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cill and Assembly of this province and the Authority of the
same that from and after the end of this present Sessions of
Assembly the Importer or Importers of Rum Spiritts wine and
brandy from Pensilvania and the Territories thereto belonging
by Land shall for Every Gallon of the said Liquors soe Im-
ported into this province pay unto the Kings Majesty his heirs
and Successors for defraying the publick Charges of this
province to be Collected by the Navall Officer of Cecill
County District for the time being or his Sufficient Deputy
the sume of nine pence in ready Currt Money of this province
and shall bring the same Liquors into this province to the
place Comonly Called Bohemia Landing and to no other
place or Landing till the duties thereof be paid under penalty
of fforfeiting to the Kings Majesty his heirs and Successors all
such before mentioned Liquors which shall be brought to any
other place Contrary to the Intent of this Act or the Value

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thereof in ready Money one Moyety of the said fforfeiture to
the Kings Mjty his heirs and Successors for the Support of
Governmt of this province and the Other Moyety to the In-
former to be recovered in any Court of Record in this province
by Action of Debt bill plaint or Information wherein no
Essoyne protection or wager of Law to be Allowed.
And to the end that the said nine pence per Gall, may be
Exactly paid and Collected —
Be itt Enacted by the Authority Advice and Consent afd that
before the said Liquors shall be water born in Chesapeak
Bay the Importer or Importers shall make Entry thereof upon
Oath wth the Navall Officer of Cecill County District of the
Number of Casques and the Contents thereof which oath the
said Navall Officer by Virtue of this Act shall have Authority
to Administer and of the full Contents the said Navall Officer
may abate twenty p Cent for leakage and other damage to
be Sustained and no more.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent afd that if the Importer or Importers afd after he hath
brought the said Liquors to Bohemia Landing afd shall put
the said Liquors on board any Vessell in Chesapeak bay or
any rivers Creeks or harbours thereto belonging before the
duty afd shall be paid in ready money as afd that then the Im-

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porter or Importers shall fforfeit the said Liquors or the Value
thereof in ready money to the uses afd to be recovered as afd
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd that when
the Importer or Importers afd have made fair Entries as afd and
paid the duty as afd that then the Navall officer shall give
the said Importer a permitt to Carry the same to any River
Creek or Harbour or port or place of this province to make
sale of the same

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