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English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese Gold, at Five Shillings
and Six Pence, per Penny Weight, any Thing in this Act contained
to the contrary notwithstanding.
XV. And whereas it cannot be doubted but that many Persons
will pay the Rates and Assessments aforesaid, in Gold and Silver as
aforesaid; Be it Enacted, That the Commissioners or Trustees afore-
said, whenever they shall have any Gold or Silver in their Office,
paid in by Virtue of this Act, shall, and they are hereby directed to,
deliver out the same at the Rates aforesaid, to any Person or Persons
who shall apply and tender to them to be exchanged any of the Bills
of Credit by this Act emitted, to the full Value of such Bills of
Credit, provided such Tender be made within the Office Hours ap-
pointed by this Act, and the said Commissioners or Trustees shall
not give any undue Preference in the Exchange for Gold or Silver
above directed, but shall exchange first with the Person who shall
first apply.
XVI. And be it further Enacted, That the Collectors herein after
appointed, and every of them shall, and they are hereby directed and
required, out of any Gold or Silver, which shall then be in his or
their Hands, by Virtue of this Act, to exchange such of the Bills
of Credit by this Act Emitted, as shall be brought to them respec-
tively by any Person or Persons, desiring to have the same ex-
changed for Gold or Silver, according to the Value of such Bills, at
the Rates herein before ascertained. And in Case any Commissioner,
or Trustee, or Collector, shall give any undue Preference, or refuse
or neglect, to deliver out Gold or Silver, in Exchange for Bills of
Credit, as herein before directed, for the Space of Twenty-four
Hours, the Commissioner, or Trustee, or Collector, so offending,
shall forfeit and pay to the Party grieved, the Value of one fourth

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Part of the Sum so tendered to be exchanged, to be recovered with
full Costs of Suit, either in a summary Way, before a single Magis-
trate, or in any Court of Record, as the Sum sued for may require,
by Action of Debt, or on the Case, wherein no Essoin, Protection,
or Wager of Law, or more than one Imparlance shall be allowed.
XVII. And be it further Enacted, That any Person or Persons
rendering or offering Bills of Credit by this Act to be Emitted, or
Gold or Silver, as herein before enumerated, and rated, in Discharge
of any such Debts or Contracts as aforesaid, except as before ex-
cepted, or in Payment or Discharge of any such Levies, Fees, Penal-
ties, Bounties, Rewards and Allowances, Fines, Forfeitures, Rates,
Duties, and Impositions as aforesaid, except as aforesaid, shall have
and receive the same Benefit and Advantage, from and by such
Tender, as if such Tender was made in Gold or Silver made Current
by former Laws of this Province, or Tobacco in Specie, or in Bills
of Credit by Virtue of any other Act Emitted and made Current in
this Province, any Law, Usage, or Custom, to the contrary, not-
withstanding.