bond and

ditors, liable

think fit, to collect and receive their parish levy, the Collector person so appointed giving bond, with sufficient secu- odd seshall give rities, that he will duly collect, pay, and satisfy, unto curity. the several parish creditors, all tobacco for them levied: And every such collector, for his trouble, shall His allowhave the allowance herein before appointed, and shall ance and also have full power and authority, by virtue of this power to distrain. act, upon refusal of payment of the said levies, or any part thereof, by any person or persons chargeable therewith, to distrain the slaves, goods, and chattels, of the party refusing, and to make sale thereof, in the same manner as is by law directed for other distresscs: And if the vestry of any parish shall neglect or refuse to levy the tobacco due to the minister, or other parish creditors, in such case, all and every the ves- Vestry refu trymen of the parish neglecting, or refusing, shall be sing to levy liable to the action of the party grieved, his, or her tobacco due executors, or administrators, for all damages which to parish cre he or she shall sustain by such refusal or neglect. for damages. V. And be it further enacted by the authority afore- Provision for said, That in every parish of this dominion, where a glebe lands, good and convenient glebe is not already purchased and appropriated, a good and convenient tract of land, to contain two hundred acres at the least, shall be purchased by the vestry, and assigned, and set apart for a glebe, for the use of the minister of such parish, and his successors, in all times hereafter; and where mansion, and other convenient out-houses, are not already erected, for the habitation of the minister, It is hereby declared, and enacted, That the vestry of every such parish shall have power, and they are hereby authorised and required, to cause to be erected and built on such glebe, one convenient mansion house, kitchen, barn, stable, dairy, meat house, corn house, and garden, well pailed, or inclosed with mud walls, with such other conveniencies as they shall think fit, and to levy the charge of the glebe land, and buildings, on the tithable persons in their respective parishes.

and build

ings.

ments shall

VI. And to the end the buildings already erected, er hereafter to be erected, upon every glebe, may be kept in good repair, It is hereby further enacted, That The tene every parish minister within this dominion shall, du- be kept in ring the time of his being minister of the parish, keep repair. and maintain the mansion house, and all other the out-houses and conveniencies, erected, or to be erected

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Vestries of vacant pa

on his glebe, in tenantable repair, and shall sơ leave the same at his removal from his parish, or death, accidents by fire, or tempest, only excepted: Minister fail- And in case any minister shall fail so to do, such mining to reister, his executors and administrators, shall be liapair, liable for damages, ble to the action of the churchwardens of the parish, for the time being, wherein the value of such repairs shall be recovered in damages, with costs of suit, and the damages so recovered, shall be applied and laid out in making necessary repairs upon the glebe: And every vestry of a vacant parish is hereby impowered rishes shall and required, to put all the buildings upon the glebe of their parish, into such good and sufficient repair, as that the same may be fit for the reception of the succeeding minister: Provided nevertheless, That any vestry, who shall judge that the minister has not wilfully committed any waste on his glebe, may make such necessary repairs, at the charge of their parish as they shall think fit: And every minister, received into any parish as aforesaid, shall be entitled to all the spiritual and temporal benefits of his parish, and may maintain an action of trespass, against any per-son or persons whatsoever, who shall disturb him in the possession and enjoyment thereof.

repair. Proviso.

Ministers rights.

Vestries

clared, and limited.

VII. And whereas it is doubted, how long the right right of pre- of presentation of a minister to a parish, remains in sentation de- the vestries in this colony: For settling that matter, Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the sole right of presentation shall be, and remain, in the several vestries, for and during the term of twelve months next after a vacancy shall happen in their respective parishes.

Repealing

clause

Commence

act.

VIII. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That one act made in the first year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled, An act for the better support of the clergy of this dominion; and for the more regular collecting and paying the parish levies: And all and every other act and acts, clause and clauses heretofore made, for or concerning any matter or thing within the purview of this act, shall be, and are hereby repealed.

IX. And be it further enacted, by the authority ment of this aforesaid, That this act shall commence and be in force from and immediately after the tenth day of June, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty one.

CHAP. XXXV.

An Act for the better spport of the College of William and Mary.

I. BE it enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, Coun- Duties on eil, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, hides, skins, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, and furs, ex ported. That there shall be paid to his majesty, his heirs and successors, for and towards the better support and maintenance of the college of William and Mary, in Virginia, the following duties, customs, and imposts, for the following goods, wares, and merchandizes, exported out of this dominion, by land or by water: that is to say,

For every raw hide, six pence.

For every tann'd hide, six pence.

For every drest buck skin, one penny three far-things.

For every undrest buck skin, one penny.

For every doe skin drest, one penny half penny.
For every undrest doe skin, three farthings.
For every pound of beaver, three pence.
For every otter skin, two pence.

For every wild cat skin, one penny half penny.
For every mink skin, one penny.

For every fox skin, one penny half penny.

For every dozen of raccoon skins, three pence, and so proportionably for a greater or lesser quantity. For every dozen of musk-rat skins, two pence, and so proportionably for a greater or lesser quantity. And for every elk skin, four pence half penny.

II. And for preventing frauds in the exportation of The manner skins and furs, Be it further enacted by the authority of entry for aforesaid, That no skins or furs shall be hereafter exportation. packed, in order to be shipped off, with any other thing; and every person intending to export skins, or furs, before the same shall be shipped, shall make oath before some justice of the peace of the county where he lives, to the several parcels, or packages intended to be shipped, and the number of skins and furs, and the kinds thereof, and pounds of beaver, if any therein contained, and that no other thing is packed therein; which oath shall be certified by the justice

Duties shall

be paid to the collector, or the

feited.

O peace administering the same, and his certificate
delivera
by the master of the ship or vessel wherein
the same stl be shipped, before his clearing, to the
naval officer, who shall receive of the owner of such
skins, and furs, the anties by this act imposed, and
without distinguishing between buck and doe skins,
shall account all deer skins, to bone third buck, and
two thirds doe skins.

III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said duties upon skins and furs shall be paid, and satisfied, by the owner or exporter theregoods for- of, either by land or water, to the collector or collectors, appointed to receive the same, by the governor or commander in chief of this colony, for the time being, with advice of the council, and a certificate, that the same is paid, obtained from such collector, under penalty of forfeiture of all hides, skins, and furs, exported or intended to be exported, by land or water, contrary to this act, or the value thereof.

Skins transported by land, without certificate, may be

seized.

IV. And to the end the said duties upon skins and furs may not be defrauded, by clandestine transportation thereof into the neighbouring colonies, It is hereby further enacted, That if any person shall be found travelling upon the frontiers of this colony, with bides, skins, or fors, it shall be lawful for any justice of peace, sheriff, or constable, of the county where such person shall be found, to seize such hides, skins, and furs, unless the person carrying the same produce a certificate, under the hand of a justice of peace of this colony, that he is an inhabitant thereof, and shal! also make oath, that he will not carry the said hides, skins, or furs, or cause the same to be carried, into any other colony or province, without paying the said duties: And in case any hides, skins, or furs, shall be appropria- so seized, one moiety thereof shall be to the seizor, ted, and the other moiety to the king, his heirs and successors, for the better support of the said college of William and Mary.

The seizure

Duty on tobacco exported to the plantations.

V. And whereas by an act of parliament, passed in the twenty fifth year of king Charles the second, a duty of one penny per pound was laid upon all tobacco, exported from hence to other British plantations, in America, which, among other donations, was by the late king William, and queen Mary, granted to the said college, for the better support thereof, but by reason of divers frauds and abuses, this branch of

their revenue bath of late proved very deficient, Be it therefore further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That The method every person who shall ship any goods, merchandizes, of entering out, and ob. or commodities whatsoever, on board any ship or vessel taining cerbound to any of the British plantations in America, tificate of shall, before the same be shipped, or within five days goods shippafter, make oath before a justice of peace of the coun- ed to the plantations. ty where he lives, to the several parcels, or packages, of goods, merchandize, or commodities so shipped, and the contents thereof, and that no tobacco is contamed therein; or if any tobacco, to the true quantity, upon pain of forfeiting all such goods, merchandize, and commodities, or the value thereof: And the justice of peace, before whom such oath shall be made, shall certify the same under his hand; which certificate shall be delivered to the master of the vessel, and by him to the naval officer of the district, at the time of his clearing; and no naval officer shall clear any such ship or vessel, until such certificate be produced, and a copy thereof shall be by the naval officer delivered, or sent, to the collector of the duty of one penny per pound, in the same district, before clearing: And every master of such ship or vessel, or other person elcaring, or concerned in loading the same, before his clearing shall make oath, before the naval officer of the district, to the quantity of tobacco on board, if he hath any, or that he hath no tobacco, and will take none on board, without paying the duty; a copy of which oath the naval officer shall transmit to the collector of the customs, of the port whither such ship or vessel shall be bound: And every person making a false oath in any of the premises and being thereof lawfully convicted, shall suffer as for wilful perjury.

tobacco to

VI. And to the end no tobacco may be carried into Penalty on the province of North Carolina, to be exported thence exporters of without paying the duty in either colony, Be it further North Caroenacted, by the authority aforesaid. That if any person lina, without shall carry any tobacco into the said province, with- duty paid. out paying the said duty of one penny per pound, the owner thereof shall forfeit the value of such tobacco: And that one moiety of all penalties and forfeitures, ties approThe penalarising by this act, shall be to the king, his heirs and priated. successors, for the better support of the college of William and Mary, in Virginia, and the other moiety to the informer, recoverable with costs, by action of debt or information, in any court of record within this colony.