66 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678.

Liber W. H.
& L.

said shall att the time of his or their takeing such Licence or
Licences be bound and obleiged to pay vnto the Right Hon^ble
the Lord Propriet^rys his heires and successors if he or they keepe
ordinary within the Citty of S^t Maryes or within two miles
thereof the sume of two thousand pounds of Tobacco yearely
for a fine for every such Licence and if he or they keepe ordi-
nary in any County within this Province the sume of twelve
hundred pounds of Tobacco and give bond for due payment
thereof
And itt is hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid
that the Clarke of each respective County Court within this
Province and the Clarke of the Maj^rs Court of the said Citty
shall Cause such Licence and the fines for granting the said
Licences and the securities given for payment and perform-
ance thereof be duely entred uppon Record in their Severall
Courtes and then transmitt the said bonds to the Justices of
the Provinciall Court for his Lordships vse for which said
Licences and bonds aforesaid such Ordinary keepers shall pay
to such respective Clarkes Sixty pounds of Tobacco and noe
more.
And be itt Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the
Comissioners of the County Courtes and the said Major Re-
corder and Aldermen of the said Citty be and are hereby
further impowred and Authorized att their severall County
Courtes & the Majors Court in the moneth of January next
and in every ensueing yeare dureing the Continuance of this
Act in the said moneth of January (haveing sumoned every
respective ordinary keeper within their respective Countyes
and Citty then and there to appeare before them) to Sett &
assesse the rates and prizes of all liquors whatsoever (not here-
after in this Act menconed) by them the said Ordinary keep-
ers vended or to be vended for the yeare ensueing and soe

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for every yeare dureing the Continuance of this Act as afore-
said which said Rates and prizes soe to be sett assessed limitted
and appointed by the Comissioners aforesaid and by the Majes-
trates of the Citty aforesaid shall be by their severall respec-
tive Clarkes fairely transcribed & sett upp att their severall
respective County Courts and Citty aforesaid in some Publick
place or places there that any person or persons may see and
pervse the same for which Sumons and Table of Prizes every
Ordinary keeper shall pay to such Clarke the sume of forty
pounds of Tobacco And any Ordinary keeper or Inholder
that shall after Setting and assessing the Rates & prices afore-
said directly or indirectly presume to take exact demand or
receive for the price and pay for any Such liquors for which
the Rates and prices shall be sett and assessed as aforesaid of
any person or persons whatsoever above the Rates and prices