Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674. 407

said Prouince the sume of three hundred and thirty thowsand
pounds of Tobacco to be payd to John Quigley his heires Exe-
cutors or administrators who hath vndertaken to build the said
state house & prison by the Last day of October which shall
be in the yeare of our Lord God 1676 as aforesaid the same
to be Leavyed and payd as aforesaid when the said John
Quigley his heires Executors or administrators shall fully and
Compleately have finished the State house and prison in man-
ner & forme as is in and by this act before Expressed and de-
clared.
Provided allwaies that the said John Quigley Carry the
Roofe of the upper staires of the statehouse of sufficient
heighth that there may be Convenient landing & head way att
the Topp of the staires.

Liber
W H &L

An Act concerning Ordinary Keepers.

Forasmuch as it is found by experience that no certaine rate
cann be sett upon liquers sold by ordinary Keepers by Retaile
because no Rate certaine cann be set upon Marchants goods
from whome the ordinary Keepers must purchase their Liquors
Bee it enacted by the Right Hon^lblethe Lord Prop^ry by and with
the advice of the upper and lower house of this Present Generall
Assembly and the Authority of the same that from henceforth
every person be left to agree with the ordinary Keepers for
any Liquor or other accomodacon except bear Dyet Lodging
& horse meat. And be it further enacted that from and after
the four and twenteth day of June next that noe ordinary
Keeper shall demand above tenn pounds of Tobacco p meale
for dyet for small bear tenn pounds of tob. p gallon twenty
pound tobacco p gallon for strong bear, foure pounds of to-
bacco for a nights Lodging in a bed with sheets, twelve pounds
of tob p peck of sheld Indian Corne or Gates for a horse. Six
pounds of tob. for pasture for a horse p night tenn pounds of
tobacco by the night for hay or straw for a horse and be it
further enacted by the Authority aforesaid that from and after
the aforesaid foure & twenteth day of June next no ordinary
Keeper shall credit any Freeman in this Province not being a
Freeholder and depending upon his labour for the paym^t of
his debts for any sume of Tobacco exceeding the sume of foure
hundred pounds of tobacco in any one yeare upon payne of
Losse of his whole Debt, whether by bill, bond or accompt
due.
And for as much as some Strangers travell this Province
who have no Tobacco in this Province, and other Inhabitants
of this Province may spend small sums not amounting to a
hogshead of tobacco bee it also enacted by the authority afore-

P. R. O.

Colonial En-
try Book
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