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

Liber H. S.
No. 1

to be wanting as aforesaid and the said two Justices shall within
five days after such Appointment give Notice to the Proprietor or
Proprietors of each Warehouse concerning which they are Ap-
pointed to Contract or his or their Agent to meet them at some
Convenient Place by them in such notice to be Appointed at a Time
not exceeding ten days from the Date of such notice at which
meeting the said two Justices shall inform the said Proprietor or
Proprietors or his or their Agent what is required of him or them
According to the Determination of the Justices aforesaid and if the
said Proprietor or Proprietors will not immediately enter into

[Bonds for
Perform-
ance of
Contracts to
be taken by
the Justices]

Bond to the Lord Proprietary in such Penalty as the said Justices
shall think Proper and exceeding thirty two thousand Pounds of
Tobacco to do what is required as aforesaid by the last of April next
ensuing the date of such Bond at farthest or if after such Bond
given such Proprietor or Proprietors shall not Compleat every thing
therein Specified According to the Tenor thereof in either Case the
said Justices shall forthwith Agree in the best manner they can with
some other Person or Persons for the doing what is Determined
as aforesaid to be Necessary or may be unfinished as aforesaid and
shall take a Bond for Performance of such their Agreement And
in Case one of the two Justices aforesaid should die or be removed
the other shall have as full Power to Act as if such Death or removal
had not happened

[To be
lodged with
the clerk in
20 days]

p. 504

And be it enacted that all Bonds taken by the Justices in Pur-
suance of this Act shall by them be lodged with the Clerk of the
respective County (to be by him Safely kept) within twenty Days
after the taking thereof.

[Penalty on
Justices for
neglect of
duty,]

And be it enacted that if any Justice of the Peace shall omit or
Neglect the duty enjoyned and required of him as to the making
the Contracts or taking or lodging the Bonds aforesaid he shall
forfeit and pay the sum of eight hundred Pounds of Tobacco to be
recovered and Applied as aforesaid

[money as-
sessed to be
repaid by
Rent]

And be it enacted that Whatsoever sum or sums the Justices
aforesaid may Contract for as aforesaid shall be Assessed and Al-
lowed in the next County Levy after the Performance of such
Contract and shall be Deducted out of the Tobacco and Money
arising due for the rent of the House for which such sum or sums
were Payed untill the County shall be reimbursed

[Justices to
have power
any time of
the year to
regulate
about re-
pair s, &c]

And be it further enacted that the Justices of each respective
County shall and are hereby directed to have a full Subsisting and
Continuing Power at all other Times of the Year to put in Execution
so much of this Act as relates to the Building enlarging and repairing
Publick Warehouses and to Regulate all Matters Concerning the same
and to direct the Building enlarging and Repairing any Warehouses
Wharfs Prizes Cranes and other Conveniencies from time to time
as to them shall seem Necessary and expedient And in Case where