This house take into Consideration the Business recom-
mended to their Charge by his Lordship in his Speech Yes-
terday, and resolved that the Same be Distinctly Considered
of by every particular Member of this house so as to be
reduced into Order to the end that they may have their
reasons and Motives ready to Offer to the Lower house when
the Same shall fall in Debate between them
Voted in this house that an Act be drawn up for preventing
the unreasonable tare of Cask and false packing of Tobacco,
wherein provision to be made Vizt
1 That all Planters be required to take care that all their
Timber for Staves and heading of Tobacco Hogsheads be
fallen by the last Day of April in every Year at furthest under
a Certain Penalty
2 That no Cooper presume to Sett up any Tobacco hhd but
with Such Timber as aforesaid, and that to be hewn into Staves
and heading- by the last of Iune at furthest with due regard
had to the Gauge of the Cask already Provided in An Act of
Assembly of this Province for that purpose under a Penalty also
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