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other part of the County then att the Court house af^d Such
Ordinary keeper shall within the time afores^d be provided
with four Spare Bedds with Covering and Sufficient Stabling
and Provender for Six horses att the least under the Penalty
of five Thousand pounds of Tobbacco one halfe thereof to his
Ma^ty his heires or Successors for the use of the County the
other halfe to him or them that Shall informe or Sue for the
same to be recovered by Bill Plaint or information wherein no
Essoyne Protection or Wager of Law to be Allowed Provided
allways That no person or persons so licensed or to be licensed
to keep Ordinary as aforesaid Shall dureing their time of Such
their keeping Ordinarys be Justices of the Peace nor Comis-
sioners in any County Court within this Province nor Mayor
Recorder or Alderman of the said City of S^t Mary's anything
in this Present Act to the Contrary Notwithstanding And it is

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further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Ordi-
nary keeper keeping Evill Rule in his house upon Complaint
made thereof to the Justices of the County Court of Such
Ordinary keepers misbehaviour or keeping evill Rule in his
house the Said Justices of the County Courts are hereby
Authorized and Impowered to Suppress Such Ordinary keeper
and Calling in Such Licence And be it further Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid that any Ordinary keeper disabled or Sup-
prest as afores^d or any other person that shall presume to
keep Ordinary without Licence first had and obteined as
afores^d shall for every month he or they shall keep Ordinary
as afores^d forfeitt and pay Two Thousand pounds of Tobbacco
one halfe to his Maty for the use aforesaid and the other
halfe to him or them that shall Sue for the Same to be recovered
in any Court of Record within this Province by Bill Plaint or
Information wherein no Essoyn protection or Wager of Law
to be Allowed And be it further Enacted by the Authority af^d
That no person or persons Inhabiting within this Province not
haveing Lawfull Licence shall sell by retayle any Syder,
Quince-drink or any other Strong Liquors to be drank in his
her or their houses or about his or their Plantations upon for-
feitture of every time he she or they shall be Legally Convict
thereof the Sume of one Thousand pounds of Tobbacco one
halfe thereof to his Maty his heires and Successors for and
towards defraying the County Charge where Such forfeiture
shall become due and the other halfe to the Informer or to
him or them that shall Sue for the Same to be recovered in

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any Court of Record w^thin this Province By Action of Debt
Bill Plaint or Information wherein no Essoyne Protection or
wager of Law to be Allowed And be it further Enacted by the
Authority af^d by and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid
That no Person or Persons whatsoever so licenced to keep

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