448 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

by such Certificate as aforesaid or other sufficient proof that
there is any sum of Tobacco paid to the Plaintiffe or his order
in part of the Debt or Account sued for or due from the
Plaintiff the County Court before whom such Tryall is had,
may cause the same to be discounted in Court and give
Judgem^t thereupon ag^st the Dep^ts for so much onely as shall
be remaining due to the plantiff w^th Cost of suit
June 2^d 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board The house of Assembly
John Llewellin Clk. have assented
Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

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An Act for the due Recording of all the
Laws in this Province in the Secretarys Office.

The Governor and Councill Burgesses and Delegates of
this p^rsent Generall Assembly taking into their serious con-
siderations the great danger and inconveniencies that hereto-
fore have and hereafter may happen by the carelessness &
negligence of the Laws of this Province by neglect of the
severall officers and ministers of this Province in suffering the
same to ly in loose Papers and unrecorded for prevention
whereof for the future Bee it Enacted by the King and
Queens most Excellent Majesties by and w^th the Advice and
Consent of this present Generall Assembly and the Authority
of the same, That the Secretary of this Province in whose
custody the Records of this Province remain, do at or before
the Tenth day of September next ensuing cause all such Acts
of Assembly and Laws of this Province as shall be of force at
the end of this present Sessions of Assembly to be Entred
upon Record in a large new Book of a large folio and good
.Substantiall paper well bound in a leather Cover for that pur-
pose, to be kept only in the Secretaries Office in a fair and
leagable sett hand and Charrecter, and shall also cause the
same to be Examined by the Originall Acts remaining upon
Record under the hands of the severall Clerks of the
Assembly, and the Cheif Governor of this Province for the
time being his Assent made thereunto at the End of the last
Sessions of Assembly, and the same so Entred shall be sealed
with the lesser seal and signed by the hon^ble the Secretary,
and that his hon^r the Secretary do also cause a list and Cata-

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logue of the said Laws to be Entred in the said Book and an
Index or Table of the Principall matt^r therein conteined to be
made alphabettically for the more easy & ready finding out the
Matters therein conteyned, and in default thereof by the time
aforesaid, the said Secretary shall Pay as a fine for the same,