At a Generall Assembly begun at James Citty the 2nd day of May 1692. Northumber Northumberland county, Dr. J land county. To sallary 1224 Contra Credr. 13 3-4 per pole 13475 0157 To James Crawley, 3240 To the Lieut. and 11 ATT A Generall Assembly, BEGUN ATT JAMES CITTY. THE 10th DAY OF OCTOBER IN THE FIFTH YEARE OF Sir Edmund THE REIGN OF OUR SOVEREIGNE LORD AND LADY WILLIAM AND MARY, BY THE GRACE OF GOD OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, FRANCE, AND Andros, go vernor. ACT I. 1752. An act appointing Rangers on the fron- Edi. 1733, & tiers of the four great rivers. WHEREAS it is very necessary and beneficiall for Preamble. the defence of this theire majesties dominion and the inhabitants thereof, that rangers be levied on the frontiers of the four great rivers, nued. Be it therefore enacted by the governour, councell and Rangers and burgesses of this present generall assembly and the autho- scouts contirity thereof, and it is hereby enacted, That from and after the last day of Aprill next, one lieutenant, eleaven soldiers and two Indians well furnished with horses and other accoutrements be levied, armed and mustered to range and scout about the heads of the great rivers and in such other places as shall be most likely to discover our enemies and that the pay of each officer and soldier levied or to be levied, armed and mustered, shall be as Their pay. follows, viz the lieutenant or commander of each party of soldiers finding himselfe horse, furniture, armes, amunition and provision shall have and receive out of the publique levie five thousand pounds of tobacco and casque for one whole yeare, and soe after that rate for a shorter time, and each soldier finding himselfe horse, armes, furniture amunition and other necessaries three thousand pounds of tobacco and casque for one whole yeare and soe after that rate for a shorter time. two Indians. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Pay of the and it is hereby enacted, That the two Indians by this act appointed shall each of them have and receive from the lieutenant of the rangers to whome he belongs eight yards of duffils and two barrells of Indian corne for his service for one yeare and soe proportionably for a shorter time, and the said lieutenant shall be reimbursed by the publique and that the said lieutenant doe take care and provide by warrant from the commander in chiefe of the county where he resides for each of the said InHorse, &c. to dians an able horse, bridle and saddle for which the be provided owner or owners of the said horse or horses furnished for each. as aforesaid shall have and receive from the country in the next publique levie after the rate of eighty pounds of tobacco and casque for one month and soe proportionably for a longer or shorter time and that the comandDuty of com-er in chiefe of theire respective counties take care that the said officers and soldiers be duely mustered and an account thereof sent from time to time to the secretaryes office, and forasmuch as there is noe certainty of future events and therefore incertaine how to provide for the effectual defence of the country and to the end it may be provided for with the last charge, mander in chief, in each county. Governor Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, and it is with advice of hereby enacted, That upon any emergencye all such solcouncil, may dieres which the governour with the advice and consent in cases of of the councell shall levie, arme and muster for the betemergency. ter defence of this country, shall be paide out of the raise soldiers publique levie and that the governour may from time to time and att all times by and with the advice and consent of the counceli disband and discharge all forces. raised or to be raised by virtue of this act as to the said governour with the advice and consent of the councell shall seem most conducible to the advantage of this theire majesties dominion, which said soldiers shall rePay of such ceive pay and be satisfved proportionably to the time they shall be in service, and after these rates (viz.) Each captain finding himselfe horse, armes, amunition and provision and all other necessaryes, ten thousand pounds of tobacco and casque for one yeare and soe proportionably for a shorter time, each lieutenant finding officers and soldiers. The running tle to the acts of this session in the editions of 1733 and 1752, is, " Anno regm Gulielmi and Mariæ quinto.” and providing himselfe with horse, armes, amunition and provision and all other necessaries five thousand pounds of tobacco and casque for one yeare and soe proportionably for a shorter time, and every private soldier finding and providing himselfe with horse, armes, amunition and provisions and all other necessaries, three thousand pounds of tobacco and casque for one yeare and soe proportionably for a shorter time. rewarded or And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Divulgers of and it is hereby enacted, That for the ffuture if any En- news, to be glish or other christians or Indians shall bring any punished, as news or give any intelligence to any of there majesties the same may officers civil or military such officers to whome the be true or same shall be brought shall diligently inquire into and false. examine the grounds thereof, and if such news prove true and be of use and service to the government that then he or they bringing the same shall be rewarded, but if false punished as the crime shall deserve, and the county courts where such inteligence shall be given are hereby impowered to consider what rewards such person bringing news and giving inteligence shall deserve, and certifie the same to the next generall assembly for allowance, and if the news and inteligence be false to cause such punishment to be inflicted on the person telling the same as his crime shall deserve. This act to continue in force until the last day of Aprill, which shall Limitation of be in the yeare 1695 and noe longer. ACT II. this act. An act for the encouragement of the man- Edi. 1733,and ufacture of Linen Cloth. 1752. linen, to be ces. Be it enacted by the Governour, Councell and Burgess- Rewards, for es of this present generall assembly and the authority the encou thereof, and it is hereby enacted, 'That the justices of agement of the peace of every respective county within this colony established, doe annually in November or December meet at theire by the justiusuall places of holding courts, and then and there set, appoint, and establish three severall and distinct rewards to be levied on the inhabitants of their severall countyes and to be disposed by the said justices as an incouragement to such person or persons who shall produce to the justices at the next court ffor laying the le Q Rewards. 1752. vie the three best peices of lining of their own makeing to containe in length ffifteen ells at the least three quarters of a yard wide: provided, the reward exceed not eight hundred pounds of tobacco and casque for the first peice six hundred pounds of tobacco and casque for the second piece and ffour hundred pounds of tobacco and casque for the third piece. This act to continue in force six years and noe longer. ACT III. Edi. 1733, and An act ascertaining the place for erecting the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Preamble, re WHEREAS their majesties have been most graciting the ciously pleased upon the humble supplication of charter, for the generall assembly of this country by their charter founding the bearing date the 8th day of Ffebruary in the fourth college of Wm. and Ma. yeare of theire reign to grant their rovall lycence to ry. To be erect Plantation, certaine trustees to make, found, erect and establish a college named the college of William and Mary in Virginia at a certaine place within this government known by the name of Townsends Land, and heretofore appointed by the generall assembly, or if the same should be found inconvenient at such other place as the generall assembly should think fitt, and whereas the said fformer designed place for divers causes is found to be very unsuitable for such an use and severall other places have been nominated in the room thereof upon consideration of which and a full enquirie into the conveniences of each one of the said places the Middle Plantation situate between York and James Rivers appearing to be the most convenient and proper for that designe, Be it therefore enacted by the governour, councell and ed at Middle burgesses of this present generall assembly and the au(now Wil thority thereof, and it is hereby enacted. That Middle liamsburg.) Plantation be the place for erecting the said college of William aud Mary in Virginia and that the said college be at that place erected and built as neare the church now standing in Middle Plantation old ffields as convenience will permitt. |