292 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 4
Acts

Taxes remain payable as if this Law had never been made. And be
it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and consent aforesaid
that any person or persons whatsoever that shall have any Seconds
suckers or Slips turned out on his or their Plantation or Plantations
as aforesaid or shall house the same or shall strew or Sow any
Tobacco Ground or Tobacco Hills with Tobacco seed otherwise
than according to the usuall Ways and methods of Sowing Tobacco
beds and transplanting the plants therefrom, and of the same shall
be lawfully convicted by the testimony of one Evidence Confession
of the party Charg'd or Verdict of twelve men shall forfeit and pay

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for every Hundred seconds Suckers or Slips so turned out or housed
as aforesaid and for every Hundred Tobacco Hills or that Quantity
of ground so sowed or strewed as aforesaid and Tobacco raised
thereon without transplanting the same according to the usual
Method and intent above mention'd the Sum of one thousand pounds
of Tobacco.
And be it further likewise Enacted by the Authority Advice and
consent af^d that no person or persons whatsoever shall after the tenth
Day of October next collect or Receive any Sum or Quantity of
Tobacco or Tobaccos packt as aforesaid within this Province with
intent to ship off sell or otherwise dispose off such Tobacco's without
first having taken the following Oath or test before a Justice of the
Provinciall or County Court (Viz:) I: A: B do swear that I will
not Knowingly wittingly or willingly receive any Tobacco or To-
bacco's dureing the continuance of the Act of Assembly for pre-
venting the making trashey Tobacco's and for bettering the Staple
of this Province either for my own use or by the order or for the use
of any person or persons whatsoever which shall not be qualified
agreeable to the Directions of the aforesaid Act according to the best
of my skill and knowledge So help me God. Under the Penalty of
one thousand pounds of Tobacco for each and every Hogshead Case
Chest Bale Box Tub or other Package whatsoever by any person or
persons whatsoever before taking the aforesaid Oath or Test. And
be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and consent aforesaid
that if any Master Mistress Dame Overseer or other person what-
soever after the tenth day of October next ship off upon his her or
their proper Account and Risk or on the proper account and Risk of
any other person or persons whatsoever any Quantity or Sum of
Tobacco whatsoever without having first taken before a Justice of
the Peace the following Oath or Test (Viz.) I. A. B. do swear
that I will not wittingly or Willingly during the continuance of the
Act for preventing the making trashey Tobacco and for the bettering
the Staple of this Province, pack, prize, or put into any Hogshead,
Case, Chest, Tub, box or other Package nor order or Direct any
person or persons under my Command or Authority by Connivance
or otherwise to pack prize or put into any Hogshead Case, Chest,