372 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 5
Acts

p. 63

Value of Ten pounds Current money only excepted) for the Satis-
faction of the Remainder of his or their said debt in such sort
manner and form as he or they might have done if the pson or
persons of the said several Prisoners so discharged as af^d had never
been taken in Execution any Act Statute or Custom to the Contrary
notwithstanding.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and Consent
aforesaid that in Case the sheriff or any other person concerned in
the Execution of this Act shall be sued for any matter or Thing
required of them or either of them to be done by this Act that then
the said Sheriff or other person whom it may Concern may enter a
common appearance without Special bail to any such Action or
Actions as shall be brought against them or any of them and plead
thereto the General Issue and give this Act and the Special matter
therein in Evidence and that in case the Plantiffe or Plantiffs Com-
mencing and bringing such Action or Actions as af^d shall be non-
suited have a Verdict pass against him or discontinue his Action
the Defendant shall recover against him or them double Costs of
Suit any Law Statute Uscage or Custom to the Contrary notwith-
standing. Provided nevertheless that in Case any of the Prisoners
as af^d shall at any time after the making such their Oath or Oaths
as aforesaid be Convict of wilfull & corrupt perjury thereon or of
a wilfull breach or non Complyance with the Tenor of such Oath
that then such of the af^d Prisoners as shall be Convict as aforesaid
shall upon such Conviction be adjudged to stand two hours in the
Pillory and have his or their left Ear cut off and shall be wholly
deprived of all and singular the Benefits designed them by this Act
and shall be thenceforth lyable to be prosecuted for any Debt or
Demands whatsoever in the same manner as if this Act had never
been made any Thing therein Contained to the Contrary notwith-
standing.

Acts of 1725,
ch. 14
p. 64
(Repealed

by 1725,

ch. 22)

An Act to restrain the ill practices of Attorneys and to prevent their
taking money fees and Ascertaining what fees shall be allowed
to practitioners in the Law who shall attend the Circuit Courts.
Whereas the Sundry Laws that have been heretofore made to
restrain the Evil practices of Attorneys and to Ascertain their To-
bacco fees in the Several Courts of this Province have been found
ineffectual insomuch that Complaints are made from Sundry parts
of this province of the Exorbitant fees taken by Councellors at Law
Chamber Councill Barristers Attorneys and other practitioners &
Advisers in the Law to the great damage and Aggrievance of the
good people of this province and impoverishing themselves and
familys all which this General Assembly hath taken into their most
Serious Consideration and for prevention thereof do pray that it
may be Enacted And be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the