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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March, 1707-November, 1710
Volume 27, Page 168   View pdf image (33K)
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168 Assembly Proceedings, March 26- April 15, 1707.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

Laid out and Divided into one hundred Lotts (Saveing the
Rights of such psons that have already built in The said Town)
at the discretion of the said Comissionrs and The said Port and
Town shall not be Extended or Laid out upon any Land but
the Island only anything in the said former Law to the Con-
trary Notwithstanding
And be it Enacted by the Authority afd that from and after
the first Day of January one thousand Seven hundred & Seven
all high Sherriffs and Clerks of the County Courts shall be and
are hereby obliged actually to reside and Inhabit in such Ports
or Towns where County Court houses are already built or to
be built and if no Court house be in a Town or Port Then Such
high Sherriffs and Clerks shall & are hereby obliged to reside
and inhabitt in such Town as shall be most Comodious to the
inhabitants of such County under the Penalty of one hundred
pounds Sterling to our Sovereigne Lady the Queen to be
divided one third to her said Majesty for the Support of Gov-
ernment one Third to the use of such Port or Town where any
Such Court house shall be built and if the Court house is not
Standing in any Town then to the use of the Town next Ad-
jacent to the Court house and the other third to the Informer
or him or them that sue for the same to be Recovered in any

p. 322

Court of Record within this province by bill plaint or Informa-
tion wherein no Essoyn protection or Wager of Law To be
allowed.
Aprill 11th 1707

Read and Assented to by the house of Delegates.
Signed p order W Taylard Cl h D.

Aprill the 11th 1707

Read and Assented to by her Majtys honrble Councill
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Councill

Aprill the 15th 1707

On behalf of her Majty Queen Anne of England &c.
I will this be a Law.
Jo. Seymour

An Act for Releife of Debtors and ascertaining the manner of
Lenders in Tobo

Whereas Severall honest psons within this province being
Indebted in Tobacco to diverse psons Merchants and others
and well disposed to pay the same, takeing Care therefore by
providing the Tobacco but oft times it so happens that because



 
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