296 Assembly Proceedings, February 20-28, 1721/2.

U. H. J.

removed, then such Justice be required, on Complaint made, to
go with the Informer or Impower some sufficient Person
skilled in Tobacco to go with the Informer and View the same ;
& on Examination, to make his Report to the Justice in order
to Acquit or Convict the Person so accused.

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4^thly That every Justice or such Person appointed for the
better Execution of this Law have full Power to Search all
tobacco Houses or other suspected Houses or Places upon
Complaint made, or upon his own Suspicion of any such trashy
or bad Tobacco so supposed to be therein lodged or concealed,
and on such Discovery, fully to Convict Such Delinquent of the
Penalty aforesaid
5^thly That a Penalty be impos'd on those who by themselves
or Others shall pretendedly give away or receive any trashy
or bad Tobacco contrary to the Intent of the Law
6^thly That a Fine be laid on the Justice or Person by him
so appointed, who shall refuse to execute the Trusts in him
reposed as Aforesaid
7^thly That Double Penalties be laid on those who freight
their Tobacco by Reason of the Great Difficulty of detecting
them in the Breach of the Law
These Alterations and Additions being Approv'd by your
Honours, we shall readily concur with those Proposals in
your Honours' last Message
Signed p order M: Jenifer Cl. Lo. ho.

To which Message the following Answer is prepared and
Agreed to by the House Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly
February the 27^th 1721
Gentlemen. In Answer to your Message by M^r Stoddert
and five other members of your House We have read and
Considered the Alterations and Additions proposed by said
Message and agree to the same; and desire that the Bill may
be prepar'd accordingly.
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up. Ho.

Which answer is Sent to the Lower House by Col Holland
Col Addison and Col Tilghman who return & say they de-
livered the same
Adjourned for Two Hours