154 Assembly Proceedings, November 16-December 23, 1773.

Liber R. G.
1773

delivering the Tobacco mentioned in such Note or Receipt without
any Assignment of such Bond and such Person shall on Nonsuit or
Judgement for Defendant be liable for the Costs of Suit and in any
Suit which shall be brought on any such Bond a Copy of the
Records thereof under the Seal of the Court where the same shall
have been recorded as aforesaid shall be good Evidence to prove the
same Bond and the Execution thereof a Probate of the same by
the Witnesses thereto being lodged with such Bond and the Party
suing the same shall give Security for Payment of Costs if so
Awarded by the Court and every Person to be appointed an Inspector

[Oath]

by Virtue of this Act shall also take the following Oath or Affirma-
tion if a Quaker that is to say You shall swear (or affirm) that you
will diligently and carefully view and examine all Tobacco brought
to any Public Warehouse or Warehouses where you are appointed
to be Inspector and all other Tobacco you shall be called upon to
view and inspect and that you will not receive any Tobacco that is
not in Your Judgement sound well conditioned Merchantable and
clear of Trash nor receive pass or stamp any Tobacco or Hogshead
Cask or Case of Tobacco prohibited by an Act of Assembly en-
tituled an Act for the Regulation of the Staple of Tobacco and for
preventing Frauds in his Magesty's Customs and that you will receive
pass and stamp all Tobacco that is sound, well conditioned mer-
chantible and clear of Trash and in all things well and faithfully
discharge your Duty in the office of an Inspector according to the
best of your Skill and Judgement and according to the Directions
of the said Act without Fear Favour Affection Malice or Partiality so
help you God which oath or Affirmation shall be taken before any

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one Justice of the Peace for the County where such Inspector shall
officiate and by such Justice certified to the Vestrymen and Church-
wardens of the Parish which the said Vestry are hereby obliged to
enter among their Proceedings and if any Person shall presume
to execute the Office of Inspector before he has given such Bond
and taken such Oath or Affirmation as aforesaid as also the Oaths
or Affirmations prescribed by Law to be taken to the Government
and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration and repeated and subscribed
the Test he shall forfeit and pay Eighty Thousand Pounds of
Tobacco.

[Lists to be
returned to
the Gover-
nor, to
chuse two
out of the
four, or one
out of the
two.]

And be it further enacted that the several and respective Vestry-
men and Churchwardens in all Cases shall forthwith transmit Cer-
tificates of their Recommendation and Nomination to the Sheriff of
the said County who shall forthwith transmit the same to the Clerk
of the Council for the Time being to be by him immediately laid
before the Governor or Commander in Chief for the time being out
of which said two or four Persons to be nominated and recom-
mended for Inspectors the Governor or Commander in Chief shall
appoint by Warrant under his hand two Persons out of the four or