Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 509

Officers and other good people within this Province shall pass
an Accompt for by the Tenth day of Aprill next ensueing the
Date hereof and in all other things as Sheriffe of the said
County of G: shall behave himselfe well and honestly towards
all persons according to the best of his Power Skill and
knowledge then this present Obligation to be void and of
none Effect or elce to stand in full force Strength and Virtue.
Which said Bond when taken in forme af^d if by the County
Court the Comissioners thereof shall Transmitt the same
into the Secrys Office together with all former Sherriffs Bonds
by them taken and the said Comissioners are hereby

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required and enjoyned to take new Security Yearly and every
Year of Such Sherriffs so long as they shall Continue in the
said office haveing Speciall reguard not to admitt any Person
to be Security as afores^d but such as are good and Substan-
tiall ffreeholders within and also to make the Obligation of
Such Bond so to be taken from any Sherriffe answerable to
the Public Charge of their Respective Countys. And for
Encouragement of Such persons now bearing or that shall
hereafter bear the Office of Sherriffe and who shall Punctually
Comply with the Publick Creditors it is also hereby further
Enacted that it shall and may be Lawfull for his Maties Gov-
ernor for the time being where no Just Complaint is made
against Such Sherriffe to Continue and make Good their
Comission for the time and terme of three Year Successively
but noe Longer.

An Act Securing the Frontiers of the Province from the
incursions of Indians

Whereas there hath lately been a Murther Committed by
Indians on the frontier Plantations of Potomock River within
this Province for the Prevention of the like for the future Be
it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Ma^ty by and with the
Advice and Consent of this Present Generall Assembly and the
Authority of the Same That Col Ninian Beal and Cap^t Richard
Owen with twelve Troopers and Six foot Soldiers do range in

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and about the said Frontier Plantations for the Security
thereof so long as his Excellency the Present Gov^r and the
Hono^ble the Councill and the Comittee hereafter appointed shall
see Convenient to Continue the said Rangers and that the said
Rangers shall be Allowed the Sume of Two Shillings and Six
pence for each Trooper p day they finding themselfes horses
Arms and Provisions and that the Two Commanders be paid
in money Proportionably after the same Rate and that each
foot Soldier finding themselves Provisions also be allowed

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