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for which the dutys aforesaid are not duly paid or Secured to
be paid as aforesaid And that the said Officers and their
Deputys may freely stay and remain on board untill the goods
are delivered and discharged out of the said Ship or Vessell
and all Officers as well Military as Civill of this Province and
all Masters and Officers of Ships are hereby required and
enjoyn'd to be aiding and assisting to such Navall Officers in
discharging of their Duty aforesaid for all which the said
Officers and others assisting them shall be saved and kept
harmless by vertue of this Act.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent afd that all such Navall Officers shall give good
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and shall take the Severall Oaths well and faithfully to gather
the Impost so arising by vertue of this Act or any Clause
herein contain'd and adjust and faithfully to account twice a
year and to give and render to the Publiq Treasurers of this
for the time being Authorized for receiving the said Impost
for which the said Treasurers shall have for their Sallary four
pounds per Cent, who are to give good Bond for the same to
be accountable and render an Account to the next Meeting of
the Assembly to be by them disposed of towards the defraying
of the Publiq Charge of this Province.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent aforesaid that every Master of a Ship or other Vessell
at the time of his Entry of such Shipp or Vessell wherein such
Liquors shall be imported as aforesaid shall render upon oath
an Account of the Quantity and Quality of Liquors aforesaid
And the severall and respective Navall Officers within this
Province for the time being shall at the time of their Entry of
such Shipp or Vessell as aforesaid take good and Sufficient
Security in her Majestys Name for the payment of the Imposi-
tion aforesaid to such use and purpose and in such manner
and forme as by this Act is appointed all which dutys arising
by such impositions upon liquors as aforesaid shall be collected
and gathered by the Navall Officers in their severall and
respective districts for which they shall have for their Sallary
eight pounds per Cent and no more.
Provided allways that if any Importer of Rume or Wine
into this Province after the end of this Sessions of Assembly
and within three months after his Arrivall and such his report
made to the Navall Officer or such other Officer legally
impowered as aforesaid to take the same as aforesaid, shall
export any of the said Rum Brandy Spiritts or Wine by him
imported as aforesaid It shall and may be lawfull for every
such importer by way of Debenture or drawback mony to stay
and detain three fourth parts of such Imposition Allways pro-

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