Preamble.

Additional

Wine imported ex. cept from Great Bri

tain, for 4

years; to be

collected

and paid in

the same manner as the former

which shall be in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty one, for and during the term of four years, from thence next following, and no longer.

III. And whereas an act for re-building the Capitol is passed this present session of Assembly, which will require a considerable sum of money to be raised for putting the same in execution, and the produce of the present duties upon liquors and slaves is found very deficient, and falls short of answering other public debts chargeable thereon; and it appearing to this General Assembly, that the laying an additional duty on liquors imported, will be the most easy expedient for raising a fund to defray the charges of the said re-building, and other public debts:

IV. Be it therefore further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That for every gallon of rum, brandy, and duty of 1d., other stilled spirits, and every gallon of wine, which a gallon laid on rum, &c. from and after the first day of January next, shall be imported and brought into this colony and dominion, either by land or water, from any port, or place whatsoever, except directly from Great Britain, an additional duty of one penny, shall be paid by the owner or importer thereof, for and during the term of four years, from thence next following, and no longer: And that the said additional duty shall be collected, levied, and paid, in the same manner, within the same time or times, and under the same penalties, as the duties of two pence and one penny per gallon upon rum, brandy, or other distilled spirits, and wine, laid by the said first recited act, are therein directed to be collected, levied, and paid; and shall also be drawn back upon exportation, and subject to the abatement and allowance of fifteen per cent, when paid in money imported; and shall be, by the respective collectors thereof, accounted for, and paid to the treasurer of Virginia for the time being, in the same manner, at the same time or times, and to the same use or uses, as the said duty of two pence is, by the said first recited act directed and required to be accounted for and paid.

duty.

CHAP. LIII.

An Act for appointing a treasurer, and other purposes therein mentioned.

I. WHEREAS by one act of Assembly, made in Recital. the fifteenth year of his majesty's reign, John Robinson, the younger, esquire, was appointed treasurer of the revenue arising by two several acts of Assembly, for laying a duty upon liquors, the one made in the twelfth year of the reign of his late majesty king George the first, and the other made in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of his present majesty; and by one other act of Assembly, made in the fifth and sixth years of his present majesty's reign, for laying a duty upon slaves; and also by one other act of Assembly, made in the thirteenth year of his majesty's reign, intituled, An Act for laying an additional duty upon slaves, to be paid by the buyers; for encouraging persons to inlist in his majesty's service, and for preventing desertion; to hold the said office of treasurer so long as he should continue speaker of the house of Burgesses; and from the time of his being out of that office, until the end of the next session of Assembly: And whereas the said first mentioned act will expire at the end of this session of Assembly, and it being expedient that a treasurer should be appointed;

II. BE it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant-Govern- A Treasurer or, Council and Burgesses of this present General Assem- appointed. bly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, John Robinson, the younger, esquire, shall be, and he is hereby nominated, constituted, and appointed treasurer of the revenue arising from the duty upon liquors and slaves, laid and imposed by one act of Assembly, made in the nineteenth year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled, An Act for reducing the laws made for laying a duty upon liquors, into one act of Assembly; and by the said act for laying a duty upon slaves: To hold the said office so long as office. he shall continue speaker of the house of Burgesses; and from the time of his being out of that office, until the end of the next session of Assembly. And the said John Robinson is hereby authorised, impowered. and

Tenure and

duty of his

His Salary.

Security to be given.

In case of his

death, &c.

required to demand, receive, and take, of and from the several collectors of the said duties, all and every the sum and sums of money arising by force and virtue of the said acts, or any or either of them, and shall apply and utter the same to and for such uses, and upon such warrants, as by the said acts for laying the said duties, or by any other act or acts of the General Assembly, is, or shall be appointed or directed; and shall be accountable for the said money to the General Assembly.

III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the salary of five pounds in the hundred, and so proportionably, for a greater or lesser sum, shall be allowed and paid to the said treasurer hereby appointed, out of all and every the sum and sums of money by him received, and accounted for to the General Assembly as aforesaid; and that there shall be also allowed to the said treasurer, for auditing and settling the accounts of inspectors of tobacco, during the continuance of the laws in that behalf made, the sum of one hundred pounds per annum, for his trouble and service therein.

IV. Provided always, That the said treasurer, be fore he enters upon his office, shall give such sufficient security, as shall be approved by the governor or commander in chief of this colony, in the sum of ten thousand pounds, for the due answering and paying all the money by him, from time to time, to be received, as aforesaid.

V. And to the end a treasurer may not be wanting, in case of the death, resignation, or disability of the governor treasurer hereby appointed; Be it further enacted, may appoint another, who That in either of these cases, it shall be lawful for the governor or commander in chief of this colony, with give securi- the advice of the council, for the time being, to apty.

shall also

Treasurer

point some other fit and able person to be treasurer of the duties, to hold the said office, with all powers, authorities, salaries, and profits aforesaid, until the end of the next session of Assembly: Which treasurer so appointed shall, before he enters upon his office, give the like security as is herein before directed.

VI. And whereas the present low condition of the impowered public treasury doth require some money to be raised, to take up for discharging the expence of re-building the Capiinterest, for tol, in the city of Williamsburg; Be it further enacted, rebuilding by the authority aforesaid, That the said treasurer be,

money on

ment.

and he is hereby impowered and required, to borrow the Capitol, a sum of money, not exceeding three thousand pounds, and the duor so much thereof as shall be sufficient for the pur- stand as sepose aforesaid, at an interest of five per cent. which curity for money so to be borrowed, with the interest thereof, the payshall be allowed to the said treasurer in his accounts: And the revenue or duties in this act mentioned shall, and are hereby declared to stand, be, and remain as a security, for the payment of the money so to be borrowed. And the said treasurer is hereby required to re-pay such money, with interest, out of the public monies, that shall come to his hands, either by receipt of the duties aforesaid, or otherwise.

CHAP. LIV.

An Act for re-building the Capitol in the
City of Williamsburg.

I. WHEREAS his majesty's royal Capitol, in the Preamble. City of Williamsburg, had been unhappily burnt down; and it is necessary that the same be re-built with all possible expedition, for the convenient sitting and holding of the General Assemblies and general courts of this colony:

agree with

II. BE it enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, Persons apThat John Blair, and William Nelson, esquires, Phi- pointed to lip Ludwell, Carter Burwell, Edward Digges, Pey-workmen for ton Randolph, Beverley Whiting, and Benjamin Wal- re-building ler, gentlemen, or any five of them, be, and they are the Capitol. hereby impowered, to covenant, agree with, hire and employ such and so many undertakers, workmen, and labourers, and to provide, furnish, and buy such materials as they or any five of them, shall think convenient and proper, to be employed and made use of in and about such re-building, repairing, and altering the said Capitol, on the old foundations, and to give such necessary orders and directions therein, from time to time, as they shall see cause, until it shall be finished.

Directors to apply to the governor for his warrant

surer for

money not exceeding

III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the said directors, as often as they shall have occasion for money for the uses aforesaid, shall, to the trea- from time to time, apply themselves to the governor or commander in chief for the time being; to issue out his warrant to the treasurer of this colony, to pay so 3000l. to car- much money as shall be wanting, for the purposes aforesaid, not exceeding the sum of three thousand pounds; work, and to who is hereby required to pay the same accordingly: Which said sum or sums the said directors shall account for to the next meeting of the Assembly, after the work aforesaid shall be finished.

ry on the

account to

the General Assembly.

Proviso, that this act shall not fix the

Williams

burg.

IV. Provided nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall be construed, deemed, or taken, to estaseat of goblish or fix the seat of government in the city sf Wilvernment, in liamsburg; but that the said Capitol, when it shall be so re-built, repaired or altered, shall only be and remain as a building for holding General Assemblies and general courts, until such time as it shall be thought, by any future Assembly, convenient and necessary, and for the general benefit of this colony, to cause a building, for the purposes aforesaid, to be erected on some other place, more convenient to the inhabitants of this colony, and commodious for trade and navigation: Any thing in this act to the contrary, or seeming to the contrary, in any-wise, notwithstanding.

Preamble.

CHAP. LV.

An Act for confirming the grants made by his majesty, within the bounds of the Northern-Neck, as they are now established.

I. WHEREAS in the late dispute and controversy, touching the limits and boundaries of the several letters patent granted by their late majesties king Charles the second, and king James the second, unto the ancestors of the right honourable Thomas lord Fairfax, it hath been adjudged and determined by his present majesty, in council, that the said letters patent do include all that tract or territory of land between the