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vpon his or their Cleareing and takeing out of his and their
dispatch and dispatches for every such Respective shipp and
vessell And before the departure of such ship or vessell from
this Prouince And that all and every master and masters of
any shipps or vessells comeing into this Prouince shall att their
first arriveall here and before their Ladeing on board any
goods or Comodities of the growth Produccon or Manufacture
of this Prouince give good and Sufficient Security and Securi-
ties to the Lord and Proprietary or to the Leivtenant Generall
or Cheife Gouernour of this Prouince for the tyme being for
the true payment of the said duty and Imposicon accordingly.
And Bee itt further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid and
by and with the advice and Consent aforesaid That all and
every person or persons Shipping or ladeing on board or
attempting or Endeauoring to shipp or lade on board in any
ship or vessell whatsoever any Tobacco for which the said duty
or Imposicon is or shall be due before such Security given by
the master or masters of such shipp or vessell for the payment
of the duty or Imposicon before menconed And a Certificate
of such security given first had and obteyned vnder the hand
and Seale of the Lord & Proprietary or Leivt^t Generall or
cheife Gouernour of this Prouince for the tyme being or of
such officer or officers on that behalfe for the time being to be
appointed Shall forfeite the same or the full value thereof the
one moyty whereof shall be to his said Lordship his heires &
successors Lords and Proprietaryes of this Prouince and the

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other moyty to him or them who shall seize or sue for the same
by bill plaint or Informacon in any the Courts of Record within
this Prouince.
Provided alwayes That one halfe of the mony by this Act to
be Raysed be Imployed towards the mainteineing a Constant
Magazine with Armes and Amunicon for the defence of this
Prouince and defraying other Publick Necessary Charges of
the Gouernment
Provided allwayes that soe long as this Act shall Continue
noe publick Leavy shall be laid vpon the freemen & inhabitants
of this Prouince but by Consent of the said freemen in open
assembly first had and obteyned
And that dureing the Continuance of this Act as aforesaid
the last Clause of an Act Intituled an act Concerning Leavying
warr within this Prouince by which Clause itt is Enacted that
all Charges ariseing from time to time by defence of this Pro-
uince against any Invasion of any Enemy or Enemyes or
against any domestick Insurreccons or Rebellions against the
Publick peace of this Prouince or the Gouernment Established
herein and vnder the Lord Proprietary and his heires Lords and
Proprietaryes of this Prouince shall be defrayed by the Prouince

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