Acts Passed at the Session, Mar. 16, 1701/2-Mar.25, 1702. 275

whereas it hath been Doubted whither in Valueing or Esti-
mateing the said Orphans Lands and Plantacons in the said
Act menconed the quitt rents To the Lord of the same are
not to be considered and Allowed for as well as repairations
and other things in the s^d Act menconed; It is hereby further
Enacted and Declared that the said quitt rents ought and are
hereby declared and Enjoyned to be considered Deducted
and Allowed upon the Yearly Valuacon of the said Land.
And that any Guardian afores^d that Neglect after such Allow-
ance made of the same in the Valuacon of the said Land, and
hath not paid such Quitt rent as Aforesaid, shall forfeit to the
Orphan when at Age ffourffold the value of such rents; that
he hath left in Arrears; At the full age of such Orphan. To
be recovered by Accon of Debt, bill; plant, or informaccon
Wherein noe Essoyn Proteccon or Wager of the Law to be
Allowed.

An Act Prohibiting horse Raceing on Saturdays.

For as much as frequent horse raceing on Saturdays is
found by Experience to tend very much To the Prophana-
con of the Lords Day ffollowing for prevencon whereof for
the future, Bee it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Ma-
tye, by and with the Advice and Consent of this present Gen^ll
Assembly. And the authority of the same. That no person
or persons within this Province Presume to make a horse race
and Appoint a Certaine place; Where at to runn their horses
upon any account whatsoever on Saturday under the Penalty
of five Thousand Pounds of Tob^o on every such person being
soe Concerned in such horse race, whether the horses be their
Owne or other mens. One halfe thereof to our Soveraigne
Lord the King for the use of the Parish where the race is
runn: The other halfe to him or them that shall sue for the
same; To be recovered in any of his Matyes Courts of
record; Within this Province, wherein noe Esoyne proteccon
or wager of Law To be allowed. This Act to Endure for
Three years. Mar. 23^d 1701.

An Act for the Releife of Kent and Calvert Countys.

For as much as all the lustices of Quorum of Kent County
are attending as Delagates of their County and that the Court
by Adjournm^t is near at hand soe th^t the said Justices cannot
Attend there; And without which according to the Commicon
the Court cannot be Adjourned; To preserve the s^d the Court
therefore from falling and prevent the great Damages that

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