pounds of tobacco and casque for one year, and so proportionably for a longer or shorter time.

Divulgers of. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, news how to and it is hereby enacted, That for the future if

be dealt with.

any

En

glish or other christians or Indians shall bring any news or give any intelligence to any of their majesties officers civil or military, such officers to whome the same shall be brought, shali diligently inquire into and examine the grounds thereof, and if such news prove true and be of use and service to the government, that then he or they bringing the same shall be rewarded, but if false punished as the crime shall deserve, and the county courts where such intelligence shall be given are hereby empowered to consider what reward such person bringing news and giving intelligence shall deserve and certifie the same to the next generall assembly for allowance, and if the news and intelligence be false to cause such punishment to be inflicted on the person telling the same, as his crime shall deserve.This act to continue in force untill the last day of October, which shall be in the year 1696 and noe longer.

ACT II.

Edi. 1733 and An act for inlargeing the bounds of Princess Ann County.

1752.

Preamble.

Bounds of P.

FORASMUCH as the division of Lower Norfolk county into Norfolk county and Princess Ann county by reason of misrepresentation to the assembly, begun att James Citty the 16th day of April 1691, appears to be unequally assigned and made, of which the inhabitants of Princess Ann county and that part of Norfolk county which belongs to Lynn Haven Parish have made complaint to this assembly and desired therein to be redressed.

Be it therefore enacted by the Governour, Councell and Anne county. burgesses of this present generall assembly and the authority thereof, and it is hereby e acted, That the limitts and bounds of Princess Ann county be inlarged and extended unto the utmost bounds of Lynn Haven Parish, and that the respective inhabitants dwelling in that part of Lynn Haven parish which by the xxth act of assembly 1691 entituled an act for dividing Lower Norfolk coun

ty, is taken within the bounds of Norfolk be hereafter deemed accounted taken and held for inhabitants of Princess Ann county and as such be constantly reckoned the tithables of the said county and make their payments accordingly, any law, usage or custome to the contrary notwithstanding.

ACT III.

An act for lessening the levy by the pole Edi 1733, and and laying imposition upon Liquors.

1752.

FORASMUCH as a more suitable expedient cannot Preamble. be found to lessen the levy by the pole on the inhabitants of this their majesties dominion of Virginia than to lay an imposition on all liquors to be imported into this country,

dy, rum, cy

Be it therefore enacted by the governour, councell and Impost duty burgesses of this present generall assembly, and the authori- on wine, brani ty thereof, and it is hereby enacted, That for every gallon der, or other of wine of any sort whatsoever, brandy, rum, cyder or spirits or li any other spirits or liquors imported into this dominion quors. (except allways what shall come directly from England, Except imWales, or the towne of Berwick upon Tweed) from and ported direct. ly from Engafter the first day of June in the year 1695 and before land, Wales, the last of October in the year 1696, the imposition or or Berwick, custome of fower pence shall be paid by the merchant or upon Tweed, merchants, owner or owners, importer or importers of the same to their majesties their heirs and successors to and for the uses intents and purposes hereafter mentioned and to no other use intent or purposes whatsoever. And for the better levying and collecting the imposition or custome by this act laid on all liquors to be imported (except as before excepted,)

Duties, how

secured.

Be it enacted by the Governour, Councill and Burgesses of this present generall assembly, and the authority thereof, and it is hereby enacted, That noe liquors to be imported within the time before limitted (except as before excepted) shall be landed or putt on shoar out of any shipp or other vessell from beyond the seas, before Entry, how due entry be made thereof with the officer or collector appointed for the customes in the port or place where the same shall be imported, or before the duty due and R

be made.

Entry of vessel, and cargo, captains

payable for the same be fully satisfied, and that every warrant for the landing and delivering of any such liquor shall be signed by the hand of the said officer or collector in the said port or place respectively upon pain that all such forreign liquors as shall be landed, putt on shoar or delivered contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, and the value thereof shall be forfeited and lost and to be recovered of the importer or proprietor of the same, and that noe person or persons whatsoever bringing any of the before recited liquors (except as before excepted) into any port or place of this country, or any person or persons to whome the same or any of them shall be consigned shall land, or cause any such liquors to be landed or putt on shoare without makeing or causing due entry to be made of the same and giveing a true account of the gallons every casque did containe upon oath with the officer or officers for the time being appoynted to receive and take such entries within the port or place where the same shall be landed or putt on shoar upon pain in every such case as aforesaid to forfeit double the value of the said liquors landed or putt on shoar contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act. And that the master or purser of every shipp barque or other vessel, shall make a true and just entry upon oath, which the collector or other officer is hereby impowered and required to administer, of the burden, contents and ladeing of such shipp, barque or other vessell with the particular marks numbers qualities and contents of every cask therein Jaden with liquors to the best of his knowledge and also where and in what port she took in her ladeing, how named, who was master dureing the voyage, and who are owners thereof upon penalty of forfeiture of one hundred pounds sterling, and for the better encouragement of all masters, merchants, owners and other persons whatsoever to make due entry and payment of the imposition or duty laid by virtue of this act, and in conAbatement sideration of filling and leakage there shall be abated for leakage. and allowed twenty gallons in every hundred, which said allowance and abatement the said collectors to be appoynted to receive the said duties are hereby authorised to allow and make accordingly. Provided always, That where any master, merchant, owner or other person whatsoever shall wittingly or willingly make a false

name, and from what port to be made.

person

Collectors,

bribe.

entry and be convicted for the same, in that case such Penalty, master, merchant owner or other false entry shall forfitt and pay one hundred pounds sterling, and that the said person or persons which are or shall be appoynted shall receive the duties or imposts arising by virtue of this act, and their deputies are hereby authorised and impowered to goe and enter on board any shipp or other vessell and and their de from thence to bring on shoare all the before specified rised to make puties autho liquors (except as before excepted) for which the duties searches and are not paid or compounded for within ten dayes of the seizures. first entry of the said shipp or other vessell, and that the officers of the customes and their deputies may freely stay and remaine on board untill all the goods are delivered and discharged out of the said shipp or other vessell and if any efficer or officers be appointed to receive the duties by this act ariseing or any other person or persons deputed and appoynted by or under them or any of them or any other authority whatsoever shall directly or indirectly take or receive any bribe, recom- Penalty on pence or reward, in any kind whatsoever, or shall con- officer for renive att any false entry of any wines or other liquors ceiving a aforementioned, whereby the duties be defrauded the person or persons therein offending shall forfitt the sum of one hundred pounds sterling and be forever afterwards uncapable of any office or imployment within the dominion as also the master, merchant, marriner or other person whatsoever who shall give or pay any such bribe, reward or recompence, shall forfitt the sum of fifty pounds sterling, and that all officers, captains, On master commanders of shipps, as also all justices of the peace, or owner for sheriffs, constables, headboroughs and all other their giving it. majesties officers, ministers and subjects whatsoever whome it may concerne, shall be aiding and assisting unto all and every person or persons which are or shall be appoynted by the governour to receive and collect the duties by this act laid, and the collector or collectors and their respective deputies in the due execution of all and every act and thing in and by this persent act required and injoyned, and all such who shall bee aid- ficers to aid ing and assiting unto them in the due execution hereof in the execu shall be defended and saved harmless by virtue of this tion of this act, and forasmuch as severall forfeitures and penalties law. may by virtue of this act arise,

All civil of

Forfeitures, how appropriated.

Governor

with advice

of council

may appoint

collectors.

Monies col

act, to be ac

counted for

Bee it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, and it is hereby enacted, That all such forfeitures shall be divided into three equall parts, one third part thereof shall be paid to their majesties their heires and successors towards the better support of the government and defraying the contingent charges thereof, one third part shall be paid to the governour for the time being to and for his own proper use and behoof, and the other third part to him or them that will sue for the same by byll playnt information or action of debt in any court of record in this dominion in which no essoigne protection or wager of law shall be allowed.

And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, and it is hereby enacted, That the governour for the time being with the advise of the counsell shall be and is hereby impowered from time to time and att all times hereafter (dureing the time in this act before limitted) to nominate, constitute and appoint such and soe many collectors and other officers as also such sallaries methods and orders (not exceeding ten in the hundred) for the collecting the said duty as to them shall seem best.

And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, and it is hereby enacted, That all and every sum and sums of money raised or to be raised by vertue of the imposition lected by this aforesaid be constantly accounted for by the collector or collectors thereof to the treasurer of Virginia for to the treasu- the time being upon his or their oath, and by him to rer, and by the governour, councell and burgesses of the generall assembly upon oath also, and convirted to the uses by them directed according to the true intent and meaning of this act and to and for noe other use intent or purpose whathsoever, any thing in this act contained or any other matter or things to the contrary in any wise notLimitation of Withstanding. This act to continue in force from the first day of June 1695 untill the last day of October 1696 and noe longer.

him to the general assembly.

this act.

1752.

ACT IV.

Edi.1733, and An act impowering the governour with the advice of the councell to apply five hundred pounds sterling out of the imposition of liquors raised this assembly to the assistance and preservation of New-York, if fouad necessary . THIS Assembly taking into their most serious consideration their majesties còmands signified to

Preamble.