Acts. 307

of three Hundred Pounds Current Money, payable to the Lord Pro-
prietary, his Heirs, and Successors, with Condition for the true and
faithful Performance of his Duty, according to the Directions of
this Act, and shall also take the following Oath, or Affirmation if a
Quaker, that is to say ;

Liber H. S.
No. I

You shall Swear (or affirm), That you will, diligently and care-
fully, view and examine, all Tobacco brought to any public Ware-
house, or Warehouses, where you are appointed to be Inspector, and
all other Tobacco which you shall be called upon to view and inspect ;
and that you will not receive any Tobacco that is not, in your Judg-
ment, sound, well-conditioned, merchantable, and clear of Trash;
nor receive, pass, or stamp, any Tobacco, or Hogshead, Cask, or
Case of Tobacco, prohibited by an Act of Assembly, entituled, An
Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco, for preventing Frauds in
his Majesty's Customs, and for the Limitation of Officers Fees ;
and that you will receive, pass, and stamp, all Tobacco that is sound,
well-conditioned, merchantable, and clear of Trash, and in all Things
well and faithfully discharge your Duty in the Office of an Inspector,
according to the best of your Skill and Judgment, and according to
the Directions of the said Act, without Fear, Favour, Affection,
Malice, or Partiality. So help you God.
Which Oath, or Affirmation, shall and may be taken before any
one Justice of the Peace, for the County where such Inspector shall

officiate, and by such Justice certified to the Vestrymen and Church-
wardens of the Parish, and an Entry thereof made in the Book which
the said Vestry are obliged to keep, by this Act. And if any Person
shall presume to execute the Office of an Inspector, before he has
given such Bond, and taken such Oath, or Affirmation, as aforesaid,
as also the Oaths, or Affirmations, prescribed by Law to be taken
to the Government, and subscribe the Oath of Abjuration and Test,
he shall forfeit and pay Five Hundred Pounds Current Money.

[The Oath.]

And be it further Enacted, That all Inspectors to be appointed
by Virtue of this Act, shall attend their Duty at the Warehouse, or
Warehouses, under their Charge, from the First Day of November
to the First Day of April, as often as required; and constantly from
the said First Day of April to the Twentieth Day of August, yearly,
(except Sundays and the Holidays observed at Christmas, Easter,
and Whitsuntide, or when hindered by Sickness, or in such Cases
wherein this Act shall otherwise provide): And afterwards, they
or one of them, shall constantly attend at the same (except on Sun-
days) to deliver out Tobacco for Exportation, 'til all the Tobacco
remaining there, the said Twentieth Day of August, shall be so
delivered: And every Inspector neglecting to attend, as aforesaid,

[Times of
the Inspec-
tors Atten-
dance.]
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shall forfeit and pay to the Party grieved, Seven Shillings and Six
Pence Current Money, for every Neglect, or shall be liable to the
Action upon the Case of the said Party grieved, to recover all

[Penalty for
Neglect.]