476 Assembly Proceedings, May 24- June 22, 1768.

Liber H. S.

No. I

Accomodations whatsoever by Ordinary Keepers to be vended for
the Year ensuing which Rates and Prices of all Liquors and other
Accomodations so to be set and assessed by the Justices aforesaid
shall be by their several and respective Clerks transcribed and set up
in some Publick place in their respective County Court House that
every Person may Peruse the same a Copy of which Rates every
Ordinary Keeper within each County is hereby obliged to keep and
set up in the most Publick and Convenient Place of his House for
the Perusal of all Persons whatsoever under the Penalty of four

[Ordinary
Keepers
demanding
more, to
forfeit 40 s.
even in Case
of suit, to
pay costs
&c.]

Pounds Current Money And every Ordinary Keeper who shall
directly or indirectly demand or receive for any such Liquors or
other Accomodations more than the Rates or Prices so assessed
shall for every such Demand or Receipt forfeit and pay forty
shillings Current Money And in Case any suit is brought by any
Ordinary Keeper on any Account wherein any Liquors or other
Accomodations are charged higher than the Rates aforesaid such

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Ordinary Keeper shall be Nonsuit and pay the Defendant his full
Costs and for every such Account paid and Satisfied to any Ordi-
nary Keeper he shall on Complaint by the Party injured to a single
Magistrate or County Court be in a Summary way Ordered and
compelled by such Magistrate or County Court to restore to the
Party injured the whole sum so before had and received on such
Account with his Cost on such Complaint

[Sufficient
Beds, Stab-
ling, &c. to
be provided,
under a
Penalty of

10 l.]

And be it further Enacted That every Ordinary Keeper to be
licensed as aforesaid shall within two Months after obtaining License
be obliged to provide and maintain (if such Ordinary be kept at
the Court House in any County) Six good Feather Beds more than
sufficient for the Private Use of such Ordinary Keepers with Suffi-
cient Covering for the same and Indian Corn Oats Hay Straw and
Stabling for ten Horses at least And if at any place in the County
other than the Court House three Spare Beds with Covering and
Sufficient Stabling and Provender for Six Horses at least under
the Penalty of Ten Pounds Current Money

[No Ordi-
nary Keeper
to hold any
office &c.]

Provided always and be it Enacted that no Person so to be licensed
shall during the Time of such his keeping Ordinary be a Delegate
Justice of the Peace or other Officer of the Peace Attorney Deputy
Commissary Clerk Sheriff Deputy Sheriff Vestry Man Church
Warden or Jury Man or bear any other Publick Office or place
of Trust within this Province nor shall any such License be granted
to any Person other than the Master Principal or Head of the
House in which such Ordinary shall be kept

[Disorderly
Houses may
be suspended,
and after-
wards sup-
pressed]

And be it further Enacted That if any Ordinary Keeper shall
keep a Disorderly House upon Complaint made thereof to the
Justices of the County Court they are hereby authorized and required
to Suppress such Ordinary and during the Recess of the Court upon
Complaint made to any two Justices of the Peace or upon their own