250 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1704.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

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Authority of the same that all publick and Main Roads be
hereafter Clear' d and well Grubbd fitt for travelling twenty foott
wide and good and substantiall Bridges made over all heads
of Rivers Creeks Branches and Swamps where need shall re-
quire at the discretion of the Justice of the County Courts.
And for the better ascertaining what is or shall be deemed
publick roads.
Be it likewise enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the
Justices of the County Courts shall sett down and ascertain in
their Records once every year what are the publick Roads of
their respective Countys and appoint Overseers of the same
And that no person whatsoever shall alter or Change any such
publick roads without the leave or license of the Governour
and Councill or Justices of the County Courts upon penalty
of five hundred pounds of Tobacco.
And if any Overseer so appointed should neglect to clear
the roads so as aforesaid he shall be fin'd five hundred pounds
of Tobacco in Cask and every labourer that shall refuse to
serve and obey the Overseer and every Master of Servants
that being Sumon'd or Warn'd shall refuse to send all his
Taxable Male Servants to the Overseer aforesaid he or they
shall be fined (that is to say) every labourer one hundred
pounds of Tobacco and the said Master for every Servant
warned and not sent one hundred pounds of Tobacco And
the Clerk of the County is hereby obliged to issue out war-
rants to the Overseers appointed upon penalty of one thousand
pounds of Tobacco and the Sheriff of each respective County
are to deliver the same to the severall and respective over-
seers appointed as aforesaid ex officio on penalty of one thou-
sand pounds of Tobacco in Casq the one half of all which
ffines shall be employ'd and disposed of towards the Defray-
ing the County Charge in such manner as the Comissioners
of each respective County shall in their Discretion think con-
venient the other half to him or them that shall inform or sue
for the same to be recovered in her Majestys Name for the use
aforesaid by bill plaint or information in any Court of Record
within this province wherein no Essoyn protection or wager of
Law to be allowed.
And that all the roads that lead to any fferrys Court house
of any County or to any Church or leading through any
County to the part of Annapolis shall be marked on both

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sides the road with two notches if the road lead to Annapolis
the road that leads there at the leaving the other road shall
be marked on the face of the tree in a Smooth place cutt
fur that purpuse with the Letters A. A. sett on with a pair of
Marking irons and Couloured and so with two Notches all
along the Road and where at any place it leaves any other