… another £3,000. 2 The coal duty was levied until 1898. 3 Officers appointed in 1803 were a clerk, who was paid for … to the highest bidder. 6 The Act of 1821 stipulated that officers should be appointed annually, except for the … 1867. 28 Its area of jurisdiction was enlarged in 1875. 29 Officers appointed from the beginning, besides the clerk, …