Which Oath was accordingly Administred to and taken by
Mr Thomas Grunwin Clerk of the Lower house and the same
returned again to the Lower house by the same Messengers
thus Subscribed Vizt
April 26th 1682 Sworn in the Upper house
Signed pr Order pr John LLewellin Cl of Assembly—
This house then proceed further to Debate and Consider of
the Act for preventing the unreasonable Tare of Cask and the
Title thereof is thus Altered Vizt
An Act Prohibiting the unreasonable Tare of Hogsheads
and for punish: false Package of Tobacco—
And as to the first Article concerning the falling the Timber
by the last of April every Year for Tobacco hhds Voted that
the same take force from & after the 25th Day of September
next under the Penalty of 400ll Tobacco for every hhd that
shall be made of any other Timber then what shall be fallen as
aforesd
And as to the Second requiring Coopers to hew Such
Timber so fallen as aforesaid into Staves and heading by the
last Day of Iune in every year respectively Voted that the same
also take force from and after the said 25th Day of September
next under the Penalty of 400" Tobacco for every hhd that
shall be made of any other Timber than what shall be hewn
out into Staves and heading by the time Limitted to be equally
recovered of the Cooper that Setts them up and the person for
whom the Same are Sett up or either of them
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