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

Liber R. G.
1773

Weight at 51 1/3lb Tobacco. French Silver Crowns at 60^lb Tobacco
Spanish Milled Peices of Eight at 60^lb Tobacco. Other good Coined
Spanish Silver per Ounce at 68^lb Tobacco.

[Public and
County Lev-
ies, and
Parochial
Charges,
when to be
paid.]

And be it enacted that it shall and may be lawful for any Per-
son chargeable with such Public and County Levies and Parochial
Charges as aforesaid to pay the same on or before the tenth day
of June in every Year either in Tobacco by Inspector or Inspectors
Notes or in Money in Gold and Silver at the Rates herein mentioned
after which Time every Person shall be obliged to pay the same in
Gold and Silver at the Rates aforesaid And if any Person chargeable
with such Public or County Levies or Parochial Charges as afore-
said shall neglect or refuse to pay the same within the Time afore-

[Sheriffs
may dis-
train in case
of Neglect.]

said it shall and may be lawful for the Sheriffs immediately after
the tenth Day of August yearly to destrain the Goods and Chattels
of the Person or Persons so neglecting or refusing and to sell and
dispose thereof at the Expiration of five Days after Distress made
for Gold and Silver at the rates mentioned in this Act or Current
Money as the Case may require at Public Auction all which shall be
done by the said Sheriff without Fee or Reward And the Overplus
if any beyond what will satisfie the Demand aforesaid shall be re-
turned to the Debtor

[Proviso.]

Provided always that when any Person who shall be indebted for
such Levies or Charges shall refuse to pay Money as aforesaid or
shall refuse to shew to the Sheriff any Goods or Chattels to be
destrained that then and in such Case it shall and may be lawful
for the Sheriff to take such Person in Execution for the Money
so due as aforesaid and the Sheriff shall and he is hereby directed
and required before the last Day of June yearly to pay to each
Creditor according to their respective Debts or Claims all the To-
bacco he shall have received in Satisfaction thereof before the tenth
Day of June and shall also before the last Day of August yearly
pay and deliver to each Creditor according to their respective Claims
the Ballance due in Money to such Creditor and if any Sheriff shall
not make Payment according to the Directions of this Act such
Sheriff shall forfeit and pay to the Party grieved if he sues the
Sheriff only double the Tobacco or Money to be recovered with
Costs by Action of Debt or Action on the Case founded on this
Act in which it shall be sufficient for the Plaintiff to alledge that
the Defendant is indebted to the Plaintiff (or received to the Plain-
tiff's Use) the Sums of Money or Tobacco claimed by him whereby
the Plaintiffs Action accrued to him according to the form of this
Act without setting forth the special Matter but if the Party sues

[Persons
not to make
Sale of
trashy To-
bacco, &c.]

on the Sheriff's Bond he shall recover only his Debt Interest and
Cost
And to prevent any Person or Persons whatsoever from making
Sale of Trashy and unmerchantable Tobacco Be it enacted that it