Assembly Proceedings, November 1-12, 1681. 255

An act for the Releife of Jacob Leister of
Newyorke M^rchant./

Bee itt enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Prop^ryby
& with the advice & Consent of the vpper & Lower houses of
this p^rsent Gen^ll Assembly & the authority of the same that
Three pds p Poll bee this p^rsent yeare Raised & Leauied out
of the Taxables of this Province by an equall Assessm^t which
will amount vnto the sufne of Twenty Three Thousand one
hundred ffifty & seauen pds of Tob, out of w^ch deduct the
Shreiffes sallary for Collecting the same w^ch Comes to Two
Thousand Three hundred & ffifteene pds of Tob, there will

Liber W. H.

Remaine Twenty Thousand Eight hundred fforty & Two
pounds of Tob, w^ch is heereby ordered to bee paid to the said
Jacob Leister or his order in Consideracon & satisfaccon for
his losses sustained by Creditts giuen to this Province for
Reparacon wherein hee hath beene an Humble suitor to his
Lopp & Two houses of Assembly.

A Supplementary act to the acts for
limitacon of officers ffees./

Bee itt enacted by the Right Honourable the L^d Prop^ry by
& with the advice & Consent of the vpper & Lower houses
of this p^rsent Gen^ll Assembly & the authority of the same that
noe Sherriffe within this Province shall take demand exact or
Receiue of any pson or psons whatsoeuer, for any arrest of or
attendance vpon any pson w^tsoeuer being in his Custody one
houre lesse then ffour & Twenty hours, aboue the sume of
Thirty ffiue pds of Tob, vnder the penalty Contained in the
act for Limitacon of offic^rs ffees, made att a sessions of
Assembly begunn the ffifteenth day of May one Thousand six
hundred seauenty & six, & for the future noe offic^r or offic^rs in
the said Act particulerly menconed nor any the County Clerkes
within this Province (whose ffees are by an act of Assembly
begunn the Twentieth day of octob^r one Thousand six hundred
seauenty & Eight, limited & setled) shall by vertue of either of
the said Acts Leavy or cause to bee Leavied any Execucon
vpon the body goods or Chatties of any pson or psons what-
soeuer, for any ffees in the said seuerall acts Limited & Con-
tained w^thout ffirst deliuering or Caused to bee deliuered a
true & Just acco^t of the ffees to them due by the acts aforesaid
vnderhand or handes of such offic^r or offic^rs as aforesaid, to the
pson or psons from whom such ffees demanded are due as
aforesaid, & if any offic^r of offic^rs in either of the said acts
named shall exact Charge demand or Receiue any ffees for
any matter or thing Coppy or Coppys, where the pson or

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