Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671. 293

begunn or psented in any the Courts of this Province To the
Intent the said ffees may be Setled and ascertained And that
Coro^rs of this Province may be the better Enabled to attend
the dew Execution of the Said office of Coron^r Bee it Enacted
by the Right Hono^ble the Lord Prop^rs of this Province by and
with the Advice and Consent of the vpper and Lower house of
this Present Gen^ll Assembly That from and after the Publicacon
hereof there Shall be paid and allowed to the Severall and
Respective Coron^rs within this Province the ffee of Two hun-
dred and fifty pounds of Tobacco for their viewing the bodyes
of any pson or psons murthered Slayne drownded or other-
wise dead by Misadventure to be paid and allowed to them the
Said Severall and Respective Coron^rs out of the goods or
Chatles of the Person Murthered or Slayne (if they have any)
If they have not wherewith to pay the Same ffees Then out of
the County Leavyes to be Leavyed by the Comission^r of the
Severall and Respective County Courts Any Law Custome or
vsage to the Contrarie Notwithstanding And the Said Coron-
are hereby Authorized & Empowred to take and Receive for
their ffees for the Arresting or Summoning of any Sheriffe
within this Province Sued or Presented in any Court of this
Province and for Taking Security of Such Sheriffes for his
appearance the Sume of fforty pounds of Tobacco and no more
And for the Arresting Sumoning or Attaching any other
Person or psons whatsoever wherein the Sheriff is Plant. Such
ffees as are allowed to be taken by the Severall Sheriffes of
this Province and noe more vnder the Penalty of one Thousand
Pounds of Tobacco for Every Such Offence The one halfe
thereof to be paid to the Right Hono^bl the Lord Prop^rs And
the other moyty to the Party grieved to be Receved in any
Court of Record within this Province wherein noe Essoyne
Protecon or wager of Law to be allowed And whereas by the
Neglect of the Said Coro^rs the Bodyes of Severall Persons lye
Long above ground vnburied To the great Enoyance of
Severall the good People of this Province Bee it therefore
Enacted and Ordeyned by the Authority aforesaid that vppon
A Request made To any Coron^rs within this Province to Come
and Enquire of the death of any Person Slaine drownd or
otherwise dead by Misadventure the said Coroners doe his
office diligently vppon the view of the Body of Every Such
pson or psons without taking any other ffee then as aforesaid
vppon paine to Every Coron^r th^t will not Endeavour to doe
his office as aforesaid Or take any other or greater ffee Gratuity
or Reward for the Same then as aforesaid the Sume of one
Thousand pounds of Tobacco the one Moyty to the Lord
Prop^ry and the other to the Informer or him or them th^t shall
Sue for the Same to be Recovered as aforesaid This Act to

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