290 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1704.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

poll for every Negro kept back or unaccounted for to be
apply'd for the uses aforesaid to be recovered as aforesaid.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by
and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid that from and
after the publication hereof All Masters of Shipps or other
Vessells that shall either by Land or Water import any Rum
Brandy Spiritts or Wine into this Province shall pay unto the
Navall Officer aforesaid where they make their entry the Sume
of three pence per Gallon for every Gallon of Rufne Brandy
Spiritts or Wine so imported into this Province as aforesaid
to be applyd to the uses aforesaid (Liquors from England
allways excepted)
And be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent Aforesaid that no Rume Brandy Spiritts or Wine
upon which the Dutys aforesaid are assessd shall be landed
or putt on Shore out of any Shipp or other Vessell which shall
import the same or any other without due Entry thereof with

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the Officer thereby appointed (upon oath of the said person or
persons importing any of the said Liquors) for Collecting the
same in the Port or place where such liquors shall happen to
be imported as aforesaid or before the duty due and payable
for the same be satisfyed or Secured to be satisfyed, and a
Warrant for the landing thereof be Sign'd by the Officer for
that purpose appointed upon pain and perill that all such
Liquors landed and putt on Shore contrary to the true intent
and Meaning of this Act shall be forfeited and lost on the full
value thereof one half to be appropriated towards the defray-
ing of the Publiq Charge of this Province and the other half
to the Informer or him or them that Shall Sue for the Same to
be recovered as aforesaid in any of her Majestys Courts of
Record within this Province by Accon of Debt bill plaint or
information wherein no Essoyn Protection or Wager of Law
to be allowed.
And for the better encouragement of all Masters Merchants
Owners and other Persons whatsoever to make due Entrys
and payment of the Dutys Rates and impositions raised by
this Act in Consideration of Leackage and other damage the
Officer is hereby Authorized and impower'd to make allow-
ance and abatement of twenty gallons in every hundred
Gallons of all such liquors so to be duly entred as aforesaid
And the Officers hereby appointed for collecting and gather-
ing the dutys aforesaid shall and are hereby impowered upon
any Suspicion of ffraud or Deceit by any Importer Owner or
Proprietor of any such liquors in concealing and not making
due entry of the same to go and enter on board any Shipp or
Vessell or into any house or Ware house on Shore and
from thence to Seize bring on Shore or Secure all such liquors