440 Assembly Proceedings, October 4-November 26, 1763.

Liber H. S.
No. I
[One other
who must be
sworn]

spect pass and Stamp or refuse the Tobacco brought to the said House
during the Sickness or disability of such Sick or Disabled Inspector
(the said Person so Appointed first taking the Oath of Office and
other Oaths (or Affirmation if a Quaker) directed by this Act to
be taken by Inspectors and Subscribing the Oath of Abjuration and

[But him-
self to be
answerable]

repeating and Subscribing the Test and the said Sick or disabled
Inspector and his Sureties shall still be Answerable for the said
Tobacco so by the Person by him Appointed Inspected and Passed
in the same Manner as if he had Personally Officiated

p. 453
[Notes to be

given by

Inspectors
for Tobacco
brought
to the
Warehouses
for Payment
of Debts;]

And be it further enacted That if any Tobacco shall be Brought
to any of the said Warehouses the said Inspectors or one of them

in Case of Sickness or other Disability where two arc Appointed

to Attend such House or the Inspector if one only is Appointed to
Attend after he or they hath or have viewed examined and Weighed
the said Tobacco According to the Directions of this Act shall be
Obliged to deliver to the Person bringing the same as many Promis-
sory Notes under the Hands of the said Inspectors or Inspector as
shall be required for the full Quantity received by them or him in
which shall be expressed Whether the Tobacco so received be stemmed
Leaf or Coloured which Notes shall and are hereby declared to be

[To be
current and
Trans-
ferable.]

Current in all Tobacco Payments whatsoever in the County where
the Tobacco shall be Inspected According to the Species expressed
in the Note and shall be Transferrable from one to another in all
such Payments except as herein is excepted and shall be paid and
Satisfied by the Inspector or Inspectors who signed the same upon
Demand and for every Hogshead of Tobacco brought to any Pub-
lick Warehouse for the discharge of any Public or Private Debt in
good Cask of such Dimensions as herein after expressed there shall

[Allowance
of 4 Per
Cent, for
Tobacco
brought in
good Cask.]

be allowed by the Inspector or Inspectors thereof to the Person
bringing the same after the rate of four Pounds of Tobacco for
every hundred Pounds the Tobacco therein contained shall weigh
after the same shall be viewed and passed And the said Inspector
or Inspectors shall and are hereby Obliged to make every Hogshead
by him or them paid away in discharge of any Note by him or
them given as aforesaid to contain one Thousand Pounds of Nett

[Weight]

Tobacco at the least exclusive of the Allowance for the Cask and for
every such Hogshead of Tobacco by him or them paid away well
lined and nailed fit for Shipping there shall be paid by the Person
receiving such Hogshead fifty six Pounds of Tobacco for Inspecting
and four Pounds of Tobacco for Nails which said Sum of four

[Allowance
to Inspec-
tors for
Nails etc]

Pounds of Tobacco the said Inspectors or Inspector shall and may
retain in his or their Hands for his or their own Use to reimburse
him or them the expence of Providing Nails And the Person De-
manding or receiving Tobacco in discharge of Notes as aforesaid
shall Allow to the Inspector or Inspectors four Pounds of Tobacco
per Centum for the Cash and two Pounds of Tobacco for every