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

Lib. L. L.

No. 1.

due as aforesaid, and in Case any of the Officer or Officers
as aforesaid shall in any wise Act or do contrary directly or
indirectly to this Act, he or they so offending shall loose and
forfeit to the party grieved treble damages sustained, and shall
also forfeit the sum of six thousand pounds of Tobacco or
forty pounds Sterl, the one moiety to Our Soveraign Lord and
Lady the King and Queen their heirs and Successors for the
Support of Governm^t the other Moiety to the party or partys
that shall sue for the same, wherein no Essoyne Protection or
wager of Law to be Allowed. Provided allways that if any
Fees for any matter or thing hereafter to be done belonging
to the Severall Officers aforesaid and by the Governor and
Councill so allowed and adjudged & not in this Act mentioned
and limitted and allowed and adjudg'd It shall be lawfull for
such Officer or Officers to have such fee or fees as the said
Governor and Councill for the time being shall adjudge and
allow of and no more under the penalty aforesaid to be recov-
ered as aforesaid, This Act to continue for three years or to
the End of the next Generall Assembly w^ch shall first happen
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.

p. 154

An Act for limitting the County clerks fees w^thin this Pro^ce

For the better settlem^t & limitation of the Clerks fees of the
severall County's Courts w^th in this Province for the future
Be it Enacted by the King and Queens most Excell^t Majestys
by & w^th the advice and consent of this present Gen" Assembly
and the Authority of the same That from hence forth no
Clerks in any County Courts within this Province, shall
demand take Exact or receive of any suiter plantiff or defend-
ant or any other suiter or Petitioner or oth^r person whatsoever
any other fees or reward for Executing of his Office of Clerk
as aforesaid then are hereby limitted directed and allowed
(that is to say.

For every writt or Capias and returne

lb Tob.

16

For every declaration if a folio

8

If half a folio

4

For a Copy of the same if delivered as before.

For entring the defendants Appearance

6

For Entring an Imparliance continuance or reference

4

Fileing every Plea or demurrer if not a Speciall one,

4

If a folio or more prorato as before