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

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

duced That then such Certificate being obtained afterwards as
aforesaid shall be a sufficient Supersedeas to the Sherriff for
the release of such person from Imprisonment upon the
Execution the Party paying or giving security to such Sherriff
for his due fees for that Imprisonment. And that the Justice or
Justices before whom such Judgement shall be confest as

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aforesaid, shall returne the Judgement so confessed unto the
Clerk of that respective Court where the first Judgement was
obtained to be Entred upon Record for which Entry the Clerk
shall receive as a fee five pounds of Tobacco and no more,
any Law Custome or useage to the Contrary hereof 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 the killing of Wolves.

Be it Enacted by the King and Queens most Excellent
Majestys by and with the advice and consent of this present
Generall Assembly and the Authority of the same That every
person that shall bring the head 'of a Wolf to any of the
Comission^rs or Justices of the Peace in any County in this
Province shall be allowed two hundred pounds of Tobacco
from the County where the wolf shall be killed and that such
Comissioner or Justices of the Peace to whom the wolfs head
shall be brought, shall cutt out or cause to be cutt out the
Tongue or cutt or cause to be cutt off the Ears of the said
Woolfs head to prevent the deceit of twice or oftner paying

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for the same. And be it likewise Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the
severall Justices of the severall and respective Counties within
this Province and they are hereby authorized Impowered and
required yearly and every year during this at the time of their
laying of their county Leavy to raise and Assess by an Equall
Assessment upon the Taxables of the said Counties such sum
or sums of Tobacco as to the Justices of the Severall respec-
tive Counties shall seem meet and Convenient, and such sums
of Tobacco raised as aforesaid shall lay out and dispose for the
purchasing of Duffalls or Matchcoats and when the same is
purchased shall deliver to such and so many persons residing
convenient to the Indians as the Justices aforesaid shall think
fitt, who shall render an Accompt to the said Justices at the
next laying out of the Levy how such Matchcoats so delivered
to him or them have been disposed and what part thereof