176 Assembly Proceedings, November 16— December 23, 1773.

Liber R. G.
1773

and the Parochial Charges aforesaid in some Warehouse within that
Parish if required And if there be any Parish without a Ware-
house in such Case all the aforesaid Parochial Charges or such
Part thereof as shall not be paid in Gold or Silver shall be paid by

[Notes of
the preced-
ing Year
not to pass.]

Inspector or Inspectors Notes at some Warehouse or Warehouses
in the next adjacent Parish as the Case may require Provided always
that no transfer Notes of the preceding Year shall pass in any
Tobacco Payment.

[Sheriff's
commission.]

And be it enacted that at the Time of laying any Public or County
Levies there shall be levied for the Sheriff that is to Collect and
pay the same Six Pounds of Tobacco p Cent and no more which
the said Sheriff is hereby impowered to retain.

[Tobacco
refused by
the Inspec-
tors to be
burnt, unless
the Owner
desires to
sort or
pick it]

And be it Enacted that when any Tobacco shall be brought to
any of the Public Warehouses and refused by the Inspector or
Inspectors there officiating the same shall be immediately burnt
by them unless the Owner or Person bringing such Tobacco desires
to sort and separate the same and to pick out such As is bad in which
Case the Inspector or Inspectors shall permit the same to be done
at the Warehouse to which the said Tobacco shall be brought with-
out Fee or Reward but shall not on any Pretence suffer the said
Tobacco to be removed or carried from the said Warehouse and

[The whole
to be burnt,
if not sorted
in one
month, ex-
cept where
it may be
necessary to
allow a
longer
Time.]

the said Inspector or Inspectors shall allow one Month for Seperating
or picking such Tobacco after which Time if the same be not done
it shall be lawful for him or them to burn the whole except where
the Tobacco is in a Sweat or where the Circumstances or Accidents
of Weather may have prevented the Handling of it in which Case
the Inspector or Inspectors shall allow such further Time as he or
they shall think reasonable and where any Tobacco shall be seperated
and picked as aforesaid the Trash and bad Tobacco shall be burnt
by the Inspector or Inspectors the same Day it shall be picked out
under the Penalty of fifty six Pounds of Tobacco for every Failure
to the Informer And if any Tobacco packed in Cask by an Overseer
or the Hands under his Care shall be burnt by the said Inspector or
Inspectors by Reason of its being bad unsound or not in good

[Overseers
to make
good all
burnt To-
bacco of
their own
making and
packing.]
[What is to
be done by
the Owner
of Tobacco,
when re-
fused to be
passed by
the Inspec-
tors.]

Condition the Overseer who had the Care of making and packing
the same shall bear the Loss of the Tobacco so burnt and make
Satisfaction for the same out of his Share of the Crop or otherwise
and the Inspector or Inspectors shall be obliged to keep an Account
of all Tobacco so burnt

And when any prized Tobacco shall be brought to any Public
Warehouse in Order to be shipped on Freight and the Inspector or
Inspectors there attending shall refuse to pass such Tobacco unless
such as shall be bad and unmerchantable be picked and separated
from the Rest in such Case the said Inspector or Inspectors shall
permit the owner or other Person bringing such Tobacco to make