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

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

said And all such Grand Juries as aforesaid that shall be
Empanneled to appear at any the County Courts as aforesaid
by Virtue of this Act upon any occasion whatsoever shall be
Freehold^rs of the said County and no others And that it shall
and may be lawfull for the Justices of each respective Counties
to allow to the said Jurors towards their charge of attendance,
such sum of Tobacco in each respective County Court as to
the said Justices shall seem convenient according to the time
of their attendance not Exceeding the sum of four hundred
pounds of Tobacco in any one County Court, And that all the
Constables shall of course appeare at the said respective
County Courts in the Months of March and November to be
held half yearly as aforesaid, and if either the Sherriff shall

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neglect to impanell and return such Juries as aforesaid, and
the Constables to app^re as aforesaid, each Sherriff or Constable
shall forfeit respectively one thousand pounds of Tobacco, to
the use of the poor of the Parish in which the Offenders dwell.
And for the more Effectuall prosecution of the true intent and
meaning of this Act, Bee it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid
by and with the Advice and consent aforesaid That a former
charge heretofore drawn up by the Chancellor of this Province
and sent to the severall County Courts within this Province
upon severall Articles upon the which the said County Courts
shall strictly Examine all the Constables within their severall
and respective Countys for the discovery of Offenders and due
Execution of Justice And for the ascertaining the Punishment
of all or any of the person or persons being reputed or taken
as Hogstealers by this Act, Be it Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid by and with the advice and consent aforesaid that
they shall suffer such pains and penalties as are provided by a
certain Act of this Province Entituled an Act for the more
speedy bringing to Tryall and suppressing Criminalls and
limitting their Punishm^t for certain offences when prosecuted
in the County Courts, and that all p^rsentm^ts that shall concern
life or Member that shall be made in any County Court within
this Province, be by the clerk of each respective County Court
Transmitted to the Provinciall Court upon pain of forfeiture
of one thousand pounds of Tobacco for every presentment of
them neglected to be sent to the Provinciall Court as afore-
said.
June 2^d 1692 June 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill board The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r have Assented
John Llewellin Clk. Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.