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

Lib. L. L.
No. I.

from this and all the succeeding Assemblys, shall be from time
to time fairly Transcribed into Parchment & by writt under the
Great Seal of this Province from time to time be passed by the
Chancellor for the time being to the Sherriffe of each respec-
tive County be Transmitted and Comandm^ts to them in the
said Writts shall be given as well the said Acts in their Sev-
erall and respective Counties in what place to them shall seem
most convenient to Publish and Proclaim, all the said Acts of
Assembly to see firmly observed and kept. And be it further
Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that every severall &
respective County shall from time to time pay to the Chancellor
for the time being, for such Transcript of the Laws soe much
Tobacco as by the said Generall Assembly in which the said
Laws are made shall assess and allow
June 7^th 1692 June 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board The house of Assembly
W Taylard Clk have assented
Assistant Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

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An Act for the Election of Sherriffs.

Forasmuch as there have been great Complaints Gen^rally
made from all parts of this Province that the long Continu-
ance of the severall Sherriffs in their respective Offices hath
been of ill consequences to the Inhabitants of this Province
and that the Laws of England are no ways suitable to this
Province, for that it would bee a great Injury to any such
Sherriff to enjoy his said Office only one year, Be it therefore
Enacted by the King and Queens most Excellent Majesties by
and with the Advice and Consent of this present Generall
Assembly and the Authority of the same, That from and after
the Publication hereof no Sherriff or under sherriff within this
Province shall continue or remain in his or their Office or
Offices of Sherriff or undersherriff of such County, for any
longer or greater time then two full years from the first lime
of his Entrance into such Office or Offices. And be it further
Enacted that if any such sherriff or under sherriff shall for the
future accept of any such Comission Contrary to the true
intent & meaning of this Act, Every such Sherriff shall forfeit
and pay to their Majesties the sum of two hundred pounds
sterl. & every such under Sherriff shall forfeit and pay the
sum of twenty pounds sterl. the one half of both the said
Fynes or Forfeitures of the said Sherriff or under sherriff to
be to their Majesties for support of Government the other

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half to the Informer or Inform^rs or to him or them that shall
sue for the same, to be recovered in any Court of Record