18 Assembly Proceedings, April 8-May 9, 1757.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
April 28

Thursday Morning 28. April 1757.
This House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as Yesterday.
Twelve engrossed Bills from the Lower House of Assembly, by
Mess.^rs Marshall and Gantt, intituled, as follows. An Act continuing
an Act, intituled, An Act for the Advancement of Justice — An Act
continuing an Act, intituled, An Act for relieving the Inhabitants
of this Province, from some Aggrievancies, in the Prosecution of
Suits at Law, and for continuing the supplementary Act thereto. —

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An Act continuing an Act, entituled, An Act to remedy some Evils
relating to Servants — An Act continuing an Act, entituled, A sup-
plementary Act, to the Act, entitled, An Act ascertaining the Heighth
of Fences, to prevent the Evil occasioned by the Multitude of Horses,
and restraining Horse Rangers within this Province, and to redress
the great Evil accruing to this Province by the Multiplicity of useless
Horses, Mares, and Colts, that run in the Woods — An Act continuing
an Act, entituled, An Act for the Gauge of Barrels for Pork, Beef
Pitch Tar, Turpentine, and Tare of Barrels for Flour, or Bread —
An Act continuing an Act entituled, An Act to impower the Justices
of the several County Courts, to make Provision for the late In-
habitants of Nova Scotia, and for regulating their Conduct. An
Act continuing an Act, entituled, An Act for the Relief of Creditors
in England against Bankrupts who have imported Goods into this
Province not accounted for — An Act continuing an Act, entituled,
An Act to prevent Masters of Ships & Vessels, from clandestinely
carrying Servants and Slaves, or Persons indebted out of this Prov-
ince. — An Act continuing an Act, entituled, An Act to prevent Per-
sons from secreting Boats, Flats, and other Vessels, drove by Stress
of Weather or otherwise from their Landings, or Moorings — An
Act continuing, an Act entituled, An Act for the speedy Recovery
of small Debts out of Court, before one Justice of the Peace — An
Act for leasing out Part of the Prison Land, in Dorchester County —
An Act for Relief of sundry Inhabitants of Allhallows Parish in
Worcester County, severally thus subscribed :

28.^th April 1757.

Read and assented to by the Lower House of Assembly.
Signed p. Order. M Macnemara Cl. Lo : Ho :

Adjourned 'till to Morrow Morning 10. of the Clock.

April 29

Friday Morning 29.^th April 1757.

A Bill from the Lower House of Assembly by Messieurs Sprigg
and Casson entituled, An Act for the Relief of Sundry Inhabitants