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And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all
and every Popish Priest, Jesuit and Jesuits, within this Province,
not having any Interest in any Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments,
shall, within Six Months from the passing of this Act, and every
Year hereafter, during the Continuance of this Act, give in to the
Clerk of the County Court, wherein he or they shall reside, his and
their Name and Names, and Place and Places of Abode, in Writing;
or in Default thereof, shall forfeit and pay the Sum of Two Hundred
Pounds for every such Neglect or Omission to do the same; and
that the said County Clerk shall record the Name and Names of such
Popish Priests and Jesuits, and every of them, among the Records
of such County, and shall transmit, on or before the 29th Day of
September yearly, a Certificate thereof to the Clerk of the Council,
for the Time being, to be by him safely kept.
And be it further Enacted, That all and every Popish Priest and
Priests, Jesuit and Jesuits, having any Estate or Interest in any
Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, lying, being or arising, within
this Province, shall, within Six Months after the passing of this
Act, register, or procure to be registered, with the Clerk of the
County Court, where he or they shall reside, his and their Name
and Names, and give in to the same Clerk a List or Lists of all
such Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, whereof he or they, or
any Trustee or Trustees for him or them, or his or their Benefit or
Advantage, shall be in Possession, or in the Receipt or Perception
of the Rents or Profits, and shall express, or cause to be expressed,
in such List or Lists, in what Parish or Place such Lands, Tene-
ments, or Hereditaments, and every Part thereof, lie or arise, and
who, for the Time being, is or are Possessors thereof, and of every
Part thereof, and what Estate or Interest he or they, whose Name or
Names is or are so registered respectively, have in the same, and in
every Part and. Parcel thereof respectively, and the yearly Rent
reserved to him or them for the same, if the same shall be let; and if
the same shall be let upon Lease, then by whom such Lease was made,
and what yearly or other Rent is reserved thereupon; or in Default
thereof, shall forfeit and pay Two Hundreds Pounds Currency; and
also for every Offence, after such Conviction, shall forfeit and pay,
at the End of every Six Months that shall thereafter happen, the
Sum of Two Hundred Pounds Currency, during the Time that he
or they shall reside in this Province, and shall omit or neglect to
comply with this Clause in this Act.
And be it further Enacted, That the Clerk of the said County
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
May 22
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