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at any Court other than August Court, have License granted if the
Justices see fit, but to continue no longer than the August Court fol-
lowing, when it shall determine and may be renewed as others, for
taking of which Licenses the Ordinary Keeper shall pay only in Pro-
portion to the Time between his taking such License and August
Court aforesaid. Provided also, that any Person now having License
to keep Ordinary, which shall expire before August Court, seven-
teen Hundred forty and six, may also be allowed to take out further
License until the said August Court, paying for such License a Fine
only in Proportion to the Time as abovesaid.
And be it further Enacted, That all and every Person taking Ordi-
nary Licenses as aforesaid, shall at the Time of having such License
granted, pay to the Sherifs of the respective Counties where such
Person or Persons shall inhabit, the Fine or Sum to be paid for
Ordinary Licenses before mentioned in this Act, which the said
Sherifs respectively are hereby required and obliged by Virtue of
their Office to receive, as well as to collect and receive all Fines and
Forfeitures arising on the Breach of any Part of this Act by such
Ordinary Keepers. And that the Clerk of each respective County,
shall keep a true and exact Entry of all Ordinary Keepers, to whom
such Licenses are granted, and of all Fines and Forfeitures relating
thereto, and at every November Court shall deliver to the Justices a
true List of all Ordinary Keepers in their respective Counties licensed
as aforesaid, as also of all Fines and Forfeitures happening in that
year, and shall also cause to be delivered the like List or Account
to the Commissioners or Trustees for emitting Bills of Credit, on
or before the twenty fifth Day of December yearly: And the said
several and respective Sherifs are hereby obliged and required to
pay all such Sum or Sums of Money as shall come to their Hands by
Virtue of this Act for Ordinary Licenses, or Fines and Forfeitures,
as aforesaid, to the Commissioners or Trustees aforesaid, on or
before the last Day of April every year during the Continuance
of this Act, to be by the said Commissioners or Trustees applied to
the repaying the aforesaid Sum of three Thousand Pounds so as
aforesaid borrowed and appropriated: For which said License,
and Recognizance to keep good Rules and Order, as is hereafter
directed, every Ordinary Keeper shall pay to the Clerk of each re-
spective County Court the Sum of three Shillings, and no more.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid that the
Justices of the several County Courts be, and are hereby authorized
and impowered, at their several County Courts in the month of
August yearly, or oftner, as they shall think fit to set and assess the
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
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Rates and Prices of all And other Accommodations whatsoever, in
Current money of this Province, by them the said Ordinary Keepers
to be vended for the year ensuing, and so yearly and every year,
which Rates and Prices of all Liquors and other Accommodations
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p. 475
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