Acts. 273

returnes of the Delegates soe to be Elected by Indenture
before the day of Sitting of such Assembly pursuant to the
directions of the said writt shall for Every such fault be fined
two hundred pounds Sterl one halfe to his Majesty his heirs
and Successors for the Support of Government and the other
halfe to the Informr or him or them that shall sue for the same
to be recovered in Any Court of Record within this province
that may have Jurisdiction of the same by Action of Debt bill
plaint or Information wherein no Essoyne protection or wager
of Law to be Allowed.

And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd by and with
the Advice and Consent afd that all ffreeholders ffreemen and
other persons Qualified to give Votes in the Election of Dele-
gates shall and are hereby obliged to be and appear att the
time and place appointed for Elections to be hereafter had and
made of any Delegates Burgesses and Citizens to serve in

C. P.

any Assembly for this province under the penalty of one hun-
dred pounds of Tob^o for Every person soe Qualified as afd
Neglecting to Appeare one halfe thereof to the Kings Majesty
his heirs and success" for and Towards the County Charge
and the other halfe to the Informer that shall Complaine to
Any one or more Iustices or Magistrates of such Absence
which Justice or Justices or other Magistrates are hereby
Impowered to Determine such Complaints and award Execu-
tion for the said Penalty Unless such person or persons shall
att the next County Court after such Election shew Sufficient
Cause for his or their Absence to be Allowed and Approved
of by the Justices of the Sev^ll County Courts in this province
Provided Nevertheless that this Act or any thing herein
Contained shall not Extend to be Construed to Exclude
County or Countys City or Citys Borough or Borroughs
hereafter to be Erected and made within this province from
the Liberty of such Elections of Delegates and representatives
as is before Expressed but that such writt as afd shall upon
Calling Every Gen^ll Assembly of this province for the future
be directed to the Sher of Every such County when the same
shall be Erected and made into County as afd and to the
Mayor or Recorder and Aldermen of Every such City or
Borough Comanding such Sherriffe or Mayor Recorder or

p. 102

Aldermen to Cause four ffreemen of the said County and two
ffreemen of the said City or borough Qualifyed as in the afd
Writt as Expressed to serve as Delegates and representatives
of the same County Citty or borough in the Genl Assembly
next Insueing which said four Delegates for Every such
County and two for the Citty or borough shall from thence
forth be reputed and deemed to be Members of the house oi

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