of the Mayor of the respective Cities for the time being and by Warrant of any two Justices of the Peace to the Treasurer of the respective Counties within ten dayes after the Return of the said Representatives from the Assembly An Act to Enable the City and County of Albany to defray their necessary Charge FOrasmuch as the Inhabitants of the City and County of Albany have been during the time of the late Disorders very much agrieved wasted destroyed and impoverished by the Incursions of the French their Majesties declared Enemies and that it is absolutely necessary that some suitable and convenient way should be found out for their Relief and more easie defraying of the necessary Charge of that City and County Be it therefore Enacted by the Governor and Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly and it is hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same That the Imposition or Rate of Two per Cent. shall be raised and levied upon all Indian Goods that are brought up to that City and County of Albany and there sold or consumed And also That the Impost of Three Pence be raised and levied upon each Gallon of Rum that is sold and consumed within that City and County And for the due and orderly collecting of the said respective Imposts and Rates the Treasurer of the said City for the time being or any appointed by him and the Mayor of the said City under the publick Seal of the said City are hereby impowered and authorized to appoint constitute and establish a Collector or Receiver of the Rates and Imposts aforesaid who shall have Power to receive the same and to enter in a fair Book kept for that purpose all such Sum and Sums of Money as shall be so entered and received for the respective Duties aforesaid the said Collector or Receiver appointing certain convenient Times and Places for the keeping of the Office as shall be directed by the Court of Mayor and Aldermen and Assistance of the said City And all Persons that Trade and bring up to the said City and County the afore-mentioned Indian Goods and Rum are hereby required to make a Report of the Quantity and Value of such Goods and Rum they so bring up and sell in the City and County aforesaid and pay the Duties and Imposts hereby established without being at any further Charge than the said Duty And in Default hereof it shall be lawful for the Mayor Treasurer or any other Officer hereby Authorized to issue out his or their Warrant under his or their Hand and Seal for the seizing of all such Goods and Rum as shall be imbezeled and not pay the Duties aforesaid One Third to the Imformer One Third to the said City and County of Albany and One Third to his Excellency the Governour or Commander in Chief for the time being Provided That all the Sum and Sums of Money that are hereby received shall be only appropriated and applyed to the defraying of the necessary Charges of the City and County aforesaid And that the Treasurer Collector or Receiver for the time being shall not pay any of the Money received as aforesaid but by Warrant from the Mayor of the said City and approved by the Court of Aldermen and Assistants Provided That this Act shall only remain in force for the space of three Yearr and no longer any thing contained herein to the contrary in any ways notwithstanding An Act for Establishing a Revenue for the defraying the Publick Charges of the Province FOr the better defraying of the publick and necessary Charges and Expences of this Province which cannot otherwise be effected without great Charge unto Their Majesties Be it Enacted by the Governour Council and Representatives now met in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same That the Duties Customs and Excise hereafter specified be given and granted unto their said Majesties to the intent aforesaid That is to say For every Gallon of Run Brandy and Distilled Liquors that shall be imported into this Province and Dependencies the Sum of four Pence currant Money of this Province And for every Pipe of Madera Wine Fyall St. Georges Candry Mallegâ— Sherry and all sweet Wines the Sum of Forty Shillings currant Money aforesaid And for every Hoâ—shead of White Red and Rhâ—nish Wine the Sum of Twenty Shillings currant Money aforesaid And upon all other Merchandize imported into this Province and Dependencies the Sâ—m of Forty Shillings currant Money aforesaid for every Hundred Pound value at the prime Cost accept these hereafter specified viz. Salt Brink Paâ—tills Coals Fish Sâ—gar Mâ—lâ—ssâ—s Cotton-Wool Ginger Logword Brazelletto Fustick or any other sort of Dâ—ing Wood Goâ—ooâ— Hydes Tobâ—â—co Bullion and Platâ— Pâ—rk Oyâ— Tar Flax â—oap Candles Cheese Bâ—tter Bâ—ef Fish Whâ—le-Bone Hopps Apples Pears Sâ—der Fire-wood Planks Boards Peltry Beaver Sheeps Wool Onions Dressed and Undressed Deeâ—-Skins Tâ—llâ—â— Hâ—des Salt Honey Bees-Wax Hey-Wax Indian Corn Wheat Bâ—rley Rye Perâ—e or any other sort of Grain or any other thing of the Growth and Production of our Neighbouring Collonies and Planation in Aâ—â—ries And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That there be also given and granted unto their said Mâ—eâ—ties for the intent aforesaid upon all Merchandize commonly called by the Name of lâ—dâ—â—â— Gaâ—dâ— or Duâ—â—â—s Stroads Blankers Plains half Thicks Woolen â—â—ookings White Oâ—enburgs Kettles Hatchers Hoes Knives Red Lead Vâ—â—miâ—ion Cotton Rod Kersies Indian Haberdashery and other Indian Goods the Sum of Ten Pounds currant Money aforesaid for every Hâ—â—dred Pounds Value prime cost that shall be carried up Hâ—dsâ—ns River in any Vessel Sloop Boat or Canow or any other way And that the 〈…〉 priâ—â— Cost shall be at the Rate hereafter mentioned 〈…〉 all Kettâ—â— that shall contain above eight Gallons shall 〈…〉 of thâ— Duty viz. 〈◊〉 Duffils to be valued at Two Shillings and Four Pence the Yard 〈◊〉 Sâ—road half a piece Four Pound A whole piece Eight 〈◊〉 Indian Blankets each piece four Pounds Indian plain Cotton per Yard one Shilling and six Pence Indian half thick'd per Yard one Shilling and ten Pence Indian White Ozenburgs the English Ell eight Pence Indian Kettles each hundred weight six Pounds Indian Hatâ—hets the dozen twelve Shillings Indian Hoes the dozen twelve Shillings Red Lead each Hundred weight twenty Shillings Vermillion per Pound four Shillings Cotton per Yard one Shilling and four Pence Red Kersey per Yard two Shillings and six Pence Knives per dozen three Shillings Indian Shirts per dozen twenty Shillings Indian Drawing Knives Looking-Glasses Indian Wooden Combs Indian Beeds Tobacco in Rolls Indian Bells Scissars Jews Harps Indian Points Drills Tobacco Pipes little painted Boxes Auls Sword Blades Copper Tobacco Boxes Tinsey Lace Indian Gimp Lace Needles Tobacco Tonges Indian Powder Horns Indian Woolen Stockens and Indian Steels the sum of ten Pound currant Money aforesaid for every hundred Pounds Value prime Cost that shall be carried up as aforesaid And for every Barrel of Powder
said Mayor Aldermen and Justices of the Peace for the respective Cities and 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 Impartially and in due Proportion as it shall appear to them according to their best Vnderstanding to assess and rate the Inhabitants Residents Free-holders of the respective places for which they shall be chosen Assessors And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any person or persons who shall be chosen Assessors or Collectors shall deny neglect or unequally or partially assess or refuse to make such Assessment as by this Act is required or shall deny neglect or refuse to collect any Sum or Sums of Money in form afore-mentioned assest that then and in such case it shall and may be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace of the Cities and Counties where such Offenders shall happen to dwell or reside 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 neglecting or unequally and partially assessing or refusing to collect as aforesaid to the common Goal there to remain without Bayl or Mainprize till he or they make Fine and 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 levyed shall deny refuse or delay to pay and satify 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 or County where such Offender 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 Chattles returning the Over-plus if any be to the Owners the Sum assessed and Charges of Distress and Sale being first deducted And that where any of the Goods and Chattels shall be distrained for any of the Assesments and Rates aforesaid and the Owner of the said Goods shall not within five days next after such Distress taken and notice thereof with the cause of such taking left at the House or other most known place where the distress was made come and pay to the Collector and Receiver of the Assessment aforesaid that then after such Distress and notice as aforesaid and expiration of the said five days the Collector or person distraining shall and may cause the Goods and Chattels so distrained to be appraised by two sworn Appraisers to appraise the same truely according to the best of their Understandings and after such appraisement shall and may lawfully carry and drive the said Goods and Chattels so distrained into any County or Town throughout the Province and the said Goods and Chattels shall and may there lawfully sell for the best Price can be gotten for the same toward satisfaction of the Rates aforesaid and of the Charges of such Distress Appraisement and Sale giving the Over-plus to the Owners 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 and meaning thereof shall deny neglect refuse or delay to do perform fullfill and execute all and every or any the Dâ—ties 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 the Governour and Council or before any of their Majesties Courts of Record within this Province he or they shall suffer such pain by Fine and Imprisonment as by the discretion of the said Governor and Council and 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 prosecuted at any time hereafter against any Person or Persons for any Matter Clause 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 recover Treble Costs for which they shall have the like Remedy as in case where Costs by the Law are given to Defendants Provided always That no Major Alder-man or Justice 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 contained herein 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 liberty to pay the several and respective Sums assessed as aforesaid at the day aforesaid in currant 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 merchantable Pork at the Rates of fifty Shillings per Barrel the Barrel well repacked by the sworn Packer at New-York and the Barrell containing Thirty One Gallons and half Winchester Measure at least Beef at the Rate of Thirty Two Shillings and Six Pence per Barrel well repackt by the sworn Packer of New-York aforesaid the Barrel to contain thirty one Gallons and a half Winchester-Measure at least Good merchantable Winter Wheat at four Shillings per Bushel Tryed Tallow at four pence half penny per Pound Provided always and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if it should so happen that his Excellency pursuant to the Limitations aforesaid could not effect to raise so many Volunteers in manner aforesaid but that for the intent aforesaid his Excellency should be constrained to make proportionable Detachments in the respective Cities and Counties within this Province to compleat the Number of the Forces as aforesaid then it is the true intent and meaning of this Act that there shall only be allowed paid unto such person or persons so detached as aforesaid for the service aforesaid the sum of Eight Pence per Diem for each Person so imployed as aforesaid and no
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
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
third Sessions of the General Assembly begun in the City of New-York April 19. 1692. An Act for the raising two hundred Men with their proper Officers for the securing and re-inforcing of Albany in the Fronteers of this Province WHereas the Forces lately raised for the Re-inforcing and Securing the Fronteers at Albany are not to continue in that service any longer than the first of May next ensuing And forasmuch as it is still absolutely necessary for the safety of all their Majesties Neighbouring Collonies and Plantations as well for the security of this Province that there be and remain at that place sufficieut Force for the Defence thereof And whereas the present State Condition of this Province is such that they are not able at this time to make sufficient Provision of Men and Money for the re-inforcing of that place as is truly necessary for the maintaining such a considerable Post which is the only Bull-work of Defence for all their Majesties Neighbouring Collonies and Plantations in this main of America yet that the said place may not be deserted nor the Indians who have been so constant to us discouraged Be it therfore Enacted by the Commander in chief and Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same That the Commander in chief do issue out his Warrants to the chief Military Officers in the respective Cities and Counties under-named for the raising of 200 men armed as the Law directs with their proper Officers in such Proportions hereafter mentioned to consist and make two distinct Companies of Fuzileers for the Reinforeement and Security of the Fronteers of this Province in the County of Albany aforesaid which shall continue and remain in the said County of Albany for the Defence and Security thereof for the term and space of five Moneths to commence on the first day of May next and to end and terminate on the first day of October then following And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons who in pursuance of such Warrant or Warrants to be by the Commander in chief issued out to the chief Military Officer of each respective City and County or Counties as aforesaid shall be warned to appear in Arms in order to the raising the 200 men aforesaid shall neglect delay or refuse to appear or otherwise absent him or themselves shall forfeit the sum of five Pounds currant Money to be levied by Distress by Warrant under the Hand and Seal of any Justice of the Peace within this Province on the Goods and Chattels of every such Person or Persons so offending as aforsaid upon a Certificate of such Default from the Captain or chief Officer of such Company in or to which the said Offender shall be listed or belong under his Hand Seal which said sum of 5 l. shall be imployed for the encouragement and raising the Quota of men by this Act in each respective City County or Counties to be raised as aforesaid And in case such Person or Persons so offending as aforesaid shall not have Goods and Chattels to be found to pay and satisfie the sum of five Pounds aforesaid such Person or Persons upon such Certificate and by such Warrant as aforesaid shall becommited to the common Goal of the same City or County or Counties there to remain without Bail or Mainprize for the space or term of five Moneths or untill he or they shall satisfie the sum of five Pounds aforesaid And for the paying and maintaining the said two hundred men and their proper Officers Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That a Levy of fifteen Hundred 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 men and their proper Officers for five 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 September next ensuing 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 345 l. for the paying and maintaining 46 men being their Quota and Proportion of the 200 men aforesaid For the County of Westchester 127 l. 10 s. for the paying and maintaining 17 men being their quota and proportion as aforesaid For the County of Richmond 67 l. 10 s. for the paying and maintaining of nine men being their quota and proportion as aforesaid For the County of Vlster and Dutches County 210 l. for the paying and maintaining 28 men being their quota and proportion as aforesaid For the County of Suffolk 300 l. for the paying and maintaining 40 men being their quota and proportion as aforesaid For Kings County 210 l. for the paying and maintaining 28 men being their quota and proportion as aforesaid For Queens County 225 l. for the paying maintaining 30 men c. For the County of Orange 15 l. for the paying and maintaining two men being their quota and proportions as aforesaid And also be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That such sum or sums of Money of the several sums of 2500 l. lately raised by the Act of General Assembly for the paying and defraying of the Charges of 250 Fuzileers with their Officers raised for the securing and defence of Albany which shall and doth remain undisposed of and not imployed for the Uses aforesaid shall be laid out and applyed towards the defraying the incidental Charge or Expence which shall or may happen or be occasioned by the raising transporting and maintaining of the two hundred Fuzileers with their proper Officers before in this Act mentioned and expressed And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That for the better assessing raising paying the sum of one thousand five hundred 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 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 City 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 City Towns Mannors or Liberties within their several Jurisdictions for the assessing collecting and receiving of the publick Rates for the defraying 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 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 said 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 respestive 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 Colleâ—tor 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 viâ—tue 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 Clause therein be duely 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 whereas there hath been great neglect in the Justices of the Peace Collectors and Assessors who have delayed executing their respective Duties according to the true intent and meaning of the former Acts made in several Sessions of this present Assembly For the prevention of the like for the future Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any of the respective Cities and Counties aforesaid shall refusâ— neglect or delay to have their respective Quota or Proportion of Men at the City of New-York or at the City of Albany on or before the 20th day of May now next ensuing pursuant to the Warrant directed to them from the Commander in chief as aforesaid And also if any of the respective Cities and Counties aforesaid shall refuse delay or neglect to make payment of the several respective Sums or Proportions of Money by them respectively to be paid as aforesaid at the time and place above mentioned and appointed That then and for every day after the said day afore-mentioned and appointed for the payment thereof or untill the whole Sums and Proportions of each respective City and County shall be fully paid and satisfied such City and County or Counties that shall be defective therein shall each and every of them forfeit and pay for the intent aforesaid the farther Sum of five Pounds â—urrant Money aforesaid for each dayes default or neglect of having their quota of Men or Payment of their respective Proportions at the times appointed And for the enabling the Commander in chief to borrow Money or to agree for Provisions for the maintaining of the two Companies aforesaid that the purposes of this Act may be truly attended and executed Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may be lawful for any Person or Persons to advance lend to the Commander in chief c. upon the Credit of this Act any Sum or Sums of Money not exceeding the Sum of 700 l. and to have and receive for the forbearance of all such Money as shall be lent Interest not exceeding the Rate of Ten per Cent. per Annum And to the end that all Monyes and Provisions which shall be so lent unto the Commander in chief c. may be well and sufficiently secured out of the Moneys arising and payable by this Act with the Interest for the same not exceeding Ten per Cent. per Annum as aforesaid Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That their Mâ—jesties Collector and Receiver General for the time being shall seperate and keep apart all the Money arising by the Rates Proportions hereby granted as the same shall arise and be paid unto him by the Receivers or Collectors of the same or by any other Person whatsoever
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
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
Cheese the same Starch the same both exported and imported also Tallow three pence exported Ginger the same Hops the same Dry Fish two pence the same Brimstone two pence the same imported Rozen two pence the same exported only Cordage three pence the same Grocery Ware two pence the same Bread one penny the same Flower the same Pitch two pence the same And that all broken Weights shall pay in proportion accordingly And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all other species of Goods Wares and Merchandizes that are not herein named and expressed shall voluntarily be brought by any Person or Persons within the same to be weighed as aforesaid shall for such their weighing pay after the Rates and Duties hereby established and not otherwise And for the better collecting and paying the Rates and Duties aforesaid Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all such Person or Persons that from and after the time aforesaid That shall import to or export from this City or shall buy sell barter or exchange within the same any the Goods Wares and Merchandizes afore-mentioned enumerated and expressed without bringing the same unto their Majesties Beam aforesaid and there answer and pay the Rates and Duties hereby established as aforesaid shall then and for so often as he or they shall neglect or refuse to do the same pay or forfeit unto their said Majesties the sum of two Shillings and six Pence currant Money aforesaid for each Handred weight of such Goods Wares and Merchandizes as aforesaid that shall be denyed or refused to be weighed as aforesaid to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace within the said City or in any Court within the same by Bill Plaint or Information one half unto their Majesties their Heirs and Successors and the other half to the Informer or Prosecutor who shall sue for the same together with costs of Prosecution Provided alwayes That the Regulation nor any part thereof shall not extend to compell any Free-holder within this Province to bring his Goods to be weighed who shall swear upon the holy Evangelist bona fidae That all such Goods exported or imported are his own proper Estate and that no other Person hath directly or indirectly any Interest therein but that they are exported or imported upon his own proper Account and Risco Which if such a Person shall be found falsly to swear in the Premises shall be prosecuted against as one convict of willfull Perjury And that the Collector or such Person as he shall appoint shall be impowered to administer such an Oath Acts passed in the sixth Sessions of General Assembly begun the 12th of September 1693. An Act for settling a Ministry raising a Maintenance for them in the City of New-York County of Richmond Westchester and Queens County WHereas Prophaneness Liscentiousness hath of late over-spread this Province for want of a settled Ministry throughout the same To the end the same may be removed and the Ordinances of God daily administred Be it Enacted by the Governor Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same That in each of the respective Cities and Counties hereafter mentioned expressed there shall be called inducted and established a good sufficient Protestant Minister to officiate and have the care of Souls within one year next and after the publication hereof That is to say In the City of New-York One in the County of Rìchmond one in the County of Westchester two one to have the care of Westchester Eastchester Yeanches and the Mannor of Pellham the other to have the care of Rye Manerenock and Bedford in Queens County two one to have the care of Jamaica and the adjacent Towns Farms the other to have the care of Hempsted and the next adjacent Towns and Farms And for their respective Encouragement Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That there shall be annually and once in every Year in every of the respective Cities and Counties aforesaid assessed levyed collected and paid for the maintenance of each of their respective Ministers the respective sums hereafter mentioned that is to say For the City County of New-York One Hundred Pounds for the two Precincts of Westchester one hundred Pounds to each fifty Pound to be paid in Country Produce at Money price For the County of Richmond forty Pound in Country Produce at Money price And for the two Precincts of Queens County one hundred and twenty Pounds to each sixty Pound in Country Produce at Money price And for the more orderly raising the respective Maintenances for the Ministers aforesaid Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the respective Justices of every City and County aforesaid or any two of them shall every year issue out their Warrants to the Constables to summon the Free-holders of every City County Precinct aforesaid together on the 2d Tuesday in January for the chusing of ten Vestry-men two Church-Wardens the said Justices and Vestry men or major part of them are hereby impowered within ten days after the said day or any day after as to them shall seem convenient to lay a reasonable Tax on the said respective Cities County Parish or Precinct for the Maintenance of the Minister and Poor of their respective places And if they shall neglect to issue their Warrants so as the Election be not made that day they shall respectively forfeit five Pound currant Money of this Province And in case the said Free-holders duely summoned as aforesaid shall not appear or appearing do not chuse the said ten Vestry-men to Church-Wardens that then in their default the said Justices shall within ten days after the said second Tuesday or in any day after as to them shall seem convenient lay the said reasonable Tax on the said respective places for the respective Maintenances aforesaid And if the said Justices Vestry-men shall neglect their Duty herein they shall respectively forfeit five Pound currant Money aforesaid And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That such of the Justices and Vestry-men that shall not be present at the time appointed to make the said Tax and thereof be convicted by a Certificate under the hands of such as do appear have no sufficient Excuse for the same shall respectively forfeit five Pound currant Money aforesaid And a Roll of the said Tax so made shall be delivered into the hands of the respective Constables of the said Cities Counties Parishes and Precincts with a Warrant signed by any two Justices of the Peace impowering him or them to levy the said Tax and upon refusal to distrain and sell by publick Out-cry and pay the same into the hands of the Church-Wardens retaining to himself 12 d. per Pound for levying thereof And if any Person shall refuse to pay what he is so assessed and the said Constables do strain for the same all his Charges shall be paid
shall be Justices of the Peace do within six Months after 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 among themselves and shall there order That the Assessors and Collectors for the several and respective Cities Towns Mannours and Liberties within their several Jurisdictions for the assessing collecting and receiving of the Publick Rates for the defraying of the Publick and Necessary Charge of each respective City and County aforesaid be the Assessors and Collectors for the assessing collecting and receiving the Rate of â—ne Penny per Pound as aforesaid as to the said Mayors and Aldermâ—n and Justices of the Peace shall seâ—m meet and reasonable And forasmuch as there are several Mannors and Jurisdictions within the respective Counties aforesaid who neglect and do not elect annually or once every year Assessors and Collectors whereby the intent of this Act may be frustrated Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if the respective Mannours and Jurisdictions within the several Counties aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to elect Assessors and Collectors for the assessing their respective Mannours and 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 of the County where such Mannours or Jurisdictions are Are hereby impowered and authorized to nominate and appoint Assessors and Collectors for such Mannors and Jurisdictions as shall neglect and 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 wise notwithstanding And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Mayors Aldermen and Justices of the Peace for the respective Cities and 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 Impartially 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 and Collectors shall deny neglect or unequally or 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 afore-mentioned assest that then and in such case it shall and may be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace of the Cities and Counties where such Offenders shall happen to dwell or reside 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 neglecting or unequally and partially assessing or refusing to collect as aforesaid to the common Goal there to remain without Bayl or Mainprize till he or they make Fine and Ransom to their Majesties 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 levyed shall deny refuse or delay to pay and ratify 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 or County where such Offender 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 Chattles returning the Over-plus if any be to the Oâ—ners 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 â—uthoâ—ized to take effectual care that this Act and every Article and Clause therein be duely executed according to the true intent and meaning thereof shall deny neglect refuse or delay to do perform fullfill and execute all and every or any the Duties Powers and Authorities by this Act required and impowered by him or them to be done performed fullfilled or executed and shall thereof be convicted before his Excellency the Governour and 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 and Imprisonment as by the direction of the said Governor and Captain General and Council and 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 Clause 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-suitâ—d or forbear further Prosecution oâ— suâ—fer Dâ—scontinuance or Virdicâ— to pass against him the Dâ—fendant and Defendants shall recover Tâ—ibble Costs for which they shâ—â—l have the like Remedy as in case where Costs by the Law are given to Defendants Provided alwayes That no Mayor Alderman or Justice of the Peace shall be troubled sued 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 any time hereafter any thing contained herein to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding Always Provided and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the several Collectors of each respective City and County as aforesaid shall have liberty to pay the several respective Sums assessed as aforesaid at the Time and Days aforesaid in Currant Money at New-York or for want thereof in good sufficient and merchantable Provisions at the currant Market Price FINIS Anno Regni Gulielmi Mariae REGIS REGINAE Angliae Scotiae Franciae Hiberniae QUINTO The 10th of April Anno Domini 1693. An Act for raising six Thousand Pound for the payment of three Hundred Volunteers and their Officers to be imployed in the Re-inforcement of the Frontiers of this Prâ—vâ—nce at Albany from the first of May next to the first of May then next following in the Year of our Lord 1694. WHereas upon the first day of May next the time doth expire wherein the Forces lately raised for the
defence of the Frontiers at Albany were to abide which continuing still daily exposed to the Attempts of the French their Majesties declared Enemies it is of absolute necessity that they should from the said time be well Re-inforced not only for the Preservation of this Province but also for the Security and Defence of all their Majesties Subjects in the adjacent Colonies And to the end that the said purposes may be well and truly effected the Representatives convened in General Assembly do pray that his Excellency would levy or cause to be levyed in this and the adjacent Collonies three hundred effectual Men Volunteers to be formed in four Companies of Souldiers and imployed in their Majesties service for the security and defence of the Frontiers of this Province at Albany and there to continue during the time hereafter mentioned and expressed That is to say That his Excellency doth forth-with upon publication hereof raise or cause to be raised as aforesaid two hundred effectual men Volunteers which are to be formed into four Companies of Souldiers as aforesaid and imployed at Albany for their Majesties Service as aforesaid and there to continue in the said Service from the first day of May next until the first day of May then next following that shall be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and Four And also That his Excellency shall likewise raise One Hundred effective Men Volunteers more which shall likewise bearded to the four Companies aforesaid in equal Proportion and posted at Albany as aforesaid and there only to continue and remain from the first day of November next ensuing until the fifteenth day of March then following and no longer And that his Excellency may be the better enabled to make such Levys as aforesaid the Representatives convened in general Assembly do pray that it may be Enacted And be it therefore Enacted by the Governour and Council and Representatives convened in general Assembly and by the Authority of the same That a Levy of Six 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 c. for the paying and maintaining of the said three hundred Volunteers and their Officers together with the incidental Charges that shall arise thereon according to the Establishment hereunto annexed and not otherwise and for no other use intent or purpose whatsoever To be laid assessed raised and levyed in each respective City and County throughout the Province according to the Rates Quota's and Proportions hereafter following that is to say For the City and County of New-York One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty Pounds being their Quota and Proportion of the Levy of Six Thousand Pounds aforesaid For the County of Suffolk in the Island of Nassaw Twelve Hundred Pounds being their Quota and Proportion as aforesaid For Queens County in the Island of Nassaw One Thousand Pounds being their Quota and Proportion as aforesaid For Kings County in the said Island of Nassaw Nine Hundred Pounds being their Quota and Proportion as aforesaid For the County of Westchêster Five Hundred and Sixty Pounds being their Quota and Proportion as aforesaid For the County of Vlster and Dutches County Six Hundred Thirty Pounds being their Quota and Proportion as aforesaid For the County of Richmond Two Hundred and Thirty Pounds being their Quota and Proportion as aforesaid And for the County of Orange Thirty Pounds being their Quota and Proportion as aforesaid All which Quota's and Proportions as aforesaid doth in the whole amount unto the Sum of Six Thousand Pounds currant Money aforesaid which said Sum of Six Thousand Pound shall well and truely be paid by the respective Collectors of each respective City and County aforesaid unto their Majesties Collector and Receiver General for the time being at their Majesties Custom House in the City of New-York in two equal Payments that is to say Three Thousand Pounds currant Money as aforesaid being the one moiety or equal half part of the said Thousand Pounds at or before the nine and twentieth day of September next being the Feast Day of St. Michael the Arch-Angel And the other three Thousand Pounds currant Money aforesaid being the other moiety or equal half part of the Levy aforesaid at or before the twenty fifth day of March then next following being the Feast day of the Anunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary which shall be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and Four under the pains and penalties herein after mentioned And that the said Sum of Six Thousand Pounds according to the Quota's and Proportions aforesaid may be most truely and effectually assessed raised collected and paid unto their Majesties Receiver General in manner aforesaid and for the intent and purposes aforesaid Be it further Enacted and it is hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Mayor and Aldermen within this 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 days after 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 amongst themselves and shall there order that Assessors and Collectors for the several and respective Cities Towns Mannors and 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 and receiving the sum or sums of Money herein before-mentioned according to the proportions before expressed as to the said Mayor and Alder-men and Justices shall seem meet and reasonable And forasmuch as there are several Mannors and Jurisdictions within the respective Counties aforesaid who neglect and do not elect annually or once every Year Assessors and Collectors whereby the intent of this Act may be frustrated Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if the respective Mannors and Jurisdictions within the several Counties aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to elect Assessors Collectors for the assessing of their respective Mannors and 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 of the Counties where such Mannors or Jurisdictions are are hereby impowered and authorized to nominate and appoint Assessors and Collectors for such Mannors and 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 wise notwithstanding And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the
THE LAWS ACTS OF THE General Assembly FOR Their Majesties Province OF NEW-YORK As they were Enacted in divers Sessions the first of which began April the 9th Annoque Domini 1691. At New-York Printed and Sold by William Bradford Printer to their Majesties King William Queen Mary 1694. A Table of the Contents of the Laws AN Act for Quieting and settling the Disorders that have lately happened within this Province and for the establishing and securing their Majesties present Government against the like Disorders for the future page 1. An Act for establishing Courts of Judicature page 2 64. An Act for the settling quieting and confirming unto the Cities Towns Mannors and Free-holders within this Province their several Grants Patents and Rights respectively page 6. An Act for the enabling each respective Town within this Province to regulate their Fences and High-ways and make prudential Orders for their Peace and orderly Improvements page 7. An Act for defraying the publick necessary Charges throughout this Province and for maintaining the Poor and preventing Vagabonds page 8. An Act for settling the Militia page 10. An Act declaring what are the Rights and Priviledges of their Majesties Subjects inhabiting within this Province of New-York page 15. An Act for the Allowance to the Representatives page 19. An Act to enable the City and County of Albany to defray their necessary Charge page 20. An Act for establishing a Revenue upon their Majesties for defraying the publick and necessary Charges of the Government page 21 58 80.84 An Act to enable his Excellency to defray his extraordinary Expence and to indemnifie the Collector for the Receipt of several Sums of Money on pretence of Customs page 26. An Act for raising two Thousand Pounds c. page 27. An Act to ease People that are scrupulous in Swearing page 30. An Act for Pardoning such as have been active in the late Disorders page 31. An Act for the regulating Damages done in the time of the late Disorders and for Vniting the Minds of their Majesties Subjects within this Province and for calling Home such of their Majesties Subjects that have lately absented themselves from their Habitations and usual places of Abode page 34 An Act to divide this Province and Dependencies into Shires and Counties page 39. An Act for the raising and paying 150 Men for the Defence of Albany page 40 An Act for the Regulating the Buildings Streets Lanes Wharffs Docks and Allyes of the City of New-York page 43. An Act for the raising 200 men for the Defence of Albany page 46 An Act for the destroying of Wolves page 52. An Act for the raising 220 Men with their Officers for the security of the Fronteers of this Province page 53 An Act for the raising and paying 80 Men in Ulster and Dutches County page 57 An Act for restraining and punishing Privateers and Pyrates An Act for granting their Majesties the Rate of one Penny per Pound upon all the Real and Personal Estates within the Province of New-York An Act for raising six Thousand Pound for the payment of 300 Volunteers for the Reinforcement of Albany c. An Act for settling Fairs and Markets on each respective County throughout the Province page 63 An Act for the Supervising Intestates Estates and regulating the Probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration page 72 An Act for the Encouraging a Post-Office page 74. An Act for the satisfying and paying the Debts of the Government page 77 An Act for calling Long-Island the Island of Nassaw page 79 An Act for establishing certain Rates and Duties upon such Goods Wares and Merchandize as shall be brought unto their Majesties Beam in the Weigh-House at New-York page 80 An Act for settling a Ministry and raising a Maintenance for them page 81. An Act continuing the Revenue unto their Majesties five Years longer than the former Act page 84 A Catalogue of Fees established by the Governour and Council at the humble request of the Assembly An Act for the quieting and settling the Disorders that have lately happened within this Province and for the establishing and securing their Majesties present Government against the like Disorders for the future FOrasmuch as the Good and Quiet Ease Profit Benefit and Advantage of the Inhabitants within this Province doth chiefly consist in and altogether rely and depend upon their bearing true Faith and Allegianee unto their Majesties Crown of England which is and can only be the support and Defence of this Province And whereas the late hasty and inconsiderate Violation of the same by the setting up a Power over Their Majesties Subjects without Authority from the Crown of England hath vitiated and debauched the Minds of many People c. and hath also brought great Waste Trouble and Destruction upon the good People of this Province their Majesties Loyal Subjects For the Prevention whereof in time to come Be it therefore Enacted and Ordained by the Governour and Council and Representatives met in General Assembly And it is hereby Published Declared Enacted and Ordained by the Authority of the same That there can be no Power and Authority held and exercised over their Majesties Subjects in this their Province and Dominion but what must be derived from their Majesties their Heirs and Successors And we do hereby Recognize and Acknowledge That Their Majesties William and Mary are and as of Right they ought to be by the Laws of the Realm of England our Leige Lord and Lady KING and QUEEN of England France and Ireland and the Dominions thereunto belonging c. That thereby their Princely Persons are only invested with the Right to Rule this their Dominions and Province and that none ought or can have Power upon any Pretence whatsoever to use or exercise any Power over Their Subjects in this Province but by their Immediate Authority under Their Broad Seal of Their Realm of England as now established And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That whatsoever Person or Persons shall by any manner of way or upon any pretence whatsoever endeavour by Force of Arms or otherways to disturb the Peace Good and Quiet of this Their Majesties Government as it is how established shall be deemed and esteemed as Rebels and Traytors unto Their Majesties and incur the Pains Penalties and Forfeitures as the Laws of England have for such Offences made and provided An Act for Establishing Courts of Judicature for the Ease and Benefit of each respective City Town and County within this Province WHereas the orderly Regulation and the establishment of Courts of Justice throughout this Province as well in the respect of Time as Place doth tend very much to the Honour and Dignity of the Crown as well as to the Ease and Benefit of the Subject Be it Enacted by the Governour Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly and it is hereby Enacted and Ordained by the Authority of the same That every Justice of the Peace that refides within
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
Crafts or Occupations may at all times come and inhabit in any place within this Province and be alwayes admitted provided he maketh Application within eight days after his arrival in any City Town or County as aforesaid unto such person or persons as are appointed for Governing the respective parts And also all Vessels that shall bring any Passengers into this Province the Masters of such Vessels shall within four and twenty Hours after arrival bring a List of such Passengers he brings into the Province with their Quality and Conditions unto the chief Magistrates of each respective City Town or County as aforesaid under the Penalty of Ten Pounds currant Money of this Province Alwayes provided That if any Vessel bring in any Person as aforesaid not able to give Surety for their well demeanour that then and in such case That the Master of such Vessel or Vessels shall be obliged to Transport all such to the place from whence they came or at least out of this Province and Dependencies And also if any Vagabonds Beggars or others remove from one Town to another and cannot give Security as aforesaid It shall be lawful to the Constable to return such Persons to the Town from whence they came An Act for settling the Militia WHereas the present State and Condition of this Province doth of necessity require that the Inhabitants thereof should be well armed and trained up in Art Military as well for the Honour and service of their most excellent Majesties as the Preservation of their own Lives and Fortunes Be it Enacted and Ordained by the Governour and Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly And it is hereby Enacted and Ordained by the Authority of the same That no Person whatsoever from Fifteen to Sixty Years of Age remain unlisted by themselves or Masters Mistrisses or Imployers under the Captains in their respective places of abode in Foot or Horse the space of one Kalander Moneth after their arrival or coming to reside or sojourn in any place within this Province on Penalty of Twenty Shillings and so for every Moneth such Person shall remain unlisted And that every Foot Souldier be provided with a well fixed Musquet or Fusee or if the Officer so appoint with a good Pike or Sword or Lance and Pistol each Musquetcer six Charges of Powder and one Cartouch Box and so shall appear when and where appointed upon penalty of five Shillings for his default in not appearing and three Shillings for want of each Charge of Powder Gun Pike Sword Pistol or Cartouch Box so as the whole Penalty for any Person at one time exceed not ten Shillings And that every Souldier belonging to the Horse shall when and where commanded appear and be provided with a good serviceable Horse of his own covered with a good Saddle with Holsters Brest-plate and Crupper and a Case of good Pistols Hanger Sword or Rapier and half a pound of Powder with twelve serviceable Bullets on penalty of Ten Shillings for each times absence and five Shillings for default of each of the particulars above mentioned so as the whole Penalty for one time exceed not fifteen Shillings And that every Foot Souldier shall have at his Habitation and Abode one pound of good Powder and three pound of sizeable Bullets And every Trooper have at his usual place of Abode a well fixed Carbine with Belt and Swivel and two Pounds of fine Powder with six pounds of sizeable Bullets on penalty of ten Shillings for each default and that each of them shall bring the same into the Field when commanded upon Penalty of answering the same at a Court Martial And for the supply of the Troops of Horse in the Cities of New-York and Albany and County of Vlster it shall be in the Power of the Collonol or chief Officer of the Militia of the City of New-York County of Albany and County of Vlster for the time being whensoever any of the said Troops shall not compleat the Number of Fifty To present double the Number instead of such as are dead removed or wanting out of the principal Inhabitants and Gentlemen of the respective Cities and Counties aforesaid unto the Governour for the time being who from time to time may list and order so many of them to be of the said respective Troops as may compleat the Number of Fifty for their Majesties fervice and the security of this Province And every Person so presented to the Governour for the time being and by him listed and ordered to be of the said respective Troops shall be and are hereby obliged to serve in the said respective Troops upon the Penalty of five Pounds Provided nevertheless That nothing herein be construed to extend to force or compell any Person that hath or shall be in Commission in this Province to list themselves in any Company or Troop or to serve in any Capacity beneath their former Commission unless such person hath been degraded by a Court Martial And it is further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That no person so listed as aforesaid shall depart thence without a Discharge from the Commander of the Company or Troop where listed on Pènalty of Twenty Shillings And that no Commander of any Company or Troop shall refuse when desired to give a Discharge in Writing to any that is removing his Abode out of the Precincts or Province under the penalty of five Pounds And whereas at the City of New-York Guards and Watches are every Night set and appointed Be it therefore Enacted and Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That it shall and may be lawful for any person or persons listed in the Reigment of the City and County of New-York except on Extraordinary Occasions to put a well Armed Man in their Room who if approved of by the Captain of the Guard shall excuse his or their Absence Provided always That the Commission Officers and Serjants of the respective Companies be obliged in their respective Turns to mount the Guard in their proper Persons And that no Person shall refuse to be a Serjant Corporal or Drummer in the Company wherein he is listed under the penalty of Forty Shillings And be it further Enacted and Ordained by the Authority aforesaid That all Captains of Companies of Foot or Troops of Horse shall within twelve Moneths from and after the Publication of this Act pets Trumpeters and Banners at the proper Charge of the respective Officers Troops and Companies under the Penalty of Ten Pounds and so for every four Months such Commanders shall remain unprovided And that all the Collonels of the respective Regiments or next chief Officeâ—s in their absence shall once every Year at least issue out their Warrants to their Inferiour Officers commanding them To make diligent search and inquiry in their several Precincts that all be duely Listed Armed and Equipped And to return to them such Defects as shall be found to the end the same may be reformed on penalty of Twenty Pounds And
to administer an Oath and give Judgment thereupon by Distress and Sale of the Offendors Goods and for want of Distress the said chief Officer is hereby impowered to commit such Offendors to the Goal there to remain until payment be made of the same And that in case the said chief Officer shall not perform his Duty therein he shall forseit ten Pounds to be lâ—vied by Warrant from the Captain General or Commander in chief for the time being Provided alwayes That this clause shall in no ways concern or extend to any Captain or Officer of any of his Majesties Ships of War for their firing at setting of the Watch. Provided alwayes and it is hereby further Enacted and Declared by the Authority aforesaid That all Trumpeters and Drummers lately in service or that shall by the several Captains be put into that service during the Captains pleasure shall serve upon the Sallary of forty Shillings per annum for a Trumpeter and twenty Shillings per annum for a Drummer finding their Trumpet and Drum and twenty Shillings for a Trumpeter and ten Shillings for Drummer if the Captain find them upon Penalty of forty Shillings Provided alwayes and it is hereby Enacted and Declared That all the Members of Their Majesties Council Justices of the Peace Sheriffs Coroners and all other Officers of Courts Ministers School-Masters Physitians and Chyrurgions shall be free from being listed in any Troop or Company within this Province any thing contained herein to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding An Act declaring what are the Rights Priviledges of Their Majesties Subjects inhabiting within Their Province of New-York FOrasmuch as the Representatives of this their Majesties Province of New-York now convened in General Assembly are deeply sensible of their Majesties most gracious Favour in restoring to them the undoubted Rights and Priviledges of English-men by declaring Their Royal Will and Pleasure in their Letters Patents to his Excellency who they have appointed their Captain General and Governour in chief over this their Province That he should with the Consent of Their Council from Time to Time as need shall require to summon and call General Assemblies of the Inhabitants being Free-holders acâ—ording to the Vsage of Their Majesties other Plantations in America And that this most excellent Constitution so necessary and so much esteemed by our Ancestors may ever continue unto Their Majesties Subjects within this Their Province of New-York The Representatives of this Their Majesties Province convened in General Assembly do with all Duty and Submission humbly pray That the Rights Liberties Priviledges and Franchises according to the Laws and Statutes of their Majesties Realm of England may be confirmed unto Their Majesties most Dutiful and Loyal Subjects inhabiting within this their Province of New-York by Authority of this General Assembly Be it Enacted by the Governour and Council and Representatives met in General Assembly and it is hereby Enacted and Declared by the Authority of the same That the Supream Legislative Power and Authority under Their Majesties William and Mary King and Queen of England c. shall forever be and reside in a Governour in Chief and Council appointed by Their Majesties their Heirs and Successors and the People by their Representatives met and convened in General Assembly That the Exercise and Administration of the Government over the said Province shall pursuant to Their Majesties Letters Patents be in the said Governour in Chief and Council with whose Advice and Consent or with at least five of them he is to Rule and Govern the same according to the Laws thereof and for any defect therein according to the Laws of England and not otherwise That in case the Governour in Chief should dye or be absent out of this Province and that there be no Person within the said Province commssionated by Their Majesties Their Heirs or Successors to be Governour or Commander in chief That then the Council for the time being or so many of them as are in the said Province do take upon them the Administration of the Government and the Execution of the Laws thereof and Powers and Authorities belonging to the Governour in chief and Council the first in Nomination in which Council is to preside until the said Governour shall return and arrive in the said Province again or the pleasure of their Majesties their Heirs and Successors be further known That for the good Government and Rule of their Majesties Subjects a Session of a General Assembly be held in this Province once every Year That every Free-holder within this Province and Free-man in any Corporation shall have his free choice and Vote in the Electing of the Representatives without any manner of constraint or imposition And that in all Elections the majority of Votes shall carry it And by Free-holders is to be understood every one who shall have forty Shillings per annum in Free-hold That the Persons to be elected to sit as Representatives in the General Assembly from time to time for the several Cities Towns Counties Shires Divisions or Mannors of this Province and all places within the same shall be according to the Proportion and Number hereafter expressed That is to say For the City and County of New-York Four For the County of Suffolk Two For Queens County Two For Kings County Two For the County of Richmond Two For the County of Westchester Two For the County of Vlster Two For the City and County of Albany Two For the Collony of Ranslaeâ—wick One. And for Dukes County Two And as many more as their Majesties their Heirs and Successors shall think fit to establish That all Persons chosen and assembled in manner aforesaid or the major part of them shall be deemed and accounted the Representatives of this Province in General Assembly That the Representatives convened in General Assembly may appoint their own Times of meeting during their Sessions and may adjourn their House from time to time as to them shall seem meet and convenient That the said Representatives as aforesaid convened are the sole Judges of the Qualifications of their own Members and likewise of all Under-Elections and may from time to time purge their House as they shall see occasion That no Member of the General Assembly or their Servants during the time of their Sessions and whilst they shall be going to and returning from the said Assembly shall be arrested sued imprisoned or any way molested or troubled nor be compelled to make answer to any Suit Bill Plaint Declaration or otherwise cases of High-Treason and Fellony only excepted That all Bills agreed upon by the said Representatives or the major part of them shall be presented unto the Governour and Council for their approbation and consent All and every which said Bills so approved of and consented to by the Governour and Council shall be esteemed and accounted the Laws of this Province Which said Laws shall continue and remain in force until they be disallowed by their Majesties
their Heirs or Successors or expire by their own Limitation That in all cases of Death or absence of any of the said Representatives the Governour for the time being shall issue out a Writ of Summons to the respective Cities Towns Counties Divisions or Mannors for which he or they so deceased or absent were chosen Willing and Requiring the Free-holders of the same to elect others in their place and stead That no Free-man shall be taken or imprisoned or be deprived of his Free-hold or Liberty or free Customs or Out-Lawed or Exiled or any other wayes destroyed nor shall be passed upon adjudged or condemned but by the lawful Judgment of his Peers and by the Law of this Province Justice nor Right shall be neither Sold Denyed or Delayed to any Person within this Province That no Aid Tax Talliage or Custom Loan Benevolence Gift Excise Duty or Imposition whatsoever shall be laid assessed imposed levied or required of or on any of Their Majesties Subjects within this Province c. or their Estates upon any manner of Colour or Pretence whatsoever but by the Act and Consent of the Governour and Council and Representatives of the People in General Assembly met and convened That no Man of what Estate or Condition soever shall be put out of his Lands Tenements nor taken nor imprisoned nor disinherited nor banished nor any ways destroyed or molested without first being brought to answer by due course of Law That a Free-man shall not be amerced for a small Fault but after the manner of his Fault and for a great Fault after the greatness thereof saving to him his Free-hold and a Husband-man saving to him his Wainage and a Merchant saving to him his Merchandize and none of these Amercements shall be assessed but by the Oath of Twelve Honest and Lawful men of the Vicinage Provided the Faults and Misdemeanours be not in Contempt of Courts of Judicature All Tryals shall be by the Verdict of Twelve Men and as near as may be Peers or Equals and of the Neighbourhood of the place where the fact shall arise or grow whether the same be by Indictments Declaration Information or otherwayes against the Person Offender or Defendant That in all Cases Capital and Criminal there shall be a grand Inquest who shall first present the Offence and then Twelve Good Men of the Neighbourhood to Try the Offender who after his Plea to the Indictment shall be allowed his reasonable Challanges That in all Cases whatsoever Bayl by sufficient Sureties shall be allowed and taken unless for Treason and Fellony plainly and specially expressed and mentioned in the Warrant of Commitment and that the Fellony be such as is restrained from Bayl by the Laws of England That no Free-man shall be compelled to receive any Souldiers or Marriners except Inholders and other Houses of publick Entertainment who are to quarter for ready Money into his House and there suffer them to sojourn again their Wills provided it be not in time of actual War within this Province That no Commission for proceeding by Martial Law against any of Their Majesties Subjects within this Province c. shall issue forth to any Person or Persons whatsoever least by colour of them any of their Majesties Subjects be dèstroyed or put to Death except all such Officers and Souldiers that are in Garrison and in pay during the time of actual War That all the Lands within this Province shall be esteemed and accounted Lands of Free-hold and Inheritance in free and common Soccage according to the Tenor of East-Greenwich in their Majesties Realm of England That no Estate of a Feme Covert shall be sold or conveyed but by Deed acknowledged by her in some Court of Record the Woman being secretly examined if she doth it freely without threats or compulsion of her Husband That all Wills in Writing attested by three or more credible Witnesses shall be of the same force to convey Lands as other Conveyances being proved and Registered in the proper Offices in each County within days after the Testators Death That all Lands and Heritages within this Province and Dependencies shall be free from all Fines Lisences upon Alienations and from all Heriots Wardships Liveries Primiers Seizins Year and Day and Waste Escheat and Forfeiture upon the Death of Parents and Ancestors Natural Unnatural Casual or Judicial and that forever Cases of High-Treason only excepted That no Person of what Degree or Condition soever throughout this Province chosen appointed or commissionated to officiate or execute any Office or Place Civil or Military within this Province c. shall be capable in the Law to take upon him the charge of such Place before he hath first taken the Oathes appointed by Act of Parliament to be taken in lieu of the Oathes of Supremacy and Allegiance and subscribe the Test That no Person or Persons which profess Faith in God by Jesus Christ his only Son shall at any time be any way molested punished disturbed disquieted or called in question for any Difference in Opinion or matter of Religious Concornment who do not under that pretence disturb the Civil Peace of the Province c. And that all and every such Person and Persons may from time to time and at all times hereafter freely have and fully enjoy his or their Opinion Perswasions and Judgments in matters of Conscience and Religion throughout all this Province and freely meet at convenient Places within this Province and there Worship according to their respective Perswasions without being hindered or molested they behaving themselves peaceably quietly modestly and Religiously and not using this Liberty to Licentiousness nor to the civil Injury or outward Disturbance of others Alwayes provided That nothing herein mentoined or contained shall extend to give Liberty to any Persons of the Romish Religion to exercise their manner of Worship contrary to the Laws and Statures of their Majesties Kingdom of England An Act for the Allowance to the Representatives WHereas the several Representatives of the Assembly cannot officiate and discharge that honourable and great Trust reposed in them without being at great Charge and Expence 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 the Wages or the Allowance to each Representative of the People shall be Ten shillings currant Money of this Province per Diem to commence from their coming out till their return Home Alwayes provided it shall not exceed eight dayes before the meeting of the Assembly and eight dayes after their adjourning proroguing or dissolving of the same And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That each respective City and County throughout this Province shall bear and defray the Charge of their own Representatives which Charge or Allowance as aforesaid shall be paid to the respective Representatives by the Treasurer of each respective City and County by warrant under the Hand and Seal
shall forever be barred their Claim And upon any future Peosecution the Defendants may plead the general Issue and give this Act and the special matter in Evidence and if the Plantiff shall become Non-suit or forbear further Prosecution or suffer Discontinuance or if Verdict pass against him the said Defendant shall recover his double Costs for which he shall have the like remedy as in case where Costs by Law are given to Defendants And all Person or Persons that are out of the Province at the Publication hereof and have been wronged or injured in manner aforesaid shall within one Year after the Publication hereof give in their Claim and Demand as aforesaid otherwise shall forever be barred their Claims and be under the Restriction of this Law to all intents and purposes as aforesaid Alwayes provided and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons that have offended in manner aforesaid and have been personally summoned or had a Summons left in Writing at their Habitations or usual places of their Abode and do not appear to make their Defence or show some lawful cause why they could not appear shall be deemed and esteemed as Defaulters and Sentence and Decree shall pass upon them on default accordingly and Executions issue thereupon as aforesaid And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Commissioners hereafter named for the putting this Act in Execution shall be commissionated under the Seal of this Province And there is hereby nominated constituted and appointed for the Execution of this Act and the Clauses therein contained For the City and County of New-York Capt. Jacobus van Courtland Peter Jacobus Marius Lawrance Read Thomas Coderington and Adolph Phillips Esqrs or any three of them whereof Jacob van Courtland is to be one For the City and County of Albany Peter Schuyler Martin Gerrets Albertus Rykman Henrick Ranster and Gerret Rereson Esqrs or any three of them whereof Peter Schuyler is to be one For the County of Vlster Thomas Garton Tyneljck William Lâ—â—â— William Haynes Wessel Tynbrook Esqrs or any three of them whereof Thomas Garton is to be one For the County of Richmond Elias Duxberry Dennis Tenison Andrew Cannon Abraham Lackman John Shadweell Esqrs or any thâ—â—e of them whereof Elias Duxberry is to be one For the County of Westchester John Palmer John Hunt John Drake Joseph Theal Johnathan Hart Esqrs or any three of them whereof John Palmer is to be one For Kings County Jaques Cortilew John Tennison Nicholas Stillwell Lucas Stevinson Joseph Hegmen Esqrs or any three of them whereof Jaques Cortilew to be one And for Queens County John Robinson Nathaniel Pierson James Clements William Hallet jun. Johnathan Smith Esqrs or any three of them whereof John Robinson is to be one Provided alwayes That in case of Death it shall be in the Power of the Commander in Chief and Council to nominate and appoint other Commissioners instead of the Commissioners deceased at their own discretion Which said Commissioners so as aforesaid nominated and appointed or in case of Death to be nominated and appointed shall in the respective Cities and Counties respectively meet together and perform the several Powers Authorities and Directions in and by this said Act given and appointed For the true and faithful Execution thereof they shall at the time they receive their Commission take this following Oath Viz. YOV shall Swear That you to your Cunning Wit and Power shall truly and indifferently execute the Powers and Authorities given you by this Commission and Act of Assembly without any Favour Affection Corruption Dread or Malice to be born to any manner of Person or Persons And as the case shall require ye shall consent and endeavour your self for your part to the best of your knowledge to the assessing and taxing the Damage of such Claims and Suits that shall be brought before you according to Truth Equity and the Evidence given you and in such due and equal Proportions as in good Conscience shall seem meet unto you and the same Powers and Authorities to your Cunning Wit and Power cause to be put in due Execution without Favour Dread Malice or Affection So help you God Alwayes provided and be it hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in case of Error any Person or Persons shall have Liberty to make his or their Appeal unto the Governour and Council Provided the Value appealed for exceed the sum of one hundred Pounds and that Security be first given by the Appellant to answer such Charges as shall be awarded in case the first Sentence or Decree be affirmed And in regard some Persons have commenced and prosecuted and threaten to commence and prosecute Actions and Suits against such of their Majesties Subjects for and by reason of their acting and doing as aforesaid Therefore for the preventing the Trouble and Charges which the said Subjects might he put to by means of such Suits Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all Personal Actions Suits Molestations Prosecutions whatsoever and Judgments and Executions had thereupon if any be for or by reason of any of the Premises are and be hereby discharged and made void And if any Action or Suit declared or intended to be discharged shall be commenced or prosecuted in any other Court or after any other manner than what is declared and appointed by this Act then every Person so sued may plead the general Issue and give this Act and the special matter in Evindence And if the Plantiff shall become Non-suit or forbear further Prosecution or suffer Discontinuance or if a Verdict pass against him the said Defendant shall recover his double Costs for which he shall have the like Renledy as in case where Costs by Law are given to Defendants And since it is the general Peace of this Government and the good ease and benefit of all their Majesties Subjects inhabiting within the same that is only intended by this Act Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all Judges and Justices of their Majesties Courts of Records and all Mayors and Aldermen of the respective Cities and all Sheriffs Clarks and other Officers within this Province do take notice of the said Act and see the same truly executed according to the Powers Authorities and Clauses therein contained any thing contained herein or in any other Law to the contrary hereof in any wayes notwithstanding And that all their Majestes Subjects concerned in the Premises and who for these causes have absented themselves from the usual places of their Abode or have with-drawn themselves out of this Province may have all their causless fears removed and fully enjoy all the Benefits Priviledges and Advantages intended them by this Act Be it therefore further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every of such Persons concerned in the Premises as aforesaid do within forty days after the Publication hereof return and repair to their
respective Habitations or places of their Abode within this Province and there use exercise and follow their respective Occupations as accustomed where they shall remain without any other let or molestation than what is required by this Act and freely possess and enjoy all their Benefits and Protections of their Majesties Laws of England and this Province Alwayes provided and be iâ— further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons concerned in the Premises as aforesaid shall neglect to return or repair to their respective Habitations or places of their Abode in this Province within the time 〈◊〉 and exproâ—â—ed except all such as shall be at the Publich 〈…〉 beyond the Seas Then and in such case such Person o◠〈…〉 deemed and esteemed Contemners of their Majesties Authority and Government over this Province and loose all the Benefits and Advantages intended them by this Act and all and every of their respective Estates both Real and Personal shall be liable and extended to make Satisfaction to all such Suits or Demands as shall be made in due Form of the Law against them any thing contained herein to the contrary hereof in any wayes notwithstanding An Act to divide this Province and Dependencies into Shires and Counties FOrasmuch as Mistakes may arise about the Limits and Bounds of the respective Counties within this Province for Prevention whereof Be it Enacted by the Commander in Chief and Council and Representatives and by the Authority of the same That the said Province be divided into twelve Counties as followeth The City and County of New-York to contain all the Island commonly called Manhattans Island Manmings Island the two Barran Islands and the three Oyster Islands Manhattans Island to be called the City of New-York and the rest of the Islands the County The County of Westchester to contain East and Westchester â—rouxes Land Fordham Mannor of Pellham Minfords Islând Richbills Neck and all the Land on the Main to the Eastward of Manhattans Island as far as the Government at present extends and the Yonkers Land And Northwards along Hudsons River as far as the High-Land The County of Vlster to contain the Towns of Kingstone Hurley and Marble Town Foxhall and the New Pellz and all Villages Neighbourhoods and Christian Habitations on the West side Hudson's Riven from the Murderers Creek near the High-Lands to the Sawyers Creek The County of Albany to contain the Mannor of Ransleerswick Schactady and all the Villages Neighbouhoods and Christian Plantations on the East side of Hudsons River from the Roel of Jansens Creek And on tho West side from the Swyers Creek to the utmost end of Sarraghtoga The Dutches County to be from the Bounds of the County of Westchester on the South side the High Lands along the East side of Hudsons River as far as Roel of Jansens Creek And Eastward into the Woods twenty Miles The County of Orange to begin from the Limits and Bounds of East and West Jarsey on the West side of Hudsons River along the said River to the Murderers Greek or Bounds of the County of Vlster And Westward into the Woods as far as Delaware River The County of Richmond to contain all Staten Island Shooters Island and the Islands of Meddow on the West side thereof Kings County to contain the several Towns of Bushwick Bedford Brookline Flatbush Flatlands Neuwtrucht and Graves-End with the several Settlements and Plantations adjacent Queens County to contain the several Towns of Newtown Jamaica Flushing Hemstead Oyster-Bay with Horse Neck and the several out-Farms Necks Settlements and Plantations adjacent and the Island called the Two Brothers and Hullets Island The County of Suffolk to contain the several Towns of Huntington Smithfield Brookhaven Southampton Southold Easthampton to Montauk Point Shelters Island Isle of Wight Fishers Island and Plumb Island with the several Out-Farms Settlements and Plantations adjacent Dukes County to contain the Island of Mantucket Martins Vineyard Elizabeth Island and No Mans Land The County of Cornwall to contain Pemy Quid and all the Territories in those parts with the Islands adjacent An Act for the raising and paying one Hundred and Fifty Men to be forthwith raised for the Defence and Re-inforcement of Albany for six Moneths WHereas the Fronteers of Albany are in eminent danger to be lost being daily threatened to be invaded by the French their Majesties declared Enemies And forasmuch as the safety of this and all their Majesties Neighbouring Plantations doth only depend on having that place well secured and for the eâ—â—ctual doing thereof Application hath been made unto the Neighbouring Plantations but hath had no effect and there being now â—anâ— absolute necessity for the Re-inforcing of the Fronteers of this Province in the County of Albany as well for the securing their Majesties neighbouring Plantations as for the preserving the Indians and this Province Be it therefore Enacted by the Commander in chief and Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same That the Commander in chief do raise one hundred and fifty Men with their proper Officers for the Reinforcement of the Fronteers of this Province in the County of Albany aforesaid which shall remain in the said County for the Defence thereof six Moneths to commence on the first day of November next and to end the first day of May then following And for the paying and maintaining the said one hundred and fifty men and their proper Officers Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That a Levy of fifteen Hundred Pounds currant Money of this Province be laid assessed raised and levied upon all and every of the Inhabitants Residents and Freeholders of and in this Province for the paying and maintaining of the said one hundred and fifty men and their proper Officers for six 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 25th day of March next ensuing 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 Three Hundred Pounds For the City and County of Albany one hundred and thirty Pounds For the County of Westchester one hundred and five Pounds For the County of Richmond Ninety Pounds For the County of Vlster and Dutches County one hundred and eighty seven Pounds ten Shillings For the County of Suffolk two hundred and sixty two Pounds ten Shillings For Kings County one hundred ninety five Pounds For the County of Orange eleven pound five Shillings For Dukes County eighteen pound fifteen Shillings And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That for the better assessing raising paying the sum of one thousand five hundred Pounds aforesaid The Mayor and Aldermen in the City of New-York the Mayor and
and wellfare of their Majesties Subjects inhabiting within this Province And forasmuch as it is very necessary for Traffick and Commerce that Buildings Streets Lanes Wharffs Docks and Allyes of the said City be conveniently regulated with Uniformity for the accommodation of Habitations Shipping Trade and Commerce and that all Impediments and Obstructions that may retard so necessary a Work may be removed Be it Enacted by the Commander in Chief and Council and Representatives met in general Assembly and by the Authority of the same That the Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of the said City shall and may at their will and pleasure elect nominate or appoint one or more discreet and intelligent Person or Persons to be the Surveyors or Supervisors of their Buildings Streets Lanes Wharffs Docks and Allyes and to see that the Buildings Streets Lanes Wharffs Docks and Allyes of the said City be conveniently regulated with Uniformity for the Accomodation of Habitations Shipping Trade and Commerce according to such Rules and Orders of Building and laying out of Streets Lanes Wharffs Docks and Allyes as shall be established by the Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of the said City who are hereby authorized and impowered to make such Rules and Orders for the better Regulation Uniformity and Gracefulness of such New-Buildings as shall be erected for Habitations and also of such Streets Lanes Wharffs Docks and Alles as shall be found convenient for the good of the Inhabitants And it shall be lawful for the Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council or for the Mayor and Aldermen in their Court to administer an Oath upon the holy Evangelists unto the Surveyors or Supervisors of the true and impartial Execution of their Office in that behalf And whereas in the laying out of the New Lots for Buildings some Controversie may arise by a Lot or Lots of Ground which if built upon would be very incommodious and prejudicial to one of the principal Streets of this City and hurtful to the Trade and Health of the Inhabitants Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of the said City for the time being in Common-Council assembled shall and may and are hereby impowered and required to obstruct any Building or Buildings that may narrow the said Street or any other Street within the said City And the said Mayor Aldermen and Common Council shall and may by virtue of this present Act continue the said Street commonly called the Broad Street according to its present Dimensions and if in the doing thereof or in the laying out for the future any Streets Lanes Wharffs Docks or Allyes and they do take any Persons Ground they are to give Notice to the Owners or Parties Interested in the Ground to be so taken for the intent as aforesaid and to the end that reasonable satisfaction may be given for all such Ground as shall be taken and imployed for the Use aforesaid the Commander in chief and Council may assess the value of the Lots now in Controversie and for other Ground the Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council shall and may treat and agree with the Owners and others interested therein and if there be any Person that shall refuse to treat in manner aforesaid that in such case the Mayor and Aldermen in their Court are hereby authorized by virtue of this Act to issue out a Warrant or Warrants to the Sheriff of the said City who is hereby required to impannel return a Jury before the said Court of Mayor and Aldermen Which Jury upon their Oathes to be administred by the said Court are to enquire and assess such Damages and Recompence as they shall judge fit to be awarded to the Owners and others interested according to their several and respective Interests and Estates of any such ground or any part thereof for their respective Interests and Estates in the same as by the said Mayor Aldermen and Common Council shall be adjudged fit to be converted to the purposes aforesaid and such Verdict of the Jury and Judgment of the said Court of Mayor and Aldermen thereupon and the payment of the said sum and sums of Money so awarded or adjudged to the Owners or others having Estate or Interest or tender or refusal thereof shall be binding to all intents and purposes against the said Parties their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns and all others claiming any Title and Interest to the said Ground and shall be a full Authority to the said Mayor Aldermen and Common Council to cause the said Ground to be converted and used for the purposes aforesaid any thing contrary herein or in any other Law to the contrary hereof in any wayes notwithstanding And fora smuch as the Filth and Soil of the said City lying in the publick Streets thereof doth often prove a common Nusance unto the Inhabitants and Traders to and from the said City and very prejudicial to their Health For the Removal thereof Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Numbers and places for all common Severs Drains and Vaults and the O der and manner of Paving and Pitching the Streets Lanes and Allyes of the said City shall be designed and set out by the Mayor Aldermen and Common Council of the said City together with the said Surveyors or Supervisors appointed in manner aforesaid and when they assemble shall have Power and Authority to order and direct the making of Vaults Drains and Severs or to cut into any Drain or Sever already made and for the altezing enlarging amending cleansing and scouring of Vaults Sinks or common Severs And for the better effecting thereof it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Mayor Aldermen and Common Council together with the Surveyors and Supervisors at their said Meeting to impose any reasonable Tax upon all Houses within the said City in proportion to the benefit they shall receive thereby for and towards the making cutting altering enlarging amending cleansing and scouring all and singular the said Vaults Drains Severs Pavements and Pitching aforesaid And in default of payment of the said sum to be charged it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Mayor and Aldermen c. so authorized as aforesaid by Order or Warrant under their Hands and Seals to leavy the said sum and sums of Money so assessed by distress and sale of the Goods of the Parties chargeable therewith and refusing or neglecting to pay the same rendring the over-plus if any be Alwayes provided and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That nothing herein contain'd shall be construed to change alter shorten lengthen narrow or enlarge any of the Streets Allyes and Lanes within this City as they are now laid out and remain at the Publication hereof Nor to break thorow any Persons Ground now in Fence or Enclosed or to take away any Persons House or Habitations any thing herein contained to the contrary hereof in any ways notwithstanding Acts passed in the
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
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
have Cognizance all of Pleas Civil Criminal and Mixt as fully and amply to all intents and purposes whatsoever as the Courts of Kings Bench Common Pleas and Exchequor 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 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 or Certiorarie remove out of any of the respective Courts of Mayor and Aldermen Sessions of the Peace and Common Pleas any Judgment Information or Indictment there had and depending Provided alwayes that the Judgment removed be upwards of the Valve of Twenty Pounds Out of the Office of which Supream Court at New-York aforesaid all Process shall issue out under the Test of the Chief Justice of the said Court and to which Office all Returns shall be made Which Supream Court shall be holden at such Times and Places as herein after is limitted appointed For the City and County of New-York and County of Orange on the first Tuesday in April and on the first Tuesday in October annually and every Year For the City and County of Albany the first Tuesday in Mar. For Vlster and Dutches County the third Tuesday in May. For the County of Westchester the last Tuesday in June For Kings County the first Tuesday in August For Queens County the second Tuesday in August For the County of Suffolk the third Tuesday in August And for the County of Richmond the second Tuesday of June And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every of the Justices or Judges of the several Courts afore-mentioned be and are hereby sufficiently impowered to make ordain and establish all such Rules and Orders for the more Regular practising and proceeding in their said Courts as fully and amply to all intents and purposes whatsoever as all or any of the Judges of the several Courts of the Kings Bench Common Pleas and Exchequor 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 by the Parties or Judgment he 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 to be done by the Law And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That one of the Justices of the said Supream Court commissionated as aforesaid shall once in every Year at the aforesaid Times and Places in each respective County aforesaid go the Circuit and at the places and times aforesaid there hold the Supream Court being then assisted by two or more of the Justices of the Peace of the several respective Counties where the said Supream Court is to be holden and shall there hear and determine all Process and Pleas there depending and issued as aforesaid Alwayâ—â— provided That in such County where there is no Process issued or Pleas depending That the Justice shall not be then obliged to go the Circuit to the said County any thing contained herein to the contrary hereof in any wayes notwithstanding Alwayes provided the Sessions of the said Supream Cours shall not continue nor hold longer at New-York than five dayes at the other respective places in each respective County than two dayes and no longer And 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 Clarks and Registers as to the said High Court of Chancery are needful 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 from 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 Courts of Mayor and Aldermen 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 in Council 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 Costs of such Judgment or Decree from which the Appeal ariseth and enter into Recognizance 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 within 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 from and after the Expiration of the former Act before-mentioned and no longer An Act for settling Fairs and Markets in each respective City and County throughout this Province WHereas great Inconveniency doth arise unto the Inhabitants of the Province for want of certain Market dayes in each respective City and County throughout the same the Trade of the Province is likewise very much discouraged for want thereof as well as for the want of publick Fairs in each respective City and County to be held and kept at least once in every Year For Remedy whereof and that Trade and Commerce may be the better encouraged and propagated for the good and weal of all the Inhabitants aforesaid 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 there shall be held and kept in the respective Counties aforesaid upon every Thursday of the Week
at Jamaica within Queens County on Long-Island and on every Saturday of the Week at Kingston in the County of Vlster on every Wednesday of the Week at Westchester in the County of Westchester publick and open Markets to which Markets it shall and may be lawfull for all and every the Inhabitants and Sojourners of this Province to go frequent and resort and thither to carry all sorts of Cattle Grain Victuals Provisions and other Necessaries together with all sorts of Merchandize whatsoever and at the publick Market-place that shall be assigned and appointed in each respective Town aforesaid them to expose to sale or barter in gross or by retail between the hours of Eight of the Clock in the Morning and Sun-set of the same day without the payment of any Toll or any other let hinderance or molestation whatsoever And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That there shall likewise be held and kept in each respective City and County throughout the Province and at the Times Places hereafter named Twice yearly and every year a Fair. To which Fair it shall and may likwise be lawful for all and every Person or Persons Inhabitants Strangers or Sojourners of this Province c. to the said Place and Places at the said Time and Times where the said respective Fair and Fairs are to be held and kept to go frequent and resort and thither to carry or cause to be carried all sorts of Cattle Horses Mares Colts Grain Victuals Provisions and other Necessaries together with all sorts of Merchandize of what Nature soever and them to expose to Sale or Barter in Gross or by Retail at the Times Hours and Seasons that the Governors or Rulers of the said respective Fairs for the Time being shall proclaim and appoint And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That there be kept Yearly for the City and County of New-York two Fairs at the City of New-York The first Fair annually to commence the last Tuesday of April in every year and to end upon the Fryday then next following being in all four days inclusive and no longer And the second Fair to commence the first Tuesday of November in every year and to end upon the Fryday then next following being in all four dayes inclusive and no longer And also That there be held and kept one Fair annually and once in the Year for Kings County on Long-Island at Flat bush in the said County to commence the second Tuesday of October every Year and to end upon the Fryday then next following being in all four days inclusive and no longer And also That there be held and kept two Fairs yearly for Queens County on Long-Island the first Fair to be held annually at Jamaica within the said County on the first Tuesday in May in every Year and to end on the Fryday then next following being in all four days inclusive and no longer The second Fair to commence on the third Tuesday of October and to end on the Fryday then next following being in all four dayes inclusive and no longer And also That there be held and kept two Fairs yearly for the County of Suffolk on Long-Island the first Fair to be held annually at Southhamption the first Tuesday of July in every year and to end on Fryday then next following being in all four dayes inclusive and no longer And the second Fair at Southold to commence the second Tuesday of September and to end upon the Fryday then next following being in all four dayes inclusive and no longer And also That there be held in the City and County of Albany two Fairs yearly the first Fair to be kept at Albany and to commence the third Tuesday of July and to end on the Fryday then next following being in all four dayes inclusive and no longer The second Fair to be held at Crawlier in Ranslaerswick on the third Tuesday in October and to end on the Fryday following being in all four dayes inclusive and no longer And also That there be held kept two Fairs yearly for the County of Vlster the first to be kept at Kingstone on the third Thursday in March and to end on the Saturday then next following being three days inclusive and no longer And the second Fair to begin the second Thursday in October and to end on the Saturday following And also that there be held and kept two Fairs yearly for the County of Westchester the first to be kept at the Town of Westchester in the said County on the second Tuesday in May and to end on the Fryday following being in all four days inclusive and no longer And the second Fair to be kept at Rye in the said County on the second Tuesday of October yearly and to end the Fryday then next following being in all four days and no longer And also that there be held and kept two Fairs yearly in the County of Richmond the first on the North side of the Island on the last Tuesday in June and to end on the Friday following being in all four days inclusive and no longer And the second Fair to be kept at the said place on the last Tuesday in September and to end on the Friday then next following being in all four dayes inclusive and no longer All which Fairs at the Times and Places aforesaid in each respective County respectively shall be holden together with a Court of Pypouders and with all Liberties Free Customs to such Fairs appertaining or which ought or may appertain according to the Usage and Customs of Fairs holden in their Majesties Realm of England And for the more regular Government of the several and respective Fairs afore-mentioned the Governour shall commissionate and appoint such persons or persons in each respective County aforesaid where such Fairs are to be holden and kept to be Governours and Rulers of the said Fairs respectively Which Governor or Ruler so appointed and commissionated as aforesaid is hereby authorized and impowered to have hold a Court of Pypouders together with all Liberty and free Custom to such appertaining And that they and every of them may have and hold there at their and every of their respective Courts the said _____ dayes from day to day and hour to hour from time to time upon all occasions Plaints and Pleas of a Court of Pypouders together with all Summons Attachments Arrests Issues Fines Redemptions and Commodities and other Rights whatsoever to the same Court of Pypouders any way pertaining without any impediment let or hinderance whatsoever Alwayes provided That the Governour or Ruler of the said respective Fairs aforesaid shall or cause Cry and publish within and without the Liberties of the said respective Fairs Where they shall hold the same the time that they ought to hold it and no longer And that every Governour or Ruler of the respective Fairs aforesaid at the beginning of his Fair shall there cry proclaim and publish how long that
and judged in such Form as if such Offence had been committed in and upon the Land and to that end and purpose Commissions shall be had under their Majesties Seal of this Province directed to the Judge or Judges of the Admirality of this Province for the time being and to such other substantial persons as by their Majesties Governour or Commander in chief of this Province for the time being shall be named or appointed which said Commissioners or such a Quorum of them as by such Commission shall be thereunto authorized shall have full Power to do all things in and about the enquiry hearing determining adjudging and punishing of any of the Crimes and Offences aforesaid as any Commissioners appointed by Commission under the great Seal of England by Virtue of a Statute made in the Twenty Eight Year of the Reign of King Henry the eight are Impowered to do and execute within the Kingdom of England And that the said Offenders which are or shall be apprehended in or brought Prisoners to this Province shall be lyable to such Order Process Judgment and Execution by Virtue of such Commission to be grounded upon this Act as might be awarded or given against them if they were proceeded against within the Realm of England by Virtue of any Commission grounded upon the said Statute Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all and every person or persons that shall any way knowingly entertain harbour conceal trade or hold any correspondence by Letters or otherwise with any person or persons that shall be deemed or judged to be Privateers Pyrates or other Offenders within the Construction of this Act and shall not readily endeavour to the best of his and their power to apprehend or cause to be apprehended such Offender or Offenders shall be lyable to be prosecuted against as Accessaries and Confederate to suffer such pains and penalties as in in such case by Law is provided And for the better and more effectual Execution of this Act Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all Commission Officers in their several Precincts within this Province are hereby required and impowered upon his or their Knowledge or Notice given That any Privateers Pyrates or other Persons suspected to be upon any Unlawful Design are in any place within their respective Precincts to raise and levy such Number of well Armed Men as he or they shall think needfull for the seizing apprehending and carrying to Goal all and every such person and persons and in case of any Resistance or Refusal to yield Obedience to their Majesties Authority it shall be lawful to Kill or Destroy such Person or Persons And all and every Person or Persons that shall Oppose or Resist by Striking or Firing upon any of the Commanded Parties shall be deemed taken and adjudged Fellons without Benefit of the Clergy And every such Officer that shall omit or neglect his Duty herein shall forfeit Fifty Pounds currant Money of this Province for every such Offence to be Recovered in any of their Majesties Courts of Record within this Province by Bill Plaint or Information wherein is no Effoyn Wager of Law or Protection shall be allowed one moiety thereof to be to their Majesties their Heirs and Successors for and toward the support of the Government of this Province and the contingent Charges thereof and the other moiety to the Informer And all and every Person and Persons that upon Orders given him or them shall refuse to repair immediately with his or their Arms well fixed and Amunition to suth place or places as shall be appointed by any super Officer or Officers and not readily Obey his or their Commands in the Execution of the Premises shall be lyable to such Fine or Corporal Punishment as shall be awarded against them within the Courts to which the Recognizeance of the Fact doth belong FINIS An Act for Granting to their Majesties the Rate of One Penny per Pound upon all the Real and Personal Estates within this Province of New-York c. To be allowed unto his Excellency the Governour for the Care of the Province November the 12th 1692. THe Representatives convened in General Assembly in all humble and dutiful Acknowledgement of their Majesties most Gracious Favour and Regard to the Subjects of this Province by Commissionating and Appointing over them a Person to be their Governour who is endued with most excellent Qualities and hath given most signal Demonstration of his constant Loyalty and Fidelity unto their Majesties by his prudent care and conduct since his arrival into this their Majesties Province and who by his unwearied vigilence hath visited the Frontiers of the same and hath put them into such posture as that all the Subjects are in safety tho' inviron'd with a powerfull Enemy In the deepest Sence thereof become humble Suppliants unto their most Excellent Majesties and pray that they would be graciously pleased to accept as a token of their most Loyal and Sincere Affection unto their Majesties and their Government established here One Penny for every Pound value of all the Real and Personal Estates of all and every the Free-holders and Inhabitants within this their Majesties Province and Dependancies and do likewise humbly pray that your most excellent Majesties would be pleased to give allow the same unto Benjamin Fletcher Esq Capt. General and Governour in chief in and over their Majesties Province of New-York and Territories thereon depending in America and pray that it be so enacted Be it therefore enacted by the Governour and Council and Representatives convened in General Assembly and by the Authority of the same That there be Assessed Levyed and Collected One Penny for every Pounds value of all the Real and Personal Estates of all and every the Free-holders and Inhabitants within this Province and Dependencies to be assessed levyed collected and paid in manner and form following that is to say The one half or moyety of the aforesaid Assesments of One Penny for every Pounds value of all the Real and Personal Estates as aforesaid to be assessed levyed collected and paid unto their Majesties Receiver General at New-York at or before the first day of September next which shall be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and Three and the other half or moyety of the said Assesment to be paid in like manner at or before the first day of September then next following which shall be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and Four And for the more due and orderly Collection of the Assesment aforesaid Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the Mayor and Aldermen within the City of New-York for the time being and the Mayor and Aldermen within the City of Albany for the time being and the Justices of the Peace for the time being for the several and respective Counties within this Province for the several Counties respectively for the which they