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

Lib. L. L.
No. I.

sons may view and peruse the same and regulate themselves
accordingly.
And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That where
any Judgement is had in any County Court for any Matter or
thing whatsoever, and after such Judgement is had and
obtained, the party against whom the same is had, many times
flys into another County out of the Jurisdiction of the said
Court It shall and may be Lawfull for the Plantiff to procure
a Certificate from the said Justices of such parties flying and
thereupon the Justices of the Provinciall Court shall award
Execution against the body or goods of the s^d party any Law
Statute or useage to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That
any bills, bonds, or other Specialties Book debts or Accounts

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proved before two Justices of the Peace of any County or any
one Justice of the Provinciall Court and just Credit given to
the same, and that the Ballance thereof is wholy due and
unpaid and so certified under the hand of the said Justices
shall be sufficient Evidence as well in the Provinciall as County
Courts w^thin this Province any law Statute or useage to the
contrary notwithstanding, this Act to endure for three years or
to the end of the next Generall Assembly which shall first
happen
Assented to by the Councill Board. June the 2^d 1692
John Llewellin Clk. The house of Assembly
have Assented.
Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

An Act limitting the Extent of
Attachments and providing what shall
be levyed on Attachments & Executions

For the selling the manner of Proceedings on Attachments
limitting the Extent of them & providing what shall be levied
on attachments and Executions 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

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of the same, That from hence forth no attachment shall issue
out of any Court of this Province before a writt or summons
be first made out upon which Writt if the party defendant be
an Inhabitant or Resident within this Province and the sherriff
shall return non est inventus one other writt or sumons shall
thereupon in manner aforesaid issue forth against the said
Defendant, and if the Sheriff should on the second writt or
summons returne a non est Inventus likewise an Attachment
shall and may thereupon issue in manner and forme hereafter