Document: Order establishing a tariff of fees to be received by David Provoost

The foregoing request, having been read at the session, has been acted upon as follows: the petitioner has been allowed and granted for each judgment handed down by the schepens, or recommendations on petitions to deduct twelve stivers as bookkeeping fee; and for the recording of the minutes, six stivers; for the drafting of a petition that he is obliged to draw up by the petitioner, sixteen stivers; if the petition involves civil matters, twenty stivers; if it involves damages or criminal matters in the middle degree: twenty-five stivers for the arranging of declarations. However, all petitions and remonstrances that are exhibited before the director general and councilors by order of the schepens, in their ca-pac- ity, together with all other papers and instruments by order of the aforesaid schepens, he shall do free of charge for the yearly stipend promised him by the director general and councilors. Ady ut supra in Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 5th of May 1655. Was signed: Nicasius de Sille, La Montagne.