An ACT requiring the Town Clerks of the several Towns in this Colony, to make Return of Deputies and Iurors after chosen.

WHERE AS several Inconveniencies arise, by Neglect of •he Town Clerks, in the resp•ctive Towns of this Colony, in making Returns of the Deputies and Iurors to the General Assem|blies and Courts to which they are chosen.

For Remedy whereof,

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of this Colony, and by the Authority of the same, it is Enacted, That the Town Clerks of each and every Town in this Colony, shall for the Future make a Return of the Deputies chosen,* to the next Session• of Assembly after chosen, by giving a Copy of the Re|cord to one of the Deputies, to carry with him to said Assembly; and also of Iurors, to the Courts for which they were chosen, by giving a Copy of the Record to one of the Jurors, to carry with him to said Court, upon the Penalty of Five Pounds for each Neglect: To be recovered by the Town Treasurer of the respective Towns where such Neglect shall be committed, by Action of the Case, at the Inferior Court; and that the De•u|ties and Iurors to whom the Copy of Record sh•ll be delive•ed as aforesaid, be under the same Penalty, up•n their Negl•ct of returning the same, in manner as is above expressed.