618 Assembly Proceedings, Octobet—November 1683.

Liber W. H.

pson or psons not being Inhabitants & taxables in this Prov-
ince shall at any time or times after the s^d last day of August
One thousand six hundred Eighty & five, Lade transport, &
Carry away, in any boate or vessell whatsoever from any plan-
tacon or plantacons or from any other place or places save the
townes or ports before menconed to any port of this Province,
or on board any ship or Vessell whatsoever any tobbacco goods
wares or Merchantdizes of this Province und^r penalty and Losse
of such tobbacco goods wares and manufactures of this Prov-
ince together with the loss of such sloop boate or other Vessell
that shall Lade transport or Carry the same or the value
thereof One third part to the Lord Prop^ry One third part to the
Justices of each Respective Covnty Covrt for the time being
for the use & benifitt of such next adjacent Towne & in the
Covnty where the Offence shall or may be Comitted, and One
third p' to the Informer or him or them th^t shall seize or sue
for the same to be recovered by accon of debt bill plaint or
Informacon wherein noe Essoine proteccon or wager of Lawe
to be allowed.
And for encovragem^t of trade and quick dispatch of all
shipps & Vessells tradeing into this Province as afores^d th^t
there be some pson by his Lord^spps before the sd last day of
August One thousand six hundred Eighty & five Constituted
and appointed in Wiccocomoco S^t Maries, Patuxent and Ann
arrundell Covnty On the Western side of this Province & in
the Covntys of Talbott & somersett on the Eastern side of
this Province to take due entry & Cleere all such shipps &
vessells tradeing into this Province as afores^d so th^t such shipp
or shipps may not stand or be Obliged to stopp or stay for
the same at any other port or place.
And further least the great number of townes ports &
places afores^d may in time to Come prove burthensome to the
publick by increasing the number of Burgases in Assemblys.
Be it Enacted by the authority afores^d th^t no Towne port or
place before menconed shall at any time hereafter be enabled
or made Capeable of sending an Citizen or Citizens Burgesse
or Burgesses Delegate or Deputy to any Assembly hereafter
to be Conveened or Called untill such time as the s^d town or
townes, port or Ports, place or places, shall be actually Inhab-
ited by such & so many familys as shall be sufficiently able to
defray the Charge & expences of such Delegates or Deputys
who shall be elected & Chosen by the freemen of each Re-
spective towne or the Majo^r p^t of them without being in any
sort Chargeable or burthensom to theire Respective Covnty
for or by reason thereof but th^t the Charge & expence of such
Citizens Burgessess Delegates, or Deputys shall from time to
time & all times hereafter be defrayd & born by the Respec-