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

Lib. L. L.

No. 1.

Christians and hath or have received or shall at any time
receive the Holy Sacrament of Baptisme before or after his
her or their importation into this Province the same is not nor
shall or ought the same to be deemed adjudged construed or
taken to be or amount unto amunition or free Enlarging and
disrharging any such Negro or Negros Slave or Slaves or any
his her or their Issue or Issues from his her or their or any of
their Servitude or Servitudes Bondage or Bondages. But that
notwithstanding any such becoming Christian or Christians or
receiving the Sacrament of Baptisme, every such Negro or
Negroes slave and slaves and all and every the issue and
issues of every such negro and Negros Slave and Slaves is are
and be and shall at all times hereafter be adjudged reputed
deemed and taken to be and remain in Servitude and bondage
and Subject to the same Servitude and bondage to all intents
and purposes as if he she or they or every or any of them was

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or were in and Subject to before such his her or their becoming
Christian or Christians or receiving of the Sacrament of Bap-
tisme any opinion or Matter or thing to the Contrary notwith-
standing.
June 4^th 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.

An Act for limitation of Officers Fees

The Burgesses and delagates of this present Generall
Assembly taking into their Serious considerations the great
Complaints heretofore and still made by diverse of the good
people of this Province of the great extortion and oppression
which is and hath been in this Province under Coulour of
Office comitted by severall Officers and Ministers of this
Province and every of their deputed Ministers Servants and
Officers in Exacting unreasonable and Excessive fees from the
good people of the same and for preventⁿ of the like abuses
for the future, the Delegates of this p^rsent Generall Assembly

pray that it may be Enacted And be it Enacted by the King

and Queens most Excellent Majesties by and with the advice

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and consent of this present Generall Assembly and the au-
thority of the same, that from and after the Publication hereof,
no officer or Officers hereafter menconed in this present Act
their Ministers Servants or Deputies by reason or Colour of
his or their Office or Offices have received or take of any
person or persons directly or indirectly any other Fees then