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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1757-1758
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54 Assembly Proceedings, April 8-May 9, 1757.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
April 14

An Act for the Advancement of Justice.

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 Art, entitnled, An Act to Remedy some
Evils relating to Servants.

An Act continuing an Act, entituled, A Supplementary Act to the
Act, entituled, 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 Multitude of useless Horses, Mares,
and Colts, that run in the Woods.
An Act continuing an Act, entituled, An Act for Relieving the
Inhabitants of this Province from some Aggrievances in the Prose-
cution of Suits at Law, and for continuing the Supplementary Act
thereto.

An Act to prevent Masters of Ships and Vessels from clandestinely
carrying Servants and Slaves, or Persons indebted, out of this
Province.

An Act to prevent Persons from secreting Boats, Flats, and other
Vessels, drove by Stress of Weather or otherwise from Landings
or Moorings.

An Act for the speedy Recovery of small Debts, out of Court, be-
fore one Justice of the Peace.

A Supplementary Act to the Act, entituled, An Act for the Relief
of Creditors in England against Bankruptcy, who have Imported
any Goods into this Province not accounted for.

Your Committee also beg Leave to observe, that the Act passed
in February Session, 1756, 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, com-
menced at the End of that Session, and has Continuance only for one
Year therefrom.

And also, that the Act passed last Session, entituled, An Act for
further continuing an Act, entituled, An Act to prevent the Exporta-
tion or Carrying out of this Province, Ammunition, Warlike Stores,
or Provisions of any Kind, towards supplying the French, or their
Allies, will expire (unless further Continued) on the Tenth Day of
May next.

All which is humbly submitted to the Consideration of your Hon-
ourable House.

(Signed p Order,) Thomas Johnson, junior,
Clerk of said Committee.



 
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