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JOHN SEYMOUR, Esq; Governor.
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1704. |
II. Provided
always, That no such Commission
shall be put in Use, or
Executed, before such Factor of
such Commissioners of Bankrupt put in good
Security to satisfy the Debts contracted
in this Province by such Bankrupt
Merchant, his Factor or Factors,
under the Credit of such Cargo or Cargoes
of Goods imported, which are hereby
supposed to be all such Debts as shall
be contracted by such Bankrupt Merchant,
his Factor or Factors, after Importation
of such Cargo or Cargoes.
Examined and Compared with the Original Act, REVERDY
GHISELIN,
THOMAS BACON. |
CHAP.
XXIX.
But the Factors
of Commissioners
of
Bankrupts
shall give Security
for
Payment of
Country
Debts. |
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CHAP. XXX.
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An Act imposing Nine Pence on Rum, Spirits, Wine and Brandy, imported
by Land from Pensylvania into this Province.
Lib. LL. N° 3. fol. 75.
OBS. |
Passed 3d of
October 1704. |
A new law made 1715, ch. 36.
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CHAP. XXXI.
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An Act for the better Administration of Justice in the High Court
of Chancery,
Provincial and County Courts, speedy Recovery of Debts,
directing how small
Debts shall be recovered; and for the more easy obtaining
of Execution against
Persons absenting from the Counties where the Judgments
were obtained against
them. Lib. LL. N° 3. fol. 77.
REP. 1715, ch. 49; and 1719, ch. 16. |
Ditto. |
A new Law made 1715. ch. 41.
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CHAP. XXXII.
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| An Act for Appeals, and regulating Writs of Error. Lib.
LL. N° 3. fol. 80. |
Ditto. |
A new Law made 1712, ch. 5.
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CHAP. XXXIII.
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An Act imposing Three Pence per Gallon on Rum and Wine, Brandy and
Spirits;
and Twenty Shillings per Poll for Negroes; for raising
a Supply to defray the
Public Charge of this Province; and Twenty Shillings
per Poll on Irish Servants,
to prevent the importing too great a Number of Irish
Papists into this
Province. Lib. LL. N° 3. fol. 83.
REP. 1715, ch. 49; and 1719, ch. 16.
To continue 3 Years. Revived 1708, ch.
16, and 1712, ch. 22. A new Law made 1715,
ch. 36.
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Ditto. |
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CHAP. XXXIV.
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An ACT impowering the Commissioners of the County Courts
to levy and raise Tobacco to defray the necessary Charges
of
their Counties and Parishes. Lib. LL. N°
3. fol. 87.
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Ditto. |
Supplementary and other Acts relating hereto, are
1715, ch. 24; 1729, ch. 7; and 1748, ch. 20.
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Be it Enacted by the Queen's
most excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice
and Consent of her majesty's Governor, Council, and Assembly of this Province,
and the Authority of the same, That for the future it shall and
may be Lawful to and for the several and respective Commissioners of the
several
and respective County Courts within this Province at their several and
respective County Courts to be held for their said Counties, upon Examination
had before them of the * Public Charges of their several and respective
Counties, and Allowances by them made of the same, to levy and raise Tobacco
for payment and Satisfaction of the several and respective County Charged,
and the Sheriffs Salary for collecting thereof, by an equal Assessment
of
the Taxable Persons of the said several Counties; any former Law, Act,
Usage,
or Custom, to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
* Doubts having arisen concerning the
Construction of these Word [Public Charges of their
several and respective Counties] they are declared by the Act of 1748;
ch. 20, not to extend to any
other Purposes than the ordinary, usual, and necessary Charges, annually
arising in their several
Counties. The same Act limits their power, so as not to levy above
10000 lb Tobacco for the
full Repairing of any one Court-house; nor above 6000 lb Tobacco for the
compleat Repairing
of a County Prison; nor above 8000 lb Tobacco for the Repairing any one
County Bridge, nor
exceeding 20000 lb Tobacco for Building a new one.
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County
Courts impowered
to
levy County
Charge, and
the Sheriff's
Salary, by equal
Assessment
on the
Taxables. |
And be it further Enacted by
the Authority, Advice and Consent aforesaid,
That the Clerk of each respective County within this Province, shall
keep
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