488 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. U. Mr John Carvi!e late Sherriffe of Caecill County and Mr Eph

      Whitehall raim Wilson late Sherriffe of Somerset County; Ordered there

            fore that they be Severally Summoned to Appear at the next

            Provll Court, and that Mr Attorney & Solicitor Genll proceed

            agt them for Contempt, and that such of them as do not appear

            by the sd Summons be prosecuted for the same likewise.

            Ordr abt Ordered that the Sherriffs of the Severall Counties

            the Sherriffs of the Province or their Depties do take under the

               hand of the Master, Mistress, Dame or Overseer of

            ables &cca every ifamily house or Plantation within their re

            spective precincts an Accot in writing of all the Tythable

            persons there Residing at the Same time they Usually go abt

            to Collect the Leavys and that where there happens any dis

            pute abt the Age of any prsons that in such Case a Return be

        P. 392  made by the Sherriffs, of the Names of such persons unto the

            Justices of the County Courts in Ordr to be adjudged, that

            the said Sherriffs doe not faile to return the Severall afore

            mentioned Accts (by them so to be taken) unto his Exncy at

            the port of Annapolis With all Convenient Speed.

            Ordr abt the Upon Representacon, Ordered that no ship that

             for the future is Seized be Appraised but lye under

            Sips & Ves- Seizure till tryed, it being found that such Appraise

                    rnts are usually under made and the Goods &CCa

            Undervalued, as appears by a late Appraisemt made of Capt

            E!ys Ship and Goods, particularly a Copper ffurnace, Valued

            at one pound, but is really worth 10: or 12 lbs sterl.

      Whitehall .      Munday Septemb. the 21th 1696.

              The Council again Sate and were prsent as on Saturday.

            Order for Mr U on Representacon, Ordered that Mr Attorney

            Attorney & Sollicitor and Solicitor Gen” return their opinion unto this

            Genlls Opin- Board what remedy is to be had against those persons

            ion abt Ships that come out of one District, and Ship Tobacco &

            one port to ifurs &cca on Board Ships Riding in another Dis

            another. trict, before they have Certified the same before the

            Officer where such Ship Rides.

              They Report thereon as follows, Vizt.

            Mr Att?rney May it please yor Exncy.

            & Solicitor   -

            Genlls Opin- In Obedience to yor ncy's Commands We have

     Whitehall  ion abt Ships prused your Exncy's Ordr of Reference and do humbly

            coming from

            one District Report, That a Certificate had from an Officer of

            to another, another District that the duty of ifurs imposed by

            an Act of Assembly being there Answered & paid is a suffi

            cient discharge for so much mentioned in that Certificate, and