Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 519

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.

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

An Act for stay of Executions
after Aprill Courts.

Whereas many of the Inhabitants of this Province are and
have been Exceedingly grieved and burthen'd by Executions
laid upon them for Tobacco in the summer time when it is not
possible for them to procure Tobacco for the payment and
Satisfaction of their creditors by means wherof they are
oftentimes kept in prison a long time and thereby disabled
from making and tending their Cropps to the great prejudice
if not ruine of many the Inhabitants of this Province, being
thereby left destitute of any means to satisfy their Creditors,
for prevention whereof, for the future Be it Enacted by the
King and Queens most Excellent Majesty, by and with the
Advice and consent of this present Generall Assembly and the
Authority of the same, That after the Tenth day of Aprill in
any year no Execution shall Issue out of any the Courts of
this Province against the body or Goods of any person or
persons inhabiting in this Province till the Tenth day of Octo-
ber next or till the Tenth day of October in any year during
the Continuance of this Act for any debt or Debts or upon
any Action Judgem^t or Judgements sued had or Recovered
against any the Inhabitants off or within this Province betwixt

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the Tenth day of Aprill and the Tenth day of October in any
year in the Provinciall or any of the County Courts within
this Province for any cause matter or thing whatsoever Pro-
vided such person or persons against whom any such Judgm^t
is obtained, shall Imediatly after the obtaining such Judgement
together with two other parties such as the Justices shall
approve of come before one Justice or more of the Provinciall
Court or two Justices or more of the respective County
Courts where such Judgement is obtained and confess Judge-
ment to the Party that obtained the Judgement as is aforesaid
for his debt and costs of suite adjudged with a Cessat Executio
till the Tenth day of October then next following, and thereof
procure Certificate under the hand of the same Justice or
Justices before whom the said Judgement shall be confessed
and that such Certificate shall be a sufficient supersedeas to
the Sherriff to forbear serving Execution upon the body or
goods of the person so obtaining such Certificate, And if the
party be taken in Execution before such Certificate be pro-

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