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A.D. 1773] in the Presence of two or more credible Witnesses; and the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in such Action, after such Assignment made, may bring an Action or Suit upon such Bail Bond in his, her, or their own Name or Names; and the said Courts may, by Rule or Rules thereof respectively, give such relief to the Plaintiff and Plaintiffs, Defendant and Defendants, in the original Action, and to the Bail so sued upon the Bail Bond, as is agreeable to Justice and Reason; and in case on Service of the Copy of any Writ or Process (having Notice thereunder written, purporting the Intent of such Service) returnable in the Vacation Time as aforesaid, the Defendant or Defendants so served therewith, shall not appear at the Return, or within fourteen Days next after the Return thereof, as aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful to and for the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs in such Action, upon Affidavit being made, and filed with the Prothonotary of the said respective Courts, or his Deputy, of the personal Service of such Writ or Process as aforesaid, to enter a common Appearance or Appearances for the Defendant or Defendants, and to proceed thereon as if such Defendant or Defendants had entered his, her, or their Appearance; and Special Bail having been filed, or a common Appearance entered, as the Case shall require, the Plaintiff in such Action may proceed to file his Declaration; and the Defendant or Defendants, in case such Declaration shall have been delivered seven Days before the first Day of the Session next ensuing the Return of such Writ, shall be bound to plead thereto, before the Rising of the Second Court of such Great Session, to be holden for the County or Place in which such Action shall have been brought, unless the Court shall think proper to allow further Time for that Purpose.

16. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That from and after the first Day of January, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four, every Officer or Clerk belonging to the several Courts of Great Sessions in the Principality of, who shall sign any Original Writ or Bill, relating to Actions depending in the said Courts of Great Sessions, shall, at the signing thereof, set down upon such Original Writ or Bill the Day and Year of his signing the same, which shall be entered upon the Remembrance, or in the Book where the Abstracts of such Original Writ or Bill shall be entered, upon Pain to forfeit the Sum of five Pounds for every Offence or neglect of such Officer or Clerk aforesaid; to be recovered by any Person who shall sue for the same, by Action of Debt, Bill,