316 Assembly Proceedings, September 25-November 2, 1770.

Liber R. G.
1770

in a Day and thereby prayed, That an exclusive right Priviledge
and Benefit of making such a Machine or of Permitting the same
to be made should be secured to him his Executors Administrators
and Assigns
And Whereas viewing the Model of the said Machine it is thought
that a Machine constructed thereon would answer the Purpose men-
tioned in the said Petition and be of great Utility to this Province and
it appearing reasonable to this General Assembly that the said John
Clayton should reap for a Stated time some Advantage from his
said Invention

Be it Therefore Enacted by the right Honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary by and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordships
Governor and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the
Authority of the same that the sole and Exclusive right Privilege
and benefit of making Vending and selling within this Province
Threshing Machines Similar to the Model exhibited by the said
John Clayton to the View of this Assembly or Constructed on the
General Principles thereof shall be and is hereby vested in the said
John Clayton his Executors Administrators and Assigns for and
during the space of Ten Years from the end of this Session of
Assembly —
And be it further Enacted that if any Person shall at any time
during the said Term of Ten Years as aforesaid make Construct
vend or Sell within this Province any such Machine for thresh-
ing of Wheat without a License in writing first had and Obtained
from the said John Clayton his Executors Administrators or Assigns
for that Purpose or shall purchase or use any such Machine as
aforesaid within the time aforesaid Made by any person other than
the said John Clayton his Executors Administrators or Assigns or
of some person Licensed by him or them for that Purpose every
Person so making Constructing Vending or Selling Purchasing or
using such Machine shall forfeit and pay to the said John Clayton
his Executors Administrators or Assigns the sum of Fifty Shillings
Current Money to be Recovered by Warrant before one Justice of
the Peace with Costs of Suit

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Provided that the said John Clayton his Executors Administrators
or Assigns shall not recover or Recieve more than one Penalty for
the making constructing vending or selling Purchasing or using
any one Machine

By the Lower House of
Assembly October 18.^th
1770 Read and Assented
[to]
Signed by Order
Jn^o Duckett Cl Lo. Ho.

On behalf of the right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I will this be a Law
Rob.^t Eden

By the Upper House of
Assembly 18.^th October
1770 Read and Assented
to
Signed by Order
U Scott Cl. Up. Ho.

the great seal in
wax appendant