264 Assembly Proceedings, November 1-December 6, 1766.

Liber H. S.
No. 1

in Chief of this Province for the time being by proof on Oath of at
least two Credible Witnesses that the Passengers or Servants im-
ported in such Ship or Vessell or the Crew thereof or any of them
are or is infected with or have the Goal or Yellow Fever or any
such dangerous infectious Distemper the Governor or Commander
in Chief may thereupon order such Ship or Vessell to perform
Quarantine in the manner aforesaid and under the same Penalties
as are herein before mentioned to all persons Concerned

[Punish-
ment for
perjury]

And be it Further Enacted that any person whatsoever falsely
and corruptly making the Oath aforesaid shall and may be prose-
cuted in the same manner and suffer the like Punishment as for
Wilfull and corrupt Perjury and that in any Suit or prosecution for
the Recovery of any penalty under this Act the Defendant or De-
fendants may in the discretion of the Court be Awarded to give

[Penalties
how to be re-
covered and
applied]

Special Bail one half of all such Penalties where the recovery shall
be by Action of Debt or Information quitam to the use of the In-
former or to him her or them that shall Sue for and recover the
same and the other half thereof shall be paid to the Sheriff of the
County where the Recovery shall be had and by him paid into the

p. 658

hands of the Treasurer of the Shore whereon the same shall be
recovered for the use of the Public of this Province to be applied
and Laid out in the purchase of a place and building a Pest house
for the reception of the Infected, as the General Assembly for the
time being shall direct or where the the recovery shall be had other-
wise than by Action of Debt or Information quitam the whole of the
said Penalties shall be paid and applied to the uses last aforesaid

[Duration]

This Act to Continue Three years and to the end of the next
Session of Assembly which shall happen after the Expiration of
the said Three Years

December 6:^th 1766
Read and Assented to
by the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
MMacnemara Cl Lo ho

On behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I will this be a Law
Hor,,^o Sharpe

Dec.^r 6.^th 1766
Read and Assented to
by the Upper house of
Assembly
Signed by Order
UScott Cl. Up. Ho.

the great Seal

in Wax Append.^t

No. 26

An Act for the payment of the Publick Claims for emitting Bills
of Credit and for Other Purposes therein mentioned

[Preamble]

Whereas it appears by the Journal of Accounts and List of Debts
Assented to this present Session by both houses of Assembly that
there are now due from the Public of this Province to the Several
Creditors thereof the Quantity of Five Million six hundred and
twenty three thousand four hundred Ninety nine pounds and three
fourth parts of a pound of nominal Tobacco payable in Money equal