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ACTS paſſed 1741.

Chap. 1 An Act, concerning Marriages, 127

Chap. 4 An Act, to make and confirm that Part of the main Road leading from Bennet's Creek Bridge, to Virginia; joining to Mr. Henry Baker's, in Chowan County, altered, for the Conveniency of the Public, by the adjacent Inhabitants, to be the main and Public Road, 131

Chap. 5 An Act, to appoint Conſtables, 131

Chap. 7 An Act, to confirm and erect that Part of the Province called Edgcomb County, into a County, by the Name of Edgcomb County, and for eſtablſhing the ſaid County a Pariſh; and for aſcertaining the Boundary Line between the Northweſt and Society Pariſhes, 133

Chap. 8 An Act, to prevent ſtealing of Cattle and Hogs, and altering and defacing Marks and Brands, and miſmarking and miſbranding Horſes, Cattle, and Hogs, unmarked and unbranded, 135

Chap. 9 An Act, for aſcertaining the Boundary Line between Tyrel and Beaufort Counties, and between Edgecomb County, and Tyrel and Beaufort Counties, 137

Chap. 11 An Act, for reſtraining the talking of exceſſive Uſury, 138

Chap. 12 An Act, for appointing and laying out a Town on or near Mittam's Point, on the South Side of New-River, in Onſlow County, by the Name of Johnſton, 139

Chap. 13 An Act, to prevent the taking away Boats, Canoes, or Pettiaguas, from Landings, or elſewhere, without Leave, 141

Chap. 14 An Act, for the better Obſervation and keeping the Lord's Day, commonly called Sunday; and for the more effectual Suppreſſion of Vice and Immorality, 142

Chap. 15 An Act, for the Tryal of ſmall and mean Cauſes, 145

Chap. 16 An Act, for aſcertaining the Damage upon protected Bills of Exchange, 147

Chap. 17 An Act, for regulating Weights and Meaſures, 148

Chap. 18 An Act, for the building and maintaining of Court houſes, Priſons, and Stocks, in every County within this Province, and for appointing Rules to each County Priſon for Debtors, 150

Chap. 19 An Act, the better to enable the Commiſſioners appointed for building a Church at Newhern, to erect the ſame, and to impower them to demand and receive, of any Perſon or Perſons, all Pariſh Levies already laid and not appropriated; and for other Purpoſes therein mentioned, 151

Chap. 20 An Act, for regulating Ordinaries, and for Reſtraint of Tippling-houſes, 152

Chap. 21 An Act, for the Relief of ſuch Perſons as have ſuffered, or may ſuffer, by the Regiſters of the ſeveral Counties of this Province neglecting to regiſter their Deeds or meſne Conveyances, or who, through Ignorance or Neglect, have not had the ſame acknowledged, proved, and regiſtred, 155

Chap. 23 An Act, for eſtabliſhing the Church, for appointing Pariſhes, and the Method of electing Veſtries, and for directing the Settlement of Pariſh Accompts throughout this Government, 156

Chap. 24 An Act, concerning Servants and Slaves, 161

Chap. 1 An Act, for erecting the upper Part of Bertie County into a County, by the Name of Northampton County, and for regulating the Limits between Society Pariſh, and the Northweſt Parifh of Bertie; and for removing the Seat of Bertie County Court, 175

ACTS paſſed 1743.

Chap. 1 An Act, to regulate Elections for Members to ſerve in General Aſſembly for the ſeveral Counties, to declare who ſhall be qualified to vote in the laid Elections, or be elected a Member of the General Aſſembly for any of the ſaid Counties, and to direct the Method to be obſerved in taking the Poll at the ſeveral Elections in the Counties and Towns in this Province, 177

Chap. 2 An Act, for obtaining an exact Liſt of Taxables, and for the effectual collecting as well all Arrears of Taxes, as all other Taxes, for the future due and payable, 180 Chap.