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

Lib. L. L.
No. I.
p. 132

the Grand Jury or any other Information to them given of any
such Wast sale or destruction made done or Committed upon
any Orphans reall Estate by any such Guardian by legall war-
rant to Cause the s^d Guardⁿ to appear before them in the said
County Court, and if upon Examination thereof the said in-
formation be sufficiently proved that the said Guardian shall
not be of Sufficient ability to answer the damages of such waste
by him Committed contrary to this Law when Orphans come
to age that then the said Commission^rs do require the said
Guardian to give Sufficient Security to make Satisfaction to
s^d Orphan or Orphans when at Age as aforesaid and upon
refusall thereof to remove such Guardian from the s^d Planta-
tion or Lands and to put such other into Possession thereof as
the said Orphan or Orphans if at Age to choose his her or
their Guardian shall Elect, and if not then such other as the
said Commissioners shall think meet, being willing to take
the same, who shall Enjoy the said Land or Plantation, Comittg
no wast and performing all such Matters and things at his
Entry thereupon as is by this Act required untill the said
Orphant comes to age and the said person so chosen or by
the Justices put in Possession as aforesaid shall in the name
and to the use of the said Orphant bring his Action of Wast
against the former Guardian for the damages by him comitted
And be it further Enacted that all Matters and things Con-
tained in the Act for the better Administration of Justice in
Probate of Wills granting Administrations recovery Legacys

p. 133

and securing of Filiall Portions in this Law for preservation of
Orphans Reall Estates be by the Commissioners of every
County Court in this Province so often as the Grand Jury
there shall be summoned give the same in charge to them and
shall also every June Court yearly and in every year hold a
Court according to Act of Assembly solely and wholey to putt
in Execution the Matters & things in this Law, and the said
Law for the better administration of Justice in Probate of
Wills and granting Administration recovery of legacys and
securing filiall Portions conteined upon the penalty of five
hundred pounds of Tobacco each Justice, the one half thereof
to their said Majesties their heirs and Successors for the Sup-
port of this Government, the other half to him or them that
shall sue for the same to be recovered in the Provinciall Court
by bill Plaint or Information wherein no Essoyn Protection or

Wager of Law to be allowed
June 2^d 1692 June the 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.