Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 527

for ready Tobacco or for Tob^co to be paid the shipping happen-
ing at the time of such first Sale or for Tobacco to be shipt
for payment or securing the Payment of any bill or bills of
Exchange to be drawn for the payment of the said goods
Merchandizes or Servants w^th intent to Elude the benefitt of
this Act or the same goods Merchandizes or Servants shall
Transport out of this Province shall be accepted reputed and
taken for an unlawfull Ingroser and Regrater and shall suffer
the pains penalties and forfeitures hereafter Expressed any
Law Statute useage or custome to the Contrary hereof in any
wise notwithstanding. And be it Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid, That if any person or persons from and after the
Publication hereof offend in any of the things before recited
and being thereof duly Convicted by the Confessⁿ or the
Oaths of two witnesses before the Justices of the Provinciall
Court or the Justices of the County Courts for the time being,
where the Offences were committed, shall for his or their first
Offence have or suffer Imprisonment by the space of 2 months
without baile or maine prize, and shall also loose and forfeit
the Value of the Goods and Merchandizes or Servants so by
him or them bought or had, and if any person or persons law-
fully Convicted or attainted as aforesaid of or for the second

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No. 1.

offence and be thereof lawfully convicted or attainted as afore-
said, That then every person or persons so offending shall
have and Suffer for his or their second offence Imprisonment
by the space of one half year without baile or mainprize and
shall loose the double value of all the Goods and Merchandizes
or Servants so by him or them bought or had as aforesaid
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That if

any person or persons being lawfully twice convicted or

attainted as aforesaid of or for the said Offence and shall
again offend the third time and be thereof lawfully convicted
or attainted as aforesaid, That then Every person for the third
Offence shall be sett on the Pillory in the Citty Town or in the
full county where he shall then Inhabite and dwell and loose
and forfeite all the Goods and Chatties that he or they have to
their own use, and also be committed to prison, there to re-
main during the Terme of one whole year, The one Moiety of
all which forfeitures, to be to Our Soveraign Lord and Lady
the King & Queen for the Support of the Government of this
Province and the other Moiety thereof to the Informer or him
or them that shall sue for the same, by bill Action of debt plaint
or Information in any Court of Record within this Province,
wherein no Essoyne Protection or wager of Law shall be

p. 182

allowed. Provided that this Act nor any thing therein con-
tained shall not debarr or be construed to debar or hinder any
person or persons whatsoever within this Province by or out

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