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be Continued Collected and received in the same manner as
it ought to have been Collected in his Lordships Lifetime
untill the twenty ninth day of Septemr next and that the
Officers that have received or shall receive the same dureing
the terme afd shall Account for and pay the same to the pub-
lick Treasurers of this province to the Use of the right Honrble
benedict Leonard Lord Baltemore proprietary of this province
in Case he shall be favourably pleased to Accept the same on
the same Conditions and termes whereon the same duties
were paid to his Noble father Deceased untill the twenty
ninth day of Septemr next and in Case his Lordship shall not
think fitt to accept the same in manner afd then the said

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Duties to be Applyed Towards the defraying the publick
Charge of this province. And for the Avoiding disputes that
may Arise on the payment of the said Duties since the Decease
of the late noble Lord Propry and before the making this Act —
Be itt hereby Enacted and Declared by the Authority afd
that all such duties as have been received or Secured by pre-
text of the Impost afd Since his said Late Lordships Decease
shall be Accounted for in manner afd and Applyed to the
Uses afd any Discontinuance of the said Duty by the Decease
of the said Lord Baltemore or otherwise to the Contrary
notwithstanding.

An Act providing what shall be good Evidence to prove
fforreigne and other Debts and to prevent vexatious and
unnecessary Suits at Law and pleading Discounts in barr.

Be itt Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and
with the Advice and Consent of his Majesties Governt Coun-
cill and Assembly of this province and the Authority of the
same that all Debts of Record whether by Judgmt Recognizance
Deed Inrolled and upon Record the Exemplification thereof
under the Scales of the Courts where the said Judgmt was
given or was recorded shall be a Sufficient Evidence to prove

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the same and that all other Debts by bonds bills Accounts or
otherwise that shall from and after the publication hereof be
sent hither to be put in suit against any person whatsovr
Living or residing within this province shall be proved by the
oaths of the Witnesses thereto before any Notary publick or
other Officer Lawfully Authorized thereto of the County or
place wheresoever itt shall happen the said bonds or bills shall
be sent from att which time and before which publick Notary
or other publick Officer shall be present the Credittors who
shall then likewise before such publick Notary or other pub-
lick officer of the place soe Authorized Upon his Corporall

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