Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 567

Province Such person or persons so Obstinately refuseing to
appear and Serve in Arms as aforesaid Shall upon Certificate
thereof under Such Officers hand as aforesaid to the next Jus-
tice of the Peace of the County where such party liveth be
proceeded against in Manner following (that is to say) the
Same Justice of Peace to whom Such Certificate as aforesaid
shall be made shall Imediatly issue out a Warrant to the Con-
stable of the Hundred where such party liveth to Apprehend
him and bring him before himselfe or Some other Justice of
the Peace of the Same County there to Render a Sufficient
Excuse if any he hath for such his refusall or non Appearance
as aforesaid and if the Justice of Peace shall not find the Excuse
of Such party in Such Case to be reasonable and Sufficient
then he shall Imediatly Comitt Such person to the Custody of
the Sherriffe of Such County there to remaine untill he shall
find surety to appear att the next Provinciall Court to be held
for this Province thereto be proceeded against According to
due Course of Law and if thereupon he shall be Convict of
Such his Obstinate refusall or disobedience as aforesaid he
shall be fined and Imprisoned according to the directionsof
the Justices of the Provinciall Court and for the prevention of
the great Charge of Annuall Assemblys who may Meet for no
other Occasion but to lay the Publick leavy in time of Peace
Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the Governor
and Councill dureing the Intervalls of Assembly for the defray-

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ing and payment of the Small Charges of this Province be and
are hereby Impowered to Assess the Same Equally to be
leavyed upon all the Inhabitants of this Province for the de-
fraying the said Small Charges in time of peace as aforesaid
any thing in this Act to the Contrary Notwithstanding Provided
allways and it is the true Intent and meaning of this Act the
said Sums for the Small Charges of this Province So to be
Assessed by the Governor and Councill as up the Inhabitants
of this Province as af^d Exceed not in any one Year the Sume
of fifty Thousand pounds of Tobbacco and the disbursments
of the said Tobbacco to be acc^ted for att the next Generall As-
sembly after the raising and disbursing the Said Tobbacco as
aforesaid And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid
That all Soldiers hereafter to be Imployed in any Publick Ser-
vice within this Province be paid in the respective Countys
where the said Soldiers live this Act to Endure for three Years
or to the End of the next Sessions of Assembly after the End
of the said three Years.

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