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to be adjudged him against such Prosecutor, whose Name
shall always be endorsed on the Back of the first Process
that shall be served on such Defendant, and be in such Endorse-
ment termed the Prosecutor.
And in case the Lower House of Assembly, or the Justices
of the Provincial Court, shall at any Time find Cause to put in
Suit the Bond or Bonds taken for Security of the Records
aforesaid, the Order or Direction of the said Lower House of
Assembly, or of the Justices of the Provincial Court afore-
said, shall be sufficient to oblige the Attorney-General, for the
Time being, to sue such Bond, in his Lordship's Name, for the
securing the Public from all Charges and Expences that
shall be necessary for the putting or preserving the afore-
mentioned Records in Repair, according to the True Intent
and Meaning of this Act.
VI. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority, Advice
and Consent aforesaid, That the Commissioners for the Time
being, of the several County Courts within this Province, are
hereby authorized and impowered to inspect their respective
Record-Books, and to judge what Reparations they shall think
needful; which Reparations and Amendments, if any they
shall adjudge necessary, they shall with all convenient Speed
cause to be made; and agree with such Person or Persons as
they think most capable to perform the same, upon the best
and easiest Terms they can (on Behalf of their respective
Counties) in Tobacco; which Tobacco the Persons employed
performing and finishing the reparations and Amendments
aforesaid, shall be allowed in their several and respective
County Levies. And after such Reparations made, where
wanted, or after Inspection as aforesaid, where no Reparation
is thought necessary, it shall not thence forward be lawful for
the Clerks of the several and respective County Courts to
receive or apply to their Use any of the Fees and Profits aris-
ing from their Office, until they have entered into Bond before
the County Court, with Two sufficient Sureties, to be taken
in his Lordship's Name, in the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds
Current Money, with Condition, as above in this Law is already
expressed; which Bond shall be immediately proved in such
Manner as above expressed, before the said Court, or any
Two Justices thereof, who shall cause the same immediately
to be entered by the Clerk in the County Records for Con-
veyances of Land, and the original Bond shall be lodged in
the Council Office as aforesaid, and that a true attested Copy
of said Bond shall be good Evidence in Law, in all such Cases
as in this Law is already above expressed; the same Bond to
be put in suit as abovesaid, with Damages and Costs, to be
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