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Commodities, so as aforesaid to be deducted, as fully and amply as
if the same had been paid to such Creditor, or other Person, to whom
the same would otherwise have been due and payable.
LXII. And be it further Enacted, That if any Creditor or Credit-
ors, or his, her, or their Executors, or Administrators, who are, or
shall be entitled to such Money, Tobacco, or other Commodity what-
ever, or their respective Agents, Receivers, or Attornies, shall refuse,
neglect or delay, to allow and discharge the said Money, Tobacco,
or other Commodity, so as aforesaid to be deducted in the proper
Account, in which the same ought to be allowed and deducted, that
then, and for every such Offence, every such Person as aforesaid,
shall suffer and be liable to the same Pains and Penalties as in Case
of excessive Usury, to be recovered in the same Manner, and to be
applied as herein after directed.
LXIII. And whereas considerable Sums of ready Money, and
Quantities of other personal Estate herein before enumerated, within
this Province, do and may belong to Persons residing in some other
of his Majesty's Colonies, Islands or Plantations in America, either
as their sole Property, or in Company with others, and as it is equit-
able, that towards the Defence and Security thereof, the same should
be rated and assessed equally with the Property of Persons residing
in this Province; Be it therefore Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid,
That all such ready Money, and other personal Estate as aforesaid,
shall be charged with a Pound-rate as herein before directed, in the
same Manner as they might or ought to be charged by Virtue of this
Act, in case the same were the Property of any Person or Persons
residing within this Province, and all and every the Assessors
directed to be nominated and appointed by this Act, shall, and they
are hereby required by all lawful Ways and Means, to inform them-
selves of the Names and Sirnames of all and every the Factors, At-
tornies, Agents, Storekeepers or Managers, of all and every the Per-
son and Persons residing out of this Province, having any ready
Money, or other personal Estate as aforesaid, within the District or
Division with which they are charged, and shall demand of such
Factor, Agent, Storekeeper, or Manager, a List of all such ready
Money and personal Estate under his Care and Management, and
assess him therefore, in the same Manner and Proportion, and in all
Respects act and do therein, as if such ready Money, and other
personal Estate were the entire Property of such Factor, Attorney,
Agent, Storekeeper or Manager, and such Factor, Attorney, Agent,
Storekeeper or Manager, shall be subject to the same Fines and
Penalties for not making and keeping ready a List of such ready
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