Acts. 375

this Court according to your Learning & discretion So help you
God." And be it further Enacted by the Authority advice and Con-
sent aforesaid that any person or persons Inhabitants of this prov-
ince who from and after the End of this present Sessions of As-
sembly shall have occasion to advise with any Attorney or Attorneys
Councellor or Councellors in the Law whatsoever or to Commence
prosecute or implead any person or persons whatsoever in any
Action or Actions or to defend him her or themselves from any
Action or other process whatsoever before any Court or Courts Juris-
diction or Jurisdictions of this province the plantiff at the return
of such writt shall be obliged to take the following Oath or Affirma-
tion (if a Quaker) prescribed by this Act before the Court to which
such writt is returnable or before some Justice of the peace for the
said County or the County Court where such Plantiffe doth reside
and to return a Certificate of the same to the said Court and in
Default thereof shall suffer a non suit if the Defendant appears or
if no appearance it shall and may be lawfull for such Court to dis-
continue the process And in Case the Defendant on the return of
such writt if he shall appear doth not take the same Oath before the
Court or produce a Certificate of his having so done before some
Magistrate as aforesaid the Plantiffe having complyed with his
part it shall and may be lawfull for the Justices of the Several Courts
within this province on the Plantiffe his makeing appear his Claim to
give Judgment against such Defendant as by Default for such Debt
Damages and Costs as to them shall seem meet. Oath of Plantiffe and
Defendant. " You A. B. do swear that you have not given caused to
be given or paid nor will Give cause to be Given or pay either
directly or indirectly unto your Attorney or Attorneys Councellors or
Advisers in the Cause now depending in the Court between you and
C. D. or to any other person whatsoever for the use of your s^d Attor-
ney or Attorneys Counsellors or advisers any other or larger fee or
fees Gratuity or Reward either for Advice in the said Action or any
other Services thereto relating than they are allowed to take by an

Liber LL, 5
Acts

Act of Assembly Entituled an Act to restrain the Evil practices of
Attorneys and to prevent their taking money fees and to Ascertain
what fees shall be allowed to practitioners in the Law who shall
attend the Circuit Courts according to the best of your knowledge
So help You God "
A Certificate of such person or persons having taken such Oath or
Oaths or Affirmation (if a Quaker) or Plantiffe or Defendant the
Magistrate before whom such Oath or Oaths or Affirmation (if a
Quaker) shall be taken is hereby required to transmitt to the Sheriff of
the County who is hereby Commanded at the time of the return of his
writts to deliver the said Certificate or Certificates to the Clerk of the
County to be presented to the Justices who are hereby required to

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