510 Assembly Proceedings, October 4-November 26, 1763.

Liber H. S.
No. 1

prietary his Heirs and Successors and to all Bodies Politick an Cor-
porate and all others not mentioned in this Act their several and
Respective Rights

Nov.^r 17.^th 1763
Read and Assented to
by the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
MMacnemara Clk Lo Ho.

On behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I will this be a Law
Hor.^o Sharpe

19.^th Novem.^r 1763
Read and Assented to
by the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
JRoss Clk Up Ho

The Great Seal
in Wax appendant

No. 25

[No. XXVI]
[Passed

26th Of

November]
[Preamble]

An Act to Prohibit raising of Swine and Geese in Charles Town
in Charles County
Whereas the Principal Inhabitants of Charles Town in Charles
County by their Humble Petition have set forth that they are much
Incommoded by Hogs and Geese being raised in the said Town and
have prayed that an Act may pass to Prohibit any Person from
raising them within the said Town for the Future

[Swine nor
geese to go
at large in
Charles
town]

Be it therefore enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary by and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordships
Governor and the Upper and Lower House of Assembly and the
Authority of the same That no Person or Persons whatsoever living
or that shall hereafter live within the said Town shall after the
end of this Present Session of Assembly under any Pretence What-
soever keep or support within the said Town any Swine or Geese
belonging to themselves or to any Person Whatsoever unless such
Swine or Geese be kept within such Person or Persons Inclosure
so keeping or Supporting such Swine or Geese

[If at large
may be shot]

p. 519

And be it enacted That in Case any Person or Persons whatsoever
living or that shall live in the said Town shall after the end of this
Present Session of Assembly suffer any Swine or Geese belonging
to themselves or under their care and belonging to any other Person
or Persons to go at large in the said Town it shall and may be
Lawfull for any Person to Shoot or Otherwise destroy such Swine
or Geese found at large as aforesaid

[Persons
shooting
indemnified]

And be it further enacted That if any Person or Persons shall be
sued or impleaded for shooting or Otherwise destroying such Swine
or Geese as aforesaid the Defendant or Defendants may Plead the

General issue and give this Act and the Special matter in Evidence

Novem.^r 21.^st 1763
Read and Assented to
by the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p.^r Order
MMacnemara Clk Lo Ho:

On behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I will this be a Law
Hor.^o Sharpe

21.^st Nov.^r 1763
Read and Assented to
by the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
JRoss Clk. Up Ho:

The Great Seal
in Wax appendant