Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 517

the Authority of the Same That from and after the Publication
hereof every house keeper and inhabitant within this Province
haveing- a Plantation whereon he maketh or Causeth to be
made any 1 obbacco shall build and Erect or otherwise fitt up
and make ready a good tight house with a good Door Lock
and Key upon every Plantacon where Such Tobbacco is made
as aforesaid and Sufficient to Conteine the Tobbacco made on
every Plantacon And be it further Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid That every Inhabitant or house keeper as af^d haveing
a Plantation whereon he maketh or Causeth to be made any
Tobbacco as aforesaid and that shall pay away and dispose of
any Tobbacco to any Merchant Master of Ship Saylor or any
other Person whatsoever shall Notwithstanding Such disposure
or payment Secure and keep the said Tobbacco as he would do
his own Proper Goods for and dureing the Space of one whole
year Comenceing from the time of receiving the Tobbacco and no
Longer and if any Tobbacco Soe received as aforesaid for the
want of Such houseas aforesaid should be Damnifyed or Stole the
person neglecting to provide Such house shall make Satisfac-
tion to the party that Received the Same Provided allways
that nothing in this Act Conteined shall be Construed meant
and intended to make any Inhabitant or housekeeper lyable
to any Damage which shall or may happen to any Tobbacco
So left with him to keep secure through any other Casuality
whatsoever.

An Act for secureing the Parochiall Librarys of this Province
and that the Care and Charge thereof be Committed to
Some worthy & Learned person

Lib. L. L.

p. 269

Be it Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Maty by & with
the Advice and Consent of this Present Generall Assembly
and the Authority of the Same that the Librarys appointed for
the Severall and respective Parishes within this Province shall
be and remaine in the hands and Possession of the Minister of
the Parish and if any minister be presented appointed or In-
ducted to the said Parish dureing his residence in the Parish
aforesaid who is and shall be obliged to keep and preserve the
Said Library from Wast and Imbezlment and be Accomptable
for the Same to the Governor and Councill and Vestry as
often as required and to that purpose the Said Minister shall
Pass two receipts for the Said Books Incerting what they are
and the title and Page of the Same one receipt to goe to the
Governor and Councill and the other to the Vestry of the
Parish to be recorded in their Records and the Said Vestrys
are hereby Obliged to Visit the said Librarys Twice in the

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