564 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

Townes and that the Com^rs take care to provide weights and
scales as is provided in the Act of Assembly for Townes that
all Masters of ships or other vessell shall shew their Certificate

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for all Tobaccoes by them taken on board from the Town
where it was loaded to the officer of any Town where they
come by or near (if he desire it) for his satisfaction the which
Proclamation issued as followes viz:

Maryland ss./ By the Deputyes Lieut^s
A Proclamation

Froci: about Whereas by an Act of Assembly made at a Generall
Townes. Assembly held at the City of S^t Maryes the 27^th day

of 8ber 1686. Intituled A farther Additionall Act to the Act.
for Advancement of Trade and to the supplementary Act to
the same (the which hath not only been confirmed and highly
approved of by his Lord^p the R^t Hon^ble the Lord Proprietary
of this Province, but by him comanded that the same be strictly
observed) and forasmuch as wee are certainly informed that
divers Masters of shipps and other vessells doe contemn and
neglect to obey the said Act in the particular clause relateing
to the entry of their Tobaccoes with the Officers for Townes
for whereas it is in the Act aforementioned enacted that all
Tobaccoes or other goods of the growth of this Province shall
be brought to some Town allowed of for shipping and be there
entred with the Officer for that purpose appointed of whom
Certificate for the same is to be taken divers masters of ships
have and doe refuse to make entry with the said Officers as
the Law requires and alsoe to produce their Cert: to the said
Officers if they have taken Tobacco at any other Port or Town
from the Officer of such Town by which meanes many Frauds
are dayly comitted in the execution of the said Act Wee the
said Deputyes Lieut⁵ with the advice of his Lo^ps Councill
haveing taken the Premises into considerations doe hereby
strictly cofnand require and injoyne all Masters of shipps and
other vessells trading into this Province and all other persons
whatsoever resideing within the same, that not only that noe
Tobaccoe nor other goods of the growth of this Province be
presumed to be laden on board any ship or vessell untill the
same has been as by the law is required duely entred at some
town appointed for shipping but that all Masters of shipps and
other vessells and all other persons whatsoever concerned
haveing Tobaccoe on board at any Port doe make Entry with
the Officer for that Port or produce to such Officer a Certificate
under the hand of the officer from whence he takes the said
Tobaccoe that he has duely made Entry thereof according to

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Law otherwise and upon refusall whereof such Master shall be