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. one thousand pounds of tobacco and every person that shall
be duly served with process to appear in any of the County
Co^rts of this Province as a Witness to testify in any Matter or
thing there depending and shall not keep his day of Appear-
ance but shall make default shall be fin'd by the Justices of the
County Courts five hundred pounds of tobacco both which
ffines shall be to her Majesty for the Support of the Govern-
ment of this Province.

December 8^th 1704 December 8^th 1 704

Compar'd with Originall bill Assented to by her Majestys
Read and assented to by hon^ble Councill.
the house of Dell W Bladen Cl Concil.
Signd p ord^r W Taylard Cl hD.

December 9^th 1704.

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

An Act for the Preservation of the severall Harbours and
landing Places within this Province

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 of this Act No
person or persons whatsoever whether Inhabitant or fforeigner

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; trading with Shipps or Vessells of Greater or lesser burthen
having a Deck shall unload or Cast out of their said Shipps
or Vessells any kind of Ballast into the Harbours or Creeks
where they ride but shall lay the said ballast on the shore
above high water Mark and whosoever shall prsume to do
Contrary to the Directions of this Act shall for every such
default fforfiet and pay two thousand pounds of Tobacco the
one half to our Sovereign Lady the Queen to be employ 'd
for the Support of the Government of this Province and the
other Moyety to him or them that shall sue for the same to
be recovered by Accon of Debt or Information wherein no
Essoyn protection or wager of Law to be Allowed.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid by
and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid that every respec-
tive Navall Officer within this Province or Collector for the
time being or that shall hereafter be shall at their own proper
Cost take out a Copy of this Act from the Office where the
Originall Transcript of the body of the Laws shall be kept sign'd
by the Keeper of the said Laws and the same affix at theire