418 Assembly Proceedings, April- — May 1661.

U. H.
Journa
1659-65

of tobacco leauyed the last yeare be this yeare payd where it
was not payd the last yeare And that Collonall Nathaniell Vtye
M^r Thomas Gerrard M^r Robe[rt] Slye the Boate and men
that carryed Captaine Fenda[l] and M^r Bateman vp the Baye
and such other just du[es] as the Governor and Councell shall
approve of and appoynte be payd out of the said leauy The
Remayn[s] of the said Leavy to be to the p^rsent Governor
towards the defraying the Charge in Proclayming the King
and paying the Guards of Souldiers

The lower howse haue Assented
Will Bretton Clk:

The upper howse haue
Assented
John Gittings Clre:

An Acte for Porte dutyes and Masters of Ships
Be it Enacted by the Lord Proprietary with the Assent of

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the Vpper and Lower howse of this p^rsent Generall Assembly
That all Vessells whatsoever not properly belonging to this
Province hauing a deck flush fore and afte comeing in and
tradeing within the Province shall pay for Porte dutyes or
Anchorage halfe a pound of powder and three pounds of Shott
or soe much in vallue for every Tunne of Burthen to the Lord
Proprietary and his heires
And be it further Enacted that all Masters or Comanders of
Ships and other Vessells as aforesaid comeing into this Pro-
vince to trade shall giue Bond of three thousand pounds of
tobacco within tenn dayes after their arrivall in the Province to
the Governor or other officer appoynted by him or to some
Justice of the peace of Complying and observing all Acts and
orders of the Province during their Stay and being in the Pro-
vince And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid
that all Masters or Cheife Cornanders of Ships or other lesser
Vessells tradeing or being in this Province that shall p^rsume or
attempt to punish any Inhabitant of this Province either by
strikeing or tying to the Capstone or by any other way what-
soever Inflicting or Attempting to Inflict any punishm^t within
or vpon their said Ships or Vessells or any Inhabitant as afore-
said Contrary to the peace of the Lord Proprietary of this
Province shall forfeite and pay foure thousand pounds of
tobacco the one halfe to the Lord Proprietary and the other
halfe to the party greived

The lower howse haue Assented The vpper howse haue assented
Will Bretton Clk John Gittings Clre:

An Acte concerning the Killing wilde Cattle

Whereas divers Inhabitants of this Province are much damp-
nifyed in their Stocks of Cattle and molested by reason of