170 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 4
Acts

Countys and also to make the obligation of such bond so to be taken
from any sherriff answerable to the publick Charge of their respec-
tive Countys which penalty shall not be less than two hundred thou-
sand pounds of tobacco as af^d And for Encouragem^t of such persons
now bearing or that shall hereafter bear the office of Sherriff and
who shall punctually Comply w^th the publick Creditors, It is also
hereby further Enacted by the authority advice and Consent af^d
that it shall and may be lawfull for her Majesty's Governeur for the
time being where no Just Complaint is made against such sherr^s to
Continue and make good their Commission for the time and term
of three years successively but no Longer.
And be it further Enacted by the authority advise and consent
af^d that from and after the end of this present Session of Assembly
every person or persons within this province which are taxable within
the Severall and respective Countys thereof shall £ may by force and
vertue of this act at any time or times between the laying of the
County Levy and the five and twentyeth day of December then next
Ensueing pay his or their levy or Leavies in money or so much thereof
as he or they shall please or think fitt after the rate of one penny per

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pound for tobacco and the severall and respective sherr^s of this prov-
ince are required by this act to receive the same accordingly. Pro-
vided always that when such person or persons shall pay mony instead
of tobacco for his or their Levy or Levies as af^d and shall not pay and
discharge the whole sume of tobacco with w^ch he or they stand
Charged for his or their Leavy's by mony but shall Leave some part
thereof still due and owing in tobacco, such part so left due in tobacco
shall not be less than the quantity of five hundred pounds.
And be it Enacted by the authority af^d by and with the advice and
consent af^d that the severall and respective Sherr^s of the severall and
respective Countys within this province shall and may after the end
of this Sessions of Assembly by force and Virtue of this act pay and
discharge proportionably to what he shall receive in mony and not
more officers fees and allowances made to any person or persons
whatsoever in the publick and County Leavies in mony after the rate
of one penny per pound for tobacco
Provided always that when such sherriff or Sherriffs shall pay

mony instead of tobacco to any person for his allowance in the pub-

lick or County Levy and shall not pay and discharge the whole sum
of tobacco due to such person in mony at the rate af^d but shall Leave
some part thereof still due and owing in Tobacco then and in Every
such Case such part Left due and owing in tobacco shall not be so
broken that the partys Cannot receive the same Intire in a hoggs-
head or hoggsheads as afores^d
And be it further Enacted by and with the advice and Consent
af^d that if any high Sherr or high sherr^s being Indebted to any
person or persons, shall refuse to discount or allow the same out