508 Assembly Proceedings, June 29—July 22, 1699.

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Tenth day of Aprill otherwise such Tobbacco to lye att the
Risque of the Sherriffs or others Intending to receive Advan-
tage thereby any thing herein Contained to the Contrary
Notwithstanding And be it also Enacted by the Authority

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aforesaid That no Sherriffe within this Province have in his
hands any publick Officers ffees to Collect shall presume to
leavy by Execution on any the Inhabitants within this Province
any ffees to him Comitted to Collect where the person or per-
sons from whom such ffees Appears to be due produce the
former Sherriffs receipt or otherwise make appear payment of
the Same under the forfeiture and Penalty of Treble the Sume
Executed to the Party or partys grieved to be recovered with
Cost in any Court of Record within this Province by Bill Plaint
or Information wherein noe Essoyne Protection or Wager of
Law shall be Allowed And forasmuch as Sherriffs Bonds have
of late Years been usually taken in the County Courts for the
better Conveniency of the Sherriffs Getting Security without
any Certein forme thereof Prescribed be it therefore Enacted
That all Sherriffs Bonds hereafter to be taken throughout this
Province to be made in Maner and forme following.
Sherr. Bond .Maryland ss. Know all men by these pres-
a forme J ents That we A: B, C: D, and E. F: of the
County of G; in the Province afores^d Gent are holden and
firmly bound unto his Sacred Maty King William the 3^d &c in
the full Sum and Just quantity of Two hundred Thousand
pounds of good Sound Merchantable leafe Tobbacco and
Casque to be paid to his said Maty his heires and Successors
To the which payment well and truly to be made we bind our-
selves or either of us or either of our heires Executors and
Administrators Jointly and Severally for the whole and in the

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whole firmly by these Presents as Wittness our hands and
Seals the Day of ------ in the ------ Year of his said Maty⁵
Reigne Anoq Dmi. The Condition of the above Obligation
is such that if the above bounden A: B: do well and truely
Serve his said Ma'y his heires and Successors in the Office of
high Sherriffe of the said County of G: within this Province
aforesaid and also shall render unto his said Maty and other
his said Officers a true faithfull and Perfect Accompt of all
and Singular his said Ma^tys Rights and dues and to his
Officers a true and Just Accompt of their fees that he shall or
may be Entrusted with by his Ma^tys Governor and other his
Officers within this Province aforesaid to receive and Collect
and his Accompt to his said Ma^ty his heires and Successors or
to his or their Governo^r here for the time being for the fines
and forfeitures and other dues belonging to his said Matys
Government as also his Acc^t of all ffees dues or Sums of
Money or Tobbacco for leavys or ffees due to any his Ma^tys