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as afores^d due and payable (that is to say the said Officers for
their Fees and the s^d Ordinary keepers for their Accomoda-
tions. Provided the said so advanced Coyns in money

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numbred be tendred and paid to such Officer or Officers at
the very first Employing of such Officers, or at the taking out
of any Process Act or thing belonging to the said Officer and
the Ordinary keeper at time of receiving such Ordinary
Accomodations But in default such present pay in such Coyn
be made, Then all such ffees and Ordinary Debts shall be
made, That then all such ffees and Ordinary Debts as afore-
said shall be ,paid in Tobacco as the same usually before the
making of this Act was paid and satisfied And be it Enacted
by the Authority afores^d by and with the advice and Consent
aforesaid, That any Planter or Planters Inhabitant or Inhabi-
tants within this Province or any oth^r person whatsoever, That
from and after the Twentieth day of October next ensuing
shall dispose of lay out or deal with any Merchant or other
Trader in this Province for any Tobacco or Tobaccos for ready
Goods Wares or Merchandizes or for Money Sterl. to be paid
in England such Planter or other Person whatsoever so laying
out disposing or dealing for any Tobacco as aforesaid, shall
and are hereby Enjoyned & required to accept take and
Receive of any such Merchant Trader or dealer as aforesaid,
the sum of three shillings in such advanced Coynes as afore-
said in part of pay for every hh^d of Tobacco in hh^ds and every
quantity of four hundred pounds of Tobacco in bulk That he
or they shall so lay out dispose of or deal for as aforesaid
under the penalty of forfeiting every such hogsh^d of Tobacco
so laid out disposed of & dealt for as aforesaid or Value
thereof; And also all such Merchants Traders or deal-
ers as. aforesaid shall and are hereby enjoyned to pay
the said sum of three shillings to such Planter or other

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Person whatsoever in part of pay for every hogshead
of Tobacco or quantity of four hundred pounds in bulk That
he or they shall so purchase as aforesaid at the time of the
delivery of such goods wares or Merchandizes for purchase of
the said Tobacco as aforesaid, under the Penalty of the for-
feiting of all such Goods Wares and Merchandizes or Money
Sterl. to be paid in England which shall purchase such To-
bacco as aforesaid, The one Moiety of which forfeitures shall
accrew to Our Soveraign Lord & Lady the King and Queen
their heirs or Successors for Support of this Government,
The other Moiety to him or them that shall sue for the same
in any Court of Record within this Province, wherein no
Essoigne or wager of Law to be allowed This Act to endure
for three years.
June 7^th 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board, The house of Assembly
Signed p ord^r W. Taylard Clk. have Assented
Assist. J Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

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