by reason of Nonage, &c. the Commissioners shall
cause the Sheriff to impanel a Jury of Free-holders within
their respective Precincts, who at a time prefixt shall
appear, and upon their Oaths enquire into the true value
of the said Land, and Assess such Recompence for
the same, as they shall think fit to award the Owners.
And the return of the Jury shall be made in 2 parts, one
to be sent to the Governour and Council, the other to
be Recorded in the respective County Court, which
shall be a perpetual Bar to the claim of the Owner, his
Heirs or Assigns.
    X.  And the recompence by the Jury so awarded, for
and in satisfaction of the Land by them enquired of, shall
be by the Commissioners assest and levy'd in such manner
as before mention'd and exprest.
    XI.  The Commissioners shall cause the Surveyors of
the respective Counties to Survey, and lay out in the
presence of the Jury aforesaid, such Lands as are by them
taken up to the use of the County as aforesaid, and
bound the same at each Angle with a substantial Locust
Post, &c.  And the Surveyors shall return 2 Certificates
of such Survey, with fair Plats of the same, one to the
Governor and Council, the other to be Recorded and
kept in the County Court as aforesaid.
    XII.  The Lot whereon the Court House of Dorchester
County now stands, together with the Tenements thereon,
shall be and remain to the use of the County for
ever.
    XIII.  An. 11. W. 3. 1699. p. 49.  The Statute Books
of England to this time, and Dalton's Justice of Peace,
shall be bought by the Justices of Peace or Commissioners
of the several Counties at the charge of the respective
Counties, to be kept in the several County
Courts, that the Justices, Officers and others may have
recourse to the same upon occasion.
    XIV.  The Commissioners of the respective County
Courts, shall as oft as they see convenient make and ordain
such Rules and Orders for Governing and Regulating
the said Courts and Officers of the same, and Suiters,
as to them shall seem requisite, and under such
fines as they think fit, not exceeding 100 l. of Tobacco
for one offence, which Fines shall be to the use of the
Poor of each respective County.  Which orders shall be
set up at the Court House door to be publickly viewed.