246 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

C. P.

Act in Execution shall willfully and wittingly omitt the per-
formance of what is required of them by this Act or shall be
Guilty of the like offences of Curseing or Swearing themselves
in the prsence of any other Officer or shall be thereof Convict
upon oath made or Confession as afd shall fforfeit the sume of
ten shil. for Every such Offence or Omission and the Magistrate
before whom such Offence or Conviction shall happen shall
Certifie the same under his hand and Seale to the Justices of the
County Court of the County where such offence or Omission
shall be Comitted or made who are hereby required to Award
Execution thereupon by Levari facias against the body Goods
or Chattells of such Offender to be applyed to the uses afd
And be itt Further Enacted that in Case any the Offenders
afd shall use any abusive revileing or threatning Speeches
against any the persons that shall put the same in Execution
against them upon their doeing thereof such Speeches shall
be deemed a breach of Good behaviour for the sure keeping
whereof for the space of three months then next following in

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Gen^ll and Especially to such Officer as shall Convict them
they shall be bound with two sufficient sureties in five pounds
penaltie att the least or be Comitted for want thereof And in
Case Any Assault or Battery shall be made by such Offender
against such Officer as afd upon the putting this Act in
Execution as afd that then such Offender shall be Indicted
for the same and in Case the party Grieved shall sue such
Offendor for such Assault and battery he shall recover treble
Damages and such Offendor shall be bound Over as afd And
in Case any Suite or Action shall be Commenced or brought
against any the persons whatsoever for doeing or Causeing
to be done Anything in pursuance of this Act Concerning
the said Offences the defendant in such Accon may Plead the
Gen^ll Issue and Give the Speciall matter in Evidence And if
upon such Action Verdict be given for the Defendant or the
plaintiffe become nonsuite or discontinue his Action then the
Defendant shall have Treble Costs. Provided always and it
is hereby Enacted that no person shall be prosecuted or
Troubled for any the Offences of Curseing or Swearing as
afd Unless the same be proved or prosecuted within ten days
next after such Offence Committed.
And whereas the Loathsome and Odious sin of Drunken-
ness is of too Comon use within this province being the roote
and foundation of many other Enormous Sins to the great

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Dishonour of God and the Country the Impoverishing of many
Good Subjects and Abusively wasting the Good Creatures of
God,
Be itt Enacted that all and Every person or persons who
after three months next following the end of this present