Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694. 105

October next Ensueing the undertakeing the makeing of such
Tobbacco Hogsheads and Casks as aforesaid and the other
Moiety or halfe part of the said Tobbacco Hogsheads and
Casks to sett up and finish by or before the Tenth day of
December next Ensueing such Contract as aforesaid, And if
any Cooper or Coopers person or persons whatsoever within
this Province so agreeing and undertakeing the same as afore-
said shall Willfully or otherwise neglect to make sett up Com-
pleat and finish the said Tobbacco Hogsheads and Cask afore-
said according to such Gage & by such time as aforesaid he
shall forfeit the sum of one hundred pounds of Tobacco for
every Ton of Casque and Tobb^o hogsheads left att the time
and times aforesaid unmade sett up or unfinished to be

Lib. L. L. 2.

recovered in the Severall and respective County Courts where
the party or partys Cooper or Coopers do att that time
Dwell or reside unlest the Cooper or Coopers person or
persons agreeing or undertakeing the said or Task aforesaid
shall or can before the Comissioners of such County Court
make it SufficientlyAppear that he was hindered in perform-
ing the said Agreement by sickness or some other Lawfull
Impediment which plea shall be adjudged of by the said Com-
issioners of the severall and respective Countys. af^d
And be it also enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and
with the Advice and Consent aforesaid That from and after
the Publication hereof all Merchants Traders Planters and
other Inhabitants of this Province makeing any Crop of Tob-
bacco shall Provide and Cause to be fallen and Sawed by the
last day of Aprill by the furthest every year respectively all
such Timber as he Intended or Allotted for the makeing
Tobb" Hogsheads to the Intent the same may be well
seasoned under the penalty of one hundred pounds of Tobbacco
for every hogshead he or they shall have sett up or made of
any other Timber then what shall be seasoned as aforesaid
one halfe to our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and
Queen their heires or Successors for the Support of this Gov-
ernment the other halfe to him or them That shall sue for the
same to be recovered in any Court of Record within this Pro-
vince wherein no Essoyne protection or Wager of Law to be
Allowed And be it further Enacted by the Authority afore-
said by and with the Advice & Consent aforesaid That no

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Tobbacco Hogsheads nor Casques for Tobbacco shall be set
up or made by any Cooper or Coopers w^tsoever of any other
Timber then what is herein before provided and the same to
be hewn and Riven into Staves and heading by the last day of
July in every year respectively and that such Cooper Coopers
or other persons undertaking to sett up such Tobbacco hogs-
heads as aforesaid do att the Compleating and finishing of the

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