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

Liber H. S.
No. 1
p. 476

for Satisfying such Notes and the Inspector or Inspectors shall take
in his or their former Notes and Deliver Crop Notes and Receipts
for such Hogsheads and shall be Answerable for the Safe keeping
thereof in the same Manner as they are for Crop Tobacco But the
Persons receiving such Hogsheads shall pay to the Inspectors sixty
Pounds of Tobacco for the Inspection and Nails for every Hogs-
head that is to say thirty two Pounds of Tobacco upon the Eastern
Shore and thirty six Pounds of Tobacco upon the Western Shore
down and twenty eight Pounds of Tobacco on the Eastern Shore
and twenty four Pounds of Tobacco on the Western Shore when
the Tobacco shall be delivered out And the Inspectors shall sell all

[Transfer
Tobacco,
not Received
and marked,
to be sold
annually by
Auction]

Transfer Tobacco which shall not be so received and Marked on the
second day of holding the Court if fair Weather if not on the next
fair day of the Court of their Respective Counties in the Month
of November yearly by Publick Auction in Single Hogsheads and
not Otherwise in their County Courts respectively held in that Month
and shall pay the Money arising by such Sale at the Average Price
of the Sale of the Tobacco belonging to each House in Satisfaction
of their Notes Time to Time to the Proprietors thereof making
their Demand under the same Penalty as is inflicted for not Paying
Inspection Notes

[Frauds in
selling only
Part of the
Transfer
Tobacco,
how to be
prevented]

And for Preventing frauds that may be Practised by selling only
part of such Tobacco not received as aforesaid Be it enacted that all
Inspectors shall in Ten days before November Court in each Re-
spective County Yearly lodge with the respective County Clerks
where they shall Officiate an Account upon Oath of all the Transfer
Tobacco at that time in their Hands before the same shall be exposed
to Sale And all Inspectors shall keep a just and true Account of the
Tobacco gained or saved upon the Allowances made for Cask or
Shrinkage of Transfer Tobacco and if any Tobacco shall be so
Gained or Saved shall exhibit an Account thereof upon Oath or
Affirmation if a Quaker in the same Manner as is before directed
Concerning Transfer Tobacco not Received and shall also sell the
Tobacco so gained and saved in the same manner as is before directed
for the Sale of Transfer Tobacco and shall Account for the Money
arising by such Sale to the Justices aforesaid and no Inspector shall
Convert any Tobacco so Gained or Saved to his own Use either by
the Allowances for Shrinkage or four per Cent for Cash or Other-
wise howsoever

[Inspectors
to account
every
November
court, with
the Justices]

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid that all In-
spectors shall Annually in November Court after the Sale of the
Transfer Tobacco and one day before the laying of the County levy
Account with the Justices of the respective Counties upon Oath or
Affirmation if a Quaker for all Monies and Tobaccos received or
which ought to be received by them by Virtue of this Act except