Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 519

Licence or licences be bound and obliged to pay unto the
Secretary of this Province for the time being if he or they
keep Ordinary within the Porte of Annapolis in Ann Arundell
County or within the Two Miles thereof the Sufne of Two
Thousand pounds of Tobbacco Yearly for a fine for every
Such Licence or if he or they do keep Ordinary within the
City of S^t Marys or att any County Court house or att the
Town and Porte of William Stadt within this Province the
Sufne of Twelve hundred pounds of Tobbacco And if any
Person or Persons shall keep any Ordinary or houses of
Enterteinment in other Remoter Parts for Enterteinment of
Travellers shall pay to the said Secry for the time being
Yearly for a fine the Sufne of four hundred Pounds of
Tobbacco and no more and do give Bond for the Payment
thereof And it is hereby Enacted by the Authority aforesaid
by and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid that the Clerk
of each respective County Court within this Province and the
Clk of the Mayors Court of the said City of S^t Marys Shall
Cause such Licence and the fines for Granting Such Licences
and the Security Given for the payment & pformances thereof
to be duly Entred upon Record in their Severall Courts and
then Transmitt the Said Bonds to the Justices of the Provin-

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ciall Court for his Ma^tys s^d Secretary's use for which Said
Licence and Bonds Such Ordinary keepers shall pay to Such
respective Clark Sixty pounds of Tobbacco and no more And
he. it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and with
the Advice and Consent afores^d That the Comissioners of the
Severall County Courts and the Mayor Recorder and Alder-
men of the said City be and are hereby Authorized and
Impowered att their Severall County Courts and Mayors
Court in the Month of January and the Month of August
halfe Yearly and every Year dureing the Continuance of this
Act haveing Sumoned each respective Ordinary keeper
within their respective Countys and City then and there to
Sett and Assess the rates and Prizes of all Liquors whatsoever
in this p^rsent Act not hereafter menconed by them the said
Ordinary keepers Vended or to be Vended for the Ensuing
and so for every Year dureing the Continuance of this Act
which rates and Prizes So to be Sett and Assessed limitted
and Appointed by the Comiss^rs and by the Magistrates of the
City aforesaid shall be by their Severall and respective Clerks
Transcribed and sett up att their Severall and respective
County Courts and City af^d in some publick place or places
there that every person or persons may peruse the
Same the Copy of which Table and Prizes of liquors
every Ordinary keeper within Each County are hereby
obliged to transcribe fairly and keep the Same Sett up in the

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