270 Acts Passed at the Session, Mar 16, 1701/2-Mar. 25,1702.

Lib. L. I..

No. 2.

within the same Parish and contributing to the Publick Taxes
and charges there doe once every year upon Easter Munday
yearly make Choyce and Appoint Two sober and Discreet
Persons freeholders of their respective Parishes: To be
Church Wardens for that year. All the Inhabitants of every
Parish, being freeholders within the same Parish and contri-
buteing to the Publick Taxes and charges thereof. Have in
Liberty alsoe To vote in the Choyce of Church wardens each
Vestryman Expecting as before Excepted being under the
Penalty of Two hundred pounds of Tob^o for neglecting either
to procure a Table of Marriages or to Appoynt Church War-
dens; To our Soveraigne Lord the King as aforesaid, which
Church Wardens soe Chosen shall Take the usuall Oaths.
And likewise declare on his Oath to be Administred unto him
by the Vestry to whome power is hereby given. To Admi-
nister the same Accordingly: well and ffaithfully to Execute
that Office for the Ensueing year: According to the Lawes
and Usages of the said Province to the best of his Skill and
power and untill he shall be thereof duly Discharged. And
any such person or persons soe Chosen Church Warden or
Wardens: that shall wilfully refuse To Serve in the said Office
and take the Oaths aforesaid: shall be find one thousand
pounds of Tob^o To our Soveraigne Lord the King: And the
Church Wardens and Vestry are Authorized and required
To take constant care To satisfye and pay the Parochiall
charges and all necessary repaires and amendm^ts of theire
respective Churches, Chapells or Church yards, and cause the
same at all time to be repaired and Amended as need shall
require: out of such gifts goods or Chatties, as shall come to
their hands for the Church or Parish use : and the payment
of with Parochiall charges. All the ffines forfeitures and
Mulcts, by this Law incurr'd shall be Levyed by the Church
Wardens in each respective Parish. And by them accordingly
Applyed; and in Case they shall not have sufficient Effects
to pay Parochiall charges as aforesaid or to make such neces-
sary repaires as is required : Then and not otherwise it shall
be Lawfull for the Justices of the County Courts upon Apply-
cacon of such parish Vestry and Church Wardens, To Assess
the respective parishes by a certaine sume of Tob^o not exceed-
ing Tenn pounds of Tob^o by the Poll in any one year : which
Assessm^t made by such County Court : And a Certifycate
thereof under the County Seale shall be sufficient to the
Sherriff of such County to Levy such Tax by the Poll on
the Taxables of such Parishes in the same maner as other
Public dues are Levyed and shall not deduct above ffive p
hundred for his Sallery, and pay the same to such Vestry for
the use aforesaid. And to the intent that this Act may