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

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

any pson or psons may peruse the same, for which sums and
Tables of prizes every Ordinary keeper shall pay to such
Clerk the sum of forty pounds of Tobacco And any Ordinary
keeper or Innholder that shall after setting and Assessing the
rates and prizes afores^d directly or indirectly take Exact

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demand or receive for the prize and pay for any such Liquors
for which the Rates and prizes so assessed as aforesaid, shall
tor every such Offence forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred
pounds of Tobacco one half thereof to their Majesties, and
the other to him or them that shall informe and sue for the
same, and loose such debt so unjustly charged Exacted and
demanded the said forfeiture to be recov^rd in any Court of
Record within this Province wherein no Essoyn Protection or
wager of Law to be allowed, And every such Ordinary keeper
that shall demand Exact or receive above the sum of Ten
pounds of Tobacco p Gallon for small Beer, twenty pounds p
Gallon for strong Beer, for a nights lodging in a Bed four
pounds of Tobacco, for a Peck of Indian shel'd corne or oats
for a horse twelve pounds of Tobacco, for pasturage for an
horse p night six pounds of Tobacco, for Hay or Straw for an

Horse p night Ten pounds of Tobacco, shall also pay and

forfeit for every such Offence the like sum of five hundred
pounds of Tobacco, one half thereof to their said Majesties,
and the other half to him or them that shall informe or sue for
the same, to be recovered as afores^d and loose his debt so un-
justly charged as aforesaid And to the intent that all Persons
Inhabitants Travellers & Strang^rs may be certain of Sufficient
accomodation for themselvs and horses, That every Ordinary
keeper or Inholder to be Lycenced as aforesaid shall within
six months alter granting their respective Lycences be and

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are hereby obliged to provide and mainteyn (if the said Ordi-
narys be kept at the Court house of the County or at the
Citty) twelve good Substantiall beds w^th Coverings for the
same, And if the said Ordinary be in any other part of the
Country then the Court house aforesaid to provide six good
beds at the least under the penalty of Ten thousand pounds
of Tobacco, one half to their Majesties and the other half to
the Informer or him or them that shall sue for the same, to be
recovered by bill plaint or information in which no Essoyn
Protection or wager of Law to be allowed Provided allway's
that no Person or Persons so Lycenced or to be Lycenced to
keep Ordinaries as aforesaid, shall during the time of such
their keeping Ordinaries as aforesaid be Justices of the Peace
nor Comissioners in any County Courts within this Province,
nor Mayor Recorder nor Alderman of the said Citty of S^t
Maries any thing in this Act to the Contrary notwithstanding
And be it farther Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and with