516 Assembly Proceedings, June 29—July 22, 1699.

Lib. L. L.

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An Act for the due Recording of all Laws of this Province in
the Secretary's Office as also Transmitting the Journall of
the house of Delegates into the Secretarys Office

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 the Secretary of this
Province in whose Custody the Records remaine do att or
before the Tenth day of March next Cause all Such Laws and
Acts of Assembly as shall be of force att the end of this present
Sessions of Assembly to be Entered upon Record in a Large
new Book of a Large folio, & good and Substantiall paper
well bound either in Leather or Parchment to be writt in a
faire Legible hand as also all other Laws hereafter to be made
within six months after any Sessions of Assembly that shall
hereafter happen to be kept (in the Secretarys Office onely and
also Cause the Same to be Examined by the Originall Acts to
which the Governor has Affixed the broad Seale and the Same
so Entred shall be Signed by the Honb^le the Secretary and
Sealed with the lesser Seale and that his honour the Secretary
Cause a list or Catalogue of the said Laws to be Entred in the
said Book and an index or Table Directing to every Act in the
Same and in default thereof by the time aforesaid shall pay as
a fine for the Same the Sume of Ten Thousand pounds of
Tobbacco to be recovered in his Matys name the one halfe to

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his Maty for Supporte of Government the other halfe for him
or them that shall sue for the Same and when the Same is so
written and done the Said Secretary shall att the next Generall
Assembly be Allowed and paid out of the Publick Leavy So
much as the s^d Secry reasonably deserve. And be it further
Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the Clerk of the house
of Delegates for the time being Transcribe the Journall of the
Said house within two months after the Prorogation or disso-
lution of any Assembly now held or to be held hereafter upon
penalty of five hundred p^ds of Tobbacco to be forfeited and
Paid to our Sovereigne Lord the King one halfe of which
fines for the Supporte of Government and the other halfe to
him or them th^t shall sue for the Same to be recovered in any
Court of Record within this Province By Bill Plaint or Infor-
mation wherein no Essoyn Protection or wager of Law to be
Allowed.