534 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. 23-May 22, 1756.

Liber H. S.
No. 1

sufficient to satisfy the Sheriffs their Imprisonment Fees, that then
the said Prisoners, and every of them, whose Effects shall not be
sufficient to pay and satisfy their Imprisonment Fees, as aforesaid,
shall satisfy and pay to the Sheriffs the Residue of their Imprison-
ment Fees: Provided, That the Sheriffs shall not prosecute, detain,
or imprison the said Prisoners, or any of them, within Three Years
after his or their Releasement; any Thing contained in this Act to the
contrary notwithstanding.
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority, Advice, and Consent

[The Pris-
oners Effects
to be sold by
the Sheriffs.]

aforesaid, That whatever Estate, whether real or personal, any of the
Prisoners aforesaid, shall surrender or give up to any of the Sheriffs,
in whose Custody they are or shall be at the Time of their or any
of their Discharge, shall, by the Sheriff or Sheriffs, in whose Custody
such Prisoner or Prisoners shall be, in the Presence of one Magis-
trate of the particular County where such Prisoner shall be dis-
charged, be exposed to public Sale and Sold to the highest Bidder ;
and that after the same be done, and the Sheriff or Sheriffs are paid,
or secured to be paid, their Fees, the Residue shall be applied to the
Creditors of such Prisoner or Prisoners that shall apply therefore,
within thirty Days after the said Sale, in equal Proportion to then-
Demands.
And be it further Enacted, That all such Accounts, Bonds, Notes,

[Bonds, &c.
belonging to
the Prisoners
to be as-
signed to the
Sheriff.]

or other Demands, any of the said Prisoners have against any Person
or Persons whatsoever, be by the said Prisoner or Prisoners assigned
to the Sheriff in whose Custody such Prisoner or Prisoners shall
be, or are at the Time of their Discharge; and that such Sheriff or
Sheriffs shall and may maintain an Action or Actions on such De-
mands, as Assignee of such Prisoner or Prisoners, in his own Name.
Provided always, That such Creditor or Creditors demand of such

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Sheriff to sue, and give to such Sheriff a Bond to indemnify him
against any Charge that may accrue to such Sheriff by Means of
suing; and in Case of Recovery, that then the Sheriff make Distribu-
tion of what shall be recovered to the Person or Persons giving
him such Security as aforesaid.

14.^th May 1756 On behalf of the Right 14 May 1756
Read and Assented to Honourable the Lord Read and Assented to
by the Lower house of Proprietary of this Prov- by the Upper house of
Assembly ince I will this be a Law Assembly
Signed p order Hor.^o Sharpe Signed p. order
MMacnemara Cl lo ho JRoss Cl. Up Ho.

The Great Seal
in Wax append.^t

No. 12

A Supplementary Act to the Act, entituled, An Act for repairing
the Public Roads in this Province.

[Preamble.]

Whereas it is represented to this General Assembly, that several
Persons in Evasion of an Act of Assembly, entituled, An Act for