LIX.  And be it likewise Enacted, That any Justice of the Peace of any
County, near the Place where any Ship, Sloop, Boat, or other Vessel, shall
ride, upon Application to him made by any Person suspecting any Tobacco in
Bulk or Parcel, Hogshead or Hogsheads, to be laden on board such Ship
Sloop, Boat, or other Vessel, contrary to the Directions of this Act, such
Justice shall, and he is hereby impowered and required to issue his Warrant
directed to the Sheriff, or any Constable of his County, and the Sheriff, or
Constable, shall have full Power and Authority, and he is hereby required to
enter and go on board such Ship, Sloop, Boat, or other Vessel, to search for
and seize such Tobacco; and the same being seized, shall be brought on
Shore, and carried before the same, or any other Justice, who shall cause
the same to be immediately weighed, and if trashy or bad, immediately Burnt,
if good, carried to the Inspecting-House, there to be Inspected, and sold for
the Use of the County.  And if any Master, Owner, or commanding Officer,
of any Ship or Vessel, or the Skipper of any Sloop, Boat, or other Vessel, or
any other Person whatsoever, shall resist the Officer in the Execution of any
such Warrant, every such Master, Owner or commanding Officer, shall forfeit
and pay Eight Thousand Pounds of Tobacco, and every such Skipper, Sailor,
or other Person so resisting, shall forfeit and pay Three Thousand Two Hundred
Pounds of Tobacco; which Forfeitures shall be recovered in any Court
of Record of this Province, by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information,
wherein no Essoin, Protection, or Wager of Law, nor more than one Imparlance
shall be allowed; one Half thereof to the Informer, the other Half
to be applied to the several and respective Counties to defray the Expence
that hath or may accrue in the due Execution of this Act.  And if any Action
shall be brought against any Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Under-Sheriff,
or Constable, or other Officer appointed by this Act, for doing any Thing in
the Execution of this Act in Evidence, and if the Plaintiff shall be Nonsuit, or a Judgment
pass against him upon a Verdict or Demurrer, the Defendant shall recover
double Costs.

    LX.  And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That no Person
taking upon himself the Office of an Inspector, shall, during his Continuance
in that Office, or within two Years next after he shall be out of his said Office,
be capable of being elected a Member of the House of Delegates; or
shall presume to intermeddle, or concern himself with any Election of a Delegate
or Delegates, otherwise then by giving his Vote; or shall endeavour to
influence any Person, or Persons, to give his or their Vote or Votes; under
the Penalty of Eight Thousand Pounds of Tobacco for every Offence.  Neither
shall any Inspector, during the Time aforesaid, be, or undertake to be,
Collector of his Lordship's Quit-Rents, or of any Public, County, or Parish
Levies, or of any Officers Fees; nor shall, directly or indirectly for himself,
or any other Person, during his Continuance in the said Office, buy or
receive by way of Barter, Loan, or Exchange, any Tobacco whatsoever,
with any Money arising by the Sale of any Goods, Wares, or Merchandizes
whatsoever, made by any of the Inspector or Inspectors, either upon
their own Accounts, or the Accounts of any other Person or Persons whatsoever;
nor shall any way intermeddle with, or busy him or themselves in procuring
Tobacco to be Sold or Consigned to any Merchant, or in Lading any
Ship or Vessel with Tobacco (except the proper Tobacco of such Inspector