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tribution of what shall be recovered to the Person or Persons giving Liber R. G.
him such Security as aforesaid. 1774

By the lower House of Assembly April 19.th 1774 Read and Assented to Signed by order Jno. Duckett Cl. Lo Ho 15 1/2 sides

On behalf of the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary of this Prov- ince I Will this be a Law Robert Eden the great seal in wax appendant

By the Upper House of Assembly April 19.th 1774 Read and Assented to Signed by Order James Brooks Cl. Upr Ho

	No. 27 An Act to prevent the Erecting of Booths and Sale of Liquors on Holydays	p. 362
	Whereas the Erecting of Booths and other Conveniences for the entertainment of idle people on Easter and Whitsun Holydays hath of late been much practised and Crouds of Servants, Slaves and others are Collected at such Places and there furnished and made drunk with Strong Liquors sold and distributed to all persons in- differently where by Vice and Licentiousness is occasioned and Promoted and the Masters of such Servants and Slaves are very much Prejudiced to remedy which Evils for the future	[Preamble.]
	Be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by and with the advice and Consent of his Governor and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the Authority of the same that no Person or persons whatsoever shall after the End of this Session of Assembly on either of the Holy days commonly called Easter and Whitsun Mondays and Tuesdays sell or offer or Expose to sale any Rum Cyder or Other spiritous or Strong Liquor mixed or unmixed in any other Place than the House or Place of the Person selling the same in which the seller hath usually for at least one Month next before sold such kind of Spiritious or Strong Liquor nor shall any person Errect any booth or other Convenience on his own land or else where or give License for the Erecting of or with his or her knowledge permit any Booth or other Con- venience to be erected on his or her land or on any Land in his or her Possession for the Purpose of selling or in any Manner dis- tributing any such Liquor mixed or unmixed on any or either of the said Holydays under the Penalty of forty Shillings Current Money for every such offence to be recovered before any one Justice of the Peace of the County wherein the offence shall be committed one half to the Informer or him or her who will Prosecute for the same and the other Half to the Use of the same County towards defraying the Charge thereof	[Persons not to sell strong Liquors or erect Booths on Easter or Whitsun Mondays & Tuesdays, &c.]
	And be it enacted to all Booths and other Conveniencies erected or set up Contrary to this Act shall be and are hereby declared to be Public Nusances and it shall and may be Lawful for any Person to abate Pull down and destroy the same and to Seize all Liquors exposed or kept for sale in or at any such Booth or other Con-	[Booths set up contrary to this Act may be pulled down & Liquors seized.]