76 HISTORY OF THE [book m. 
ly in the courts of chancery and ordinary, as in Ja¬ 
maica. His salary is <£.3,200 currency per an¬ 
num*, which is raised by a poll-tax on all slaves; 
and it is the practice in Grenada to pass a salary bill' 
on the arrival of every new governor, to continue 
during his government. In all cases of absence 
beyond twelve months, the salary ceases and de¬ 
termines. 
The council of Grenada consists of twelve mem¬ 
bers, and the assembly of twenty-six. The pow¬ 
ers, privileges and functions of both these branches 
of the legislature, are the same, and exercised pre¬ 
cisely in the same manner as those of the council 
and assembly in Jamaica. A freehold or life estate, 
of fifty acres, is a qualification for a representative 
for a parish, and a freehold, or life estate, in fifty 
pounds house-rent in St. George, qualifies a repre¬ 
sentative for the town. An estate of ten acres in 
free, or for life, or a rent of ten pounds, in any of 
the out-towns, gives a vote for the representatives 
of each parish respectively; .and a rent of twenty 
pounds per annum, issuing out of any freehold or 
life estate in the town of St. George, gives a vote 
for a representative for the town. 
The law courts in Grenada, besides those of 
chancery and ordinary, are, first, the court of grand 
sessions of the peace, held twice a year, viz. in 
* The currency of Grenada, or rate of exchange, is commonly 65 
per centum worse than sterling. 
