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thereon in the sev^ll and respective Counties within this
province for that the said Act was altogeather Silent,

Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority afd that from and
after the publication hereof no pson or psons whatsoever
absenting themselves out of this pvince or that shall remove
from County to County after any Debt Contracted whereby
the Creditor or Creditors may be at an Uncertainty of finding
out the said pson or psons or his or their Effects shall have
any benefitt by the Limittation or restriction in this Act
Specifyed

C. P.

Provided always and it is the true Intent and Meaning
hereof that this Act or anything herein Contained shall not
be Construed reputed or taken to prejudice or Debarr any
pson removing himselfe or family from one County to Another
for his Conveniency or any pson Leaving this pvince for the
time and terme in this Act Limitted from the benefitt thereof
he Leaving Effects Sufficient & known for the paymt of his
Just Debts in the hands of some pson or psons who will
assume the paymt thereof to his Creditors Anything in this
Act Contained to the Contrary hereof in any wise notwith-
standing, And
Be it further Enacted by the Authority afd by and with the
advice and Consent afd that no bill bond Judgmt Recognizance
Statute Merchant or of the Staple or Other Specialty whatso-
ever Except such as shall be taken in the name and for the
use of our Sovereigne Lord and King his heirs and Successors

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shall be good and pleadable or Admitted in Evidence against
any pson or psons of this pvince after the principall Debt'
and Credittor have been both Dead Twelve years or the Debt
or thing in Action above Twelve years Standing Saving to
all psons that shall be under the aforementioned Impediments
of Infancy Coverture Insanity of Mind Imprisonmt or being
beyond the Sea the full benefitt of all such bills bonds
Judgmts Recognizances Statute Mercht of or of the Staple or
other Specialtys for the space of five years after such Impedimt
removed any thing in this Act before mentioned to the Con-
trary notwithstanding.

An Act for the publication of all the Laws of this Province
and for the Recording the same in the Secretarys Office as
also for Transmitting the Journalls of the Councill in As-
sembly and of the house of Delegates into the said Office.

p. 16

To the End that no person may be Ignorant of the Laws
in this province,
Be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majty by and

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