278 Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671.

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and haveing been formerly warned by the true owner of the
land and shall yett presume either with Dogg or Gunn to hunt
upon the same hee or they soe forewarned shall be lyable to
pay the quantity or surhe of one thousand pounds of Tobacco
for every such offence the one halfe thereof to the Lord Pro-
prietary and the other halfe to the owner of such land the
which shall be Recoverable in any Court of Record in this Pro-
vince by accon of debt plaint bill or Informacon wherein noe
Essoyne Protection or wager of Law to be allowed Bee itt
alsoe further Enacted by and with the Assent of the Authority
aforesaid That any person or persons being either principall or
accessary That shall be Legally Convicted as a Hoggstealer
shall for the first offence stand in the pillory att the Prouinciall
Court four Complea[t] houres and shall have his eares Crapt
and pay treble damages to the owner of the Hoggs Stolne
and for the second time the offender shall be stigmatized in
the forehead with the Letter H and pay treble damages and
for the Third offence of Hoggstealeing he or they soe offend-
ing shall be adjudged as fellons And the Delinquent shall have
noe Benefitt of Clergy And Bee itt Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid That all persons uppon their owne land may Law-
fully kill any Hoggs Piggs or Shoates aboue three moneths
old that are vnmarked any thing in this Act menconed to the
Contrary Notwithstanding And Bee it alsoe further Enacted
by and with the assent of the Authority aforesaid That the
former acts provided against Hoggs stealers from henceforth
be Repealed and are hereby Vtterly Repealed for ever And
for the better Execucon of this and all other the good lawes
in this Prouince against offenders Bee itt Enacted that every
Respective County Court att the Courts to be held halfe
yearely in March and November in every Respectiue County
shall by a grand Iury Enquire of all offences Comitted against
this and all other the good lawes of this Prouince And every
Respective Sherriffe in the said County shall of Course Im-
panell and Returne a Iury of Enquest of such Courts halfe
yearely to be held as aforesaid And that all the Constables
shall of Course appeare att the said Respectiue County Courts
in the month of March and November to be halfe yearely held
as aforesaid And if either the Sherriffe shall Neglect to Im-
pannell and Returne such Iuries as aforesaid or the Constables
to appeare as aforesaid each Sherriffe or Constable shall for-
feite Respectively one thousand pounds of Tobacco for every
such his or their Neglect to Impannell and to Returne luries or
to appeare to present offences as the Constables by Oath are
bound And for the more Effectuall prosecucon of the true in-
tent and meaning of this Act Bee itt Enacted by the Author-
ity aforesaid that a forme of a Charge be by the Chancellor