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

Liber H. S.
No. 1

said Warehouse between the first day of April and the last day of
July Yearly And the Inspectors at Chester Town in Kent County
more than four days in each Week The Inspectors at Worton no
more than one day in each Week The Inspectors at Langsford's Bay
more than two days in each Week The Inspectors at Toveys Ware-
house more than two days in each Week The Inspectors at the
North West Fork Warehouse at the Bridge in Dorchester County
more than three days in a Week The Inspector at Broad Creek
more than two days in a Week The Inspectors at Snow Hill Ware-
house and New Port Warehouse in Worcester County more than
four days in a Week The Inspectors at Wells's Warehouse Charles
Browns Warehouse and Bridge Town Warehouse in Queen Ann's
County shall not be Obliged to Attend more than Four Days Viz'
on Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday in every Week
and the Inspectors of George Town and Frederick Town Ware-
houses shall be Obliged to Attend on Mondays Tuesdays and Wednes-
days at George Town and on Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays at
Frederick Town in every Week between the first day of April and
the last day of July Yearly

[Inspectors
to take care
of Weights,
Ropes,
Scales &c.]

And be it further enacted That every Inspector and Inspectors
in any Inspection House within this Province shall and they are
hereby Obliged and Directed immediately after the Conclusion of
the respective Inspections and Prizing Yearly carefully to take down
the Scales Ropes and Blocks belonging to the several and respective
Houses and lay up the same with the Weights Carefully in some
part of the Respective Houses and Preserve the same from Damage
and if any Inspector or Inspectors shall Neglect to take Down and
lay up the Blocks Ropes Scales and Weights as aforesaid imme-
diately after they have finished Prizing shall forfeit and Pay to

[Penalty for
neglect]

the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary to the uses in this Act
before directed the sum of eight hundred Pounds of Tobacco to be
recovered before one Magistrate of the County where such Offence
shall be committed one half to the Informer and the other half to
the use of the County aforesaid to be Applied to defray the charge
of such County Accruing on the carrying this Act into Execution,

[Penalty on
either buy-
ing or sell-
ing trashy
tobacco]

And to Prevent any Person or Persons Whatsoever from making
Sale of Trashy and Unmerchantable Tobacco Be it further enacted
that from and after the first day of December next ensuing it shall
not be Law full for any Person or Persons on any Pretence What-
soever to Buy Barter for Purchase or take into his her or their
Possession or to Sell or even Offer to Sale either Directly or In-
directly any Trashy or Unmerchantable Tobacco either Loose or
in Bundel Bulk Parcel Case Hogshead or other Package whatsoever
except such Tobacco as hath been heretofore lodged in any Inspect-
ing House (or House or Houses used by Inspectors) in Pursuance