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

Liber H. S.
No. 1

said That no Tobacco Whatsoever of the Growth or Production
of this Province shall during the Continuance of this Act be trans-
ported or carried either into the said Colony of Virginia or the Prov-
ince of Pensyl vania or the three Lower Counties upon Deleware
called New Castle Kent and Sussex or the reputed Limits of the
said Province or Counties as now Settled by Inhabitants or to any
other Ports or Places Whatsoever out of this Province either by
Land or Water untill the same hath been first Viewed examined and
Stamped at one or other of the Warehouses Appointed or to be Ap-
pointed in Pursuance of this Act nor until due entry thereof shall
be made with the Officers of the Customs in the district wherein the

p. 471

owner of the said Tobacco shall reside and a Permit Obtained from
them for that Purpose And if any Person or Persons shall Presume
to carry or Transport or cause to be carried or Transported any
Tobacco not inspected and Stamped or without having Obtained
such Permit as aforesaid to the said Colony of Virginia or the
Province of Pensylvania or the three Lower Counties upon Dela-
ware called New Castle Kent and Sussex or the reputed Lands of
the said Province or Counties now settled by Inhabitants or to any
other Ports or Places Whatsoever out of this Province He or they

[Penalty]

so Offending shall forfeit and pay eight hundred Pounds of Tobacco
for every Hogshead Cask or Case of Tobacco and one hundred and
Sixty Pounds of Tobacco for every hundred Pounds of Tobacco
in Bulk or Parcel so Transported or carried out Contrary to the
Direction of this Act

[An Oath to
be taken, by
Sheriffs,
Constables,
and In-
spectors]
[Oath]

And be it further enacted that all Sheriffs under Sheriffs and
Constables who shall be in Office on the thirtieth day of November
one Thousand seven hundred and Sixty three at the first Court to
be held for their Respective Counties after the said thirtieth day of
November shall take an Oath that if they shall at any time know or
be Credibly informed or have Good reason to Suspect that any
Tobacco is Present or Packed in any Cask Case Chest or other
Package whatsoever or any Tobacco is put on Board any Boat or
Vessel in order to be Shipped off without being Inspected or that
any Tobacco is Carrying or Carried out of this Province either by
Land or Water into the Colony of Virginia or the Province of
Pensylvania or the three Lower Counties on Delaware called New
Castle Kent and Sussex or the reputed Limits of the said Province
or Counties as now Settled by Inhabitants or to any other Ports or
Places Whatsoever out of this Province without a Permit for so.
doing they will forthwith make Information and a Particular Dis-
covery thereof to the next Justice of the Peace of the County where
such Tobacco shall be And that all Sheriffs and under Sheriffs
Respectively which shall after the said thirtieth day of November be
Appointed or Sworn into the said Offices shall at the Time of their
being sworn take the same Oath and Obtain a Certificate thereof
and every such Officer failing so to do shall forfeit eight hundred