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An Act for Killing of Wolves, Crows, and Squirrels.
Be it Enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by
and with the Advice and Consent of Her Majesty's President,
Council, and Assembly of this Province, and the Authority of
the same, That hereafter, for the Encouragement of the In-
habitants of this Province, Her Majesty's Subjects, their Ser-
vants, and Slaves, to take some Pains, and make it their
Business to destroy Wolves, that the Sum of Three hundred
Pounds of Tobacco be allowed to every such Inhabitant, that
shall bring a Wolf's Head to any Justice of Peace in that
County-Levy where the Wolf was killed: And the Justice of
Peace shall cause the Tongue to be cut out, that it may not be
presented again.
And if an Indian brings a Wolf's Head to any Justice of
Peace, he shall have for his Satisfaction, Three hundred
Pounds of Tobacco, which shall be satisfied out of the County
Levy where the Wolf was killed: And every Justice of Peace
is required to make the Encouragement allowed the Indians
as effectual as he can.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority, Advice and
Consent aforesaid, That every Person that shall bring, or
cause to be brought to any Justice of the Peace, in any County
within this Province, the Head of a Crow, with a perfect Bill,
shall be allowed from the County, where any such Crows were
killed, the Sum of Six Pounds of Tobacco; and the Justice of
Peace, before whom such Crow's Head shall be brought, shall
cause the Bill to be cut off to prevent the Deceit of Twice, or
oftner, Paying therefore; and shall give to the Person bring-
ing the same a Receipt therefore, which Receipt shall be
sufficient Authority for the Person claiming thereby, to de-
mand, at the next Levy Court, so much Tobacco, as the Crows
Heads amount to at the Rate aforesaid.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, by
and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid, That any Person,
that shall kill any Squirrel or Squirrels, after the End of this
Session of Assembly, shall, upon the producing the Head or
Heads of such Squirrel or Squirrels to a Justice of Peace in
the County where such Squirrel or Squirrels shall be killed,
and producing a Certificate thereof from such Justice, be
allowed for killing every such Squirrel, the Sum of Four
Pounds of Tobacco, in the County Levy, that shall be laid for
such County after the Date of such Certificate; and that the
Justice, that shall give such Certificate, shall, immediately
upon giving the same, cut the Ears from off each Squirrel's
Head, that shall be so produced to him, to prevent double
Allowance for one and the same Head. The Tobacco arising
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