Acts. 313

Charges, and the Allowance to the Clergy, in some Warehouse within
that Parish, if required; and all Officers and Attorneys Fees, in some
of the Warehouses within the County where the Person shall live
to whom the same shall be Chargeable: And should there happen to
be any County or Parish without a Warehouse, that then and in such
Case all the aforesaid Public and County Levies, Parochial Charges,
Officers and Attorneys Fees, or such Part thereof as shall not be paid
in Money, and Clergy's Allowance, shall be paid by Inspector or

Liber H. S.
No. I

Inspectors Notes, at some Warehouse or Warehouses in the next
adjacent County or Parish, as the Case may require. Provided
always, That no Transfer Notes of the preceding Year shall pass in
any such Payment.

[Old Notes
not to pass.]

And be it Enacted, That at the Time of laying any Public or
County Levies, there shall be levied for the Sheriff that is to col-
lect and pay the same, Six Pounds per Centum, and no more; which
the said Sheriff is hereby impowered to retain in his own Hands.

And be it further Enacted, That during the Continuance of this

p. 48

[Sheriff's
Commis-
sion.]

Act, the County Courts shall levy on the taxable Inhabitants of the
respective Parishes, or Part of Parishes, within their Counties, no
more than Thirty Pounds of Tobacco per Poll, instead of Forty
Pounds of Tobacco per Poll by a former Act directed; notwithstand-
ing any Thing in the said former Act contained: And that the Clergy
shall be paid by Inspector or Inspectors Notes in their respective

[Thirty per
Poll to be

paid the

Clergy, in-
stead of 40
by a former
Law.]

Parishes, by the several and respective Sheriffs if an Inspecting
Warehouse be in the Parish, otherwise at the next adjacent Inspecting
Warehouse or Warehouses to the said Parish, where such his Par-
ishioners have their Tobacco inspected; for which Payment the Sher-
iff shall retain in his own Hands Six per Centum, and no more.
And be it further Enacted, That the several Officers and Attor-

[Inspectors
not to delay
payment.]

[Sheriff's
Commis-
sion.]

neys of this Province, at the Time of sending their several Lists and
Accounts to the Sheriffs of the several Counties for Collection, shall
and are hereby obliged to make, at the Foot of each Account they
shall so send for Collection, in Case the same be paid in Tobacco, a
Deduction of Ten per Centum for Conveniency; and that any Officer

[10 per Cent,
to be de-
ducted: Or,]

and Attorney who .shall neglect or omit to make such Deduction as
aforesaid, he or they shall forfeit every such Debt, to the Party or
Parties from whom the same shall be due and owing; any Thing to
the contrary notwithstanding.

[The Debt
forfeited.]

And be it Enacted, That out of every Hundred Pounds of Tobacco
paid in discharge of all Officers and Attorneys Fees, and the Public
and County Levies, when paid in Tobacco, and so proportionably for
a greater or lesser Quantity, there shall be made an Allowance or
Abatement to the Payer of Ten Pounds of Tobacco per Centum,
during the Continuance of this Act.

[Allowance
to Payers of
Officers
Fees, &c. if
paid in
Tobacco.]