Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 501

Occasion to make use of, with power to Administer an Oath
or Oaths to either Plaintiff or Defendant or to either of their
Evidences as Occasion shall require for the better Clearing of
the Matter in Controversie before him and upon full hearing
of the Allegations of both parties what may or can be given
upon Oath in Evidence by both their Wittnesses to proceed as
the nature of the Case shall require whose Determination shall
be finall all which such Justice of the Peace before whom such
matter of Controversy shall be brought shall do the same
without any ffee or reward and of such party or Partys against
whom Judgment shall be given shall refuse or delay to pay
such Debt as shall be awarded against him or them then it
shall and may be Lawfull for such Justice of the Peace to
Award Execution against the said party or partys for the Debt
aforesaid by fieri facias or Capias ad Satisfaciendum Directed

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to the Sherriffe of the County which said Sherriffe upon
receipt of Such precept from Such Justice aforesaid shall
Imediatly Leavy the Same upon his her or their Goods or
Chattells or body as the Nature of the Writt shall require all

which Such Sherriffe sha.ll do Ex Officio Saveing to such

Sherriffe his ffees of Imprisonment if the party shall remaine
in Custody Twenty four houres And be it further Enacted by
the Authority aforesaid by and with the Advice and Consent
aforesaid That in all Actions that shall be brought by any
person or persons in any of the County Courts of this Province
after the publication of this Law wherein upon Tryall it doth
appear to the Court that the just Ballance doth not Exceed Two
hundred pounds of Tobbacco or Sixteen Shillings and Eight
pence in money the Plaintiffe shall be nonsuited and Iudgment
shall not be Given in any County Court of this Province to
any person or persons for any such Ballance as aforesaid but
that the plaintiffe shall be Non suited as aforesaid And be it
further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in any Action
or Actions after the End of this Sessions of Assembly that
shall be brought in the Provinciall Court of this Province and
upon Tryall it doth appear to the Court that the Just Ballance
is under fifteen hundred pounds of Tobbacco or Six pounds five
shillings in money the Plaintiff shall be nonsuited as aforesaid
And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That his Matys
high Court of Chancery within this Province shall not hear,

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I ry, Determine or Give reliefe in any Cause or Causes wherein
the Originall Debt or Damages doth not amount to the Sume
of Twelve hundred and one pounds of Tobbacco or five pounds
and one peny in money but that the Judgments of the County
Courts of this Province for twelve hundred pounds of Tobbacco
or five pounds in money shall be finall any Law Custom or
usage to the Contrary Notwithstanding.

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