Acts. 187

the Penalty of eight hundred Pounds of Tobacco each at which Meet-
ing it shall be determined by a Majority of the Justices then present
upon the best Information they Can get what Buildings Additions
or Repairs Wharfs Cranes or other Conveniences required by this
Act are wanting at each respective Warehouse And the said Justices
shall appoint two Justices most convenient to each Warehouse not
being Proprietor or Proprietors of such Warehouse to agree and
Contract for such Buildings Additions repairs Wharfs Cranes and
other Conveniences as shall be determined to be wanting as aforesaid
and the said two Justices shall within five Days after such Appoint-
ment give Notice to the Proprietor or Proprietors of each Warehouse
concerning which they are appointed to contract or his or their
Agent to meet them at some convenient Place by them in such Notice
to be appointed at a Time not exceeding ten Days from the Date
of such Notice at which Meeting the said two Justices shall inform
the said Proprietor or Proprietors or his or their Agent what is
required of him or them according to the Determination of the
Justices aforesaid and if the said Proprietor or Proprietors will not
immediately enter into Bond to the Lord Proprietor in such Penalty
as the said Justices shall think proper not exceeding sixty thousand
Pounds of Tobacco to do what is required as aforesaid by the last
Day of April next ensuing the Date of such Bond at farthest or if
after such Bond given such Proprietor or Proprietors shall not
compleat every thing therein specified according to the Tenor thereof
in either Case the Justices shall forthwith agree with some other
Person or Persons for doing what is determined aforesaid to be
necessary or may be unfinished as aforesaid and shall take a Bond
for Performance of such their Agreement and in Case one of the
two Justices aforesaid should die or be removed the other shall have
as full Power to act as if such Death or removal had not happened

Liber R. G.
1773

And be it enacted that all Bonds taken by the Justices in Pursu-
ance of this Act shall by them be lodged with the Clerk of the
respective Counties to be by him safely kept within twenty Days
after the Taking thereof

And be it enacted that if any Justice of the Peace shall omit or
neglect the Duty enjoined and required of him as to the making the

p. 229
[Bonds
taken by
Justices to
be lodged
with the
County
Clerks.]

Contracts or taking and lodging the Bonds aforesaid he shall forfeit
and pay the Sum of eight hundred Pounds of Tobacco
And be it enacted that whatever Sum or Sums the Justices afore-

[Penalty in
case of
Neglect.]

said may contract for as aforesaid shall be assessed and allowed
in the next County Levy after the Performance of such Contract
and shall be deducted out of the Tobacco and money arising due for
the rent of the House for which such Sum or Sums were paid until
the County shall be reimbursed

And be it further enacted that the Justices of each respective

[Sums con-
tracted for
to be al-
lowed in the
next County
Levy.]