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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, April 26, 1715-August 10, 1716
Volume 30, Page 241   View pdf image
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And be it further Enacted by the Authority afd by and with
the Advice and Consent afd that in all Actions which shall att
any time after the end of this Sessions of Assembly be sued
or prosecuted in the County Courts of this province wherein
upon Tryall itt doth Appear to the Court that the Just Ballance
doth not Exceed four hundred pounds of Tobo or thirty three
shillings and four pence in mony the plaintiffe shall be non
suited.

C. P.

And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd that in all
Actions which shall att any time after the End of this present
Sessions of Assembly be sued or prosecuted in the Provinciall
Court of this Province and upon tryall itt doth appear to the
Court that the Just Ballance of the Debt or thing in Demand
is under fifteen hundred pounds of Tobo or Six pounds five
shil. in mony the Plaintiffe shall be nonsuited.
Provided Nevertheless that nothing in this Act Contained
shall be Construed to give the said provinciall Court any other
Jurisdicon then what is Agreeable to the Act of Assembly for
relieving the Inhabitants of this province from some Agrievances
in the prosecution of Suits att Law any thing herein Contained
to the Contrary notwithstanding.

And be itt Enacted by the Authority afd that his Majestys
high Court of Chancery within this province shall not heare
try Determine or give reliefe in any Cause Matter or thing
wherein the Originall debt or Damages doe not amount to
twelve hundred and one pounds of Tobo or five pounds and
one penny in mony.
And be it Enacted by the Authority afd that when any pson
or psons against whome any Judgmt or non suite shall be
given in Any County Court of this province shall fly remove

p. 37

or absent him or themselves out of the County and Jurisdic-
tion of that Court where such Judgment or Judgments shall
be given that then and in Every such Case the Plaintiffe or
Plaintiffes in Every such Judgment or Judgments for the more
Easy Obtaining the ffruit and Effect of such Judgment whether
the same be for Costs of non-suite or Otherwise shall or may
take the Transcript of the Record of such Judgment under
the scale of the Court where such Judgment shall be Obtained
and Lay the same before the Justices of the County Court
where the said Defendt or Defendants shall happen to be
which transcript shall be Entred upon the Record of such
County Court and the Justices of such County Court shall by
Vertue of this Act Award Execution against the pson or
persons against whom such Judgment shall be rendered by
Capias ad Satisfaciendum fieri facias or Attachment for the
Debt Damages and Costs in such Judgment or recovery

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