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318Nova Scotia Archives.
     The Petition being read & the tenor thereof Considered & Compared with former minutes of Council bearing date the 24th day of July 1733, & of the 11th Augt 1733


     The Board Agreed that there was no Reason for Reversing their former Opinion, And Considering also that the Petitioner had now Sett forth a Notorious falsehood highly reflecting upon His Honour & justice of the Council &c. Were therefore of Opinion that the Petition Should be Rejected
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L : Armstrong


     At a Committee of Council held by order of the Honble Lieut Govr Armstrong at Menis in his Majestys Province of Nova Scotia on Thursday the 17th April 1735 at 10 o' the Clock A. M.




Present
The Hon:ble the Lt. Governor of the Province
Will : Skene Esq
Will : Shirreff Secretary
Otho Hamilton Esq
 




the measures Dykes & fences to be kept in good Repair.
   
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     His Honr Aquainted the Board that as he had already at Annapolis Royall Ishued [411] Issued out an order in relation to measures, & as it hath not as yet been regarded here, that he therefore Intended to renew the same; and also having received a Complaint from Monsr Degodalie & other Inhabitants in relation to trespasses daily Committed by Cattle through the Insufficiency of their dykes and fences he asked their Opinion whither he should not also Issue out an order for keeping the said fences &ca in good Repair, under the pain of a Certain penalty to be paid by the person or persons offending to those who may be Injured through such willful & Careless neglect, which being all agreed to, Orders were thereon Issued.
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L : Armstrong







 

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