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

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and no other Provided allways that Such person or Persons
haveing no Tobbacco and that shall refuse to Shew unto Such
Officer or Officers as shall Collect the Same such Goods and
Chattells It shall be Lawfull for Such Officer or Officers to
take the body or bodys of Such person or persons in Execu-
tion for the Same Provided also that no Officer or Officers in
this Act particularly mentioned and whose ffees are hereby
settled and Limitted shall by Virtue thereof either leave or
Cause to be leavied any Execution upon the body Goods or
Chattells of any person or persons whatsoever for any fees
in this Act Limitted and Conteined without delivering or
Causing to be delivered a true and Just Acc^t of the ffees to
them due by this Act as aforesaid under the hand or hands of
Such Officer or Officers to the person or persons to whom
such ffees demanded are due as aforesaid thirty days att the
least before Execution leavied and in Case any of the Said
Officer or Officers as af^d shall in any wise Act or do Contrary
directly or indirectly to this Act he or they so Offending shall
loose and forfeitt to the party grieved treble Damages Sus-
teined and shall also forfeitt the Sume of Six Thousand
pounds of Tobbacco or fourty pounds Sterling the one Moiety
thereof to our Sovereigne Lord the King his heirs and Suc-

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cessors for the Supporte of Government to be recovered in his
Matys name the other moiety to the Party or Partys that shall
Sue for the Same to be Recovered in any Court of Record
within this Province by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or Informa-
tion wherein no Essoyne Protection or Wager of Law to be
Allowed And it is further Provided that if any ffees for any
Matter or thing hereafter to be done belonging to the Sev-
erall Officers aforesaid and by the Governor and Councill So
allowed and adjudged and not in this Act mentioned, limitted,
Allowed and adjudged It shall be Lawfull for Such Officer to
have such ffee or ffees as the said Governor and Councill for
the time being shall adjudge and allow of, and no more
under the Penalty aforesaid to be recovered as aforesaid this
Act to Endure for three Years or to the End of the next
Sessions of Assembly which shall first happen.

An Act for appointing persons to Treat with Workmen for the
building a Church att the Porte of Annapolis

Whereas the Service of Allmighty God should of all things
be first promoted in all Common Wealths and for that purpose
Some Decent place or building should be erected and built in
Order to which great Care hath heretofore been taken for the
building and Erecting a Church att the Town and Porte of