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Volume 2 - Regular Sessions of 1705

General Laws

Year	Page	Act	Subject	Size (KB)
1705	171	115	Concerning liberty of conscience Concerning liberty of conscience	1
1705	172	116	Against murder and manslaughter Against murder and manslaughter	1
1705	173	117	Against burglary Against burglary	1
1705	173	118	Against robbing and stealing Against robbing and stealing	1
1705	175	119	Restraining people from labor on the first day of the week Restraining people from labor on the first day of the week	1
1705	178	120	Against rape or ravishment Against rape or ravishment	1
1705	178	121	Against incest Against incest	1
1705	180	122	Against adultery and fornication Against adultery and fornication	1
1705	182	123	Against bigamy Against bigamy	1
1705	183	124	Against sodomy and buggery Against sodomy and buggery	1
1705	184	125	Against burning of houses Against burning of houses	1
1705	185	126	Against drunkenness and drinking of healths Against drunkenness and drinking of healths	1
1705	186	127	Against riotous sports, plays and games Against riotous sports, plays and games	1
1705	188	128	Against riots and rioters Against riots and rioters	1
1705	188	129	Limiting the presentments of the grand jury Limiting the presentments of the grand jury	1
1705	189	130	Determining of debts under 40 shillings Determining of debts under 40 shillings	1
1705	190	131	Further securing the administration of the government of this province Further securing the administration of the government of this province	1
1705	191	132	Better confirmation of the owners of lands and inhabitants of this province in their just rights and possessions Better confirmation of the owners of lands and inhabitants of this province in their just rights and possessions	1
1705	194	133	Concerning the probates of written and nuncupative wills and confirming devises of lands Concerning the probates of written and nuncupative wills and confirming devises of lands	1
1705	198	134	Directing the order of payment of debts of persons deceased Directing the order of payment of debts of persons deceased	1
1705	199	135	Better settling of intestates' estates Better settling of intestates' estates	1
1705	206	136	Acknowledgment and recording of deeds Acknowledgment and recording of deeds	1
1705	212	137	Ascertain the number of members of assembly and to regulate the election Ascertain the number of members of assembly and to regulate the election	1
1705	221	138	Selling beer and ale by wine measure Selling beer and ale by wine measure	1
1705	223	139	More easy and effectual collecting of the proprietary's quit-rents More easy and effectual collecting of the proprietary's quit-rents	1
1705	228	140	Departers out of the province Departers out of the province	1
1705	229	141	Better improving a good correspondence with the Indians Better improving a good correspondence with the Indians	1
1705	231	142	Attachments Attachments	1
1705	233	143	Trial of Negroes Trial of Negroes	1
1705	236	144	Prevent the importation of Indian slaves Prevent the importation of Indian slaves	1
1705	237	145	Seven years' quiet possession Seven years' quiet possession	1
1705	238	146	Killing of wolves Killing of wolves	1
1705	239	147	Against mixing and adulterating strong liquors Against mixing and adulterating strong liquors	1
1705	239	148	Mariners not to be trusted Mariners not to be trusted	1
1705	240	149	County seals and against counterfeiting hands and seals County seals and against counterfeiting hands and seals	1
1705	241	150	Defalcation Defalcation	1
1705	243	151	Bailing of prisoners and about imprisonment Bailing of prisoners and about imprisonment	1
1705	244	152	Taking lands in execution for payment of debts Taking lands in execution for payment of debts	1
1705	249	153	Arrests and making debtors pay by servitude Arrests and making debtors pay by servitude	1
1705	251	154	Relief of the poor Relief of the poor	1
1705	255	155	Confirming sales of lands by attorneys or agents and ascertaining proof of instruments or writings made out of province Confirming sales of lands by attorneys or agents and ascertaining proof of instruments or writings made out of province	1
1705	257	156	Additional act for the better preserving the highways Additional act for the better preserving the highways	1
1705	258	157	Supplementary act to that about raising county levies Supplementary act to that about raising county levies	1
1705	261	158	Prevent the running of swine at large Prevent the running of swine at large	1
1705	263	159	Collecting the arrears of 2,000 pounds granted to the proprietary Collecting the arrears of 2,000 pounds granted to the proprietary	1
1705	266	160	Directing the qualifications of all magistrates and officers and also the manner of giving evidence Directing the qualifications of all magistrates and officers and also the manner of giving evidence	1
1705	272	161	Regulating electing of sheriffs and coroners Regulating electing of sheriffs and coroners	1
1705	276	162	Better proportioning the rates of money in payments made upon contracts according to the former regulation Better proportioning the rates of money in payments made upon contracts according to the former regulation	1
1705	278	163	Selling the old court-house and buildings and building a new court-house and prison in the county of Bucks Selling the old court-house and buildings and building a new court-house and prison in the county of Bucks	1
1705	280	164	Raising a supply of 2 pence halfpenny per pound and 10 shillings per head, also for granting an impost and laying an excise on sundry liquors and Negroes imported into this province for the support of government and defraying the necessary charges Raising a supply of 2 pence halfpenny per pound and 10 shillings per head, also for granting an impost and laying an excise on sundry liquors and Negroes imported into this province for the support of government and defraying the necessary charges	1
1705	291	165	Assure, grant and convey unto Ralph Fishbourn of Chester in the county of Chester, gentleman, one messuage, cottage, house or tenement and lot of land thereon belonging situate in Chester in the county of Chester commonly known as the old court-house Assure, grant and convey unto Ralph Fishbourn of Chester in the county of Chester, gentleman, one messuage, cottage, house or tenement and lot of land thereon belonging situate in Chester in the county of Chester commonly known as the old court-house	1

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