Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 469

within this Province by bill plaint or Information, wherein no
Essoyn Protection or wager of Law to be allowed Provided
always that this Act nor any thing therein conteyned shall not
extend to debarr any Person whatsoever from taking his legall
Remedy against any Sherriff taking Extortious Fees or any
other Offence whatsoever relating to his Office, any thing in
this Act to the Contrary notwithstanding.
June 4^th 1692 June 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board. The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r have Assented
John Llewellin Clk. Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

An Act for securing Merchants and
others Tobacco after they have received it.

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

Forasmuch as by an Act of Assembly of this Province
formerly made amongst other things therein conteyned, it was
Enacted that care should be taken for the securing of Mer-
chants and others Tobacco after they had received it by such
Persons and under such Penalties as by the said Law was
required and imposed, but for that no time was therein men-
tioned how long the said Persons so oblieged should secure
the same by means whereof great inconveniencies have arose,
and as well the s^d Persons so oblieged as aforesaid as Mer-
chants and others havg Tobacco received susteined great
damages by reason of the uncertainties aforesaid, for preven-
tion whereof for the future It is humbly prayed by the Depu-
ties and Delegates assembled th^t it may be Enacted and be it
Enacted by the King and Queens most Excellent Majesties,
by and with the advice and Consent of this Generall Assembly
and the Authority of the same, That from and after the Publi-
cation hereof; Every housekeep^r or Inhabitant within this
Province, having a Plantation whereon he maketh or causeth
to be made any Tobacco shall build and erect or otherwise
fitt up and make ready a good tight house, with a good door
lock and key upon every Plantation where such Tobacco is
made as aforesaid sufficient to contein the Tobacco made
upon every Plantation, and the s^d houses to be builded fitted
up and made ready by the Tenth Day of October ensuing the
Publication hereof. And be it further Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid by and with the advice and Consent
aforesaid, that from and after the said Tenth Day of October,
every Inhabitant and housekeep^r as aforesaid, having a Plan-
tation whereon he maketh or causeth to be made any Tobacco
as aforesaid, and that shall Pay away and dispose of any

p. 77

Tobacco to any Merchant Mast^r of a ship sailor or any other

p. 78