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

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

tion whereof for the future Be it Enacted by the King and
Queens most Excellent Majesty by and w^th the advice and
consent of this present Generall Assembly & the Authority of
the same, That from and after the Publication of this Act no
Person or Persons whatsoever whither Inhabitant or Forreigner
here Trading in ships or Vessells of great^r or lesser burthen
having a Deck shall unload or Cast out of their said Ships or
Vessells any kind of ballast into the Harb^rs or Creeks where
they usually ride and do not carry it to the Shoar and lay it
above High Water Marke shall for every such default forfeit
and pay two thousand pounds of Tobacco, the one half to Our
Soveraign Lord and Lady the King and Queen to be Em-
ployed for the Support of Gov^rment and the other Moyety to
him or them that shall sue for the same to be recovered by
Accon of debt or Information wherein no Essoyne Protection
or Wager of Law to be allowed.

p. 111

And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid by and
with the advice and consent aforesaid, That every and respec-
tive Naval Officer within this Province or Collector for the
time being or that shall hereafter be during the continuance
of this Act from the Office where the Originall Transcript of
the Body of the Laws shall be kept signed by the Keeper of
the said Laws and the same Affix at their respective Office
doors to the End all Commanders and Masters of Ships or
other Vessells deckt as aforesaid may have due Cognizance
thereof on forfeiture of the sume of two thousand pounds of
Tobacco one half thereof to Our Soveraign Lord and Lady
the King and Queen to be Employed for the use intent and
purpose aforesaid the oth^r half to the informer to be recovered
as aforesaid any thing in the form^r Act to the Contrary hereof
notwithstanding.
June 2^d 1692 June the 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 regulating Ordinaries and
limitting the number of th^m withⁿ this Province.

p. 112

For the better regulating ordinaries keep^rs and Innehold^rs
within this Province for the future Be it Enacted by the King
& Queens most Excellent Majesties by and with the advice

and Consent of this p^rsent Generall Assembly and by the

Authority aforesaid That from and after Publication hereof
the Comiss^rs of each County Courts and the Mayor Recorder