CXL.  And whereas the Inhabitants of Frederick County, above Connegocheague
Creek, are farmers, and are so far distant from any Justice of the 
Peace, that the Trouble and Charge attending the making Oath, or Affirmation,
as tot heir not being Tobacco-makers, as herein before directed, lays
them under unreasonable Hardships, in obtaining the Benefit intended them
by this Act, in paying Money in lieu of Tobacco:  Be it therefore Enacted,
That the said Inhabitants in Frederick County, above Connegocheague Creek,
shall, and may, make the Oath or Affirmation aforesaid, before either a Justice
of the Peace of the said County, or the Sheriff, or any of his Deputies,
a Certificate of the making of which Oath or Affirmation, signed both by the
Person taking, and the Person making the same, being delivered to the Sheriff
or his Deputy, such Sheriff or Deputy shall give a Receipt for the same, to
the Person making such Oath or Affirmation.

    CXLI.  And whereas, in many Places Warehouse Room is much wanted,
and Wharfs, Cranes, and other Conveniencies required by Law to be Provided,
are either not built, erected and sound, or are much out of repair;
Be it therefore Enacted, That the Justices and Inspectors of each respective
County, shall meet at the Court House of each County, on the Second Tuesday
of December yearly, if fair Weather (if not, on the next fair Day) under
the Penalty of Eight Hundred Pounds of Tobacco each, at which said Meeting
it shall be determined by a majority of the Justices then present, upon the
best Information they can get, from the said Inspectors, and otherwise, what
Buildings, Additions, or Repairs, Wharfs, Cranes, or other Conveniencies
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 to such Warehouse, to agree and contract for
such Buildings, Additions, Repairs, Wharfs, Cranes, and other Conveniencies
as shall be determined to be wanting as aforesaid; and the said Two 
Justices shall, within five Days after such Appointment, 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 Proprietary, in such Penalty as the said Justices shall think
proper, not exceeding Thirty-two Thousand Pounds of Tobacco, to do what
is required as aforesaid, by the last 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 tot he Tenor
thereof, in either Case the said Justices shall forthwith agree in the
best Manner they can, with some other Person or Persons, for the doing
what is determined as 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.

    CXLII.  And be it Enacted, That all Bonds taken by the Justices in pursuance
of this Act, shall by them be lodged with the Clerk of the respective County
(to be by him safely kept) within Twenty Days after the taking thereof.