Acts. 327

Bill shall be allowed from the County where any such Crows
were killed the Sume of Six pounds of Tobacco And the
Justice of peace before whom such Crows head shall be
brought shall Cause the Bill to be Cutt of to prevent the
deceit of twice or oftener paying therefore And shall give to
the person bringing the same a Receipt therefore which Re-
ceipt shall be Sufficient Authority for the person Claiming
thereby to demand at the Next Levy Court so much Tobacco
as the Crows heads amount to at the rate aforesaid to be
rais'd levyed and paid as aforesaid. This Act to continue
for and during the term of two whole years and to the end
of the next Session of Assembly which shall happen there-
after.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

September 20^th 1704 September 21^st 1704

Read and Assented to by the Read and assented to by her
house of Delegates Ma^lys hon^ble Councill
W Taylard Cl hD. W Bladen Cl Concil.

Maryland October 3^d 1704

On behalf of her Majesty &c I will this be a Law
Jo. Seymour

An Act for Securing Merchants and others Tobacco after they
have received it.

Be it Enacted by the Queens most excellent Majesty by and
with the Advice and Consent of her Majestys Governour
Councill and Assembly of this province and the Authority of
the same that from and after the publication hereof every
House Keeper and Inhabitant within this Province having a
Plantation whereon he maketh or Causeth to be made any
Tobacco shall build and erect or otherwise fitt up and make
ready a good tight house with a good Door Lock and Key
upon every plantation where such Tobacco is made as afore-
said and Sufficient to Contain the Tobacco made on every
plantation.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that
every Inhabitant or House Keeper as aforesaid having a Plan-
tation whereon he maketh or Causeth to be made any Tobacco
as aforesaid and that shall pay away and dispose of any Tobacco
to any Merchant Master of Shipp Saylor or any other person
whatsoever shall notwithstanding such disposure or payment
secure and keep the said Tobacco as he would do his own
proper Goods for and during the space of one whole year
Comencing from the time the Tobacco was received as afore-
said And if any Tobacco so received as aforesaid for want of

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