582 Assembly Proceedings, July 17-Aug. 10, 1716.

L. H. J.

permitting the Inhabitants to sue out writts in their own names
&c:
The following being prepared was Entred.

By the Lower house of Assembly
Aug. 7th 1716
May it please yr Honrs
In answer to your Endorsment on this bill, wee are of
opinion that those mischiefs and Inconveniences you mention
will hardly arise and if they should happen the people will
have no Just grounds to Complain since the Law proposed is
sett on foot at their request, and if in few years its seen the
Law is prejudiciall It may be repealed and till then it's at the
Choice of the Inhabitants whether they use the liberty thereby
given or not.
The last part obligeing the attorneys not to sue for their
fees till the Cause be ended is Sufficiently provided for by a
law of this Province now in force and therefore wee shall not

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trouble your Honrs about any futher provision in that particular
Signed p order Tho: Macnemara Cl: Lo: Ho:

Sent to the Upper house by Col Hoskins, Capt Jowles and
Mr Hanson

Who return and say they delivered it.
Mr Stoddart from the Comittee of Laws Delivers Mr Speaker
a Bill to restrain the Ill practices used by Sherriffs in takeing
Goods by fi: facias & Selling them by venditione Exponas which
was
Read the first and second times by Especial order and will
pass
Sent to the Upper house by Mr Stoddart Cap^t Scott and Mr
Young they return and say they delivered it.
Col Coursey from the Upr house delivers Mr Speaker
The Bill permitting the Inhabitants of this Province to sue
in their own names &c: Thus Endorsed (Viz)

By the Upper house of Assembly
Augt the 7th 1716

Read the second time and will pass with the Retrenchmt
agreed to
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr Ho :