158 Assembly Proceedings, March 26-April 15, 1707.

Lib. L. L.

No. 64.

on board the said ships or Vessells under their Comand and
government for remedy whereof for the future.
Be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Majesty by
and with the Advice and Consent of her Maj^tys Governour
Councill & Assembly of this province and the Authority of
the same that every Master of Ship or other Vessell within

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this province that shall Lett out his ship or Vessell to freight
shall at the time when he enters his Ship or vessell with the
navall officer enter into bond w^th one sufficient security to the
Queens Maj^tys her heirs & successors in the Sume of Two
hundred pounds Sterling upon Condition that he shall not for
that voyage Cut or Cause or suffer to be any ways Lessened
Diminished Defaced or Impaired any hogshead or hogheads
of Tobacco Shipt on board his Ship or Vessell by any Inhabi-
tant Merchant or Factor within this province upon freight and
the Severall and respective Navall officers within this province
are required by this Act to gett Copy's of this Act and hang
them up in their respective Offices, for which Copys they
shall have the Allowance of one hundred pounds of Tobacco.
Each officer in each County leavy & the Officer that Takes
such bond shall have two Shillings and Six pence and no more.
And be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Majesty by
and with the advice and Consent of her Maj^tys Governor Coun-
cill and Assembly of this province and the Authority of the
same that if any Master of a Shipp or other Vessell within
this province that after the end of This session of Assembly shall
put out his Ship or Vessell to freight and shall presume to take
into his Ship or Vessell any hogshead or hogsheads of Tobacco
upon Freight before he hath Entered into bond with one
Sufficient Surety according to the Direction of this Act he
shall forfeit one hundred pounds Sterling one half thereof to
the Queen's Majesty her heires & Successors for the support
of the Government of this province & the other half to him or

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Them That will sue the same to be recovered by action of
Debt Bill plaint or Information in any Court of Record within
this province haveing Jurisdiction thereof Wherein no Essoyn
protection or wager of Law to be allowed,
And be it further Enacted by the Authority afd by and with the
Advice and Consent afd that if any Master of a Shipp or other
Vessell within this province shall receive any hogshead or hogs-
head's of Tobacco on Board his said Ship or Vessell upon
freight and shall Either by himself or any officer or other pson
on board his said Ship or Vessell under his Command Cut or
Suffer any hogshead or hogsheads of Tobacco to be Cut Crept
Lessened in their Length or breadth or by any other ways or
means abused defaced or Impaired that then and in every such
Case such Master of a ship or Vessell for every hogshead of