Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684. 117

A Juror shall Att Any time heerafter Refuse or neglect to
Appeare before the said Comissioners att the dayes And places
afores^d to be Appointed or Appearing shall Refuse to serue
as A Jury man such person soe Refusing or Neglecting shall
be fined fiue hundred pounds of Tobacco To be leveyed as
Afores^d for the vse Aforesaid And the said Comissioners or
Any fiue of them according to their severall Divisions made
Amongst themselues as afores^d are to Appoint such and so
many persons in their severall Counties and Divisions Afores^d
As to them shall seem Meet to Keep the bookes of theire
proceedings in the premises And in the execution of the said
Act And entring the Letts as to them shall seem Meet And
Wheras severall debates & Differences haue and May heer-
after Arise w^thin this province touching And Concerning the

Lib. W. H.

Proceedings of the said Comissioners in the severall and
Respectiue Counties within this province: or touching and
Conserning their power and Authority in Agreeing Bargain-
ing purchasing surveying & laying out the severall hundred
Acres of land At the Towns ports and places in the said
Recited Act mentioned or About the words in the said Act
Recited (or the Major part of them:) by Reason the same was
Done by A lesser number then thirteen: Be it Enacted by the
power and Authority Aforesaid that what the said Comission^rs
of Any the severall and Respectiue Counties within this prov-
ince or Any fiue of them haue (in pursuance of the said
Recited Act) Done ordayned and Acted in the Execution of
the said Recited Act. The same is heerby Ratified & Con-
firmed as firme & valid in Law to All intents & purposes as if
the same had been done ordayned And Acted by thirteen or
A Greater Number Any thing in the said Recited Act to the
contrary notwithstanding. And be it Enacted by the Authoryty
Aforesaid That this and the said Recited Act shall in all things
be A Rule Guide And Directions for the Comissioners of the
severall Countyes Aforesaid or Any fiue of them or Any per-
sons interested or heerafter to be interested in Any the said
Lands and Lotts to proceed vpon in the purchasing laying
out Dividing and Graunting the one hundred Acres of land
beloing to Any the Townes ports & places in this Act perti-
culerly named and sett Down for Towns ports And places of
Trade As Afores^d And the psons taking vp letts in the same:
To all intents & purposes According to the true intent and
Meaning of this And the said Recited Act, As if the same
Townes ports And places in this Act Mentioned had been
expressely named with the said other towns ports And places
in the said Recited Act pertictilerly sett Down And the said
Towns Ports and places herein before Mentioned are hereby

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