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In all copies, sums, dates, and numbers shall be expressed in figures, and charged as such.
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17. In all copies of schedules and accounts whatsoever issued from any office in the said Court of Chancery, the charge or fee whereupon is or are or shall or may be lawfully computed according to the contents, all sums of money and dates of the year and days of the month and numbers shall be expressed in figures, and shall be charged as if the same were expressed in figures and not in words, in manner and according to the directions following; (that is to say,) one pound or any number of pounds shall be charged as one word; one shilling or any number of shillings shall be charged as one word; one or more penny or pence, whether with or without any fraction of a penny, shall be charged as one word; any fraction of a. penny not joined with any penny or pence shall be charged as one word, whether the same shall occur singly or shall be combined in any mode or form whatsoever; and any definite number whatever shall be charged as one word and no more.
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