Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 485

for satisfaction of their said debts and such Merchants and
others have upon the receipt marking and Nayling of such
hogsheads of Tobacco delivered up to their respective debt-
ors, their bills or other security Passed by such debtors for
security of their said debts or if the said Merchants or others
have given releases or discharges to the said Debtors of the
said Debts, and that before the s^d Merchants or others could
remove the said Hogsheads of Tobacco from the said Debt"

Lib. L. L.
No. J.

Tobacco houses if any Sherriff within this Province shall come
and seize such hogsheads of Tobacco so marked and nailed
as afores^d That then and in every such case if the Party refuse
to make and give to his said Creditor some other full satisfac-
tion for their said severall debts, It shall and may be Lawfull
for any two of their Majesties Justices of their respective
Counties within this Province upon due proof made before
them two of the Justices of the said Debt and of the said
Sherriffs seizure as aforesaid, and the pties debt^rs refusing to
make full Satisfaction to their Creditors for their said Debts
at the said Creditors request to award him Execution with
Cost against the Body Goods or Chatties of such Debtors to
be Executed by the Severall Sherriffs for the Satisfactⁿ of the
said Creditors Just debt in as full and ample manner as if the
said Debts had been legally recovered by due Course of Law
Provided that the said Justices do call before them both pties
and witnesses for due proof the justness of the said debt and
of the said Sherriffs seizure as aforesaid, and as well in that
as in all other civill causes in their Majesties Courts within
this Province, the Party cast shall satisfy the cost and court
charges and that no sherriff within this Province shall seize
any Persons Inhabiting within this Province their Tobacco
houses or their Tobacco hanging or unstript, but only Tobaccos
packt in Cask for leavyes nor marke any Merchants or others
hh^ds of Tobacco received marked or nayled as aforesaid and
remaining in the houses of any Person within this Province
undisposed of by the Merchant (or other person for whom the

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same was Received for any cause whatsoever but only for
Leavys, and any Sherriff so seizing or marking any Tobacco
houses or seizing any hh^ds of Tobacco containing more then
what is justly due to the Publick for Leavyes, shall pay for
every such default the sum of two thousand pounds of
Tobacco, the one half to their Majesties for the Support of
Government the other part to the party grieved to be recov^rd
by Action at Law bill plaint or Information wherein noe
Essoyn Protection or Wager of Law to be allowed.
June 2^d 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the The house of Assembly have
Councill Board Assented
Signed p Ord^r Signed p Ord^r
John Llewellin Clk. Hen: Denton Clk.

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