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

Lib. L. L.
No. I.
p. 164

Provided nevertheless that it shall be Lawfull for any Justice
of the Peace or other Magistrate lawfully Authorized to Com-
mitt and Punish such person or persons as shall refuse to take

the Oaths mentioned in the s^d Act of Parliament according to

the Appointment thereof, the same Oaths being Tendred unto
him or them in such maner as the said Act directs and appoints
anything herein Contained to the Contrary thereof in any
wise notw^thstanding.
June 4th 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 Imposing a penalty on all
such who shall dispose of Tobacco
seized and received by the Sherriffs and others.

p. 165

Whereas diverse great grievances have happened within
this Province through the many Cheats and deceipts that
may have been used in disposing and altering the Marks and
qualities of Tobacco after the s^d Tobacco have been seized
and received by the Sherriff either for Fynes or Leavys or
hath been paid away to merch^ts or others and by them marked
and received, whereby the Publick hath been much abused
and wronged and many Private persons have received great
damages in their said Goods. Be it therefore Enacted by
the King and Queens most Excell^t Majesty by and with the
Advice of this Generall Assembly and the Authority of the
same That what person soever shall dispose of any Tobacco
or other goods seized on and received by the Sherriff for
Fines or Leavys or other Publick Officers Fees or that shall
alter or scratch out the Mark of any Tobacco so received or
shall alter or change the quality of Tobacco so received or
by any Merchant or others received either by uncasing or
otherwise without any Lawfull Order or Warrant in writing
under the hand of such Sherriff who received the same or of
such Merch^t or other person who had received and Mark't the
same, or for whose use the same was received and mark'd
shall be lyable being convicted by Confession or Sufficient
witness in some Court of this Province to restore four fold to
the party grieved and stand in the Pillory two full hours
during the Court time with his Offence fairly written in a peice
of paper and placed upon the back Provided that no person
shall be Impleaded or prosecuted upon this Act after three
years from the time that the fact shall be committed.