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

Lib. L. L.

in an Action of Debt or Trespass upon the Case depending in
the Provinciall Court against the said Richard Roe the Defend'
that then the said Richard Roe shall pay the Condemnation
or Deliver himselfe to the Prison of our Sovereign Lord the
King or you will do it for him they Acknowledge themselves

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to be Content therew^th this------day of------ 1699 Before me
To the Hon^ble Justices of the Provinciall Court. Which Said
Recognizance or Recognizances of Bayle or Bayle prizes so
taken as aforesaid shall be Transmitted to the Justices of the
said Provinciall Court att the next Provinciall Court Sitting
when and where such Action or Suite shall be depending
which Recognizance or Recognizances of Bayle Prize so taken
as aforesaid the said Court shall Receive upon payment of
Such ffees as have been rec^d for the takeing of such Speciall
Bayle by the Officers of the said Court and shall be of like
force and Effect as if the Same were taken de bene Else before
the Justices of the Provinciall Court dureing their Sitting for
taking of every such recognizance or Recognizances of Bayl
or Bayle Prizes Such Justice of the Provinciall Court or presi-
dent of the County Court that shall take such Bayle shall re-
ceive onely the Suine of five Shillings & no more And be it
further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Justices
of the Provinciall Court shall make Such Rules and Orders for
the Justifying of Such Bayls and making the same Absolute
as to them shall seem Meet so as the Cognizor or Cognizors
of such Bayle or Bayles be not Compelled to appear in Person
in the Provincial Court to Justify him or themselves And it is
hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That Such
Justices of the Provinciall Court before whom any Recogni-
zance of Bayle may happen to be taken Such Justice have &
Power is hereby given him to Examine the Sureties upon Oath
touching the Value of their respective Estates if Occasion shall
require any Law usage Custom or Practice Notw^thstanding

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An Act for the Constables takeing a List of Taxables

Be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Maty by and
with the Advice and Consent of this present Generall Assem-
bly and the Authority of the Same That from and after the
publication hereof every Constable within this Province shall
att or before the Twentieth day of June in every Year respec-
tively repaire in person to every respective house or habitation
within his Hundred and there require of the Master Mistress
Dame or other Chiefe person of the family a true List from
under their hands of all their Taxable persons they and every
of them have within their respective familyes out of which List