Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671. 261

Court might be inserted in the said Act, next after the Words

Clerk of the Provinl Court. And upon the Question put.
Resolved that the Words (or County Court) be inserted in the
said Act
And also the Words if any Fine for Alienation of the said
Lands be due and by the Original Grant reserved next the
Words praecepi or praecepimus
And upon the Question put
Resolved that the said Words be also inserted in the said
Act
Sent the Act Impowering the Comm^rs of the County Courts
to levy and raise Tob^o towards the defraying the necessary
Charges of Countys Which being read this House Voted that
the same should pass with this Amendment Viz.
Provided always that the Accounts of the said County
Charge be kept upon Record fair written in a Book by them-
selves signed by the Clerk of the said County Court And that
upon the Compl^t of any Person that the said Charges are not
allowable or that he is over Charged or otherwise Aggrieved
the said Accounts shall be Examined & rectifyed by the Pro-
vincial Court of this Province

This House desired M^r Trueman & M^r Chew to acquaint
the Lower House therewith and to Carry the Act for punish-
ing fraudulent Practices &c. for their Assent
This House desired S^r William Talbott & M^r Chew to carry
the Act for quietting Possessions to the Lower House for their
Clerk's hand to the Engrossment
Then the Lower House sent the Act passed by their house
for making void & punishing fraudulent practices &c.

The House Adjourned till two of the Clock in the
Afternoon

The House met again Present as in the Morning
11^th April 1671
At the Lower House of Assembly upon Harman's Remon-
strance
This House having perused this Remonstrance & demanded
an Account of Augustine Harman for the 10000^lb tob^o raised
by Act and what tob^o he hath received of & for Prisoners & he
having sent the same as inclosed This House not being there-

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Journal
1659-98

with Satisfyed have thrown the same out of the house as not
Conceiving the Remonstrance or the Proposals therein neces-
sary or reasonable They judging his Prison a Charge to the
Country
Rob^t Carvile Clk— .

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