Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666. 137

An Act for the Clks Fees and
allowance for Jurors in Civell Causes

Whereas divers of the Inhabitants of this province have been
much burthened by the Cruell exaccons of seu^rall Clks of the
Respective Courts w^thin this province for the pvencon whereof
for the future Be itt Enacted therefore by the R^t honors the
Lord Prop^r by and with the assent of the vper and Lower howse
of this present generall assembly That from and after the
publicacon of this act no Clk of any County Court whatsoever
within this province shall exact any other ffee than is here pre-
scribed (vizt) for the entring any matter vpon Record not
exceeding halfe a leafe in the Record books being in folio 8^l of
tobacco if the matter entred vpon Record not exceeding halfe
a side of a leafe 16^l of tob. And for every side in folio 16^l of
tob. for the Coppy of the Record the same fee as for the Re-
cording for any writt warr^t or Licence or Certificate 15^l of tob.
if the writt warr^t or licence or Certificate be for more then one
then for each 15^l of tobacco except for Jurors only for drawing
any matter to be putt vpon Record 8^l of tob. for every Search
of the Record be fore the yeare wherein such Search shall be
made for the first yeare beginning the yeare last before Such
Search made 4^l of tob. p annu only according to that Expla-
nacon concerning the Sectary's fees the second yeare 8^l of
tob the 3^d yeare 12^l of tob. for the 4^th yeare 16^l of tob. and soe
accordingly rising after that proportion for any longer time past
but for the same yeares wherein any such shall be made be-
ginning the 25^th day of March the Clks are to Search or per-
mitt the Records to be searched by any of the Inhabitants of
this Province Gratis the pty desiring such search being not
Impertinently troublesome for any writt for the impanelling of
a Jury 30^ty of tob. And whereas 8^l of tob hath been demanded
by the Clke for the Entry of every ordinary warr^t the Entry
thereof being but short the Clks are not hence forward to have
any ffee att all for such Entry what Clks soever within this
Province shall contrary to the true intent and meaning of this
act exact more ffee then is here allowed by this act shall for
every such abuse forfeit 1000^l of tob. the one 3^d to the Lord
Prop^r one 3^d to the pty Greived and the other 3^d to the In-
former or him or them th^t shall sue for the same the said ffine
or ffines to be Recovered in any Court of Record within this
province by Bill plaint or Informacon & wherein no Essoyne
proteccon or Wager of Lawe to be allowed.
Bee it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid th^t all Jurors
impanelled for the tryall of Civill causes in any Court of Record
within this Province shall have 10^l of tob p man for each cause
by the soe tryed as afores^d And be itt further Enacted by the

P. R. O.

Colonial En-
try Book
No. 53