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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly January 1637/8-September 1664
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410 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1661.

U. H.
Journal
1659-69

This Acte to endure for three yeares or to the End of the
next Generall Assembly

The lower howse haue Assented The Vpper howse haue
assented
Will Bretton Clk: John Gittings Clre:


An Acte for the appoyntmt of Certaine
Officers

Be it Enacted by the Lord Proprietary of this Province by
and with the Consent of the Vpper and lower howse of this
prsent Generall Assembly, that the Justices of peace in every
County at the first County Courte held after michas shall nomi-
nate and appoynte some Inhabitants in every hundred or Con-
stablery not being of the Councell or by his office or Employ-
ment otherwise priviledged to be Constable of that Hundred
or Constablery whoe shall Execute all pr[cepts] and Warrants
to him directed And shall in all thinges h[aue] the like power
within the said Hundred or Constabler[y tht] any Constable
hath or ought to have in a Constablery [in] England by the
lawe or Custome of England The said Con[sta]ble shall take
oathe in mannor and forme following (viz)
You shall sweare that you shall well and truely Serve his
Lop. in the office of Constable you shall see and cause that his
Lops peace be well and duely kept according to yor power yor
shall arrest all such persons as in yor prsence shall Comitt or
make any Ryott affray or other Breach of his Lop? peace yo"
shall doe yor best Endeavor vpon Complaynte to yor made to
apprehend all fellons Barretters Ryotters or persons riotously
Assembled And if any such offender shall make any such Re-

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sistance with force yor shall leavy hue and Crye and shall pur-
sue them vntill they be taken you shall doe you best endeavor
hue and Crye be duely raysed & pursued against Murtherers
Theeues and other fellons and fugitive Servants And that the
Lawes and orders against vagabonds and such other idle per-
sons comeing within yor Lymitts be duely putt in Execucon
At yor County Courte yor shall prsent all offences done agt the
seuerall Acts made for the repressing of drunkennes And
alsoe true prsentmr make of all Bloodshed affrayes Outcryes
Rescues and other offences committed agt his Lops peace with-
in yor lymitts yor shall well and truely execute all prcepts and
Warrants to yor directed from the Justices of peace of this
County or higher officers And yor shall well and duely accord-
ing to yor knowledge power and abillity doe and execute all
things belonging to the office of a Constable soe long as yor
shall continue in this office Soe helpe yoru God:



 
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