Assembly Proceedings, April 1662. 447

Acte entituled an Acte for Conveyance of all letters Concern-
ing the State and Publike Affayres Be every of them as here
rehearsed and Sett downe Renewed, and stand in force within
this Province according to the lymitacon expressed in the said
Severall Acts This Acte to endure for three yeares or to the
End of the next Generall Assembly.

The Lower howse haue The Vpper howse haue assented
assented
W^m Bretton Clk John Gittings Clre.

U. H.

Journal
1659-69

An Act for the Encouragem^t of
Ordinary Keepers

Whereas in all Countryes itt is found that there is a necessity
of alloweing and Keeping Victualling howses for the Entertaynm^t
of all persons as well Strangers as others, and more especially
in theis pts in respect of the distance of our habitations being
many tymes Constrayned to appeare for the Administracon of
Justice for the houlding and attending Courts and vpon other
occasions as absolute necessity requires And for want of such
Victualling howses divers persons are either exposed to greate
hazards of their healths or much burthensome to perticuler
adjacent Neighbours where such Administracon of Justice is
usually to be had Therefore for the better Encouragem^t of all
honest and well minded people whoe either now doe or which
shall hereafter Keepe such Victualling howses. Be it Enacted
by the Lord Proprietary by and with the Consent of diis p^rsent
Generall Assembly that all Ordinary Keepers debts either vpon

bill or accompt how inconsiderable or of what vallue soeuer,
and Vnder hand wryting and Wittnes shall be allowed due
and payd by way of Execucon after demand made and refusall
of payment without further Suite or trouble att Lawe Prouided
that the Sherriff or other person appoynted by such Ordinary
Keeper, to collect or gather vp such Ordinary debts after
demand made and refusall of payment as aforesaid, and forced
to leauy the same by way of Execucon shall be authorized
therevnto by the Leiuetenn^t Generall or other cheife Magis-
trate or Judge according to their Com^ors lymited in that kind
Provided alsoe that a bill under handwryting and Wittnes due
from such Ordinary Keeper without further Suite shall be
allowed in discount to any bill vnder hand wryting and Wittness
due to such Ordinary Keepers vpon Execucon, (And all acc^ts
vnder hand wryting without Wittnes shall be allowed in dis-
count to any bill under hand wryting and Wittnes due to such
Ordinary Keepers vpon Execucon) And all Accompts under
hand wryting without Wittness shall be allowed of in discount

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