Acts. 225

any Court of Record of this province by Accon of Debt bill
plaint or Information wherein no Essoyn protection or Wager
of Law to be allowed.
And to the end that publiq Creditors may be speedily
Satisfyed their Debts due from the publiq
Be it enacted by the Authority Advice and Consent afore-
said That every publiq Creditor within this Province shall be
at his Eleccon to make application to the Governour of this
Province for the time being to put such Sheriffs Bond or Bonds
in suite or otherways may imediately have an Action of Debt
against such Sheriff in the County where the ffact ariseth for
such publiq Tobacco as shall be due to such Creditor.
And to the end that no Officer or other person may be
surprized or injustly molested either upon the Account of
payment or Collection of publiq dues,
Be it likewise enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and with
the Advice and Consent aforesaid that any person or persons
having publick Tobacco due to them or ffees in any Sheriffs
hands to collect and that do not Signify to such Sheriff or
Sheriffs their dependance and resolution of making use of the
same on or before the five and twentieth day of December in
the year the same shall be due to him or them shall not have
take or demand any benefit! or Advantage by this Act allowed
for that present year and so every year successively nor shall
the Sheriff of any respective Countys levy by way of Execution
any publick dues or officers ffees upon the body goods or
Chattells of any the Inhabitants of this province except they
have made a demand thereof at or before the twentyeth day of
January for that present year And so every year successively.
And be it also enacted by the Authority Advice and Consent
aforesaid that any Sheriff within this province having in his
hands publick Officers ffees to collect shall not presume to levy
by Execution upon the body goods and Chattells of any the In-
habitants of this province any ffees to him comitted to collect

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

where the Person or Persons from whom such ffees appear to
be due produce the former Sherriffs Receipts or otherways
make appear the same to be paid under forfeiture and penalty
of trible the sume executed to the party or partys grieved to
be recovered with Cost in any Court of record within this
province by bill plaint or information wherein no essoyn
protection or wager of Law to be allowed.
And forasmuch as Sheriffs bonds have of late years been
usually taken in the County Courts for the better conveniency
of Sheriffs getting security without any Certain forme thereof
prescribed
Be it therefore enacted by the Authority Advice and Con-
sent aforesaid That all Sheriffs bonds hereafter to be taken

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