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charges ; aDd it shall be seen by the Grand-Masters that 

 what, in consequence, is necessary and for our interest, 

 be done. 



' 25. The Grand-Masters shall allot, from money appro- 

 priated to such work, the fees and extra wages of officers 

 of the Maitrises, and others whom they may employ, as 

 well for reviews and reformations, as for their regular 

 service in our waters and forests, according to work 

 done ; and if, from the statements prepared by them for 

 the payment of fees and dues to the Officers, after taking 

 the sol per livre levied on ordinary sales of wood, there be 

 a deficiency, they may order payment of what is alacking 

 to be made from the pooceeds of sales, so far as they find 

 this to be necessary ; but no other official can interfere to 

 order payment of any sum from the fine fund or from any 

 other, under penalty of repaying the same fourfold, and 

 suspension from office. 



' 26. All judgments, orders, and deeds which shall be 

 issued by the Grand-Masters on their tours of visitation 

 shall be sent to the Registrars of the Maitrises ; and all 

 those issued from the establishment of the Marble Table 

 shall be sent to the Registrar of the Court, to be delivered 

 by the Registrars, as are other documents of the Court, 

 without any other person having right to interfere, under 

 punishment for forgery ; and orders which they may issue 

 for cutting firewood, or other matters, and all acts and 

 judgments they may issue in reformations shall be delivered 

 by the Registrar whom we commission in each Depart- 

 ment, gratuitously and without any expense or dues, on 

 pain of charge of exaction, saving when it is otherwise 

 provided by us. 



* 27. The Grand-Masters can take no due, gratuity, fee, 

 or wage under any pretext whatsoever, on account of any 

 thing done by them in what relates to our waters, rivers, 

 forests, WH^ods, shrubberies, woods held in Griirie, Grairie, 

 Tiers et Danger, appanage, sale-contract, usufruct, and by 

 co-proprietorship ; and the same in what relates to those 

 of prelates, ecclesiastics, communities, and holders of mort- 



