8 Publique Levies

It is Enacted and Declared w^th the Consent and by the Au-
thority of this present Generall Assembly that all publique
Charges of the Province shall after this present yeare be
Levied not only upon persons taxable but also upon such
visible Estates in the Province as followes, all Servants as well
as freemen shall be taxed by the poll (Except women Servants
such as are not negroes or Indians women who are taxable

Every hundred acres of Land shall be taxable to the value
of the fourth part of a poll female.

Cattle of three years old the same, male of five yeares old
the same, females of 2 years the 8^th part of a poll, Males of 2
years old the 16^th of a poll horses and males taxable to the
same as a poll.

The Tenant for yeares not to pay the Levie for th^t Land w^ch
he so holds if the Landlord be Resident in the County, if the
Landlord be not Resident in the County, The Tenant shall pay
the said Levie for Land but to be allowed so much from the
said Landlord or the rents of the Land

		9 An Act concerning Drunkeness It is Enacted that Every person or persons that shall be found Drunk and Lawfully Convicted shall pay for such offence by him or them Committed one hundred pounds of Tobacco to the publick use
	p. 425	That all officers and Magistrates in the Province from the highest to the Lowest shall use all Lawfull meanes, to Convict such as in their presence are to their knowledge, shall be Drunke, And to bring them to such Tryall and punishment as the Law Provides, And if any such Magistrate or officer shall hear of any such offence, he shall by this Law be Enjoyned to make Enquiry thereof and bring the person to punishment. That all and Every person or persons in this Province that shall see any one Drunk and shall not within three days make it known to the next magistrate shall be Lyable to the fine ot one hundred pounds of Tobacco and Every master or mistress