his majesty's territories, in this colony, against the encroachments of the French: And this present General Assembly being desirous that the same should be done, by way of a Lottery, as the most easy and effectual method. 11. BE it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Managers. Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That the following persons, to wit, John Robinson, Charles Carter, Peyton Randolph, esquires, Landon Carter, Carter Burwell, Benjamin Waller, and James Power, gentlemen, shall be managers and directors for the preparing and delivering tickets, and to oversee the drawing of the lots, and to order, do, and perform such other matters and things as are hereafter, in this act, directed and appointed to be done and performed by such managers and directors, Their oath. To give bond. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said managers and directors, and every of them, before they enter upon the execution of the trust hereby reposed in them, shall take the following oath, that is to say, "I A. B. do swear, that I will faithfully execute the trust reposed in me, and that I will not use any indirect art or means, or permit or direct any person to use any indirect art or means, to obtain a prize or fortunate lot, for myself or any other person whatsoever; and that I will do my utmost endeavour to prevent any sinister or undue practice to be done, by any person whatsoever, and that I will, to the best of my judgment, declare to whom any prize, lot, or ticket, of right does belong, according to the true intent of this act." And shall moreover enter into bond, with one or more sufficient security, in the penalty of twenty five thousand pounds, payable to his majesty, his heirs and successors, conditioned that he the said manager and director shall, and will, well and truly execute the trust and confidence reposed in him by this act, and render a just and true account of his actings and doings, receipts and payments, and all other things by him done and performed, by virtue and in pursuance of this act, to the General Assembly, when thereto required. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeThe tickets. said, That the said managers and directors shall meet together, from time to time, at some public office or place, for the execution of the powers and trusts reposed in them by this act, and that the said managers and directors, or the major part of them, present at any such meeting, shall cause books to be prepared, in which every leaf shall be divided or distinguished into three columns, and upon the innermost of such columns there shall be printed twenty five thousand tickets, numbered one, two, three, and so onwards in arithmetical progression, where the excess is to be one, until they arise to and for the number twenty five thousand, and upon the middle column of every of the said books there shall be printed twenty five thousand tickets, of the same length, breadth, and form, and numbered in like manner, which tickets shall severally be of such figure and form as the said managers and directors, or the major part of them, shall think most safe and convenient; and upon the third or extreme columns there shall be printed a third rank or series of tickets, of the same form and numbers with those in the two other columns; and upon every such ticket, in the third or extreme column of the said books, shall be written or printed, besides the number, words to this effect (received of for this ticket one pound one shilling and six pence, current money) which shall entitle the proprietor of the same to such prize as shall be drawn against the said ticket. V. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforeManagers to said, That the managers and directors aforesaid, or appoint a the major part of them, shall, and they are hereby receiver. impowered to appoint such person or persons, as they or the major part of them shall find necessary, for the disposal of the said tickets, to be receivers of the several sums of money before expressed, for the price of the said tickets, they the said managers and directors, first taking from such receiver or receivers, so appointed, such security, for the due answering and paying the moneys which they shall receive for the tickets to them delivered, to be disposed of as the said managers and directors, or the major part of them, shall judge reasonable and sufficient in that behalf; and the said managers and directors, or the major part of them, shall deliver to such receiver and receivers, such, and so many of the said books, as to them shall seem necessary, for the disposal of the said tick Receiver's duty. ets; and every such receiver shall, and he is hereby required, upon his receiving the above mentioned sum of one pound one shilling and six pence for any one of the said tickets, from any person adventuring in the said lottery, to cut out of the extreme column of the said books, indentwise, a ticket, and deliver the same to the adventurer; and the said receiver shall permit such adventurer, if he thinks fit, to write his name, or mark, on the two corresponding tickets in the said book. VI. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That every such receiver, so appointed, shall re-deliver the said book, or books, back to the said managers and directors, on or before the twentieth day of November, at their said office or place of meeting, and therein all the tickets of the first and second column before mentioned, and so many tickets in the third or extreme column, as such receiver shall not have cut out and delivered to any adventurer, for their money as aforesaid, and shall then and there deliver to the said managers and directors a true and just account in writing, under his hand, of all sum and sums of money that shall have come to the hands of such receiver, by, and for, the tickets delivered out as aforesaid, and shall then and there pay all the money, by them respectively received, into the hands of the said managers and directors; and the said managers and directors, or the major part of them, that shall be present at a meeting as aforesaid, shall cause all the tickets in the middle column of the books which shall be delivered back to them by the said receiver or receivers (in case all the corresponding tickets in the extreme column shall have been cut out and disposed of, for money, as aforesaid) to be likewise cut out, indentwise, and carefully rolled up, and made fast with thread or silk, and in the presence of the said managers and directors, or the major part of them, as aforesaid, and in the presence of such of the adventurers as will be there, the said managers and directors shall cause all the tickets so rolled up and made fast, to be put into a box prepared for this purpose, which shall be made in a circular form, and to turn on an axis, and marked with the letter A, which is to be put into another strong box, to be locked with seven different locks, the keys of which shall be kept by as many different managers, and sealed with their seals, until the said tickets shall be drawn, as is herein after mentioned; and that the tickets in the first or innermost column of the said books shall remain in the books, for discovering any mistake or fraud, in case any such shall happen. VII. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said managers and directors, or the major part of them, shall cause to be prepared other books, in which every leaf shall be distinguished into two columns, and upon the innermost of those columns shall be printed two thousand and fifty tickets, and upon the outermost of the said two columns two thousand and fifty tickets shall be printed, of equal length and breadth as near as may be, to be joined with some flourish or device, through which the outermost tickets are to be cut indentwise, which said tickets are not to be numbered, but to be written or printed upon in figures, and in words at length, as follows, that is to say, Upon one of the said tickets, l. 2000 Two thousand The prizes. pounds current money. Upon one other, l. 1000 One thousand pounds cur rent money. Upon four other, l. 500 Five hundred pounds current money. Upon five other, l. 200 Two hundred pounds current money.. Upon six other, l. 150 One hundred and fifty pounds current money. Upon eight other, l. 100 One hundred pounds cur- Upon fifteen other, l. 50 Fifty pounds current money. current money. Upon eighteen hundred and ten other, l. 5 Five pounds current money. which will amount in the whole to the sum of twenty thousand pounds current money, and all the remaining tickets in the said box, numbered A, shall be deemed blanks, or unfortunate tickets; and after the said tickets are written, or printed upon, as aforesaid, in the presence of the said managers and directors, or the major part of them, and of such adventurers as will be there present, they shall be carefully rolled up, and fastened with thread or silk, and put into another Нин—Vol. 6. The time box, marked with the letter B, prepared for that purpose, in the same manner as the box numbered A is before directed to be, which box shall also be put into another strong box, to be locked with seven different locks, the keys of which shall be kept by as many different managers and directors, and sealed with their seals until the said tickets shall also be drawn, in the manner hereafter directed. VIII. And be it further enacted, by the authority and method aforesaid, That the said managers and directors shall, of drawing. on the eleventh day of December next ensuing, in case all the said tickets shall then be sold, proceed to the drawing of the same, which shall be done in the manner following, that is to say, the said managers and directors shall cause the said two boxes, locked as aforesaid, to be carried into the room where the Burgesses meet, in the Capitol, by ten of the clock in the forenoon, and placed on a table there for that purpose, and shall then and there severally attend this service, and cause the two innermost boxes, containing the said tickets, to be taken out of the boxes in which they were locked up, and the tickets or lots contained in the respective innermost boxes, being in the presence of the said managers and directors, or such of them as shall be then present, and of such adventurers as will be there, for the satisfaction of themselves, well shaken and mixed in the respective boxes, by turning the same round fifteen minutes before any ticket is drawn, and half a minute between drawing each ticket, and then some one fit and indifferent person to be then appointed by the said managers and directors, or the major part of them that shall then be present, shall take out or draw one ticket out of the box number A, and one other fit and indifferent person, to be appointed in like manner, shall presently take out a ticket, or lot, from the box number B, which two tickets shall instantly be held up to public view, and then one of the said managers and directors shall open the ticket drawn out of the box number A, and read the number of such ticket aloud, and deliver it to one other of the said managers and directors, who shall also read the same aloud, and then one other of the said managers and directors shall take the ticket, or lot, drawn out of the said box number B, and read the figures and words thereon printed, or written, aloud, and then deliver each ticket, or lot, to one |