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304 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.
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C. P.
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And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd that the
Justices of the provinll Court shall make such rules and orders
for the Justifying of such bailes and making the same Absolute
as to them shall seem meet so as the Cognizer or Cognizers
of such baile or bailes be not Compelled to appear in person
in the provinll Court to Justifie him or themselves.
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p. 163
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And itt is hereby further Enacted by the Authority Advice
and Consent afd that such Justices of the provinciall or County
Courts before whome any recognizance of bayle may happen
to be Taken shall have and power is hereby given them to
Examine the Sureties upon oath touching the Value of their
respective Estates for the better Satisfaction of the Justice or
Justices that shall take the same bayle any Law Usage Cus-
tome or practice to the Contrary notwithstanding.
And be itt further Enacted that any Justice or Justice of
any County Court shall and may on Application to them made
by any person or persons whatsoever on any Action brought
or hereafter to be brought in any County Court of this province
take any Speciall bayle According to the rules before Directed
for Taking Speciall bayle to any Actions brought in the pro-
vinciall Court for the Taking of which said recognizance of
bayle in the County Court the said Justice shall receive as a
ffee or reward the Sume of Two Shil and Six pence and no
more and the said Justices of the Sevll County Courts upon
receiving the bayle to be given as afd shall act and doe in all
things According to the power by this Act given to the Justices
of the provinciall Court afd and the bayle soe by them Taken
shall be as Effectuall to all Intents and purposes in the County
Court as the bayles before Directed shall be in the provinciall
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p. 164
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Court any Law Statute usage Custom or practice to the Con-
trary Notwithstanding.
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An Act for the Speedy Tryall of Criminalls and Ascertaining
their punishnt in the County Courts when prosecuted there
and for paymt of ffees due from Criminall persons. Whereas
many Acts of Assembly hath been heretofore made against
Thieving and Stealing which att this present are not Suffi-
cient to prevent the Comitting those Crimes or to punish
them when Comitted.
Be itt therefore Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Maj-
esty by and with the Advice and Consent of his Majesties
Governt Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Au-
thority of the Same that itt shall and may be Lawfull to and
for the severall Justices of the County Courts of this province
to hold plea of Adjudge and in Lawfull Manner Determine
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