506 Assembly Proceedings, July 17- Aug. 10, 1716.

L. H. J.

Suites at Law prevents the plantiffs bringing any actions ag^t
the Residents of the Province in the Provinciall court wherein
the debt or damages doe not amount to above 5000£ of
Tob^o or Twenty pounds but the defendts are left at their
Liberty when sued in the County Courts to remove the said
actions by Habeas Corpus to the Provincial Court if the debt
or damages in Demand doe not amount to above fifteen hun-
dred pounds of Tob^o or six pounds five Shillings, and therefore
is hoped that the same shall be prevented by a Supplementary
bill to the said Act — upon reading of which the following
message was prepared and Entred (Viz)

By the Lower house of Assembly
July 25th 1716.

May it please your Exncy and Honrs
The Comittee of Aggrievances has made the following
report (Viz)
That law now in force against strikeing of fish does not
answer the Intent designed in regard that there can be no
method found to prevent those people that live convenient by
the water side they haveing opportunity to strike fish undis-
covered when those that live a distance off dare not attempt
for fear of being discovered with the fish and so lyable to the
penalty of the said Act.

And that, that law Intituled an Act for releiveing the Inhab-
itants of this Province from sonic Aggricvanccs in the prose-
cution of Suites at law pvents the Plaintfs bringing any actions
agt the Residents of the Province in the Provincial Court
wherein the Debt or Damages does not amount to above 5000
pounds of Tobo or Twenty pounds but the defts are left at their
liberty when sued in the County courts to remove the said
actions by Habeas Corpus to the Provincial court if the Debt
or Damages in Demand to amount to above fifteen hundred
pounds of Tobo or six pound five shillings & therefor it is
hoped, that the same shall be prevented by a Supplementary
bill to the said Act. On reading which it was resolved that the
same were aggrievances and that the same ought to be pro-
vided against (Viz) The former by a bill repealing the Act
against Strikeing of fish and the Latter by a Supplementary
bill to the Act releiveing the Inhabitants of this Province from
some aggrievances in the prosecution of Suites at Law and
pray your Exncy and honrs concurrence.

Signed p order. Tho. Macnemara Cl: Lo: ho:

Sent to the Upr house by Cap^t Mariartee, Mr Hill Cap^t Codd
Mr Edwd Wright, Cap^t Jowles and Mr Dashield.