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and Imposition, shall be, from Time to time, paid and satisfied
by the Master or Masters of Every such Ship or Vessel re-
spectively, in which any such Tobacco shall be reported, upon
his or their clearing or taking out his or their Dispatch or
Dispatches, for every such respective Ship or Vessel; and
before the Departure of such Ship or Vessel coming into this
Province, shall at their first Arrival here, and before their load-
ing on board, any Goods or Commodities of the Growth,
Production, or Manufacture of this Province, give good and
sufficient security to His Excellency, or to the Officer there-
unto especially appointed, for the Payment of the said Duty
or Imposition accordingly
Provided always and it is the true Intent and Meaning that
this Act, nor anything herein contained, shall be adjudged,
construed, reputed or taken (anything herein expressed to the
Contrary notwithstanding) to disannul, or make void; His
Lordships Right to the other Moiety of the said Two Shillings
per Hogshead, to be paid in Consideration of His Rents and
Alienation Money in Tobacco, at Two Pence per Pound, dur-
ing the Term of His natural Life; (but that the same be kept
and hereby preserved to his Lordship, in as full and ample
Manner, as by the said Law is expressed or intended) or in
the least to discharge his Lordship of receiving the Rents
aforesaid, at Two Pence per Pound, as by the said Act is en-
joyned, during also the Term of his natural Life; nor to dis-
charge his Lordship from accounting for the Arrears of the
One Shilling per Hogshead, for the supporting the Govern-
ment, and providing Arms and Ammunition; but that he be
obliged to all the aforesaid Matters and things, as fully and
strongly, as if the said Law were in full force
And Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that
Every Master of a Ship or Vessel as aforesaid, at the time of
his Clearing, shall upon Oath, declare the Quality and Quan-
tity of his Loading; and that the Naval Officer, by the Gov-
ernor aforesaid appointed, for the Time being, shall, and is
hereby impowered to administer the said Oath: And in Case
the said Master shall refuse the said Oath, or upon Suspicion
of having Goods on board, for which he hath not cleared, it
shall be lawful for the said Naval Officer, to enter on Board
any such Ship or Vessel, and the same to search, for any such
Goods as aforesaid; anything in this Act beforementioned
notwithstanding
September 21. 1704
Read and assented to by the House of Delegates
W. Laylard Cl. Ho. Del
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