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

Liber H. S.
No. 1

for the Tobacco or Money so as aforesaid due to him which Oath
shall be made in Writing and left with the said Magistrate and by
him returned to the next County Court and the said Magistrate shall
then give to the said Sheriff a Warrant from under his hand and
Seal and thereby direct and impower the said Sheriff to levy the
Tobacco or Money so as aforesaid due to him in the same manner
as he might do by this Act after the tenth day of June all which

[But not to
be executed
if they
give good
securitys]

the said Sheriff shall do by Virtue of his Office without any Exe-
cution fee, Provided Nevertheless and it is the true intent and Mean-
ing of this Act that if any Debtor as af.^d Absconding or about to
Abscond will give such Sheriff good and sufficient Security for the
Payment of all such Public or County levies Parochial Charges
Officers or Lawyers ffees at any time before such Distress & Sale
made that then and in such Case the Sheriff shall as is hereby
Obliged to take the same

[Inspectors
not to
pass any
Tobacco,
between the
last of July,
and I^st of
November,
unless &c]
p. 495

And be it further enacted that it shall not be Law full for any
the said Inspector or Inspectors to Inspect or pass any Hogshead or
Parcel of Tobacco at any time between the last day of July and
the first day of November Yearly unless such Hogshead or Parcel
of Tobacco be brought to and left at the said Inspection House on
or before the said last day July Yearly and that if any Inspector
or Inspectors shall Presume to Inspect or pass any Hogshead or
Parcell of Tobacco between the said last day of July and the first
day of November Yearly He or they so Offending shall forfeit and
pay one hundred and Sixty Pounds of Tobacco for every hundred

[Penalty
and how
recovered]

Pounds of Tobacco so by him or them Inspected to be recovered
if the same does not exceed the sum of Sixteen hundred Pounds of
Tobacco before any Magistrate in the County where the offence
shall be committed as in Case of small Debts & if the Penalty exceeds
the said sum of sixteen hundred Pounds of Tobacco then to be
recovered in the Court of the said County by Action of Debt Bill
Plaint or Information wherein no Essoin Protection or Wager of
law shall be Allowed the one half of all which Penalties shall be
Applied to the use of the informer or such Person who shall sue
for the same and the other half thereof to the several and Respective
Countes to defray the expence that may Accrue in the due Execution
of this Act

[Costs when
paid in Gold
or Silver]

And be it further enacted that whose Plaintiff or Defendant in
any Suit now commenced or that shall hereafter be commenced
in any Court within this Province in whose favour any Judgment
shall be given so as to entitle such Plaintiff or Defendant to his or
her cost and who shall pay the said Cost in Gold or Silver as regu-
lated by this Act in all such Cases it shall and may be Lawfull for the
Party against whom such Judgment shall be rendered and he or
she is hereby enabled to discharge all or so much of the said Cost
in Gold or Silver as aforesaid as shall be really and bonafide Paid