An Act For Judges
The Judge in all causes shall be such person or persons as
are or shall be from time to time authorized thereunto by
Commission from or under the Lord Proprietarie (in his
absence from or under the Leivtent generall, Except that in
causes not limited in the rule or Sentence by any certain Law of
the Province Judgmt shall be by the Leivtent Generall & Councell
of the province then present in Court or the major part of them
(if it be in the Provinciall Court) or by the Leivtent generall of
the Province or Commander or Commisrs of the County then
present in Court or the major part of them (if it be in the
County Court) and if the votes of the said Judges be equall
that Sentence shall be entred wch is given by the cheif Judge
in Commisso Provided that no Judge exercise any act of
Judicature before he have taken an oath to administer equall
justice to all persons according to the laws of the province to
the best of his Skill & power and to delay nor deny to no
man right or Justice And in case of absence or infirmity of
the cheif Judge in Commisso upon any of the Court clays
appointed by the law & in cases wherein the said cheif Judge
in Commisso (other then the Leivtenant Generall) is interested
as a party The next in Commiss? (being present in Court)
shall supply his place during such his absence to all power and
effects which the said ordinary Judge was authorized in unless
some other be appointed by the Leivtenant Generall This
Act to endure till the end of the next Assembly
An Act For Rule of Judicature
Right & just in all civill Causes shall be determined accord-
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