280 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

C. P.

And to the Intent that whensoever itt shall Appeare to the
Governt or Commander in Chiefe of this Province for the
time being and his Councill to be Necessary to raise forces
for the Suppressing of Any fforreigne Invasion or Domestick
Insurrection or Rebellion or Any warr with Any Indians that
the afd Officers and Souldiers may be duly paid According to
the Proportions afd And all other Charges and Expences for
the Charge and Management of such Warr may be Duly Paid
and Discharged without which this Province Cannot be
Defended and secured.

Be itt Enacted by the Authority afd that from hence forth
all such Necessary Charges of such warr and Souldiers pay
as afd shall be paid Discharged and Defrayed by a Publick
Levy by an Equall Assessment upon the Taxables of this
province by the Consent of the ffreemen of this province by
their representatives in a Gen^ll Assembly or Out of the pub-
lick Treasure of this province And no otherwise whatsoever.
And to the Intent that the Inhabitants of this province may
not be Abused by having their Goods and provisions prest
by Loose or Idle persons and many Times abuse their Com-
missioners and the people,

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Be itt ffurther Enacted by the Authority afd that from hence-
forth the Commissioners of Each respective County shall
yearly and Every year, Viz: Between the twenty ninth Day
of September and the twenty fifth day of Decr Nominate and
Appoint two honest and Substantiall men of their County to
be press Masters for the year Ensueing and if any one Dye
or Depart the County or be lame or Sick within that time that
then the next Justice of Peace to Nominate and Appoint
Another in his Stead that if occasion require they And no
other shall Impress Victualls And other things given them in
Charge to be prest by Warr' from his Excellency the Governt
or Comander in Chiefe for the time being. And if Any others
but press Masters soe Appointed shall presume upon prtence
of any Power as a Press Master to Seize take Press or Carry
away any Goods or Commodities of Any the Inhabitants of
this province he or they shall pay to the party Grieved treble
the Val of the goods or Commodities soe as afd Unjustly
pressed.

Provided that no press master or any person or persons
whatsoever shall presume att any time to Seize Press or Carry
away from the Inhabitants residents in this province any Armes
or Ammunition of any kind whatsoever upon any Duty or
Service or upon Any Account whatsoever Unless by order of

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the Governt or Commander in Chiefe of this province for the
time being under the penalty afd Any Law Statute or Usage
to the Contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding.