Acts. 333

give this Act in Evidence, and if the Plaintiff shall be Nonsuit, or a
Judgment pass against him upon a Verdict or Demurrer, the De-
fendant shall recover double Costs.

Liber H. S.
No. I

And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That no
Person taking upon himself the Office of an Inspector, shall, during
his Continuance in that Office, or within two Years next after he
shall be out of his said office, be capable of being elected a Member
of the House of Delegates; or shall presume to intermeddle, or con-
cern himself with any Election of a Delegate or Delegates, otherwise
than by giving his Vote; or shall endeavour to influence any Person,
or Persons, to give his or their Vote; under the Penalty of Fifty
Pounds for every Offence. Neither shall any Inspector, during the
Time aforesaid, be, or undertake to be, Collector of his Lordship's
Quit-Rents, or of any Public, County, or Parish Levies, or of any
Officers Fees; nor shall, directly or indirectly, for himself, or any
other Person, during his Continuance in the said Office, buy or re-
ceive by way of Barter, Loan, or Exchange, any Tobacco what-
soever, or suffer or permit any Tobacco to be bought by any Person
or Persons whatsoever, with any Money arising by the Sale of any
Goods, Wares, or Merchandizes whatsoever, made by any of the

[Inspectors
not to be
capable of
being
Members of
the House of
Delegates, or
Collectors of
Quit Rents,
or Public, or
County
Levies; nor
to receive
Tobacco by
way of Loan,
Barter, or
Exchange.]

Inspector or Inspectors, either upon their own Accounts, or the
Accounts of any other Person or Persons whatsoever; nor shall
any way intermeddle with, or busy him or themselves in procuring
Tobacco, to be sold or consigned to any Merchant, or in lading any
Ship or Vessel with Tobacco (except the proper Tobacco of such
Inspector or Inspectors), under the Penalty of Thirty Shillings
Currency for every Hundred Pounds Weight of Tobacco, and so
in Proportion for a less Quantity, so bought or received, or procured
to be consigned or laden on board such Vessel; to be recovered before
one Magistrate, as in Case of small Debts, where the Forfeiture
does not exceed Fifty Shillings, and where it exceeds Fifty Shillings,
in any Court of Record, with Costs of Suit, by Action of Debt,
Bill, Plaint, or Information; one Half thereof to the Use of the

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Informer, and the other to the several respective Counties, to defray
the Expence that hath or may accrue in the due Execution of this
Act. Provided always, That nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to hinder any Inspector from receiving his own proper Debts
or Rents in Tobacco, which shall be first viewed, examined, and
stamped, according to the Directions of this Act.

[But may
receive their
own Debts
or Rents in
Tobacco.]

And, for the further and better Direction of the Inspectors afore-
said in their Duty, Be it Enacted, That no Inspector shall take,
accept, or receive, directly or indirectly, any Gratuity, Fee, or Re-
ward, for any Thing by him to be done in Pursuance of this Act,
other than his Salary, and the other Payments and Allowances
herein before mentioned and expressed. And if any Inspector shall
take, accept, or receive any such Gratuity, Fee, or Reward, every

[Inspectors
not to accept
of any Fee,
or Reward.]

such Inspector, being thereof convicted, shall forfeit and pay Fifty

[Penalty.]