Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 533

the Publication hereof or within Two years after such Mill
shall become broak or gone to Decay as aforesaid Cause the
Same to be now builded repaired or finished as aforesaid it
shall and may be Lawfull for the Reall Owner or Owners of
such Land to such person or persons so granted as aforesaid
To Reenter upon the Same & in Case such person or persons
shall refuse or denye to give the Owner or Owners of Such
Land as af^d Peaceable and quiett Possession thereof Such
Owner and Owners shall and may Recover his Right to the
Same by Ejectment or otherwise as the Law direct anything
in this Act Conteined to the Contrary Notwithstanding and

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for prevention of the Abuse frequently Comitted by persons
keeping Water Mills by takeing Excessive Tole. Be it there-
fore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and with the
Advice and Consent aforesaid That from and after the publi-
cation hereof as aforesaid No Master, Owner, Miller or other
person properly belonging to or otherwise Owning any Mill
within this Province shall Ask Demand or receive for grinding
of any Quantity or quantitys of Indian Corne or wheat what-
soever above the Sixth part of every bushell of Indian Corne
and Eight part of every Bushell of Wheat by him or them So
Ground as aforesaid upon penalty and forfeiture of one Thou-
sand pounds of Tobbacco to the use of his Ma^ty his heires and
Successors for the Supporte of Government to be recovered
in the respective County Courts by Action of Debt Bill Plaint
or Information wherein no Essoyne Protection or Wager of
Law to be Allowed any other Act usage or Custom to the
Contrary Notwithstanding Provided Allways, That if any
person upon Encouragem^t of former Acts hereby Repealed
have begun to build any Mill they shall still have all those
Advantages that they might have had by Such Act hereby
repealed as if the former Act or Acts were Still in force.

An Act for the better Administration of Justice in Probate of
Wills, and Granting AdnVcons Recovering of Legacies and
Secureing filiall Portions

p. 296

Whereas for the due Administration of Justice it is most
Necessary that there be a Settled Succession from the Dead
to the Liveing and that the Wills of all Persons may be duly
proved and Letters of Administration of the Estates of all
Persons dying without wills may be Granted to such persons
who have the best Right to succeed thereto that there may
in that Case be no failure of Justice but that it may be duly
administred within this Province and all Legacys Speedily
recovered and filial Portions and Orphans Estates duely

p. 297