ble therewith lives, except such person shall have a plantation, with slaves thereon, in the county where the service is performed; and then all fees, (except secretary's fees,) shall be paid in such county: but the said levies, quit rents, and fees, due and payable in any county, where no public warehouse is established, shall be paid at some warehouse in the next adjacent county.

XXVII. Provided always, That no transfer notes What notes of the preceeding year shall pass in any such payment, shall pass in nor no notes of the county of Prince-William shali payments. pass in any payment of levies, quit rents, or fees, be-. coming due in the county of Orange; and the notes of the warehouses herein after mentioned shall pass in payment of all quit-rents, levies, and officers fees, payable in the counties following: that is to say; the notes of Kemp's warehouse, shall pass in the county of Gloucester; of Turner's and Bowlers, in the county of Middlesex; of Lawrence's, Gray's Creek, and Cabbin-Point, in the county of Isle of Wight; of Lawrence's, and all the warehouses above, on the south side of James river, in the county of Brunswick; and all the warehouses above Jordan's-Point, on the south side of James river, in the counties of Amelia and Lunenburg; of Wainwright's, Appamattox, Maycock's, Jordan's and Warrisqueake-Bay, in the county of Surry; of Warwick, Bermuda-Hundred, John Bowling's. and Cabbin-Point, in the county of Prince-George; of Turkey-Island and Hog Neck, in the county of Charles-City; of Littlepage's, or the Brick-House warehouses, in the county of James-City; of York, Roe's, and Hampton, in the county of Warwick; of Roe's, in the county of Elizabeth-City; of Page's and Meriwether's, in the county of King-William; of Todd's, Aylet's, and Layton's, in the county of Caroline; of Conway's, in the county of Spotsylvania; of Fredericksburg, in the county of Louisa, of Shoccoe's, Warwick, Crutchfield's, Rocky-Ridge, Page's, and Meriwether's, in the county of Albemarle; of IndianCreek, in the county of Lancaster; of Yeocomico, in the county of Northumberland; of Mattox, Machotack, and Falmouth, in the county of Stafford; of Princess-Anne and Norfolk,, in either county; of any warehouse in Accomack or Northampton, in either county; of Acquia, in the county of Prince-William.

XXVIII. And be it further enacted, That out of every hundred pounds of tobacco, paid in discharge of W-Vol. 6.

be made out

fees to the

What allow quit-rents, secretary's, clerks, sheriffs, surveyors, or ances shall other oflicers fees, and so proportionably for a greatof such pub- er or lesser quantity, there shall be made the following lic dues and abatements or allowances to the payer: that is to say; For tobacco due in the counties of Goochland, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Orange, Amelia, Albemarle, and the county of Louisa, the person paying shall and may retain in his own hands, thirty pounds of tobacco for every hundred so due from him.

payer.

Provisó.

For prevent

ing mistakes levies shall

be laid in

For tobacco due in the county of Princess-Anne, twenty pounds of tobacco.

For tobacco duc in the counties of Henrico, Caroline, Nansemond, Norfolk, Hanover, and Spotsylvania, fourteen pounds of tobacco.

For tobacco due in the counties of Prince-George, Surry, Isle of Wight, Fairfax, and Prince-William, twenty pounds of tobacco.

For tobacco due in any other county, ten pounds of tobacco.

XXIX. Provided always, That where any person chargeable with officers fees, (except the secretary's fees) lives in another county, than where the service is performed, or the fees become duc, the same allowance shall be made to every such person as is by law settled to be allowed in that county where the service is performed, or the fees become due.

XXX. And for preventing all mistakes and controversies concerning the allowances to be made, upon the payment of public, county, or parish levies; Be it enacted, That the levies aforesaid shall be all laid in nett tobacco. nett tobacco, and the abatement which ought to be made out of every creditor's claim, for convenience, shall be deducted out of such claim at the time of laying the said levies; which abatements are bereby settled and declared to be the same as are before mentioned and directed to be allowed, upon payment of quit rents and officers fees; but where any creditor by law or contract ought to be paid with convenience, in that case, no abatement shall be made to the people by the collectors thereof: and where any tobacco ought to be paid with cask, there shall be levied four per cent for cask, and no more: and there shall be also levied in all the said levies, six per cent, for collecting the same, and no more; which shall be paid and allowed to the respective collectors of the said levies. And for all tobacco paid and discharged in inspectors notes,

No abate

ment to be made in a payment with conve

nience.

Four per cent. to be allowed for crsk.

allowed for

collecting.

for quit-rents, secretary's, clerks, sheriffs, surveyors, Six per cent. and other officers fees, to the persons entitled to re ceive the same, there shall be paid and allowed by such persons to the sheriff or collector, six pounds of tobacco, for every hundred pounds of tobacco so paid, and so proportionably for a greater or lesser quantity; and the said sheriff or other collector is hereby impowered to retain the same in his hands: and the Collectors sheriff or other collector of the levies, quit-rents, and shall pay the fees aforesaid, shall pay and discharge the same by they receivthe same notes which they shall receive in payment ed.

thereof.

same notes

shall be tax

shall issue

XXXI. And be it further enacted, That during the Bills of costs continuance of this act, the clerk of the general court, ed in nett and of every county court in taxing the costs of any tobacco, and judgment or decree obtained, or to be obtained, shall execution deduct out of the said costs the same allowance for convenience as shall or ought to be made and allowed to the party first charged with the fees so taxed in the bill of costs by the respective officers; and execution shall issue for no more than the said costs amount to after the said deduction.

accordingly.

fees shall be

lectors may distrain and

sell.

XXXII. And be it further enacted, That all public, Public_dues county, and parish levies, quit-rents, secretary's, and officers sheriffs, clerks, surveyors, and other officers fees, pay- paid before able in tobacco, shall be paid and satisfied by the per- the tenth of sons chargeable with, and indebted for the same, to April, yearthe sheriffs or other collectors, by transfer notes, be- ly. fore the tenth day of April, yearly: And if any per- In case of son, chargeable with the levies, quit-rents, and fees failure, colaforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to pay the same, within the time aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful to and for the sheriffs and other collectors, immediately after the said tenth day of April, to distrain the goods and chattels of the person or persons so neglecting and refusing, and to sell and dispose thereof for tobacco, in the same manner as is directed by law for goods taken in execution; and the overplus, (if any be) after paying the said levies, quit-rents, and fees, and the charge of distress, which is hereby declared to be the same as for serving an execution, shall be returned to the debtor.

Goods dis

XXXIII. Provided always, That where any goods trained for or chattel shall be distrained, for non-payment of quit-rents, quit-res, the same shall be redeemed by the payment how to be of mey for so much as the said quit-rents amount to; or sell.

redeemed,

pay before

the last day of May, year

ly.

If they refuse or delay

Collectors to and if not redeemed, the sheriff shall sell the same for account and money accordingly: and the sheriffs or other collectors of the said levies and fees, shall, before the last day of May, yearly, pay and deliver to each creditor, according to their respective debts or claims, all the inspectors notes he or they have received, in shail forfeit satisfaction thereof: and if any sheriff or other collecdouble the tor shall refuse or delay to make payment accordingvalue to the ly, if required, he or they so refusing or delaying, shall forfeit and pay to the party grieved, double the value of the tobacco so refused or delayed to be paid: To be recovered. recovered, with costs, in any court of record within this dominion, if the debt due exceeds two hundred pounds of tobacco; and before any justice of the peace, if the debt be two hundred pounds of tobacco; or under.

party griev

ed.

How to be

Warehouses established.

XXXIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That public warehouses for inspection of tobacco, pursuant to this act, shall be kept at the several places herein after mentioned: that is to say;

In the county of Accomack; at Pitt's landing, upon Pokomoke, and at Guilford's, where the warehouses are now kept, under one inspection; at Pungoteague, in the same county, and Nasswaddox, in Northampton county, where the warehouses are now kept, under one inspection.

In the county of Caroline; at Conway's, and Roy's. In the county of Charles-City; at Swinherd's; and upon the land of Richard Kennon, where the warehouses are now kept.

In Elizabeth-City county; at Hampton, upon Mr. Miles's lot.

In the county of Essex; at Bowler's, and on Piscataway creek, where the warehouses now are, under one inspection; at Hobb's-Hole, at Layton's, and on Occupatia creek, on the land of James Garnet, where Robert Jones formerly dwelt, under one inspec

tion.

In the county of Gloucester; at Gloucester town; at Eastermost river; at Deacon's neck, and Poropotank, where the warehouses are now kept.

In the county of Hanover; at Crutchfield's; and at Crutchfier's upper landing, upon the land of Mr. Page; and a Meriwether's.

In the county of Henrico; at Warwick; aishoccoe's; and at Col. John. Bolling's, where the waghouses are now kept; and at Bermuda-Hundred, and T-key

Island, where the warehouses are now kept; under one inspection.

In the county of Isle of Wight; at Wainwright's, and on Smith's land, on the east side of Pagan creek, under one inspection; and at Warrisqueak-bay.

In the county of King and Queen; at Shepherd's, and Thomas Turner's, under one inspection; at Mantapike; at Walkertown, on the lot of Mr. John Walker, in the said county; and at Waller's ferry, in the County of King-William; under one inspection.

At Todd's, in the county of King-William; at Aylet's; at Quarles's; at Williams's; and at Waller's ferry, under one inspection with Walkertown warehouse, in King and Queen.

In the county of King-George; at Bray's church; Falmouth; and on Jonathan Gibson's land, where the warehouses are now kept; and on Mr. George Morton's land.

In the county of Lancaster; at Davis's, and Skelton's, under one inspection; at Dymer's, upon Hadway's creek, in the same county, and Indian creek, in the county of Northumberland, under one inspection; and at Deep creek.

In the county of Middlesex; at Kemp's, and at Urbanna.

In the county of Norfolk; at Norfolk town, upon the fort land; at the Great Bridge, on Mr. Samuel Boush's; and at Kemp's landing, in the county of Princess-Anne, under one inspection.

In the county of Nansemond; at Sleepy-Hole; at Lawrence's; and at Constance's.

In the county of Northampton; at Cherrystone's, and Hungar's, under one inspection.

In the county of New-Kent; upon the land of Richard Littlepage; and at the Brick House, on Col. Basset's land.

In the county of Northumberland; at Wiccocomico; and at Coan, where the warehouses now are.

In the county of Prince-George; at Bolling'spoint; at Maycock's; and at Jordan's.

In the county of Fairfax; at Occoquan, and Peyton's, in Prince-William county, under one inspection; at Pohick; at Hunting creek; and on the land of the Honorable Thomas Lee, esq. at the falls of Patowmack.

In the county of Prince-William; at Quantico.

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