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JOHN SEYMOUR, Esq; Governor.
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1704. |
III. Provided
always, That it shall or may be lawful for any person or
Persons, that hath formerly taken up, and obtained any Grants from
the Lord
Baltimore, for any Tracts or Parcels of Land within the aforesaid
Boundaries,
upon the Indians deserting, or leaving the said Land, to enter,
occupy, and
enjoy the same; any thing in this Law to the contrary notwithstanding.
IV. And be it
further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That it may
not,
nor shall be lawful for the Lord Baltimore, to ask, have, or
demand, any
Rent or Service for any of the said Tracts or Dividends, as may, or
have been
taken up as aforesaid within the said Indians Boundaries, until
such Time that
the Takers-up, or Owners aforesaid, do enjoy, or possess the same;
any law,
Usage, or Custom, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Examined and Compared with the Original Act, REVERDY GHISELIN,
THOMAS BACON.
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CHAP.
LVIII.
But if the Indians
desert the Land,
then the former
Grantees
may enter.
No Quit-Rents
payable
by such
Grantees, before
they are
in actual Possession. |
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CHAP. LIX.
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An Act to prevent the Growth of Popery within this Province.
Lib. LL. N° 3.
fol. 145. REP. 1718, ch.
4. |
Passed 3d of
October 1704. |
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CHAP. LX.
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An Act for the punishing the Offences of Adultery and Fornication.
Lib. LL.
N° 3. fol. 147. REP.
1715,
ch. 49; and 1719, ch. 16. |
Ditto. |
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A new Law made 1715, ch. 27.
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CHAP. LXI.
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An Act for the Appointment of Constables, and what relates to their
Office. Lib.
LL. N° 3. fol. 149. REP. 1715, ch.
49;
and 1719, ch. 16.
A Supplementary Act was made in 1712,
ch.
15. A new Law, including both, made 1715,
ch. 15. |
Ditto. |
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CHAP. LXII.
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An Act requiring the masters of Ships and Vessels to publish
the Rates of their Freight, before they take any
Tobacco on
board. Lib. LL. N° 3. fol.
151. |
Ditto. |
Be it Enacted, by the Queen's
most excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice
and Consent of her Majesty's Governor, Council, and Assembly of
this
Province, and the Authority of the same, That every Master and
Commander
of a Ship, or other Vessel, that purposes to export Tobacco on Freight,
shall, before he take any such Tobacco on board his said Ship or Vessel,
publish
in Writing, by a Note under his Hand, which he shall cause to be affixed
on the Court-house Door of that County where his said Ship shall ride
at
Anchor, at what rate he will receive Tobacco upon Freight per Ton,
on
board his said Ship for that intended Voyage; which Note the Clerk
of the
County shall enter upon Record.
II. And be it
further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That whatsoever
Merchant, or other Inhabitants of this province, shall put any Tobacco
on
board any Ship, Sloop, or Boat belonging to a Ship, on Freight, before
such
Master of such Ship hath set up such Note as aforesaid, he shall forfeit
and
lose all such Tobacco, shipped on board such Ship, Sloop, or Boat, or the
full Value thereof in Money; whereof one Half to her Majesty for the Support
of the Government of this Province, the other Half to him or them that
will sue for the same, to be recovered in any Court of Record in this Province,
by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, wherein no Essoin, Protection,
or Wager of Law to be allowed.
III. And be it further
Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That if any
Master and Commander of Ship, or other Vessel, as aforesaid, shall take
any
such Tobacco on board his Ship, or Vessel, before he hath published such
Note as aforesaid, he shall forfeit, for every such Hogshead, the Sum of
Twenty Shillings, to the Uses aforesaid, to be recovered as aforesaid. |
Masters of
Tobacco
Ships on
Freight, shall
publish the
Rates of their
Freight per
Ton for that
Voyage.
Persons shipping
Tobacco
Ships on
Freight, shall
publish the
Rates of their
Freight per
Ton for that
Voyage.
Penalty on
Masters taking
Tobacco
on board, before
Publication. |
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