The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27

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What were tho emolument OF royal governor
In the coionieS2 distinction must be made
between his salary ON the one hand and his fees
and pcrquiSites on the other. BY the close OF the
French and Indian War, the salary had come to
be dependent on temporary, and often annual
grants Of tho provincial assembly. To this gen
erai rule, however, there were four exceptions
In Virginia and Maryland the Assemblies had
been induced 10 make permanent grants 10 the
Crown and tho proprietor respectively for the sup
port OF the provincial government and had lost
their power 70 determine the governors salary.
In North Carolina, both under the proprictors and
under the Crown. the salary was paid out OF tho
qui-rent revenues OF tho province. In Georgia,
tho youngest OF The colonies the provincial estab.
lishmcnt was maintained by the Government in
England This is a summary statement Of tho
outcome oil long and bitter controversy over tho
question whether salary grants should be tenn
porary or permanent question OF the utmost
Importance involving the relations OF the governor
70 the assembly on the one hand and TO the homo
government on the other The amount OF the
governors salary varied and IL is hard TO com
pute the real value OF sums that arc often stated
In deprecated colonial currency. To the Gov
ornor oil Virginia was allowed 1000 sterling, out
OF tho duty OF two shillings per hogshead levied
on Ooaoco in l7o6, the Governor oil New York
received i2'ooo sterling. In the other colonies
The salaries as rule were one thousand pounds or
less In sterling money, though they are often
stated AZ much higher rates In the deprecated
local currency. Between lT54 and 1855, Gov
ernor Shirley oil Massachusetts received FL 500
per aunum- In l74S' he had refused El9OO on
The ground that IL was not equivalent to the one
thousand pounds sterling required by his instruc-
IONS and he finally succeeded In getting s2' 400
In inc colonial currency In Georgia the salary
was az firs' fooo' and later, fl'ooo and II had.
es we nave said' mo advantage OF not being de-
pcnoen' on inc favor Of the assembly and oil being
payable IN s'efilng money
IN addiuon 70 MS salary the governor had
various oher sources oil income. Perhaps the
h'oS' ihPoi'ah' Vi 'neSe "ero die ICES WINCH AZ
hIos soo'h i" nave peeh hAeo NOT ny Ia" pu' oy
nhshSh ouS"'fh' ui.''naeiy' I'D many cases
OioS "ofe roy uia'ou ny aees OIL 'he provincial
assembly. III 'he ACT passed by the New jersey
Assembly IN lao, 'he amounts oil tho governors
ices 'anou from lhfee shiliings ior writ oil error
l" inc weh'y snnnnes collected ior every attor-
hey hoehse 10 pr0cuce' INC marriage Incense lee
was eh ahiIhhss Inc maryland NaturallLa-
w" az VI io'S ehoneu 'ne governor d ice Oh 40
ior drawing Paeh' o! ha'utauhauon- In Nir.
s,hia "e,o were lees Oh ioflS shiihss ior pa'en'
oi ha,uIa''%a'ion' Oh twenty shiiiings ior a mar
riaeo license ana oi 'nit'y-h'e snlihngs Tor IL
oehseo ordinary Among o'her perquisites
o. governor was snare Oh 'ne hnes ana ior-
,e''uieS uSuany '"''o, anu sone.imes' haii.
nus 'hifa Oh inc seizures ana iorieitures OF
'''e' ioi 'ioioNoh" Vi VIC No'isauoh act wen'
!" VIC so'o'hoi' ny delaware Ia" passed. IN
INC feisn Oh h'ng george H. .he properly oil per
sons dying interstate became The governors
a governor also oi'eh received presents or grants
from the assembly Tor special services. In 1896,
pieces oi iaho IN Annapolis was given 70 the
Governor OF Maryland az MS request; lew years
'aniof' INC governor han received from the assem-