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176 Assembly Proceedings, March 26-April 15, 1707.
Lib. L. L. sionated by the said Lord Proprietary his Agents or any other
°" '' "pson who may be by his said Lordshipp Impowered so to do
shall after the end of this present Session of Assembly p'sume
by vertue of any warrant from his Lordshipps Land office or
otherwise to measure or Survey any Lands for or belonging
to any pson whatsoever before such Surveyor or Surveyors
shall first duly qualify him or themselves by takeing the Oaths
appointed by Act of Parliament for their fidelity to the Crowne
of England and mayntaining the succession thereto as by law
Established and also an oath for the faithfull Execution of his or
their offices to be administred to them in the respective County
P- 333 Courts where the shall Officiate or by some one Justice of the
Prov" Court such Surveyor or Surveyors shall forfeit one hundred
pounds Sterling to her Maj'>' the one half whereof for the
Support of Government the other half to such -pson who shall
informe or sue for the same to be recovered in any Court of
record within this province by accon of Debt bill plaint or information
wherein no Essoyn protection or wager of Law to
be allowed.
This Act to Endure for and untill her Most Sacred Maj''"
Pleasure shall further be declared in Councill thereon where
the Lord Baltemore may be heard.
Aprill the 14'*" 1707. Read and Assented to by the house
of Delegates. Signed -p order W Taylard CI h D.
Aprill the 14"' 1707 Read and Assented to by her Maj'>"
hon'''^ Councill & Signed p order W Bladen CI Councill.
Aprill the 15"* 1707
On behalf of her Maj'>' Queen Anne of England &c' I will
this be a Law Jo: Seymour
An Act to Impower Certain psons therein named to Assess
and apportion the publick levy of this province for this
present year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and
Seven.
Whereas this present Generall Assembly have for the Defraying
the publick Charge of this province to the twelfth day
of Aprill one thousand Seven hundred and Seven appointed
allowances and payments to be made to severall psons mentioned
in the Journall of the Committee of Accounts of this
present Session of Assembly amounting to the Sume of two
334 hundred and Eight Thousand two hundred fifty six pounds of
tob° and the Sume of four hundred Seventy one pounds thir-