150 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

U.H.J.

this Province not haveing Lawfull Lycence shall Sell by retaile
Unless Sold at the Common & usual Rates of such licquors
between merchants and others Any Cyder Quince drinck or
other Strong Liquors to be drank in his her or their houses
or About his her or their Plantation on the forfeiture therein
mentioned Which Words (unlesse Sold at the Common &
Usuall rates of such Licquors between Merchants & others)
have been found to give Countenance to many Evil practices
amongst handicraft men and Labourers to the great Damage
of Themselves and ffamilies as well as the Evil Example of
others Be it therefore Enacted that the said words (unless
Sold at the Common and usuall rates of such Licquors between
Merchants [and] others) And the whole force power and
Efficacy thereof be and is hereby wholly taken Away. We do

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farther recommend it to your house if you see Proper to
Prohibitt all Persons having Lycence to keepe Ordinaries from
Selling Spiritts and Other Strong Liquors in other houses
or at Other Places than they have allowance to vend them in
at the time of the granting their lycences the County Court
Houses in Court time only Excepted,. where no Ordinary
Keepers live and under the forfeiture in the said Law men-
tioned
Signed p order Joh Beale Cl Up ho.

Sent to the lower house by Col Ward who returnes and
Sayes he delivered the Same
M^r Garrett and M^r Turbutt from the lower house Deliver
Col Holland these three following Ingrost bills (with the
paper bills) Viz.
A bill for reviving an Act for raiseing a duty of three pence
per hogshead on all Tob^o Exported out of this Province for the
Uses therein mentioned To Which is thus Written Viz.

July the 28^th 1721
Read and Assented to by the lower house of Assembly and
Signed p order M: Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

A Bill for reviving and Continuing an Act of Assembly

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Intituled an Act for relieving the Inhabitants of this Province
from Some Aggrievances in prosecution of Suits at law. To
Which is thus written Viz.

July the 28^th 1721
Read and Assented to by the Lower house of Assembly And
Signed p order M: Jenifer Cl. Lo. House