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onment, without Bail or Mainprize, and forfeit to our Sover-
eign Lady the Queen, her Heirs and Successors, the Sum of
Twenty Pounds Sterling; to be recovered and divided as afore-
said.
X. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority, Advice and
Consent aforesaid, That one Act of Assembly of this Province,
made at a Session of Assembly, begun and held at the Port
of Annapolis, the Twenty-sixth Day of March, Anno Domini
Seventeen Hundred and Seven, entitled, An Act to prevent
the Abuse of breaking open, and concealing public and private
Letters; and every Article, Clause and Thing therein con-
tained, be and is hereby repealed, and made null and void.
Examined and Compared with the Original Act.
Reverdy Ghiselin
Thomas Bacon
An Act for Relief of Debtors; and ascertaining the Manner of
Tenders in Tobacco.
Whereas several honest persons within this Province being
indebted in Tobacco to divers Persons, Merchants, and others,
and well disposed to pay the same, taking Care therefor, by
providing the Tobacco; but oftentimes it so happens, that
because an Opportunity or Conveniency doth not offer to the
Creditor to dispose thereof, they do frequently refuse, neglect
and delay to receive the said Tobacco in Discharge of the
Debts; whereby the Debtor remains in Debt, and the Tobacco
by him procured to pay the said Debts, remains in his Hands,
subject to all Casualty on the Debtor's Account, and which he
dares not make Use of for Fear of his Creditor's demanding
and suing after for the Debt: For Remedy whereof for the
future ;
II. Be it Enacted, by the Queen's most excellent Majesty,
by and with the Advice and Consent of her Majesty's Presi-
dent, Council, and Assembly of this Province, and the Au-
thority of the same, That any Person or Persons whatsoever,
inhabiting within this Province, and now being, or that here-
after shall be indebted to any Merchant or Others, either
resident in or trading to this Province, that hath Tobacco
ready, according to the Nature of the Debt he owes, and is
willing to pay the same, and hath offered it to his Creditors,
his Factor or Attorney, and by him or them refused, neglected,
or delayed to be received as aforesaid, it shall and may be
lawful to and for such Debtor or Debtors, at any Time between
the first Day of November, and the last Day of March, in
every Year, during the Continuance of this Act, and at no
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