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

Liber H. S.

No. 1

ence any Person or Persons to give his or their Vote or Votes
under the Penalty of eight Thousand Pounds of Tobacco for every
Offence neither shall any Inspector during the time aforesaid
be or under take to be Collector of his Lordships Quit rents or
of any Public County or Parish Levies or of any Officers frees
nor shall directly or indirectly for himself or any other Person
during his Continuance in the said Office buy receive by way of
Barter Loan or Exchange any Tobacco Whatsoever or suffer or
permit any Tobacco to be bought by any Person or Persons What-
soever with any Money arising by the Sale of any Goods Wares or
Merchandizes Whatsoever made by any of the Inspector or In-
spectors 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 In-
spectors under the Penalty of two hundred and forty Pounds of
Tobacco for every hundred Pounds weight of Tobacco and so in
Proportion for a greater or 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 six hundred Pounds of Tobacco and
where it exceeds Six hundred Pounds of Tobacco in any Court of
Record with Costs of Suit by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or In-
formation one half thereof to the use of the informer and the
other to the Several and Respective Counties to defray the expence

p. 473
[But may
receive
their own
Debts or
Rents in
Tobacco]
[Inspectors
not to accept
of any Fee,
or reward]

that hath or may Accrue in the due Execution of this Act Provided
always that nothing herein contained shall be construed to hinder
any Inspector from receiving his own Proper Debts or rents in
Tobacco which shall be first Viewed and Stamped According to the
Directions of this Act
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 reward for any
thing by him to be Done in Pursuance of this Act other than his
Sallary and the other Payments and Allowances herein before men-
tioned and expressed and if any Inspector shall take Accept or
receive any such Gratuity fee or Reward every such Inspector being

[Penalty]

thereof convicted shall forfeit and pay eight Thousand Pounds of
Tobacco to be rcovered with Costs by any Person or Persons who
shall inform or sue for the same by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or
Information in any Court of Record within this Province and
moreover shall be disabled from holding the Place or Office of an
Inspectors or any other Office during the Continuance of this Act

[No person
to offer any
Bribe or
Reward]

and if any Person or Persons shall offer any Bribe Reward or
Gratuity to any Inspector for any thing by him to be Done in Pur-
suance of this Act other than the fees and Allowances herein before