Aldermen within the City of Albany with the Justices of the Peace for the City and County of Albany for the time being and the Justices of the Peace for the time being for the several respective Counties aforesaid for the several Counties respectively for the which they shall be Justices of the Peace do within forty dayes after the publication hereof assemble and meet together in the Court Houses for the several respective Cities and Counties or such other place or places as they shall agree upon among themselves and shall there order that the Assessors and Collectors for the several respective Cities Towns Mannors or Liberties within their several Jurisdictions for the assessing collecting and receiving of the publick Rates for the detraying of the publick Charge of each respective City and County aforesaid be the Assessors and Collectors for the assessing collecting or receiving the sum or sums of Money herein before mentioned according to the Proportions before expressed as to the said Mayors Aldermen and Justices shall seem meet and reasonable And forasmuch as there are several Mannors and Juâ—isdictions within the respective Counties aforesaid who neglect or do not elect annually or once every year Assessors or Collectors whereby the intent of this Act may be frustrated Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if the respective Mannors Jurisdictions within the several Counties aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to elect Assessors and Collectors for assessing of their respective Mannors or Jurisdictions and for the collecting the same according to the intent and direction of this Act then and in such case the Justices of the Peace in the Counties where such Mannors or Jurisdictions are are hereby impowered and authorized to nominate and appoint Assessors and Collectors for such Mannors or Jurisdictions as shall neglect or refuse as aforesaid Which Assessors and Collectors shall to all intents and purposes observe the directions of this Act any thing contained herein to the contrary hereof in any ways notwithstanding And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Mayors Aldermen and Justices of the Peace for the respective Cities Counties Mannors and Jurisdictions have and shall have Power and Authority by virtue of this Act each of them by himself to administer an Oath to the said Assessors Well and truly equally impartially and in due Proportion as it shall appear to them according to their best Vnderstanding to assess and rate the Inhabitants Residents and Free-holders of the respective places for which they shall be chosen Assessors And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons who shall be chosen Assessors or Collectors shall deny neglect or unequally and partially assess or refuse to make such Assesment as by this Act is required or shall deny neglect or refuse to collect any sum or sums of Money in form before mentioned assessed that then and in such case it shall and may be lawfull for any two of their Majesties Justices of the Peace of the Cities and Counties where such Offendors shall happen to dwell or reside and who by virtue of this Act are required and impowered to do the same by Warrant under their Hands and Seals to commit such Assessors or Collectors so denying neglecting or unequally and partially assessing or refusing to collect as aforesaid to the common Goal there to remain without Bail or Mainprise till be or they shall make Fine or Ransom to their Majesties for such Contempt as aforesaid And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons of what Degree or Quality soever he or they be within this Province who shall be assessed or rated any sum or sums of Money by virtue of this Act to be raised and-levied shall deny refuse or delay to pay and satisfie the same that then it shall and may be lawfull for any such Collector by virtue of a Warrant under the Hand of any of the Justices for the City and County where such Offendors shall dwell or reside who by virtue of this Act are required and authorized to grant and issue forth such Warrant to levy the same by distress and safe of such Person or Persons Goods and Chattels returning the Over-plus if any be to the Owners the sum assessed and Charges of Distress and Sale being first deducted And also be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Mayor Aldermanor Justice of the Peace within this Province who are hereby required impowered and authorized to take effectual care that this Act and every Clause therein beduely executed according to the true and genuine sence and intent thereof shall deny refuse neglect or delay to do perform fullfill and execute all or every or any of the Duties Powers and Authorities by this Act required and impowered by him or them to be done performed fullfilled and executed and shall thereof be lawfully convicted before any of their Majesties Courts of Record within this Province he or they shall suffer such pain by Fine or Imprisonment as by the Discretion of the Justices of the said Courts shall be adjudged And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Action Bill Plaint or Information shall be brought moved or presented at any time hereafter against any Person or Persons for any matter cause or thing done or acted in pursuance or execution of this Act such Person or Persons so sued or prosecuted in any Court whatsoever shall and may plead the general Issue Not Guilty and give this Act and the special matter in Evidence and if the Plantiff or Prosecutor shall be non-suited or forbear further Prosecution or suffer Discontinuance or Verdict to pass against him the Defendant or Defendors shall have trible Costs for which they shall have like liberty as in case where Costs by Law are given to Defendants Provided alwayes That no Mayor Aldermen or Justices of the Peace shall be troubled sued prosecuted or molested for any omission offence or neglect by virtue of this Act but within the space of one year after such omission offence or neglect and not at any time thereafter any thing herein contained to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding Alwayes provided and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the several Collectors of each respective City and County as aforesaid shall have the liberty to pay the several and respective sums assessed as aforesaid at the day aforementioned in Silver Money or for want thereof in good sufficient and merchantable Provisions at the currant Market Price in Silver Money at New-York any thing contained herein to the contrary hereof in any ways notwithstanding An Act for the Regulating the Buildings Streets Lanes Wharffs Docks and Allyes of the City of New-York WHereas the City of New-York and Metropolis of this Province was chiefly erected by the Inhabitants thereof for the propagating and encouragement of Trade and Commerce and for the good benefit
keeping a perfect and distinct Account as the same shall come in Which Sum or Sums of Money so by him received as aforesaid shall not be seperated or paid unto any other Person or Persons whatsoever but unto such as shall lend any Money to the Commander in chief c. upon the Credit of this Act who shall immediately have a Warrant and an Order for the Repayment bearing the same date in which he paid his Money wherein shall likewise be contained the Interest for forbearance and that all Orders for Re-payment shall be Registered in course according to the date of the Warrant respectively without preference of one before another And that all and every Person or Persons shall be paid in course according as their Orders shall stand Registered or entred and that the Money to come in by this Act shall be in the same Order lyable to the satisfaction of the said respective Parties their Executors Administrators or Assigns successively without preference of one before another and not otherwise and not to be divertible to any oâ—her use intent or purpose whatsoever And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Action Bill Plaint or Information shall be brought moved or presented at any time hereafter against any Person or Persons for any matter cause or thing done or acted in pursuance or execution of this Act such Person or Persons so sued or prosecuted in any Court whatsoever shall and may plead the general Issue Not Guilty and give this Act and the special matter in Evidence and if the Plantiff or Prosecutor shall be non-suited or forbear further Prosecution or suâ—fer Discontinuance or Verdict to pass against him the Defendant or Defendors shall have trible Costs for which they shall have like liberty as in case where Costs by Law are given to Defendants Provided alwayes That no Mayor Aldermen or Justices of the Peace shall be troubled sued prosecuted or molested for any omission offence or neglect by virtue of this Act but within the space of one year after such omission offence or neglect and not at any time thereafter any thing herein contained to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding Alwayes provided and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the several Collectors of each respective City and County as aforesaid shall have the liberty to pay the several and respective sums assessed as aforesaid at the day aforementioned in Silver Money or for want thereof in good sufficient and merchantable Provisions at the currant Market Price in Silver Money at New-York any thing contained herein to the contrary hereof in any ways notwithstanding An Act for the destroying of Wolves BE it Enacted by the Commander in chief and Council and Representatives couvened in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same That for the destroying of Wolves who have lately increased very much to the great discouragement of Pasturage and encrease of Sheep and Cattle That whatsoever Christian shall kill a grown Wolf upon Long-Island or Staten-Island he shall have for each Wolf that shall be killed twenty Shillings to be paid out of the publick Treasury of each respective County where the Wolf shall be killed and for a Wolf Whelp above half a year old there shall be paid as aforesaid ten shillings And whatsoever Indian shall in like manner kill any Wolf shall have for his Reward one Matchcoat or twelve Shillings and for a Wolf Whelp five Shillings to be paid him as aforesaid And if any other County in the Province have a mind to encourage the destroying of Wolves they shall do it in such manner and way as to them shall seem meet And the Justices of the Peace and other Officers of the respective Counties aforesaid shall take effectual care to see this Act and every clause therein duely executed accordingly Acts passed in the fourth Sessions of the General Assembly begun in the City of New-York the 14 day of August Annoque Dom. 1692. in the 4th Year of their Majesties Reign King William and Queen Mary under the Government of his Excellency Benjamin Eletcher Esq Captain General and Governour in chief in and over their Majesties Province of New-York and Territories thereon depending in America An Act for the raising and pay two hundred and twenty Men with their proper Officers together with the incidental Charges that shall arise thereon for the Re-inforcement and Security of the Fronteers of this Province at Albany for 7 Months WHereas the Levys appointed for the Defence of the Fronteers of this Province at Albany do expire on the first day of October next and that it is absolutely necessary that there should be continued at that place a considerable Force for the ecurity of this Province as well as for the necessary Defence of their Majesties Neighbouring Plantations Be it therefore Enacted by the Governour Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same That his Excellency the Captain General do immediately upon the Publication hereof issue out his Warrants under his Hand and Seal to the several and respective Military Officers of the several and respective Counties hereafter named for the raising of 220 men well provided with Arms to be peremptorily at Albany on the first day of October next ensuing and there to continue and remain for the Reinforcement and Security of this Province for the term and space of seven Kalender Moneths to commence on the said first day of October and to expire on the first day of May then next ensuing in such quota's and proportions in each respective County as is hereafter specified and expressed to wit For the City and County of New-York sixty effective men For the County of Westchester twenty five effective men For the County of Richmond ten effective men For Kings County thirty four effective men For Queens County forty four effective men For the County of Suffolk forty five effective men For the County of Orange two effective men And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any of the respective Military Officers in the respective Counties aforesaid shall after the Receipt of the Warrants from the Captain General in manner aforesaid fail neglect refuse or delay to execute the said Warrants according to the true intent and meaning thereof shall for such their failure or neglect refusal or delay answer the same before the Captain General or such other Officers as he shall appoint and there suffer such Mulets Pains and Punishment as by the Captain General shall be thought convenient according to the Laws and Articles of War in that case made and provided in their Majesties Realm of England any thing contained herein or any other Law to the contrary hereof in any wayes notwithstanding And for the paying and maintaining the said two hundred twenty men and their proper Officers Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That a Levy of two Thousand eight Hundred and
it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Action Bill Plaint or Information shall be brought moved or presented at any time hereafter against any Person or Persons for any matter cause or thing done or acted in pursuance or execution of this Act such Person or Persons so sued or prosecuted in any Court whatsoever shall and may plead the general Issue Not Guilty and give this Act and the special matter in Evidence and if the Plantiff or Prosecutor shall be non-suited or forbear further Prosecution or suffer Discontinuance or Verdict to pass against him the Defendant or Defendants shall have trible Costs for which they shall have like Remedy as in case where Costs by Law are given to Defendants Provided alwayes That no Mayor Aldermen or Justices of the Peace shall be troubled sued prosecuted or molested for any omission offence or neglect by virtue of this Act but within the space of one year after such omission offence or neglect and not at any time thereafter any thing herein contained to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding Alwayes provided and be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the several Collectors of each respective City and County as aforesaid shall have the liberty to pay the several and respective sums assessed as aforesaid at the day aforementioned in currant Silver Money at New-York or for want thereof in good sufficient and merchantable Provisions at the Rates and Prices hereafter specified and expressed to wit good and merchantable Pork at the Rate of Fifty Shillings per Barrel the Barrel well Re-packed by the sworn Packer of New-York and the Barrel containing thirty one Gallons and half Winchester Measure at least Beef at the Rate of thirty two Shillings and six Pence per Barrel well re-packed by the sworn Packer of New-York aforesaid the Barrel to contain thirty one Gallons and half Winchester Measure at least Good merchantable Winter Wheat at four Shillings per Busâ—el Tryed Tallow at four Pence half Penny per Pound An Act for the raising and paying of Eighty Men in Ulster and Dutches County to be imployed for the Re-inforcing and Security of Albany from the 15th Day of December next to the first of March then next ensuing WHereas it is convenient that the County of Vlster and Dutches County should be excused from their Quota's of 300 Men since they are to provide eighty men for the Re-inforcement of Albany in the time of the most eminent danger Be it Enacted by the Governour and Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same That the Governour do issue out his Warrant under his Seal to the Military Officers of Vlster and Dutches County to levy eighty effective Men with their Arms to be peremptorily at Albany on the 15th day of December next and there to continue and remain for the Re-inforcement Security and Defence of the Fronteers there until the first day of March then next following And also that the said Captain General would form the said Number of eighty effective men into such Companies as he shall think convenient and to Commissionate and appoint so many Officers over them as he shall think needful in the said County And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Counties of Vlster and Dutches County shall at their own proper Cost and Charge well and sufficiently provide that the said eighty effective men be well supplyed with good and wholsom Provisions of Beer Bread and Meat and Ammunition during the time that they shall be imployed in the service aforesaid and also take effectual care that all and every of the said effective Men be well paid according to the Kings establishment after the expiration of the said Service and likewise that they shall pay and satisfie such Officers as shall be Commissionated and appointed over them according to the Kings establishment aforesaid And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Officer Civil or Military within the said County shall delay neglect or refuse to perform and execute the several and respective Articles and Clauses of this Act according to the true intent and meaning thereof he or they so neglecting refusing or delaying shall be lyable to such Penalties respectively as are in case of such refusal neglect or delay provided in the other Act of this present Sessions entituled An Act for raising and paying two hundred and twenty Men c. Acts passed in the fifth Sessions of General Assembly begun in the City of New-York the 24th of Octorber 1692. Act for establishing a Revenue upon their Majesties and for defraying the publick and necessary Charges of the Government THe Representatives of their Majesties Province of New-York convened in General Assembly taking into their Consideration that the Act made for establishing a Revenue for the defraying the publick Charges of the Province doth expire and terminate according to the Limitations in the said Act made and provided on the eighteenth day of May next And they being likewise sensible of the great and urgent occasions which do daily press their Majesties to an extraordinary Expence for the Defence of this their Province and Dominion against the Designs and Invasions of the common Enemy And finding it also necessary that in this time of so great and eminent Danger that their Majesties Government over this Province should be honourably supported and maintained They in most Thankful Acknowledgment of their Majesties tender care of the Wellfare of their Subjects in this Province have chearfully and unanimously for the purpose aforesaid given and granted and do hereby give and grant to their Majesties the several Rates and Duties of Excise herein after mentioned and do most humbly beseech that it may be Enacted And Be it therefore Enacted by the Governour and Council and Representatives now met in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same that from and after the 18th Day of May next which shall be in the Year of our Lord 1693. There shall be throghout this their Majesties Province of New-York and the Territories depending thereon in America Raised Levyed Collected and Paid for the purpose and intent aforesaid during the space and term of Two Years from the eighteenth Day of May aforesaid and no longer the Rates and Duties of Excise herein after mentioned in manner and form following that is to say For every Gallon of Rum Brandy and Distilled Liquors that shall be Imported into this Province and Dependencies aforesaid the sum of Four Pence currant Money of this Province And for every Pipe of Madera Malmsey Fyall St. Georges â—isadâ— Canary Mallego Sherry and all sorts of Sweet Wines the Sum of Forty Shillings currant Money aforesaid And so in proportion for all greater and smaller Quantities Imported as aforesaid And for every Hogshead of Red White and Rhenish Wines the Sum of Twenty Shillings currant Money aforesaid And so in proportion for all greater and smaller Quantities
any Town or County within this Province are hereby fully impowered and authorized to have Cognizance of all Causes Cases of Debts and Trespass to the value of Forty Shillings or under which Causes and Cases shall he heard tryed and finally determined without a Jury by every Justice of the Peace that resides within any Town or County within this Province he taking to his Assistance at the time of his hearing and determining such Cause or Cases of Debt and Trespass to the value of Forty Shillings and under one of the Free-holders of the Town and place where the cause of Action doth arise The Process of warning shall be by a summons under the Hand of the Justice directed to the Constable of the Town or Precinct or any deputed by him where the Party complained against doth live Which Summons being Personally served or left at the Defendants House two days before the Day of Hearing of the Plaint shall be sufficient Authority to and for a said Justice assisted with one of the Free-holders as aforesaid to proceed on such Cause and Causes and determine the same in the Defendants absence and to grant Execution thereon against the Defendants Person or for want thereof his Estate which the Constable of the Town or Precincts or his Deputy shall and may serve Always provided and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if the Plantiff or Defendant shall desire a Jury it shall be allowed but at the proper Cost and Charges of the Person desiring the same And for the Increase of Virtue and Discouraging of Evil-doers throughout this Province Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That there shall be held and kept in every respective City and County within this Province at the Times and Places hereafter named and expressed a Court of Sessions of the Peace that is to say For the City and County of New-York at the City Hall of the said City four times every Year viz. The first Tuesday in May the first Tuesday in August the first Tuesday in November and the first Tuesday in February For the City and County of Albany at the City Hall of the said City the first Tuesday in June the first Tuesday in October and the first Tuesday in February For Westchester at Westobester the first Tuesday in June and the first Tuesday in December For Vlster at Kingston the first Tuesday in September and the first Tuesday in March For the County of Richmond at the Court-House the first Tuesday in September and the first Tuesday in March For Kings County at Flatbush alias Midwout the second Tuesday in May and the second Tuesday in November For Queens County at Jamaica the third Tuesday in May and the third Tuesday in September For Suffolk County at Southold the last Tuesday in September And the last Tuesday in March at Southampton Orange County to be annixed to the County of New-York and Dutches County to the County of Vlster Which Sessions of the Peace shall only hold and continue for the space and time of two Dayes and no longer And for the more regular and beneficial Distribution of Justice to the Inhabitants of each respective City and County within this Province Be it further Enacted by the Authority a foresaid That there be kept and held a Court of Common Pleas in each respective City and County within this Province at the Times and Places hereafter named and expressed That is to say At such places in each respective County as the said Court of Sessions are to be kept and to begin the next day after the Sessions terminates and only to hold and continue for the space and time of two days and no longer And that there be one Judge with three Justice in each County Appointed and Commissionated to hold the same Court of Pleas Three whereof to be a Quorum And that the several and respective Courts hereby established shall have Jurisdiction to Hear Try and finally to Determine all Actions or cause of Actions and all Matters and Things and Causes Tryable at the Common Law of what Nature or Kind soever Provided alwayes and it is hereby enacted That there shall not be any Appeal or Removal by Habeas Corpus of any Person or of any Action or Suit or of any Judgment or Execution that shall be determined in this Court to the value of Twenty Pounds or under any thing contained herein to the contrary in any ways notwithstanding Provided alwayes and it is hereby Enacted That the Courts of Mayor and Aldermen of the respective Cities of New York and Albany shall have in each of their respective Cities the Power and Authority to Hear Try and finally to Determine all such Actions and Suits as is commonly cognizable before them from which final Determination there shall not be any Appeal or Removal by Habeas Corpus of any Person or of any Action or Suit or of any Judgment or Execution to the value of Twenty Pounds or under any thing contained herein to the contrary in any ways notwithstanding To which respective Court of Common Pleas there shall belong and be appointed and commissionated for that purpose one Clark of the Court to draw enter and keep the Records Declarations Pleas and Judgments there to be had and made And one Marshal or Cryer of the Court to call the Jurors and proclaim the Commands and Orders of the Court. And for the more regular Proceedings in the said Court all Processes and Writs of what Nature soever for the Command of Persons to appear and to execute the Judgments and Executions of the respective Courts aforesaid shall be directed to the respective Sheriffs of each City and County within this Province and executed by them their Under-Sheriffs or Deputy or Deputies And all Processes and Writs for Actions betwixt Party and Party in the said Court shall issue out of the Office of the Clark of the Court in each City and County respectively signed Per Curiam And that Their Majesties Subjects inhabiting within this Province may have all the good proper and just wayes and means for the securing and recovering their just Rights and Demands within the same Be it further Enacted and it is hereby Enacted and Ordained by Authority aforesaid That there shall be held and kept a Supream Court of Judicature which shall be duely and constantly kept at the City of New-York and not else-where at the several and respective Times hereafter mentioned And that there be five Justices at least appointed and commissionated to hold the same Court Two whereof together with one chief Justice to be a Quorum Which Supream Court is hereby fully Impowered and Authorized to have Cognizance of all Pleas Civil Criminal and Mixt as fully and amply to all intents and purposes whatsoever as the Courts of Kings Bench Common Pleas and Exchequer within Their Majesties Kingdom of England have or ought to have In and to which Supream Court all and every Person and Persons
whatsoever shall or may if they shall so see meet commence or remove any Action or Suit the Debt or Damage laid in such Action or Suit being upwards of Twenty Pounds and not otherwise or shall or may by Warrant Writ of Error or Certiorari remove out of any of the respective Courts of Mayor and Aldermen Sessions and Common Pleas any Judgment Information or Indictment there had or depending and may correct Errors in Judgment or Reverse the same it there be just cause Provided always That the Judgment removed shall be upwards of the value of Twenty Pounds Always provided and be further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That this Supream Court shall be duely and constantly kept once every fix Moneths and no oftner That is to say On the first Tuesday of October and on the first Tuesday of April annually and every Year at the City Hall of the said City of New-York provided they shall not sit longer than eight dayes And be if further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall not be lawful for any Person or Persons whatsoever appointed or elected or commissionated to be a Justice or Judge of the aforesaid Courts to execute or officiate his or their said place or Office until such Time he or they shall respectively take the Oathes appointed by Act of Parliament to be taken in stead of the Oathes of Allegiance and Supremacy and subscribe the Test in open Court And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every of the Justices of Judges of the several Courts before-mentioned be and are hereby sufficiently impowered to make order and establish all such Rules and Orders for the more orderly practising and proceeding in their said Courts as fully and amply to all intents and purposes whatsoever as all or any of the said Judges of the several Courts of the Kings Bench Common Pleas and Exchequer in England legally do Provided alwayes and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no Persons Right or Property shall be by any of the aforesaid Courts determined except where matters of Fact are either acknowledged or passeth by the Defendants Fault for want of Plea or Answer Unless the Fact be found by the Verdict of Twelve Men of the Neighbourhood as it ought of Right to be done by the Law Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That there shall be a Court of Chancery within this Province which said Court shall have Power to Hear and Determine all Matters of Equity and shall be esteemed and accounted The High Court of Chancery of this Province And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Governour and Council be the said High Court of Chancery and hold and keep the said Court and that the Governour may depute nominate and appoint in his stead a Chancellor and be assisted with such other Persons of the Council as shall by him be thought fit and convenient together with all necessary Officers Clerks and Registers as to the said High Court of Chancery are needfull Provided alwayes and it is hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That any Free-holder Planter Inhabitant or Sojourner within this Province may have Liberty if he or they see meet to make his or their Appeal or Appeals form any Judgment obtained against him or them in case of Error in the several courts aforesaid in such manner and form as is hereafter expressed That is to say From the Court of Mayor and Alderman and Courts of Common Pleas. To the Supream Court for any Judgment above the value of Twenty Pounds And from the Supream Court at New-York to the Governour and Council for any Judgment above the value of One Hundred Pounds And from the Governour and Council To their Majesties Counceil for any Decree or Judgment above the Value of Three Hundred Pounds as in Their Majesties Letters Patents to his Excellency doth and may more fully appear Alwayes provided That the Party or Parties so Appealing shall first pay all Cost of such Judgment or Decree from which the Appeal ariseth and enter into Recognizeance with two sufficient Sureties for double the value of the Debt Matter or Thing recovered or obtained by Judgment or Decree against him or them to the said Court from which they Appeal That they will prosecute the said Appeal or Appeals with Effect and make Return thereof wîthin Twelve Months after the said Appeal or Appeals here made And if Default happen thereon then Execution to issue out upon the Judgment against the Party or their Sureties in course without any Scire facias Provided alwayes That the establishing of these Courts shall not be or remain longer in force than for the time and space of two Years and until the end of the sitting of the next Assembly after the expiration of the said two Years An Act for the Settling Quieting and Confirming unto the Cities Towns Mannours and Freeholders within this Province their several Grants Patents and Rights respectively FOrasmuch as the many Changes Alterations and Disturbances that have been lately given unto their Majesties Subjects inhabiting within this their Province c. hath and doth very much discourage the settling improving and the growth and strength thereof and that it is now absolutely necessary for the quieting and satisfying their Majesties good Subjects within the same that the Rights and Priviledges formerly held by and granted to the respective Cities Towns Mannors and Free-holders within this Province c. should be now ratified and confirmed Be it therefore Enacted by the Governour Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly And it is hereby Enacted and Declared by the Authority of the same That all the Charters Patents Grants made given and granted and well and truly executed under the Seal of this Province constituted and authorized by their late and present Majesties the Kings of England and Registered in the Secretary's Office unto the several and respective Corporations or Bodies Politick of the Cities Towns and Mannors and also to the several and respective Free-holders within this Province are and shall forever be deemed esteemed and reputed good and effectual Charters Patents and Grants authentick in the Law against their Majesties their Heirs and Successors forever notwithstanding of the want of Forms in the Law or the Non-feizance of any Right Priviledge or Custom which ought to have been done heretofore by the Constitutions and Directions contained in the respective Charters Patents and Grants aforesaid And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all the Charters Patents and Grants made given and granted as aforesaid unto all and every the several and respective Corporations or Bodies Politick of the Cities Towns and Mannors and their Successors and also unto all and every the respective Free-holders their Heirs Assigus forever within this Province are to all intents and purposes whatsoever hereby Ratified and Confirmed To Have Hold Exercise Occupy Possess and Enjoy all their
persons for any matter cause or thing done or acted in pursuance or execution of this Act such person or persons so sued or presented in any Court whatsoever shall and may plead the general Issue Not Guilty and upon any Issue joyned may give this Act and the special matter in Evidence and if the Plantiff or Prosecutor shall be non-suited or forbear further Prosecution or suffer Discontinuance or Verdict to pass against him the Defendant and Defendors shall recover their Trible Costs for which they shall have the like Liberty as in any case where Costs by Law are given to the Defendant Provided alwayes That no Mayor Aldermen or Justices of the Peace shall be troubled sued prosecuted or molested for any Omission Offence or Neglect by virtue of this Act but within the space of one year after such omission offence or neglect and not at any time hereafter any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding An Act to ease People that are scrupulous in Swearing FOrasmuch as there are sundry Persons within this Province and Dependencies out of a tender Conscience refuse to give their Evidence on Oath in any matter or thing depending in any of the Courts within the same Be it therefore Enacted by the Governour and Council and Representatives now met in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same That in such case the person or persons so refusing the same shall give in or deliver their Evidence or Testimony in manner form following that is to say I A. B. do solemnly promise as in the presence of God to speak the Truth the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth to the matter or thing in question And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any such person or persons so refusing as aforesaid shall be summoned to serve upon any Jury in any Court within this Province then such person or persons shall make the Engagement following that is to say I A. B. do solemnly promise as in the presence of God that I will well and truly try the Issue between C. D. Plantiff and H. I. Defendant according to Evidence And in case any such person or persons so called to Evidence and to serve upon any Jury and declaring as aforesaid shall afterwards be convicted of willfull Falshood that then and in such case such person or persons shall undergo the same punishment as in case of willfull Perjury is appointed and privided An Act for Pardoning such as have been active in the late Disorders THe Governour and Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly taking into their serious Consideration the many great Troubles and Disorders that have been lately within this Province and that by occasion thereof and otherways many of their Majesties Subjects are fallen into danger of and lie open to great Penalties and Forfeitures And withal considering the Ignorance of many and the dutiful Affections of others of their Majesties Subjects out of an earnest desire to deliver them from the Penalties and Forfeitures aforesaid and to the intent that their Offences may not hereafter be brought in Judgment Question or Remembrance to the least endamagement of them either in their Lives Liberties Estates or Reputations but that they having an entire Confidence in their Majesties and perfect Union among themselves may be encouraged in their Duty to their Majesties Government and more fully and securely enjoy the benefit of it It is therefore necessary that there be extended unto them a general and free Pardon that all their Majesties Subjects by this Clemency and Indulgence may be the better induced henceforth more carefully to observe the Laws and perform their Loyal and due Obedience to their Majesties Be it therefore Enacted by the Governour and Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same That all and every of the said Subjects inhabiting within this Province their Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them shall be and are by the Authority of this present Assembly acquitted pardoned released and discharged against their Majesties their Heirs and Successors and every of them of and from all manner of Treasons Fellonies Misprisons of Treason Tâ—eâ—sonable or Seditious Words and Libills Misprisons of Fellony Seditious and Unlawful Meetings and of all Offences whereby any person may be charged with the penalty and danger of Praemunire And also from and of all Riots Routs Offences Contempts Trespasses Entries Wrongs Deceits Misdemeanours Forfeitures Penalties Pain of Death Pains Corporal and Pains Pecunary and Generally of and from all other Things Causes Quarrels Suits Judgments and Executions in this present Act not hereafter excepted which may be or can by their Majesties in any ways or by any means pardoned before the 19th day of March last past to any of the Subjects aforesaid And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That this Pardon shall be as good and effectual in the Law to every of their Majesties said Subjects in for and against all things which be not hereafter in this present Act excepted as the same Pardon should have been if all Offences Contempts Forfeitures Causes Matters Suits Quarrels Judgments Executions Penalties and all other things not hereafter in this present Act excepted had been particularly singularly specially and plainly named rehearsed and specified and also pardoned by express words and names in their kinds natures and qualities by words and terms thereunto requisit to have been put in and expressed in this present Act of Pardon That their said Subjects or any of them their Heirs Executors and Administrators or any of them be not or shall be sued vexed or unquieted in their Bodies Goods Chattels Lands or Tenements for any manner of Matter Cause Contempt Misdemeanour Forfeiture Trespass Offence or any other thing suffered done committed or omitted before the 19th day of March against their Majesties their Crown Dignity Prerogative or the Laws or Statutes of their Majesties Realm of England and this Province but only for such Matters Causes and Offences as be rehearsed mentioned or in some ways touched in the Exceptions of this present Act excepted and for none other any Statute Law Custom or Usage heretofore had made or used to the contrary in any ways notwithstanding And be it further Enacted That all and every their Majesties Subjects may by him or themselves or by his or their Attorney or Attorneys according to the Laws of England and this Province plead and minister this present Act of Pardon for this or their discharge of or for any thing that is by virtue of this Act pardoned discharged given or granted without any Fee or other thing paying to any person or persons for writing or entring of the Judgments or other Cause concerning such Plea Writing or Entry but only three Shillings to be paid to the Officer or Clark that shall enter such Plea Matters for Judgment or the party's Discharge in that behalf any Law Custom or
of the Town or Precinct or any deputed by him where the the Parry complained against doth live which Summons being Personally served or left at the Defendants House two dayes before the Day of Hearing of the Plaint shall be sufficient Authority to and for the said Justice assisted with one of the Free-holders as aforesaid to proceed on such Cause and Causes and determine the same in the Defendants absence and to grant Execution thereupon against the Defendants Person or for want thereof his Estate which the Constable of the Town or Precinct or his Deputy shall and may serve Alwayes provided and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if the Plantiff or Defendant shall desire a Jury it shall be allowed but at the proper Cost and Charges of the Person desiring the same And for the encrease of Virtue and the discouraging of Evil-Doers Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That there shall be held and kept in every respective City County within this Province at the times and places hereafter named and expressed a Court of Sessions of the Peace that is to say For the City and County of New-York and Quange County at the City Hall of the said City four General Quarter Sessions of the Peace annually and every Year upon the first Tuesday of May the first Tuesday in August the first Tuesday in November and the first Tuesday in February For the City and County of Albany three General Sessions of the Peace at the City Hall of the said City annually and every Year on the first Tuesday in June on the first Tuesday in October and on the first Tuesday of February And for the County of Westchester two General Sessions of the Peace annually and every Year at Westchester on the first Tuesday of June and on the first Tuesday of December And for the County of Vlster and Dutches County two General Sessions of the Peace annually and every Year at Kingston on the first Tuesday of March and the first Tuesday of September And for the County of Richmond two General Sessions of the Peace annually and every Year at the Court House in the said County on the first Tuesday in March and the first Tuesday of September And for Kings County two General Sessions of the Peace annually and every Year at Flatbush or the second Tuesday of May and on the second Tuesday of November And for Queens County two General Sessions of the Peace annually and every Year at Jamaica on the first Tuesday in May and on the third Tuesday of September And for Suffolk County two General Sessions of the Peace annually and every Year on the last Tuesday in March at Southampton and on the last Tuesday of September at Southold Which General Sessions of the Peace in each respective City and County aforesaid shall only hold and continue for the space and time of two dayes and no longer And for the more Regular and Beneficial Distribution of Justice to the Inhabitants of each respective County aforesaid Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That there shall be kept and holden a Court of Common Pleas in each respective County aforesaid at the Times and Places hereafter named and mentioned That is to say At such Places in each respective County as the said General Sessions of the Peace are to be kept and to begin the next day after the Sessions terminate and then only to hold and continue for the space and time of Two Dayes after and no longer And that there be a Judge assisted with three Justices of the Peace in each respective County appointed and commissionated to hold the same Court of Pleas three whereof to be a Quorum And that the several and respective Courts of Pleas hereby established shall have Power and Jurisdiction to Hear Try and finally determine all Actions or Cause of Actions and all Matters and Things and Causes tryable at the Common Law of what Nature of Kind whatsoever so that the Action or Cause of Action the Matter Thing and Cause Tryable and the Nature and Kind thereof doth not relate to or concern Titles of Land Provided always and it is hereby Enacted That there shall not be any Appeal or Removal by Habeas Corpus of any Person or of any Action or Suit or of any Judgment or Execution that shall be determined in the said Courts of Pleas to the Value of Twenty Pounds or under any thing contained herein to the contrary hereof in any wayes notwithstanding And it is further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Courts of Mayors and Aldermen of the respective Cities of New-York and Albany shall have in each of their respective Cities the Powers and Authorities to Hear Try and finally to Determine all such Suits and Actions of their Corporations as is commonly cognizable before them From which final Determination there shall not be any Appeal or Removal by Habeas Corpus of any Person or of any Action or Suit or of any Judgment or Execution to the value of Twenty Pounds or under any thing herein contained to the contrary hereof in any wayes notwithstanding To which respective Courts of Common Pleas there shall belong and be appointed and commissionated for that purpose one Clark of the Court to draw enter and keep the Records Declarations Pleas and Judgments there to be had and made and one Marshal or Cryer of the Court to call the Jurors and proclaim the Commands and Orders of the Court. And for the more regular proceedings in the said Court all Process and Writs of what Nature soever for the command of Persons to appear and to execute the Judgments and Executions of the respective Courts aforesaid shall be directed to the respective Sheriffs of each County aforesaid and executed by them their Under-Sheriffs or Deputy or Deputies And all Process and Writs for Actions betwixt party and party in the said Court shall issue out of the Office of each respective Clark of each respective Court signed Per Curiam Provided alwayes That nothing herein contained shall be taken or construed to take away the Priviledge of the Town of Kingston in the County of Vlster for the hearing and determining all Actions and Cause of Actions arising within the Liberties of the said Town to the value of five Pounds under any thing contained herein to the contrary hereof in any ways notwithstanding And that all their Majesties Subjects inhabiting within this Province may have all the good proper just easie and beneficial wayes for the securing and recovering their just Rights and Demands within the same Be it further Enacted and it is hereby further Enacted and Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That there shall be at New-York a Supream Court of Judicature the which shall consist of five Justices which shall be appointed and commissionated for that purpose two whereof together with one chief Justice to be a Quorum Which Supream Court are hereby fully impowered to
0 1 0 FOR    0 FOR The Person that shall Ring the Bell or beat the Drum each Action depending in Court 0 0 9 FOR Every Jury-man each Action 0 1 0 Council and Attorneys Fees  l. s. d. For Attorneys Fees 0 6 0 For Pleading each Cause 0 6 0 Fees for the Judges of the Supream Court FOR TAking Bail on a Capi Corpus 0 3 0 FOR Allowance and taking Bail on a Writ of Error 0 6 0 FOR Taking Bail on a Habeas Corpus 0 6 0 FOR A Supersedeas 0 1 6 FOR Acknowledging a Deed to be Inrolled 0 6 0 FOR Admitting of a Guardian 0 6 0 FOR Signing a Bill of Costs 0 1 0 FOR A Discontinuance 0 1 0 FOR A Prohibition 0 9 0 FOR Lisencing a Person be an Attorney 0 18 0 FOR All Actions of Debt above 20 to 100 Pounds 0 5 0 FOR One Hundred Pounds and upwards 0 10 0 FOR All Actions of Assault and Battery False Imprisonment Defamation Actions of Trespass and all other Personal Actions 0 10 0 FOR Al Presentments Informations and Indictments in Criminal Matters 0 10 0 FOR Actions of Ejectment 0 10 0 Clarks Fees for the Supream Court FOR FIling a Declaration 0 1 6 FOR Copy thereof if required each Sheet of 15 Lines 8 Words to a Line 0 0 6 FOR Entring all manner of Pleas per Sheet 0 0 6 FOR Entring a Verdict and Judgment 0 2 0 FOR All manner of Executions 0 1 6 FOR Copy of the Records for each Sheet 0 0 6 FOR A Rule of Court 0 1 0 FOR Reading a Petition 0 0 9 FOR An Order upon it 0 1 0 FOR Copy of it 0 1 0 FOR Entring Satisfaction upon Record 0 1 0 FOR With-drawing an Action 0 2 3 FOR Every Deed Acknowledged 0 2 6 FOR All Recognizances 0 3 0 FOR A Prohibition 0 3 0 FOR Searching the Records 0 1 0 The Sheriffs Fees for the Supream Court  l. s. d. FOR SErving a Writ or Capias taking into Custody and Bail Bond without any pretence for Riding in the County 0 6 0 FOR The Venire Facias and Return 0 3 6 FOR Serving an Execution under a hundred Pound 0 5 0 FOR Every Ten Pound more 0 1 0 FOR Serving a Writ of Possession 0 12 0 FOR Serving a Scire facias and Return 0 3 0 The Marshal or Cryers Fees FOR CAlling each Action 0 0 9 FOR Calling every Jury 0 1 0 FOR Swearing every Witness 0 0 4 ½ Fees for the Mayors Court For fixing the City Seal 0 3 0 The Clarks Fees for the Mayor's Court.  l. s. d. FOR AN Arrest Attachment or Summons 0 1 0 FOR Recording a Declaration 0 1 6 FOR Copy thereof if required 0 1 6 FOR Entring and Recording the Answer 0 1 0 FOR Copy thereof if required 0 1 0 FOR Order of Court 0 0 9 FOR Copy thereof if required 0 0 9 FOR Entring a Judgment 0 2 0 FOR Copy thereof if required 0 1 0 FOR Execution 0 1 6 FOR A Copy thereof if required 0 0 9 FOR Reading and Entring a Petition 0 1 0 FOR A Copy thereof if required 0 0 9 FOR A Warrant to summons a Jury each Action 0 1 0 FOR With drawing an Action 0 1 0 FOR Entring and Recording Bargains and Sales of Lands Houses Wills Administrations and other Writings passed in Court not above 2 Pages 0 2 6 FOR Every page more 0 0 6 FOR A Certificate 0 1 6 FOR A Scire Facias 0 1 6 FOR An Habere Facias Possessionem 0 1 6 FOR Licenses for Inn-keepers Victuallers and Retailers 0 2 6 FOR A Subpaena for Witnesses four or under 0 1 6 FOR If more 3 d. for each Person subpaened 0 0 3 FOR Entring an Allowance for a Habeas Corpus 0 1 6 FOR A Copy of the Records per Sheet 0 0 6 The Sheriffs Fees for the Mayors Court. FOR EVery Arrest and Return 0 2 3 FOR Summons and Return 0 1 6 FOR Every Bail Bond 0 1 0 FOR Every Person that shall be arrested and committed to Prison for want of Bail of not â—ailable 0 3 0 FOR Returning of a Jury in each Cause 0 1 6 FOR Every Cause in Court 0 1 0 FOR Every Execution that shall be served if under 100. l. 0 5 0 FOR Every 10 l. more 0 1 0 The Marshalls Fees FOR SUmmoning a Jury in each Cause 0 1 6 FOR Every Witness in Court 0 0 3 FOR Calling every Action 0 0 4 ½ FOR Every Prisoner committed to Goal 0 1 0 Bell Ringer's Fees OR EVery Prisoner commited 0 1 0 OR Every Action in Court 0 0 4 â— â— The Jurys Fees FOR EVery Cause in the City for each Man on said Jury 0 0 9 Fees to be Received in the Custom-House By their Majesties Collector and Receiver General of the Province of New-York  l. s. d. FOR ENntry of every Ship or other Vessel burthen sixty Tuns or upwards inwards or outwards 0 12 0 FOR Every Post Entry of the same 0 06 0 FOR Lisence to load or unload 0 10 0 FOR Every Bill of Sight 0 10 0 FOR Every Bill of Store 0 04 0 FOR Every Permit or Warrant of Entry 0 01 0 FOR Every Post of the same 0 00 6 FOR Every Certificate of Goods Landed where Bond is given abroad 0 10 0 FOR Every other Certificate 0 05 0 FOR The Jerkin and Clearing the same in or out and comparing the Merchants Entry and the Masters Invoice or Outvoice 0 06 0 FOR A Cocquet Let-Pass or Transire 0 06 0 Ships or other Vessels burthen'd under 60 Tuns and more than 20. Trading into or out of this Province FOR EVery Entry in or out 0 6 0 FOR Lisence to load or unload 0 5 0 FOR Every Post entry of the same 0 3 0 FOR A Bill of Store 0 2 6 FOR A Permit or Warrant of Entry 0 1 0 FOR Every Post of the same 0 0 6 FOR Every Bond 0 2 6 FOR A Certificate 0 3 0 FOR Clearing and Jerking the same c. in or out 0 4 0 FOR A Let-Pass Cocquet or Transire 0 3 0 Sloops or Vessels of 20 Tuns or under coming or going out of this Province  l. s. d. FOR FOr every Entry in or out 0 3 0 FOR Lisence to load or unload 0 1 6 FOR A Post Entry 0 1 6 FOR A Bill of Store 0 2 6 FOR A Bill of Sight 0 2 6 FOR A Permit or Warrant of Entry 0 1 0 FOR A Post of the same 0 0 6 FOR A Bond 0 2 6 FOR A Jerking and Clearing the same in or out c. 0 2 6 FOR Cocquet Let-Pass and Transire 0 3 0 Sloops c. Trading within this Province towards the Sound Connecticut up Hudsons River and to East-Jarsey FOR AN Entry in or out 0 0 9 FOR Lisence to load or unload 0 0 4 FOR Pass and Clearing 0 0 9 FOR Permit or Warrant of Entry 0 0 4½ Other Fees taken in the Custom-House FOr the Sight of every Certificate of Bond given and entring the same in the Kings Books 0 2 6 For Cancelling a Bond filing a Certificate and making it returned in the Kings Books 0 2 6 Provided alwayes That no other Fees shall be taken for or concerning the Naval Office Tonnage or the enumerated Commodities or any other thing which relates to Shipping upon any pretence whatsoever Clark of the Assemblies Fees  l. s. d. FOR REading and entring every Petition 0 3 0 FOR Entring an Answer thereof 0 3 0 FOR Recording said Petition if required 0 6 0 FOR The Clarks Attendance on the House all Committees and drawing up Resolves c. per Diem 0 10 0 FOR The perusal of any Act or each Days Minutes 0 1 6 FOR A Copy of each dayes Minutes 0 2 6 FOR An Order of the House to the Sergeant at Arms to bring any Person before the House 0 6 0 FOR Entring said Order and Copy 0 3 0 The Sergeant at Arms Fees FOR AN Arrest in the Town 0 10 0 FOR In the Country for the first ten Miles going and coming 0 10 0 FOR Every Mile more 0 0 6 FOR Every day a Prisoner undischarged 0 3 0 FOR The Return of an Order 0 2 0 The Door-keepers Fees FOR EVery dayes Attendance 0 4 0 The Coroners Fees FOR VIewing of a dead Body not slain by mis-adventure 0 12 0 The Surveyors Fees  l. s. d. FOR SUrveying a piece of Land if under 100 Acres 1 0 0 FOR If more for every day he Surveys 0 12 0 FOR If he imployes any Person to assist him per Diem 0 3 0 FOR Every Lot of Ground in the Town not exceeding Three Acres 0 6 0 FOR If more than three Acres 2 s. per Acre 0 2 0 FOR Travelling Charges when he does not survey per Diem 0 10 0 To the Attorney General for Fees  l. s. d. IN Criminal Causes 01 10 00 In Capital Causes 03 00 00 City of New-York September 20. 1963. in the 5th Year of their Majesties Reign THe House of Representatives for Their Majesties Province of New-York do order That this Catalogue of Fees be sent up to the Governour and Council praying his Excellency that He may establish the same By Order of the House of Representatives James Graham Speaker Printed and Sold by William Bradford Printer to Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary at the Bible in New York 1693.
Act unto Major Richard Ingoldsby the Sum of one Hundred Pounds and to Capt. William Kidd the Sum of one Hundred and Fifty Pounds as a suitable Reward and Acknowledgement for the good Services done by them before your Excellency's arrival here An Act for the raising of two Thousand Pounds for paying and defraying the Incidental Charges according to establishment of one hundred Fuzileers with their proper Officers for one who e Year FOr the securing the Fronteers of this Province in the County of Albany it is thought convenient that his Excellency the Captain General do raise one Company to consist of one hundred Fuzileers with their proper Officers which shall remain in the said County for the defence thereof one whole Year to commence on the 28th day of March now last past Be it therefore Enacted by the Governour and Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly And it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same That a Levy of two Thousand Pounds currant Money of this Province be laid assessed raised and levyed upon all and every of the Inhabitants Residents and Free-holders of and in this Province for the paying and defraying the incidental Charges of the said Company of Fuzileers and their Officers for one whole Year as aforesaid and for no other use intent or purpose whatsoever To be laid assessed raised levied and paid unto their Majesties Collector and Receiver General for the time being at their Majesties Custom-House in the City of New-York at the times hereafter mentioned That is to say one half or Moyety of the said two Thousand Pounds at or before the 25th of July now next ensuing and the other moyety or half part at or before the 25th day of March which shall be in the Year of our Lord 1692. according to the Rates and Proportions following that is to say For the City and County of New-York Four Hundred Pounds For the City and County of Albany One Hundred and Eighty Pounds For the County of Westchester one hundred and forty Pounds For the County of Richmond one hundred and twenty Pounds For the County of Vlster and Dutches County two hundred and fifty Pounds For the County of Suffolk three hundred and fifty Pounds For Kings County two hundred and sixty Pounds For Queens County two hundred and sixty Pounds For the County of Orange fifteen Pounds For Dukes County twenty five Pounds And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That for the better assessing raising and rating the Sum of two thousand Pounds aforesaid the Mayor and Aldermen within the City of New-York the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Albany with the Justices of the Peace for the City and County of Albany for the time being and the Justices of the Peace for the time being for the several respective Counties aforesaid for the several Counties respectively for which they shall be Justices of the Peace do forth-with upon the Publication hereof assemble and meet together at the Court-Houses for the several respective Cities and Counties or such other place or places as they shall agree upon amongst themselves and shall there order that the Assessors and Collectors for the several respective Cities Towns Mannors and Liberties within their several Jurisdictions for the Assessing Collecting and receiving of the publick Rates for the defraying the pubick and necessary Charge of each respective City and County aforesaid be the Assessors and Collectors for the assessing collecting and receiving the Sum or Sums of Money herein before mentioned according to the Proportions before expressed as to the said Mayor Aldermen and Justices shall seem meet and reasonable Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Mayor Aldermen and Justices of the Peace for the respective Cities Counties Mannors and Jurisdictions have and shall have Power and Authority by virtue of this Act each of them by himself to administer an Oath to the said Assessors Well truly equally and according to their best Vnderstanding to assess and rate the Inhabitants Residents and Free-holds of the respective places for the which they shall be chosen Assessors And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons who shall be chosen Assessors or Collectors shall deny neglect or refuse to take Oath as aforesaid or shall in any ways deny neglect or refuse to make such Assesment as by this Act is required or shall deny neglect or refuse to collect any Sum or Sums of Money in form before mentioned assessed that then and in such case it shall and may be lawful for any two of their Majesties Justices of the Peace of the County where such Offenders shall happen to dwell or reside and who by virtue of this Act are required and impowered to do the same by Warrant under their Hands and Seals to commit such Assessor or Assessors Collector or Collectors so denying refusing or neglecting to the common Goal there to remain without Bail or Mainprize till he or they shall make Fine and Ransom to their Majesties for such Contempt as above-said And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons of what Degree or Quality soever he or they be of within this Province who shall be assessed or rated any Sum or Sums of Money by virtue of this Act to be raised or levied shall deny refuse or delay to pay and satisfie the same That then it shall and may be lawful for any such Collector by virtue of a Warrant under the hand and seal of any Justice of the Peace for the City and County where such Offenders shall dwell or reside who by virtue of this Act are required and authorized to grant and issue forth such Warrants to levy the same by distress and sale of such Person or Persons Goods and Chattels returning the over-plus of such Goods and Chatâ—les to the owners the sum assessed and Charges of Distress and Sale being first deducted if any such over-plus shall happen to be And also Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Mayor Alderman or Justice of the Peace within this Province who are hereby required impowered and authorised to take effectual care that this Act and every Article and Clause therein be truly executed according to the true and genuine sence and intent thereof shall deny refuse neglect or delay to do perform fullfill and execute all and every or any the Duties Powers and Authority by this Act required and impowered by him or them to be done performed fullfilled and executed and shall thereof be lawfully convicted before any of their Maiesties Courts of Record within this Province he or they shall suffer such Pain by Fine Imprisonment as by the discretion of the Justices of the said Courts shall be adjudged And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that if any Action Bill Plaint or Information shall be brought moved or presented at any time hereafter against any person or
sixty Pounds currant Money of this Province be laid assessed raised and levied upon all and every the Inhabitants Residents and Freeholders of and in this Province for the paying and maintaining of the said two hundred and twenty men and their proper Officers together with the incidental Charges that shall arise thereon for seven Kalendary Months as aforesaid and for no other use intent or purpose whatsoever To be laid assessed raised levyed and paid to their Majesties Collector and Receiver General for the time being at their Majesties Custom-house in the City of New-York on the first day of April next ensuing which will be in the Year of our Lord 1693. according to the Rates and Proportions following that is to say For the City and County of New-York 780 l. for the paying and maintaining 60 men being their Quota and Proportion of the 220 men and Officers aforesaid For the County of Westchester 325 l. for the paying and maintaining 25 men being their quota and proportion as aforesaid For the County of Richmond 130 l. for the paying and maintaining of ten men being their quota and proportion as aforesaid For the County of Suffolk 585 l. for the paying and maintaining 45 men being their quota and proportion as aforesaid For Kings County 442 l. for the paying and maintaining 44 men being their quota and proportion as aforesaid For Queens County 572 l. for the paying maintaining 34 men being their quota and proportion aforesaid For the County of Orange 26 l. for the paying and maintaining two men being their quota and proportion as aforesaid And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That for the better assessing raising paying the sum of two thousand eight hundred and sixty Pounds aforesaid The Mayor and Aldermen in the City of New-York for the time being and the Justices of the Peace for the time being for the several and respective Counties aforesaid for the several Counties respectively for the which they shall be Justices of the Peace do within forty dayes after the publication hereof assemble and meet together in the Court Houses for the several respective Cityes and Counties or such other place or places as they shall agree upon among themselves and shall there order that the Assessors and Collectors for the several respective Citys Towns Mannors or Liberties within their several Jurisdictions for the assessing collecting and receiving of the publick Rates for the defraying the publick and necessary Charges of each respective City and County aforesaid be the Assessors and Collectors for the assessing collecting or receiving the sum or sums of Money herein before mentioned according to the Proportions before expressed as to the said Mayor Aldermen and Justices shall seem meet and reasonable And forasmuch as there are several Mannors and Jurisdictions within the respective Counties aforesaid who neglect or do not elect annually or once every year Assessors or Collectors whereby the intent of this Act may be frustrated Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if the respective Mannors Jurisdictions within the several Counties aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to elect Assessors and Collectors for assessing of their respective Mannors or Jurisdictions and for the collecting the same according to the intent and direction of this Act then and in such case the Justices of the Peace in the Counties where such Mannors or Jurisdictions are are hereby impowered and authorized to nominate and appoint Assessors and Collectors for such Mannors or Jurisdictions as shall neglect or refuse as aforesaid Which Assessors and Collectors shall to all intents and purposes observe the directions of this Act any thing contained herein to the contrary hereof in any ways notwithstanding And be it furher Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Mayors Aldermen and Justices of the Peace for the respective Cities Counties Mannors and Jurisdictions have and shall have Power and Authority by virtue of this Act each of them by himself to administer an Oath to the said Assessors Well and truly equally impartially and in due Proportion as it shall appear to them according to their best Vnderstanding to assess and rate the Inhabitants Rendents and Free-holders of the respective places for which they shall be chosen Assessors And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons who shall be chosen Assessors or Collectors shall deny neglect or unequally and partially assess or refuse to make such Assesment as by this Act is required or shall deny neglect or refuse to collect any sum or sums of Money in form before mentioned assessed that then and in such case it shall and may be lawfull for any two of their Majesties Justices of the Peace of the Cities and Counties where such Offendors shall happen to dwell or reside and who by virtue of this Act are required and impowered to do the same by Warrant under their Hands and Seals to commit such Assessors or Collectors so denying neglecting or unequally and partially assessing or refusing to collect as aforesaid to the common Goal there to remain without Bail or Mainprise till he or they shall make Fine or Ransom to their Majesties for such Contempt as aforesaid And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons of what Degree or Quality soever he or they be within this Province who shall be assessed or rated any sum or sums of Money by virtue of this Act to be raised and levied shall deny refuse or delay to pay and satisfie the same that then it shall and may be lawfull for any such Collector by virtue of a Warrant under the Hand Seal of any of the Justices for the City and County where such Offendors shall dwell or reside who by virtue of this Act are required and authorized to grant and issue forth such Warrant to levy the same by distress and sale of such Person or Persons Goods and Chattels returning the Over-plus if any be to the Owners the sum assessed and Charges of Distress and Sale being first deducted And also be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Mayor Alderman or Justice of the Peace within this Province who are hereby required impowered and authorized to take effectual care that this Act and every Article and Clause therein be duely executed according to the true intent thereof shall deny refuse neglect or delay to do perform fullfill and execute all or every or any of the Duties Powers and Authorities by this Act required and impowered by him or them to be done performed fullfilled and executed and shall thereof be convicted before his Excellency the Captain General and Council or before any of their Majesties Courts of Record within this Province he or they shall suffer such pain by Fine or Imprisonment as by the Discretion of the said Governour and Captain General and Council and the Justices of the said Courts shall be adjudged And be
more any thing contained herein or mentioned in the Establishment hereunto annexed in any wayes to the contrary hereof notwithstanding An Establishment for the paying of the Officers and Souldiers together with the incidental Charges which are to be raised for the Reinforcement of Albany c. from the first day of May 1693. until the first day of May. 1694.  l. s. d. Four Captains at 8 s. per Diem 01 12 00 Four Lieutenants at 4 s. per Diem 00 16 00 Four Lieutenants at 3 s. per Diem 00 12 00 One Chyrurgion at 2 s. 6 d. per Diem 00 02 06 One Commissiary for the Stores per diem 00 02 06 One Commissiary for Muster per Diem 00 02 06 Twelve Sergeants at 1 s. 6 d. per diem 00 18 00 Twelve Corporals at 1 s. per diem 00 12 00 Four Drums at 1 s per diem 00 04 00 Four Clerks at 1 s. per diem 00 04 00 Four Montrosses at 1 s. per diem 00 04 00 164 private Centinels at 1 s. per diem 08 04 00  13 13 06  l. s. d. For 365 days 13 l. 13 s. 06 d. is 4991 07 06 100 private Centinels for 135 days at 12 d. 675 00 00 One Town Major for 365 dayes at 4 s. 073 00 00 Incidental Charges 260 12 06 The Totall 6000 00 00 Printed and Sold by William Bradford Printer to King William and Queen Mary at the City of New-York 1693. A Catalogue of Fees Established by the Governour and Council At the Humble Request of the ASSEMBLY For the Governour  L. S. D. FOr the great Seal to every Patent for and under 100 Acres 00 12 00 For 1000 Acres and upwards of Arable Land for every 100 Acres 00 10 00 For every License of Marriage 00 10 00 For his Hand and Seal to Letters of Administration 00 10 00 For a Certificate of Denization 00 10 00 For a Certificate of Naturalization 00 10 00 For a Certificate That a Vessel was built or belongs to their Majesties Subjects 00 10 00 For every Certeficate under the Governours Hand and Seal to go beyond Sea 00 10 00 For every Hue-and-Cry 00 03 00 For a Lisence to purchase Land of the Indians 01 00 00 For a Bill of Health 00 12 00 For the great Seal to a Confirmation for renewing a Parent 00 12 00 The Secretary's FEES  L. S. D. FOr a Patent for a House Lot or Confirmation of Land formerly possessed 00 12 00 For a Patent for New Land for and under 100 Acres 00 12 00 And above 100 Acres 2 s. per hundred Acres more  2  For a Patent for a New Township 05 00 00 For a Warrant to Survey Land 00 05 00 For Recording a Will Inventary c. under 24 Lines 00 03 00 For every Sheet more 00 00 09 For every Letter of Administration of 100 l. or under 00 06 00 For the Certificate of a Probate of a Will 00 04 00 For a Certificate of Letters of Naturalization or Denization 00 06 00 For a Pass to Europe of a Ship of 30 Tuns 00 06 00 And upwards to 100 Tun 00 10 00 And above 100 Tun 00 15 00 For the same to the West-Indies to pay for the proportion 00 03 00 00 06 00 00 09 00 For a Certificate that a Vessel was built here and belonging to their Majesties Subjects 00 06 00 For every Petition to the Governour and Council and Order thereon 00 06 00 For a Lisence of Marriage 00 12 00 For a Certificate of any matter under the Governour 's Hand and Seal 00 06 00 For a Hue-and-Cry 00 03 00 For a Lisence to purchase Land of the Indians 00 06 00 For a Bill of Health 00 06 00 For all Bonds 00 03 00 For Copying every thing Recorded in the Secretary's Office first Sheet containing 24 Lines eight Words to a Line 00 03 00 For every Sheet more 00 00 06 For a Quietus of an Administration 00 06 00 For every Commission where there is a Sallary or Fees allowed 00 06 00 Fees for the Court of 40 s. or under  l. s. d. FOr the Summons 00 00 09 For serving the Summons 00 00 09 For the Judgment 00 01 00 For the Summons for Evidence 00 00 06 For serving the same 00 00 06 For the Jury for the same 00 06 00 Fees for the Justices in or out of Sessions FOR FVery Warrant of Appearance 0 ◠6 FOR The Justices Clerk for a Bond 0 ◠6 FOR Taking Bayl in Court or out 0 2 3 FOR Acknowledging a Deed of Sale 0 2 3 FOR A Lisence for selling Drink 0 3 0 FOR The Clerk for a Bond for the same 0 2 3 The Judges and Justices Fees for the Court of Common Pleas. FOR ALl Actions from 40 Shillings to twenty Pound 0 2 6 FOR From twenty Pound and upward 0 5 0 FOR Every Judgment of Court 0 1 6 FOR Signing an Execution 0 0 6 FOR Signing a Bill of Cost 0 0 6 FOR Admittance of a Guardian 0 3 0 FOR Proving of a Will 0 3 0 FOR A Certificate for the same to the Secretary's Office at New-York 0 1 6 FOR Acknowledging Satisfaction upon Record 0 1 6 Fees for the Clark of the Sessions and Common Pleas.  l. s. d. FOR A Writ or Capias 0 1 6 FOR Filing a Declaration 0 0 9 FOR A Copy of a Declaration if required every Sheet containing 15 Lines 8 Words to a Line 0 0 6 FOR Entring every Action 0 0 9 FOR Every Venire 0 1 0 FOR Every Subpaena 0 0 9 FOR Entring a Verdict 0 0 9 FOR Entring Judgment 0 1 0 FOR Execution 0 1 6 FOR Coppying of the Records for each Sheet containing 15 Lines and eight Words to a Line 0 0 6 FOR Entry Rule or Order of Court 0 0 9 FOR Reading a Petition 0 0 6 FOR Answer thereon 0 0 6 FOR With-dawing an Action 0 1 6 FOR A Scire facias 0 1 0 FOR A Habeas Corpus 0 1 6 FOR Every Recognizance 0 1 0 FOR A Supersedeas 0 1 6 FOR Searching the Records within one Year 0 0 6 FOR Every Year backwards 3 d. more 0 0 3 FOR Entring a Plea 0 0 9 The Sheriffs Fees for the Courts of Sessions and Common Pleas. FOR SErving a Writ taking into Custody and Bail Bond without any pretence for Riding in the County 0 6 0 FOR Returning a Writ 0 1 0 FOR A Venire 0 3 0 FOR Returning the same 0 1 0 FOR Serving an Execution under a hundred Pound 0 5 0 FOR Every Ten Pound more 0 1 0 FOR Serving a Writ of Possession 0 12 0 FOR Scire facias serving and Return 0 3 0 FOR Every Person committed into the common Prison 0 3 0 The Cryer or Marshals Fees for the Sessions and Common Pleas. FOR CAlling a Jury each Cause 0 1 0 FOR Calling every Witness 0  ½ FOR Every Verdict 0 0 9 FOR Calling each Action