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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly January 1637/8-September 1664
Volume 1, Page 449   View pdf image (33K)
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Assembly Proceedings, April 1662. 449


An Acte Concerning paymt
of debts due by bill
Whereas many Inconveniencys haue happened in this pro-
vince concerning Judgemts and bills brought in and pleaded,

U. H.

Journal
1659-69

but most especially vpon dead mens Estates whereby itt may
be Conjectured that such Judgemts or bills being of a long
standing haue been formerly payd and defrayed for the prven-
con whereof for the future Be it Enacted by the Lord Pro-
prietary by and with the Assent of this prsent Generall Assembly
that noe Judgemt bill Bond or other Instrumt under handwryt-
ing shall be allowed or pleadeable in any Courts of this Pro-
vince after three yeares after the date of such Judgemt bill
bond or Instrumt as aforesaid excepting such Judgemts as are
already had and bills bonds or Instrumts as are already made
or taken before the End of this prsent Generall Assembly
And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid that all
such Judgemts bills Bonds or other Instrumts already taken
shall not be allowed as aforesaid unles they be sued out or
Renued within the prfixed tyme menconed in this Acte Pro-
uided that if either Debtor or Creditor be att any tyme out of
the Province the full tearme of three yeares either party may
clayme the benefitt of this said Acte within the prfixed tyme
after their Returne into the Province for the pleadeing or Re-
nueing this Acte to endure for seaven yeares or to the End of
the next Generall Assembly.

The Lower howse haue The Vpper howse haue assented
Assented
Wm Bretton Clk: John Gittings Clre.

An Acte Concerning
Taxable persons
Whereas divers Seruants are brought into this Province and
many disputes ariseing Concerning their ages when they may
be accompted taxable Be it Enacted by the Lord Propr by
and with the Consent of the Vpper and lower howse of this
Assembly that all Male Children borne in this Province shall

p. 146

be take and accounted Taxable att the age of sixteene yeares
and vpwards And all Male Servants imported into this Pro-
vince att or before the age of tenn yeares shall be accounted
Taxable and soe rated And all Slaues whatsoever whether
Male or female imported or borne in the Province att or aboue
the age of Tenn yeares shall be likewise Esteemed and ac-
counted taxable & soe rated as aforesaid 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
Wm Bretton Clk. John Gittings Clre.

p. 147



 
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