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An Act providing What Shalbe evidence to proove forreigne
& other debts &c
An Act lor Securing the pochyall Library's &c
An Act for punishing the offences of Adultery & fornication.
An Act for payment of fees from Criminall persons
An Act relating to Servants and Slaves.
An Act Ascertaining the height of fences.
An Act directing the Sherriffs in their office & more easy
payment of the publiq & County leavy's
An Act Entituled An Act Ascertaining the bounds of land
to be in force.
An Act for encouragem^t of Tillage and releife of poore
Debtors.
An Act for punishment of blasphemy prophane Swearing &
Cursing.
An Act relating to the Free shoole.
An Act to prevent the Growth of popery in this province.
An Act for Speedy tryall of Criminalls in the County Courts.
An Act for the better Admstracon of Iustice in probatt of
Wills
An Act for Appeales and regulating Writts of Erro^r.
An Act for ordering and regulating the Millitia.
An Act requiring Ma^rs of Shipps &c^a to publish the rates
of their freight &c^a
An Act for rectifying the ill practises of Attorney's
An Act for limittacon of Officers fees.
An Act for repeale of Certaine laws.
An Act declaring Severall Acts of Assembly formerly made
to be in force
An Act for Apportioning the publiq leavy.
To each bill Aforesaid his Ex^cy was pleased to Assent by
Endorsing them Severally thus.

October 3^d 1704

On behalfe of her Sacred Maj^ty &c I will this be A law
Jo: Seymour

And likewise Sealed them Severally with the broad Seale
of the province Which being soe endorsd & Sealed. His
Ex^cy was pleased to Acquaint the house that he thought it Con-
venient for her Maj^ts Service to prorogue them till the 5^th day
of December next And they were Accordingly prorogued
W Taylard Clk of the house of Delegates

Examined by me Alex^r Hall Deputy Secretary

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