632 Assembly Proceedings, April 2-19, 1706.

Lib. L. L.

Provided Always that this Act nor anything therein Con-
tained shall Extend or be Construed or taken to Extend to
goods and Merchandizes Imported into this Province which
are bona fide consigned or belonging to any pson or psons
actually residing in the Collony of Virginia or province of
Pensilvania or goods and merchandizes imported in order to
be shipt of for the coast of Guinea ; This Act to Indure for
three years and from thence to the End of the next Sessions
of Assembly which shall Happen next after the end of the
said three year.

Aprill 18^th 1706 Read and assented to by the house of
Delegates. Sign'd p ord^r W^m Taylard Cl house Del.

Aprill 18^th 1706. Her Majestys honorable Councill have
read & Assented hereto. Sign'd p ord^r
W^m Bladen Cl Council.

Aprill 19^th 1 706. On the behalf of her most Sacred Majesty
Queen Anne &c I will this be a Law.
Jo : Seymour

p. 251

An Act Incouraging the making Hemp & Flax within this
Province.

The Inhabitants of this Province being in a great measure
incouraged by our most Gracious Queens Royall Assent to
an Act of Parliament made in the third and fourth years of
her said Majesty's Reigne Intituled An Act for Incorageing
the Importation of Navall Stores from her Majestys planta-
tions In America to make Hemp within this province and
this present Generall Assembly being willing and Desirous
that the said Incouragement should not prove Ineffectuall
but that sue Good and great an advantage to this Province
should be furthered and promoted for further Incouragement
thereof Doe pray that it may be Enacted.
And be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Majesty
by and with the advice and Consent of her Majestys Govern-
our Councill & Assembly of this Province and the Authority
of the same That if any person or Persons Living or Inhabit-
ing w^thin this Province shall hereafter make by him her or
Themselves or by his her or their servants or workmen upon
any the Lands or Plantations within this Province any Quan-
tity or Quantitys of Hemp or fflax and Cause the same to be
Water Rotted bright and Clean and made merchantable and
that such person or persons making such hemp or flax be