Payment pro operâ et labore, fixed by the prize act at five per cent. as a fair average, but it gives nothing where the property is restored; in such cases it is usual for the agent to charge a gross sum.
·noun The place of business of am agent. II. Agency ·noun The faculty of acting or of exerting powe...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A useful class of persons, who transact the monetary affairs of officers, and frequently help them t...
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