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

C P.

pensions And Allowances procureing, a Certificate from the
County Court where he she or they live that he she or they
are objects of Charity And deserve to have such pension And
Allowance.
And be itt ffurther Enacted by the Authority afd that if upon
any fforreigne Invasion any person or persons whatsoever
(Except before Excepted) that shall be Pressed or be An En-
listed Souldier within this Province shall upon the Command
of his Officer being a Captain att the least Obstinately refuse
to Appear and Serve in Armes for the Necessary Defence of
this Province such person or persons so Obstinately refuseing
to Appear and Serve in Armes as afd shall upon Certificate
thereof Under such Officers hand as afd to the next Justice of
the Peace of the County where such Party Liveth be pro-
ceeded against In Manner following (That is to say) the same
Justice of Peace to whome such Certificate as afd shall be made
shall Imediately Issue out a Warrt to the Constable of the
hundred where such Party Liveth to Apprehend him and bring

p. 120

himselfe or some other Justice of the Peace of the same County
there to render Sufficient Excuse if any he hath for such his
refusall or non Appearance as afd and if the Justice of Peace
shall not find the Excuse of such person in such Case to be
reasonable and sufficient then he shall Imediately Cofnitt such
pson to the Custody of the Sher of such County there to re-
main untill he shall find surety to Appear att the next Pro-
vinciall Court to be held for this province there to be Proceeded
against According to the Due Course of Law and if thereupon
he shall be Convict of such Obstinate refusall or Disobedience
as afd he shall be fined and Imprisoned According to the Direc-
tions of the Justices of the Provinciall Court. And for the
preventing of the Great Charges of Annuall Assemblies who
may meet for no other Occasion but to Lay the Publick Levy
in time of Peace —
Be itt Enacted by the Authority afd that the Governt and
Councill Dureing the Intervalls of Assembly for the Defray-
ing and payment of the small Charges of this province be &
are hereby Impowered to Assess the same Equally to be
Levyed upon all the Inhabitants of this pvince for the Defray-
ing the said small Charges in time of Peace as afd Any thing
in this Act to the Contrary notwithstanding.

p. 121

Provided always and itt is the true Intent and Meaning of
this Act the said Sumes for the small Charges of this Prov-
ince soe to be Assessed by the Governr And Councill upon
the Inhabitants of this Province as afd Exceed not in Any one
Year the sume of fifty Thousd pounds of Tob^o And the Dis-
bursments of the same Tob^o to be Accounted for att the next