Acts. 643

And be it further Enacted by the Authority afores^d by and
with the Advice and consent aforesaid that there shall be
Allowed to all Debtors whatsoever owing any tobacco to any
Pson or Psons whatsoever or howsoever such Debtor bringing
his tobacco to the Ports towns or Places aforesaid & there
Paying the same to his Creditor or Creditors or his or their
Receivers the sume of tenn pounds of tobacco p Centum for
every hundred pounds of tobacco so brought to the Places
af^d and there paid as aforesaid to be deducted out of such
Debtors said Debt or allowed of in bar or discount of any
Action to be brought against any Debtor or Debtors by any
Creditor or Creditors in any Court within this Province.
And Be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
consent af^d that any Person or psons that shall dwell and in-
habit in any of the said Ports towns or places such pson or
psons shall or may contract for Barter buy and Purchase any
quantity or quantities of goods or Merchandizes whatsoever
any Law Statutes or usage to the Contrary notwithstanding
Provided Nevertheless that such pson or psons buying or
Contracting Or any ways purchasing bartering or Engrossing
such goods wares or merchandizes shall likewise sell or barter
away the said goods and merchandizes in the same Town or
port or Place where they were Brought or in some other Port
or Town w^thin this Province and not Else where.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent afores^d that from and after the first day of January

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One thousand seven hundred afores^d all sheriffs Clarks of the
County Courts Navall Officers and Collectors, The Lord Bal-
temores Collectors and Receivers of his Lordships Revenues
shall be and are hereby Obliged Actually to dwell and inhabit
in some of the said Ports or towns or there keep their Suffi-
cient Deputy or Deputies for the necessary and quick Dispatch
of all business to their severall Offices appertaining and that
the Deputy Com^ry in Each respective County be Obliged
actually to dwell & inhabit in the most Convenient Town or
Port in each respective County for the Ease and Conveniency
of the Inhabitants thereof
And for Encouragement of all Tradesmen and Artificers to
live and inhabit in the aforesaid Ports or towns Be it Enacted
by the Authority advice and Consent af^d that all tradesmen
and Artificers or other persons whatsoever following or using
any Manuall Occupation trade or Calling in Any the Ports
towns or Places af^d and there Actually living and residing
with their families and using their trades and callings shall be
and are by force and Virtue of this Act Exempted and dis-
charged from paying any Publick or County levies for them-
selves Journeymen and servants during the first four years
of their residing in such Ports or Towns

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