Acts. 423

And it is further provided that if any ffees for any Matter or
thing hereafter to be done belonging to the Officers aforesaid
by the Gov^r and Councill so allowed and adjudged and not in
this Act mencon'd Limitted allowed and Adjudg'd it shall be

Lib. 41.

lawfull for such Off^r To have such ffee or ffees as the said
Governo^r & Councill for the time being shall Adjudge and
allow of & no more under the Penalty af^d to be recovered as
aforesaid. This Act to endure for three Years or to the end
of the next Sessions of Assembly which shall first happen after
the three years

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December 7^th 1 704 December 8^th 1 704

Compared with the originall bill Assented to by her Ma^tys
& Read & Assented to honble Councill
by the house of Dell W Bladen Cl Concil.
Signd p Ord^r W Taylard Clk hD.

December 9^th 1 704

On behalf of her Ma^tys &c I will this be a Law.
Jo : Seymour

An Act for payment of ffees due from Criminall Persons.

Be it Enacted by the Queens most excellent Majesty by and
with the Advice and Consent of her Majestys Governour
Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority of
the same that from henceforth no Sheriff Coaler Clark Cryer
or other Officer shall Charge either their own County to which
they belong or the publiq with any ffees for any Criminall
Comitted to the Charge of the said Sheriff or Goaler having
Sufficient Estate in this Province wherewith to pay the same
or being Capable to pay the same by servitude but that such
Criminalls being discharged by order and due Course of Law
shall pay their Own ffees to Sheriff Goaler Clark and Cryer
and other Officers being such as they may demand according
to Law either out of his Estate or by Servitude or otherwise.
Provided allways that this Act shall not extend to Malefac-
tors that are Executed or to such other Psons who are banished
having no Estate in this Province or to servants Criminalls for
whom the County shall pay such ffees as are due by the Acts
of Assembly to the sheriff Goaler Clark Cryer or other
Officers of such Court where such Criminall shall be
Convicted.
And be it further enacted that all Officers ffees due by Law
from Criminall Servants shall be paid by the County where
the ffact shall be Comitted and that all and every such Criminall
servants for whom the County shall pay the ffees due by Law

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