on the first motion Six shillings. The allowance of every Certiorari, Habeas Corpus or other Writ where an Allowance is necessary three shillings. For Taking every Affidavit, one shilling. Every Supersedeas, six shillings. Admitting every Attorney, Eighteen shillings. Taxing Cost four Shillings. Signing the Judgment Roll two shillings Taking Bail on a Writ of Error or any other Writ Three shillings. Making a Return of a Writ of Error, examining and affixing a Transcript, of the Record thereto and delivering the same in to the Governor and Council Twenty shillings. Inspecting the Process against Real Estates, and the Record of the Judgment on which the same is founded and certifying thereon Six shillings. Every justification or Disallowance of Bail three Shillings. The Secretarys Fees shall be as follows For A Patent for a Township, Three Pounds. A Patent for a Confirmation wherein no new Grants are Contained Thirty shillings Every Order Warrant or Certificate under the Governors Hand and Seal counter signed by the Secretary Three Shillings Entering Deeds and other Things on the Record, for every Sheet, fifteen Lines to a Sheet and six Words to a Line seven pence. Every Copy of the same and all other Papers whatsoever out of the said Office, each Sheet containing as aforesaid fourpence half penny Every new Justice of the Peace shall pay towards the Commission of the Peace six shillings. For Every new Justice of the Pleas shall pay towards the Commission of the Pleas Six Shillings. A Commission of Oyer and Terminer to be paid by the Person desiring the same Twenty Shillings. A Commission for a Sheriff ten Shillings A Commission for a Coroner five shillings A Commission for a Clerk of the Peace and the Pleas ten shillings. All other Civil Commissions, each Commission five shillings. A Commission for a Colonel of a Regiment Twelve Shillings. A Commission for a Lieutenant Colonel Ten shillings. Ditto for a Major eight Shillings. Ditto for a Captain of a Company, or Adjutant, six Shillings. Ditto for a Lieutenant Five shillings Ditto for an Ensign four Shillings The Rolls of every Person Sworn one shilling Searching the Records the first Book Nine Pence every other Book six pence. Licence for an Attorney to practice Twenty Shillings. Drawing a Certificate to pass under the Broad Seal or any other Seal, and for engrossing the same per Sheet containing as before, one Shilling Attending the Courts or elsewhere, with an Original Will or Record for each Day, six Shillings per Day Licence for a Boat or Ferry countersigned by the Secretary, Six Shillings. That the Fees of the Prerogative Office, shall be as follows, Vizt For Engrossing a Will and Probate to be done in Parchment, for each Sheet containing fifteen Lines and six Words in a Line, ten pence Sheet. |