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case such Hogshead or Hogsheads be not found to exceed the Gauge
aforesaid, then such Mark of Seizure shall be struck out by such
Justice, or other Officer aforesaid, and the Seizure be thereby re-
leased. But in case any Person or Persons whatsoever shall have
Sight of any Hogshead or Hogsheads of Tobacco, that he or they
shall suspect to exceed the Gauge aforesaid, it shall and may, in such
case, be lawful for such Person or Persons immediately to Seize
and Mark the same as aforesaid, although no such Justice or other
Officer, as aforesaid, be present; of which Seizure such Informer
shall forthwith give Information to some Justice, or other Officer
aforesaid, living or residing in the County where such Hogshead or
Hogsheads shall be so Marked or Seized, who shall be by this Act
obliged to go with such Informer to view and examine the Gauge of
such Hogshead or Hogsheads, as aforesaid, and shall in all Things
proceed to the Viewing, Examination or Condemnation of such
Hogshead or Hogsheads of Tobacco, after the same Manner and to
the Uses aforesaid, or to the releasing the Seizure thereof, as herein
before directed; and every such Informer or Seizer shall pay to the
Justice, or other Officer aforesaid, making such View or Condemna-
tion aforesaid, the Sum of Ten Shillings current Money, for every
such Hogshead that such Justice or Officer shall be requested to
view or examine, by such Informer, whether the Hogshead or Hogs-
heads so viewed, be condemned or not; to be recovered according to
Act of Assembly of this Province, For speedy Recovery of small
Debts out of Court, before a single Justice.
And be it further Enacted, That in case any of the Justices of the
County-Courts, any Sheriff, Coroner or Vestry-Man, or Church-
warden, who upon Application made by any Informer, shall without
lawful Excuse or Impediment refuse or delay to perform what is
required of them by this Act, the Justice or Officer so refusing shall
forfeit and pay the Sum of Fifteen Shillings current Money, for
every Hogshead so by him refused to be viewed, to the Use of such
Informer; to be recovered as last before-mentioned.
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority, Advice and Consent
aforesaid, That no Person or Persons whatsoever, after such Hogs-
head or Hogsheads of Tobacco, marked with the broad Arrow
aforesaid, and before View thereof by any Officer as aforesaid, shall
presume to remove, alter or change any Hogshead so marked as
aforesaid, or the Tobacco therein, so as to avoid the Justice of this
Act, nor after View and Condemnation in manner aforesaid, shall
presume to alter or change or in any wise meddle with such con-
demned Hogshead or Hogsheads of Tobacco, without Leave or
License from such Informer, under the Penalty and Forfeiture for
every Hogshead of Tobacco so removed, altered or changed, as
aforesaid, the Sum of Twelve Hundred Pounds of Tobacco, to the
Use of such Informer; to be recovered in any County Court within
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