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On certificate in six months after planting lodged with clerk of the peace, the number, kind, height, and growth and a clear description,
filed separate,
entered alphabetically by name of the land,
certificate or attested copy evidence of notice,
fee of filing &c. 15. copy 6d.
during sessions resort without see.
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III. Provided always, and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each person so planting shall within six months next after such planting lodge with the clerk of the peace of the county, where such plantation is made, a certificate under the hand of the tenant, containing the number and kind of the trees planted, their height, and years growth at the time of planting, and a clear description of the places and manner wherein they shall be planted; which certificate shall be kept on a separate file among the records of the county, and entered in an alphabetical book by the denomination of the land in the said county; and such certificate or a copy thereof, attested by the acting clerk of the peace, shall be evidence of notice of such plantation in all courts; for filing of which certificate, alphabeting the same in the book, and making and attesting a copy thereof, the clerk of the peace shall receive a fee of one shilling and no more, and for a copy of such certificate six pence and no more; and to which book and certificate all persons may resort, during each quarter sessions to be held for such county, without any fee.
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