Acts. 145

who shall bring in the Seventh best Piece of Linen, of the dimension
last described, the Sum of Two Pounds, To the Person who shall
bring in the Eighth best Piece of Linen, of the dimension aforesaid,
the Sum of One Pound Fifteen Shillings, To the Person who shall
bring in the Ninth best Piece of Linen, of the dimension aforesaid,
the Sum of One Pound Ten Shillings, To the Person who shall bring
in the Tenth best Piece of Linen, of the dimension aforesaid, the
Sum of One Pound Five Shillings; to which said Pieces of the length
of Twenty Yards and Seven Eights of a yard wide at least, no re-
gard is to be had to the whiteness.

Session
Laws

Provided always, That the Linen for which the Bounty by this Act
allowed, shall be given, shall be Wove after the end of this Session
of Assembly, and made of Flax or Hemp, of the growth of the re-
spective Counties where the Bounties shall be paid, and that such
Flax or Hemp shall be actually manufactured in such County, and
that no Person shall be allowed any Bounty for Linen but in the
County where the Flax or Hemp shall grow and be entirely manu-
factured, of which such Proof shall be made, as shall be satisfactory
to the Justices of the respective County Courts.
And Provided likewise, That it shall and may be lawful for the
said Justices to cut each piece of Linen, for which the Bounty shall
be allowed, into two equal Parts, or to use any other Methods they
shall think fit without much damage to such Linen, to prevent two
Rewards being given for one and the same Piece of Linen, and then
to return to the Bringer or Proprietor thereof such Linen.
Provided also, Where the Money levied as aforesaid, shall not be
applied to the uses aforesaid, that then the Justices of the County
Courts where such application shall not be made, shall apply the
Money so levied to the use of the County the ensuing Year.
And whereas by a former Act of Assembly, entituled, An Act to
encourage the making of Linen Cloth within this Province, of Flax

Proviso.

or Hemp of the growth thereof, the Sum of Twelve Pounds Cur-
rent Money was levied Yearly on the Taxables of every County,
to be applied by the Justices of each County in June Court, for the
encouragement of the making linen Cloth. And whereas by the
expiration of that Act at the last Sessions of Assembly, the said
several Justices could not apply the Moneys raised at the last
November Courts according to the directions thereof.

p. 19

Money
raised by a
former Act,

Be it therefore Enacted by the Authority, Advice and Consent
aforesaid, That the said several Justices of the respective Counties,
shall and are hereby empowered at the August Courts next after
this Sessions of Assembly, to apply the said Moneys Levied and
Collected at the last November Courts, to the several uses in the said
recited Act mentioned, the expiration of the same Act notwith-
standing.

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