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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly January 1637/8-September 1664
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346 Assembly Proceedings, October 1654.

L. O. It.

No. 3
Liber B

20 Killing of Wolves

It is Enacted and Declared that every one who shall kill a
wolfe and bring the head thereof to any of the Commissionrs shall
be allowed one hundred pounds of Tobacco from the County
where the wolf shall be killed & that such Commissioners to

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whom the wolfes head shall be brought shall Cutt out the
Tongue of the said head to prevent that deceit of twice or
oftner payment for the same head.

21 Stealing of Indians

Whatsoever person or persons that shall steale any friend
Indian or Indians whatsoever or be accessary in Stealing them
and shall sell him or them or transport them out of the County
shall be punished with death, and if any shall intice 'pswade
or attempt the stealing or Selling of any friend Indian or
Indians shall be Censured according as the Court shall think
fitt, and if any shall make Information thereof he shall be sat-
isfied out of the Estate of the offendor as the Court shall think
fitting

22 Selling of Gunns Powder or Shott
to Indians

If any Shall be found Selling of Gunns Powder Shott or
Lead to any Indian or Indians it shall be fineable according to
the Nature of the fact in the ludgment and discretion of the
Commissionrs and it shall be Lawfull for any person or persons
dwelling in this Province to take seize & apprehend all or any
such person or persons Vessell or Vessells that Come to Trade
in the Province are in Tradeing or have Traded with Indians
for Gunns powdr; Shott or Lead. Provided they have a Com-
mission soe to do from any of the Commissionrs of the Province
wch are of the Quorum. And that such as shall soe seize or
apprehend such Tradors Trade, or Vessell shall have one half
of the Goods soe seized for their paines.

23 An Act for Discounting

All Lawfull accompts produced and proved in Court the
defendants part shall hold play to the plfts suit for debt. And
shall be Satisfactory to his demands, Except the said Accompt
be above nine months Standing

24 Weights and Measures

It is Enacted that there shall be a Standard of weights and
measures throughout the Province in Every County. And that



 
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