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province the Other halfe to the Party Grieved or to him or
them that shall Informe or sue for the same to be recorded
in the Provinciall Court of this province by bill plaint or
Information.
And if any Clerk of the Indictments in any County Courts
of this province or any other Attorney practiceing in the said
Courts shall Issue forth process agt any person or persons for
any Criminal Matter or Misdemeanour without a present-
ment be first found by the Grand Jury against the said per-
son or persons or Especiall Order of the Governt in Councill
or County Court Appearing upon Record to Justifie the same
the said Clerk of Indictments or Other Attorney soe Offend-
ing shall fforfeit and pay for such his Offence the sume of two
thousand five hundd pounds of Tob^o one halfe to his Majesty
his heirs & Successors towards the Support of Government in

C. P.

this Province the Other halfe to the party Grieved or to him or
them that shall Informe or Sue for the Same to be recovered
in the respective County Courts of this province where such
Offence was Comitted by Action of Debt bill plaint or
Informacon wherein no Essoyne Protection or wager of Law
to be Allowed.
Neither shall the party soe Offending have any Appeall or
writt of Error but the Judgt of the County Court shall be
Definitive therein And if the Clerk of the Provinciall Court
of this province or any of the Clerks of the County Courts
of this province shall Issue out process in Criminall Causes
without an Order for the same Under the hand of An Attor-
ney practiceing in the said Court or Courts to Justifie the
same the said Clerk or Clerks soe Offending shall be Lyable
to the same fforfeitures and penalties of Attorney soe offend-
ing and the said fforfeitures to be recover'd as afd to goe to
the Uses afd.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority afd that the
Attorney Gen^ll of this province shall not recover nor receive
any ffee for any Navigation bond put in Suite Either where the
Certificate was before the Suite of the said bonds Lodged in the

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Secretary's Office of this province or where itt Can be proved
that he knew that there was such Certificate returned neither
shall the said Attorney Genl receive or have Any ffee for any
bond for Country dues where the said bond Appears not to be
fforfeited And if the said Attorney Genl after the End of this
Sessions of Assembly shall sue any bond taken. Contrary to
Act of Parliament or bond taken for Country dues and no
bills of Exa appearing Protested nor noe Other ffailure to ffor-
feit the said bond or where the said Certificate is returned
into the Secretarys Office Appointed for keeping the same

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