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

C. P.

hundred and there require of the Master Mistress dame or
other Chiefe person of the ffamily a true list from under their
hands of all their Taxable persons distinctly to be named they
and Every of them have within their respective ffamilys out
of which list the said Constable shall make two fair Lists
under his hand and one he shall send to the Sher of the
County and the other he shall present to the next County
Court to be sett up and in Case any Master Mistress Dame
or other Chiefe person of a family shall refuse deny or Delay
to give such List or in their absence Leave att their Dwelling
houses or Quarters such a List and Account of their Taxable
persons of their Severall ffamily's or in the said Account shall
Conceale any Taxable Person or Persons in his or their ffamily
for Every such Offence or not giveing a true list or Account
of them as afd to the Constable by the time required and for
Every Taxable person by them Concealed shall fforfeit and
Pay the sume of five hundred pounds of Tob^o for Every such
offence one halfe thereof to his Majty his heirs and successors
for the support of Government the other halfe to the Informer
or him or them that will sue for the same to be recovered in

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any County Court within this Province by Action of Debt bill
Plaint or Information wherein no Essoyne protection or wager
of Law to bee Allowed. And for the better Ascertaining what
persons are and shall be Deemed Taxables and what not,

Be itt Enacted that all male persons residents in this Prov-
ince and all female Slaves therein of die age of Sixteen years
or Above shall be Accounted Taxables (Except Clergymen of
the Church of England having Benefices within this Province
and likewise such poor people as receive Almes from the
County and alsoe all such slaves as shall be Adjudged by the
County Court to be past Labour who are hereby Exempted
Any Law Usage or Custome to the Contrary notwithstanding.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd by and with
the Advice and Consent afd that all Constables within this
Province shall obey and are hereby oblidged to Execute all
warrts and Precepts to them directed from any Justice or
Justices within this Province touching or Concerning Any
Matter debt or Demand between party and party and such
Constable shall and may have take Exact and receive from
the party Complaining a ffee of two shillings and Six pence

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Currant Money or thirty pounds of Tob^o for Serving all the
precepts relating to Any one Action Matter or Demand and
no more.
Provided that where Severall Constables are to be Em-
ployed in Executeing precepts relating to one and the same
Matter or Demand the Justice before whome such Matter and