Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 521

remains in his or their hands or possession And be it Enacted
that such person or persons having such Match Coats deliverd
as aforesaid bee and are hereby required to deliver to any
Indian or Indians for every woolf or Wolfs head not having
been paid for before one Matchcoate containing two yards of
Duffalls and give a true accompt of the same at the next

Lib. L. L,
No. 1.

County Leavy as aforesaid to the Justices aforesaid and shall
marke such Woolfs head as aforesaid to prevent deceipt as
aforesaid.
June 4^th 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 better Administratⁿ
of Justice in the County Courts of
this Province

For the better Administration of Justice and Regulation of
the County Courts Be it Enacted by the King and Queens
most Excellent Majesties by and with the Advice and Consent
of this present Generall Assembly and the Authority of the
same, That the Statutes books of England to these times
named Keebles Collection of the Statutes and Dalton's
Justice of the Peace be bought by the Justices of the Peace
or Commission^rs of the severall County Courts at the charge
of the respective Counties to be kept in their severall
County Courts That the Justices and Officers of the said
Courts and others may have recourse to the same as they
shall have occasion, And th^t the Justices of the sd. Courts do
purchase & procure the same by the first day of Aprill next
Ensuing. And be it also Enacted by the Authority aforesaid,
That the Commission^rs of each respective County Courts shall

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and may and he is hereby Impower'd from time to time and
as often as to them shall seem convenient to make and ordain
such necessary rules and orders for the well Governing and
better Regulating the said County Courts and the officers to
the same belonging and suiters to the same as to them in
their discretion shall seem requisite and under such Fines as
they shall think fitt (not exceeding one hundred pounds of
Tobacco for any one offence) All which Fines to be Imployed
to the use of the poor of each respective County, which Rules
and orders so by them to be made and ordained shall be fairly
Transcribed by their sev^ll County Clerks and at every the
County Courts sett up at the Court house door that all per-

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