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

C. P.

the Gen^ll Assembly of this Province any thing in this Act In
any wise to the Contrary Notwithstanding.

And for the Ascertaining and Limitting and Allowing unto
the severall & respective Councellours Deputies and Dele-
gates that serve or shall serve in the Gen^ll Assembly of this
province and of the Sev^ll and respective Commissioners of the
provinciall and County Courts of this province such sume and
Sumes of Tob^o as is hereby thought necessary and sufficient
for their Defraying their Charges in Attending such Assem-
blys and Courts,

Be itt Enacted by the Authority afd by and with the Advice
and Consent afd that all such Councellrs be Allowed the sume of
one hundred and fifty pounds of Tob^o p Day and the Dele-
gates and Burgesses of Assembly shall be Allowed the Sume
of one hundred and forty pounds of Tob^o p Day dureing the
time they shall Attend such Assemblys and no more (besides
their Itinerant Charges) to be paid and Allowed them out of

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the Publick Levy of this Province and the Sev^ll and respective
Commissioners of the Provinciall Court for their Defraying
their Charges and Expences dureing the time they shall sitt
in and Attend such Courts the Sume of one hundred and forty
pounds of Tob^o p Day and no more besides their Itinerant
Charges to be paid them Likewise out of the Publick Levy of
this Province as afd and the Sev^ll Commissioners of the County
Courts shall be Allowed for the defraying their Expences
dureing the time they shall Sitt and Attend such Court as afd
the Sume of Eighty pounds of Tob^o p Day and no more which
Sume of Eighty pounds of Tob^o as afd the Commissioners of
the County Courts are hereby Impower'd to Assess and Levy
on the Taxable persons of the Severall Countys where such
Commrs shall serve as afd for the defraying the Expences afd
and no more.

An Act for the Appointment of Constables and what relates
to their Office and Ascertaining what persons are Taxables.

Be itt Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and
with the Advice and Consent of his Majestys Governour
Councill and Assembly of this province and the Authority of
the same that the Justices of Peace in every respective County
of this province att the first County Court held after Michael-

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mass shall appoint Constables in Each of their sev^ll and
respective Counties and the said Constables soe appointed
shall before they Enter into that office take the sev^ll Oaths
Appointed to be taken by all Officers by the Acts of Assembly