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Volume 2 - Regular Sessions of 1700

General Laws

Year	Page	Act	Subject	Size (KB)
1700	3	1	Concerning liberty of conscience Concerning liberty of conscience	1
1700	4	2	Against riots, rioters and riotous sports, plays and games Against riots, rioters and riotous sports, plays and games	1
1700	5	3	Against adultery, fornication, etc. Against adultery, fornication, etc.	1
1700	7	4	Against rape or ravishment Against rape or ravishment	1
1700	8	5	Against incest, sodomy and bestiality Against incest, sodomy and bestiality	1
1700	8	6	Against bigamy Against bigamy	1
1700	9	7	Against robbing and stealing Against robbing and stealing	1
1700	10	8	About boats and canoes About boats and canoes	1
1700	11	9	Against breaking into houses Against breaking into houses	1
1700	12	10	Against firing of houses, etc. Against firing of houses, etc.	1
1700	12	11	Against forcible entry Against forcible entry	1
1700	13	12	Against menacing and assault and battery Against menacing and assault and battery	1
1700	14	13	Against murder Against murder	1
1700	14	14	Against sedition, spreading false news and defamation Against sedition, spreading false news and defamation	1
1700	15	15	Against removing landmarks Against removing landmarks	1
1700	16	16	Against defacers of charters, etc. Against defacers of charters, etc.	1
1700	16	17	County seals and against counterfeiting hands and seals County seals and against counterfeiting hands and seals	1
1700	17	18	Regulating the interest of money Regulating the interest of money	1
1700	18	19	Privileges to a freeman Privileges to a freeman	1
1700	18	20	Against buying land of the natives Against buying land of the natives	1
1700	19	21	Directing how petty offenses shall be punished Directing how petty offenses shall be punished	1
1700	19	22	Names of days and months Names of days and months	1
1700	20	23	Better provision for the poor within this province and territories Better provision for the poor within this province and territories	1
1700	21	24	Recording of deeds Recording of deeds	1
1700	21	25	Preventing of clandestine marriages Preventing of clandestine marriages	1
1700	23	26	Binding to the peace Binding to the peace	1
1700	24	27	Limiting the presentments of the grand jury Limiting the presentments of the grand jury	1
1700	24	28	Ascertaining the number of members of assembly and to regulate the elections Ascertaining the number of members of assembly and to regulate the elections	1
1700	27	29	Attachments Attachments	1
1700	29	30	Naturalization Naturalization	1
1700	31	31	Ascertaining the descent of lands and better disposition of the estates of persons intestate Ascertaining the descent of lands and better disposition of the estates of persons intestate	1
1700	34	32	Raising county levies Raising county levies	1
1700	39	33	Directing the attests of several officers and ministers Directing the attests of several officers and ministers	1
1700	42	34	Better attendance of the justices on the several courts of judicature within this province and territories Better attendance of the justices on the several courts of judicature within this province and territories	1
1700	43	35	Against jurors absenting after being lawfully summoned to attend the several courts of judicature within this province and territories Against jurors absenting after being lawfully summoned to attend the several courts of judicature within this province and territories	1
1700	43	36	Determining of debts under 40 shillings Determining of debts under 40 shillings	1
1700	44	37	Prevention of immoderate fines Prevention of immoderate fines	1
1700	44	38	Defalcations Defalcations	1
1700	45	39	Against speaking in derogation of courts Against speaking in derogation of courts	1
1700	45	40	Apprizement of goods Apprizement of goods	1
1700	46	41	Against barrators Against barrators	1
1700	47	42	Oblige witnesses to give evidence and to prevent false swearing Oblige witnesses to give evidence and to prevent false swearing	1
1700	48	43	Confirming devises of lands and validity of nuncupative wills Confirming devises of lands and validity of nuncupative wills	1
1700	49	44	Preventing of the grievous sins of cursing and swearing within this province and territories Preventing of the grievous sins of cursing and swearing within this province and territories	1
1700	51	45	Prevent all dueling and fighting of duels within this province and territories Prevent all dueling and fighting of duels within this province and territories	1
1700	51	46	Empowering widows and administrators to sell so much of the lands of intestates as may be sufficient to clear their debts, etc. Empowering widows and administrators to sell so much of the lands of intestates as may be sufficient to clear their debts, etc.	1
1700	52	47	Preservation of the person of the proprietary and governor Preservation of the person of the proprietary and governor	1
1700	53	48	Taking lands in execution for the payment of debts where the sheriff cannot come at other effects to satisfy the same Taking lands in execution for the payment of debts where the sheriff cannot come at other effects to satisfy the same	1
1700	54	49	Better regulation of servants in this province and territories Better regulation of servants in this province and territories	1
1700	57	50	Erecting and establishing a post office Erecting and establishing a post office	1
1700	61	51	Assize of bread Assize of bread	1
1700	63	52	Priority of payment to the inhabitants of this government Priority of payment to the inhabitants of this government	1
1700	65	53	Regulating of streets and water courses in the cities and towns of this government Regulating of streets and water courses in the cities and towns of this government	1
1700	67	54	Preventing accidents that may happen by fire in the towns of Bristol (lately called Buckingham), Philadelphia, Germantown, Darby, Chester, Newcastle and Lewes within this government Preventing accidents that may happen by fire in the towns of Bristol (lately called Buckingham), Philadelphia, Germantown, Darby, Chester, Newcastle and Lewes within this government	1
1700	68	55	Empowering the justices in each county to lay out and confirm all roads except the King's highways and public roads Empowering the justices in each county to lay out and confirm all roads except the King's highways and public roads	1
1700	70	56	Regulating and maintaining of fences Regulating and maintaining of fences	1
1700	73	57	Erecting of bridges and maintaining highways Erecting of bridges and maintaining highways	1
1700	75	58	Against weirs across creeks and rivers Against weirs across creeks and rivers	1
1700	75	59	Against unseasonable firing of woods Against unseasonable firing of woods	1
1700	76	60	Erecting and regulating the prices of ferries Erecting and regulating the prices of ferries	1
1700	77	61	Trial of Negroes Trial of Negroes	1
1700	80	62	Prevent sickly vessels coming into this government Prevent sickly vessels coming into this government	1
1700	81	63	Sitting of orphans' courts Sitting of orphans' courts	1
1700	81	64	Requiring all masters and commanders of all ships and vessels to make report at the town of Newcastle that are or shall be bound to and from the sea Requiring all masters and commanders of all ships and vessels to make report at the town of Newcastle that are or shall be bound to and from the sea	1
1700	83	65	Levying of fines Levying of fines	1
1700	83	66	Departers out of this province Departers out of this province	1
1700	84	67	Against mixing and adulterating strong liquors Against mixing and adulterating strong liquors	1
1700	85	68	Against scolding Against scolding	1
1700	85	69	Killing of wolves Killing of wolves	1
1700	86	70	Concerning bills of exchange Concerning bills of exchange	1
1700	86	71	Regulating of money weights and stamping the same Regulating of money weights and stamping the same	1
1700	87	72	Appointing the rate of the money or coin within this province and territories and preventing the clipping of the same Appointing the rate of the money or coin within this province and territories and preventing the clipping of the same	1
1700	88	73	Regulating weights and measures Regulating weights and measures	1
1700	90	74	Prevent the sale of ill-tanned leather and working the same into shoes and boots Prevent the sale of ill-tanned leather and working the same into shoes and boots	1
1700	91	75	Keeping a registry in religious societies Keeping a registry in religious societies	1
1700	92	76	Viewing pipe-staves Viewing pipe-staves	1
1700	93	77	Preventing of swine running at large Preventing of swine running at large	1
1700	93	78	No public house or inn within this government to be kept without license No public house or inn within this government to be kept without license	1
1700	94	79	Better assessing and raising of county levies for the present year 1700 Better assessing and raising of county levies for the present year 1700	1
1700	95	80	Ascertaining the dimensions of cask and concerning the true packing of meat for transportation Ascertaining the dimensions of cask and concerning the true packing of meat for transportation	1
1700	98	81	Cutting timber trees Cutting timber trees	1
1700	99	82	Against drunkenness and healths-drinking Against drunkenness and healths-drinking	1
1700	99	83	Bailing of prisoners and about imprisonment Bailing of prisoners and about imprisonment	1
1700	100	84	Against pirates and sea-robbers Against pirates and sea-robbers	1
1700	105	85	Granting an impost upon wines, rum, beer, ale, cider, etc. imported, retailed and sold within this province and territories Granting an impost upon wines, rum, beer, ale, cider, etc. imported, retailed and sold within this province and territories	1
1700	109	86	Raising of 1 penny per pound and 6 shillings per head for support of the government and payment of debts and defraying the necessary charges thereof Raising of 1 penny per pound and 6 shillings per head for support of the government and payment of debts and defraying the necessary charges thereof	1
1700	114	87	Granting and raising to the proprietary and governor the sum of 2,000 pounds upon the clear value of all real and personal estates and upon the polls of all freemen within this province and counties annexed Granting and raising to the proprietary and governor the sum of 2,000 pounds upon the clear value of all real and personal estates and upon the polls of all freemen within this province and counties annexed	1
1700	118	88	Effectual establishment and confirmation of the freeholders of this province and territories, their heirs and assigns, in their lands and tenements Effectual establishment and confirmation of the freeholders of this province and territories, their heirs and assigns, in their lands and tenements	1
1700	124	89	Erecting a bridge over the creek at Chester in the county of Chester Erecting a bridge over the creek at Chester in the county of Chester	1
1700	126	90	Country produce to be current pay in the territories of the province of Pennsylvania Country produce to be current pay in the territories of the province of Pennsylvania	1
1700	127	91	Continuing and confirming the laws hereafter expressed Continuing and confirming the laws hereafter expressed	1
1700	128	92	Court proceedings and summons Court proceedings and summons	1
1700	128	93	Trials by twelve men Trials by twelve men	1
1700	129	94	Arrests and making debtors pay by servitude Arrests and making debtors pay by servitude	1
1700	131	95	False imprisonment False imprisonment	1
1700	131	96	Acknowledging deeds in court Acknowledging deeds in court	1
1700	132	97	Seven years' possession Seven years' possession	1
1700	132	98	Summoning of juries Summoning of juries	1
1700	133	99	Manner of giving evidence and against such as lie in conversation Manner of giving evidence and against such as lie in conversation	1
1700	134	100	Appeals to the provincial courts Appeals to the provincial courts	1
1700	136	101	Forms of writs Forms of writs	1
1700	137	102	Against persons judging in their own cause Against persons judging in their own cause	1
1700	137	103	Officers' fees Officers' fees	1
1700	140	104	Indian traders Indian traders	1

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