Assembly Proceedings, February 1674/5. 433

Lower house 22^d

Jt was Proposed by a Member of this house that there may
be Special Courts Appointed for Tryall of Causes relating to
Masters, Merchants, and others that are Speedily to Depart
this Province and that the Secretary and all other Officers may
have Double fees and that the Expences of the Iudges and
Iurors and Officers be Born by the party that Desires it, and
that the Party desiring it Deposite for that Purpose (by Good
Security given) Two thousand pounds of Tobacco and to be
Allowed it in the Bill of Costs to be born by the Party that is
Cast and that the lurors in Such cases have double Allowance
(for their Attendance) of what they are Allowed at other
Courts, and that the Governor in Such Cases as he shall think
fitt appoint from time to time ludges for the Same and Such
Special Courts to be held at Such Place or Places as the Gov-
ernor shall think fitt, Voted accordingly and that the Concur-
rence of the Upper house be desired with this house in the
said Vote and that a Law be drawn up for that Purpose

The house is Adjourned till 2 a Clock in the Afternoon

The house mett in the Afternoon
Present as in the Morning
Lower house 22^d

Voted that a Message be sent to the Lieutenant Generall to
Desire him to call in all Licences Except Such as live where
Courts are kept according to the Votes of both houses and
that the Justices of the Respective Counties may take care to
Suppress all others.

The house is Adjourned till 9 of the Clock to Morrow Morning
On Saturday the 23^d February the house mett

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Journal
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Present

The Chancellor
Secretary
Survey^r Gen^l

M^r Truman
M^r Chew &
M^r Taylor

Upper house

This house having Considered the Message from the Lower
house Sent to the Lieutenant General on the 22^d Instant re-
questing him to call in all Licences for Ordinaries Except Such
as are kept at the Places where Courts are kept are of Opin-
ion that there are other Places in the Province where Ordi-
naries are as Absolutely Necessary as at Courts (Viz^t) where
ferrys are and Many Ships do ride, and in regard the Dele-
gates for the whole Province are now Present who know the

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