Assembly Proceedings, October 1671. 325

An Act for the killing of wolues

Bee itt Enacted by the Right Hon^ble the Lord Proprietary by
and with the aduise and Consent of this present Generall
Assembly That every person who shall bring the head of a
wolfe to any of the Commissioners or Justices of the peace in
any County of this Prouince shall be allowed two hundred
pounds of Tobacco from the County where the wolfe shall be
killed and that such Comissioner or Justice of the peace to
whome the wolfes head shall be brought shall Cutt or Cause
to be Cutt out the Tongue and cut or cause to be Cutt of the
eares of the said wolfes head to prevent the deceipt of twice or
oftner paying for the same this Act to Continue for three yeares
or to the End of the next sessions of Assembly which shall first
happen
And Bee itt further Enacted that all other acts formerly
made for the killing of wolves be and are hereby Repealed

An Act for the preseruacon of Orphants Estates

Forasmuch as the former lawes made in this Prouince Con-
cerning Orphants Estates are found by Experience to be very
defectiue & noe waies sufficient for the preseruacon of Or-
phants Estates according to the Ends and purposes thereby
Intended and desired The Delegates in this present assembly
now assembled pray that it may be Enacted And Bee itt
Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary of this
Prouince with the aduice and Consent of the upper and lower
house of this present Generall Assembly and the Authority of
the same That all last wills and Testaments shall be firme &
Inviolable vnlesse the Executor or Overseers thereby appointed
doe Refuse to Execute the trust in them Reposed by the
Testator in which case the Cheife Judge for probate of wills
and granting administracon shall grant Administracon with the
will annexed to some other person as in his discretion shall seeme
meete Butt if the will be soe made that noe person will vnder-
take the management of the said Estate and Educacon of the
Orphants according to the Tennor of the said will then the
Estate by the appointment of the Justices of the County Court
where the Estate shall lye and bee shall be mannaged according
to these following Rules hereafter in this present Act pre-
scribed allwaies Provided the Children if any bee Comitted to
persons of the same Religion of their deceased parents And
itt is further Enacted by this present Generall Assembly and

Liber
W H &L

the Authority of the same That when any person whatsoever
dyeth Intestate that then the Administracon shall be granted to
such person or persons whome the said Intestate shall haue

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