Acts. 563

County six hundred pounds of Tobacco w^ch said severall and
Respective Sums of Tobacco shall be annually allowed and
paid to the sherriffs af^d in Consideration whereof the sherriffs
of the said severall and Respective Countys shall defray all
such Charges as shall accrue by reason of Conveying such
Letters or Pacquetts any former Law usage or Custome to
the Contrary notwithstanding. And be it ffurther Enacted
by the authority af^d that any Sherr under Sherriffe or Deputy
that shall neglect or delay the Speedy Conveying of any such
Letters or Pacquetts shall forfeit and pay for Every such
offence the sum of two thousand pounds of Tobacco one half
to the Informer or him or them that will sue for the same and
the other half to be Imployed for the Defraying the County
Charge where any such neglect shall happen to be Recovered
in any of her Maj^tys Courts of Record within this province by
action of Debt wherein no Essoyne protection or Wager of
Law shall be allowed. And be it ffurther Enacted by the
authority af^d that such publick Letters & Pacquetts be En-
dorsed for her Maj^tys Service and w^th the persons name that
send them & if any person or persons whatsoever shall at any
time after the publication of this Act presume to Endorse any
Letter or Letters Pacquett or pacquetts so as af^d w^ch are not
for the publick service he or they shall forfeit and pay for such
offence five hundred pounds of tobacco to be recovered in
manner af^d And the better to ascertain what Letters shall be
accounted Publick Letters.
Be it Enacted by the authority advice and Consent af^d that
all Publick Letters directed to the Governour of this province
for the time being Endorsed for Maj^tys Service and all Letters
sent by the Governour haveing his or the Clerk of the Councill's
name Endorsed, and for her Maj^tys Service directed to any
person whatsoever and all Letters sent by any member of her
Maj^tys Councill w^th the subscribers name Endorsed and for her
Maj^tys service all Letters sent by a Justice of the Prov^ll Court
with the Subscribers name Endorsed and for her Maj^tys Service
and all Letters sent by the publick Treasurer's of Each shore
to any Navall officer with the subscribers name Endorsed, and
for her Maj^tys Service shall be accounted only Publick Letters
this act to Endure for three yeares and to the End of the
session of Assembly which shall first Happen after the End of
the three yeares. And be it ffurther Enacted that one Act of
Assembly of this province made at a Generall Assembly held
at the Port and Town of Annapolis the twenty sixth day of
Aprill in the yeare of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and foure Entituled an Act for the more Speedy Conveying oi
Publick Letters and Pacquetts of this province and Defraying

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the Charge thereof and Every Article matter or Clause and

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