III.  An. 6. W. & M. 1694. p. 29.  The Act formerly
made the 27th day of March 1671, entituled An Act for
quieting Possessions, shall be in full Force and Vertue
until the 13th of April, 1674, and no longer.

                Sheriffs Office.

    I.  An. 11. W. 3. 1699. p. 7.  Where any Merchant, or
others, have within 12 months last past, or for the future
shall receive, mark and nail any Hogshead of Tobacco
of any Debtor within this Province, which hath
been paid and delivered to them for satisfaction of
Debts, and the said Creditors have thereupon delivered up
their Bills or Securities, or given discharges, but before the
said Creditors cou'd remove the said Tobacco from the
Debtors Tobacco-houses, if the Sheriff seize such Tobacco
so markt and nail'd as aforesaid, in such case, if the Debtor
refuse to give his Creditor some other full Satisfaction for
the said Debt, any 2 Justices of Peace of the respective
County, may upon due Proof thereof, award the Creditor
Execution; with Cost (such Cost not exceeding
100 l. of Tobacco) against the Body, Goods and Chattels
of such Debtor, to be executed by the Sheriff, in as
full and ample manner, as if the Debt was recovered by
due course of Law.
    II.  No Sheriff or Deputy shall seize any Tobacco unstript,
or any Merchants or others Tobacco received,
markt and nail'd as aforesaid, for any cause whatsoever
but only for levies, in which case the Sheriffs may break
the Lock of any Tobacco-house or other Houses.  And
the Sheriff so seizing any Hogshead containing more than
what is justly due to the Publick for levies, without making
satisfaction to the Party, or suffering him to take
the Overplus out of such Hogshead, shall pay for every
such default the summ of 2000 l. of Tobacco, one half
to the King, the other to the Party grieved.
    III.  If any Sheriff shall seize any Hogshead of Tobacco,
which shall weigh more than such Levy shall amount
to, if the remaining or overplus part be the greater
quantity, then the Sheriff shall take out of the Hogshead
what is due to him for the levy, and leave the rest
and the Hogshead to the Party paying the same; but if
the remaining part be less, the Party shall take that