Acts. 481

An Act Suspending the Execution of an Act of Assembly Enti-
tuled an Act for the Releif of poor debtors and Languishing
prisoners.

Be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Maj^ty by and
with the advice and Consent of her Maj^tys Councill and Assem-
bly of this province and the authority of the Same that one Act
of Assembly made at a Generall Assembly begun and held at
the Citty of Annapolis the Twenty Eight day of November
one thousand Seven hundred & Eight Entituled an Act for
the releife of poor debtors and Languishing prisoners nor any
Clause thereof shall be put in Execution by any person or
persons whatsoever upon or under any Colour or pretence
whatsoever untill the End of the next Session of Assembly
any thing in the said Act or any other Act to the Contrary
Conteyned notwithstanding. Provided allways that nothing
in this Act shall Extend or be Construed to Extend to debarr
or hinder the Justices of the scverall Couuty Courts to allow
the beneffitt of the said Act to any person or persons that shall
be actually in prison or Custody of any Sherriffe or Goaler upon
any arrest or Execution at or upon the Eight day of November
one thousand seven hundred and nine or that have allready
Claimed the beneffitt thereof anything in this Act to the
Contrary Notwithstanding.

Lib. L. L.

No. 64.
p. 392

Nov^r 10^th 1709.

Read and assented too by
the house of Del :
Signed p ord^r
W. Taylard Clk h d

Nov^r 10^th 1709

Read and assented too by her
Maj^tys hon^ble Councill in Assem-
bly & Sign'd p ord^r
W Bladen Cl Council.