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of 1676; And from the same year of 1692 Temporary Acts for
Limitation of Officers' Fees were passed, and Continued by
Acts of Revival, from time to time untill the year 1725, with
the same Proviso as was in the Acts of 1676 and 1692
In 1694 another Repealing Act was made Intituled an Act
for Repeal of all Laws therefore made and confirming all
Laws made that General Assembly with a Proviso to save Acts
of Naturalization & Private Acts
In 1695 another Act passed for ascertaining the Laws of the
Province, which Repealed all Laws but those mentioned in the
Schedule annexed thereto, And the Laws made in that Ses-
sion; In which Schedule an Act Intituled an Act for Repeal
of all Laws theretofore made in this Province and Confirming
all Laws made this General Assembly, is mentioned, And
which said mentioned must be the Act of 1694 since no other
Act with that Title was then in Force, The former Act of 1692
with that Title then standing repealed by the said Act of 1694.
In April 1704 An Act to Repeal certain Laws and to
Confirm others which Act Repealed all not therein Expressed
and amongst those Expressed not to be repealed Is the Act
for the Repeal of all Laws theretofore made in this Province
And Confirming all Laws made that General Assembly with a
Salvo to Acts of private use And which said Act so Expressed
must be the Act of 1694. Because no other Act with that
Title was then in force
In December 1704 An Act was made to repeal and make
void all and every Act and Acts of Assembly made and En-
acted at any Time Before the Assembly in April 1704 except
two Acts therein mentioned And which were not revived saved
and Enacted that Sessions.
In 1715 An Act was made to repeale all Laws theretofore
made which were re-enacted That Session to be repealed and
in 1719 An Act was made to explain and declare particularly
what Laws were repealed by the Repealing Act of 1715 But
neither the Act of 1715 or 1719 mention any of the afore-
ging Acts to be repealed and therefore they were not affected
by the said Acts of 1715 or 1719
The Assembly from Time to Time endeavouring to lessen
the Officers' Fees His Lordship the Lord Proprietary signified
to the Province in the year 1720 Viz.
This was left vacant for my Brother's Speech relating to
Officers' Fees which you may find amongst Lowe's Papers.
In the year 1725 another Temporary Act was passed for the
Limitation of Officers' Fees with a greater Abatement and
Reduction thereof than in the year 1719 which was dissented
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