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other Liquors which shall be (bona Fide) Imported into this Government in Bottles in the same vessels it Shall be Imported in, any thing herein before Contained to the Contrary notwithstanding.

IV. And Be It Further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that for the Better prevention of Riots and disorders in Ordinarys and other places where drink is Retailed no person or Persons whatsoever shall presume to keep any Ordinarys or Tippling houses or to dispose of any Liquors by Retaile to be drunk or Spent in the Retailor's house without Licence first had and Obtained for so doing from the Gov'r, Deputy Governor, President or commander in Chief for the time being before whom Bond shall be Given for the due Observance of this Law and all such other Laws and Statutes as are and ought to be kept and Observed by persons retailing Liquors within the Kingdom of Great Britain under the Penalty of Forty shillings, one halfe to the Informer and the other halfe to the Publick to be recovered as aforesaid.

V. And Be It Further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that no Ordinary Keeper or other person Retailing Liquors within this Province shall presume to sell or Vend any strong Beer of his own Brewing or Manufacture or any Cyder unboyled for more than one Shilling and Six pence for each Gallon nor any other Liquors whatsoever for more than Cent per Cent upon the first Cost or Value of the Liquors so sold (the value thereof to be adjudged and Esteemed according to the Current price the same Liquor shall be then sold at by the Merchant Traders) nor shall demand or take above Twelve pence for a Meal either in time of court or in any other time under the Penalty of forfeiting Treble the value of all Moneys demanded and taken Contrary to this Act to be recovered as aforesaid to the uses aforesaid, provided always that nothing in this Act shall be adjudged to hinder any Man from selling Cyder or other Liquors the produce of his own plantation at any time hereafter by full & Lawful Measures (the same not being drank in the cellar house or plantation) any thing before Contained to the Contrary notwithstanding.

EDW'D MOSELEY,

Speaker.

CHAS. EDEN,

N. CHEVIN,

C. GALE,
FRAN. FOSTER,

T. KNIGHT.

CHAPTER LIV..

An Act ascertaining the Currency of Dollars.

I. We Pray that it may be Enacted And Be It Enacted by his Excellency the Pallatine and the Rest of the True & Absolute Lords Proprs. of Carolina by and with the Advice & Consent of this present General Assembly now met at Little River for the North East part of the said Province and the Authority thereof.

II. And It Is Hereby Enacted that all Lyon Dollars shall pass Current in all payments within this Province and be Deemed Equal to three Bushalls of Indyan Corn and so proportionatly for any other of the Rated Comoditys. EDW'D MOSELEY,

Speaker.

CHAS. EDEN,

N. CHEVIN,

C. GALE,

FRAN. FOSTER,

T. KNIGHT.

CHAPTER LV.

(Repealed by Act 4 April, 1741, ch. 16.)

An Act for Ascertaining the Damage upon Protested Bills of Exchange. I. Whereas in Conformity to our Neighbouring Governt's, and for the bet ter Encouragement of Trade it is found Expedient that the Damage upon Protested Bills of Exchange be Ascertained so that all future Contest thereupon may be prevented We Pray that it may be Enacted.

II. And Be It Enacted by his Excellency the Pallatine and the Rest of the True and Absolute Lords Proprietors of Carolina by and with the Consent and Advice of this present General Assembly now met at Little River for the East Part of the Province and the Authority of the same.

III. And It Is Hereby Enacted that the Damages on all Protested Bills of Exchange drawn on any Person in the Kingdom of Great Britain or Elsewhere which shall be returned, protested in this Province shall be sixteen per Cent upon the first draught in the Same Money or Specie for which the said Bills are or shall be drawn with Costs accruing and shall be Recoverable therewith in any Court of Record within this Government.

EDW'D MOSELEY,

Speaker.

CHAS. EDEN,
N. CHEVIN,
C. GALE,
FRAN. FOSTER,

T. KNIGHT.

CHAPTER LVI.

Publick Letters, how to be conveyed.

I. Whereas the remoteness of divers places in this Government and the Necessity of Communicating divers Business to the utmost Limits of it would if Messengers were Pressed be an Annual Great Expense for prevention and for the more Speedy Conveyance of all such Letters Be It Enacted by his Excellency the Pallatine and the Rest of the True & Absolute Lords Proprs. of Carolina by and with the Advice & Consent of this present General Assembly now met at Little River for the North East part of the said Province and the Authority thereof.

II. And It Is Hereby Enacted that all Letters superscribed for his Majestie's service directed to or Subsigned by the Governor or other Publick Officer or by some Field Officer in the Militia at such time when the Government is Actually Engaged in War against the Indyan Enemie shall be Immediately Conveyed from Plantation to plantation to the place & persons to whom they are directed under the Penalty of Five pounds for each default one halfe to the Government and the other half to him or them which shall Sue for the same to be recovered in any Court of Record within this Government wherein no Essoign, Protection, Injunction or Wager of Law shall be allowed or Admitted of.

III. And Be It Further Enacted that if any persons shall be put to extraordinary charge the Court of each Precinct is hereby Authorized to Judge thereof and make Certificate of the same to the General Assembly.

IV. And Be It Further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that where

any person in the family the said Letter comes to can write such person is hereby required to Endorse the day and houre of the Receipt of it that the Neglect or Contempt of any person therein may be the better discovered and Punishment Inflicted accordingly.

V. And Be It Further Enacted that all and every his Majesty's Subjects within this Government are hereby required to put this Act in Execution upon Paine of the Penalty aforesaid.

EDW'D MOSELEY,

Speaker.

CHAS. EDEN,

N. CHEVIN,

C. GALE,
FRAN. FOSTER,

T. KNIGHT.

CHAPTER LVII.

(Repealed by Act 4 April, 1742, ch. 13.)

An Act To Prevent the taking Boats, Cannoes and Perriaugers from Landings without Leave.

I. Whereas the Practise of taking Boats, Cannoes and Perriaugers from people's Landings without leave is become so usual and Common that the owners thereof are not only thereof deprived of the use thereof but are very often put to Considerable Expense in procuring them again for the Prevention of the like practises in time to come.

II.

Be It Enacted by his Excellency the Pallatine and the Rest of the True & Absolute Lords Proprs. of Carolina by & with the Advice & Consent of this Present General Assembly now met at Little River for the No. East part of the said Province.

III. And It Is Hereby Enacted that on and after the Ratification of this Act that no person whatsoever unless such as are Impowered so to do and produce an Authority for the same on his Majesty's Service shall presume to unloose, take or carry away any Boat, Cannoe or Perriauger from the place of her Anchorage or from any Landing or Landings without leave he first have obtained for so doing from the owner or legal possessor thereof under the Penalty of Forty Shillings for each default, one halfe to the Informer and the other halfe to the owner of such Boat, Cannoe or Perriauger to be recovered by action of debt or otherwise in such manner as by the Act for Trying Small and mean causes is d.rected and provided.

IV. And Be It Further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that if any person on so offending shall refuse to pay the sum of forty Shillings after conviction or recovery thereof or shall be Insolvent it shall be in the Power of such Justices to punish the Offender by setting in the stocks and publick whipping not exceeding Tenn Lashes. And in case the party so offending and convicted shall be a slave or servant every such slave or servant shall be publickly whipt not Exceeding Twenty Lashes by order of the said Justices in manner as before directed unless the Master or owner of such slave or servant will pay the aforementioned fine in Lieu thereof for the uses aforesaid.

EDW'D MOSELEY,
Speaker.

CHAS. EDEN,

N. CHEVIN,

C. GALE,

FRAN. FOSTER,

T. KNIGHT.

CHAPTER LVIII.

(Repealed by Act 4 Apr., 1741, ch. 13.)

An Act Ascertaining Officers' Fees.

I. Be It Enacted by his Excellency the Pallatine and the Rest of the True & Absolute Lords Proprietors of Carolina by and with the Advice & Consent of this Present General Assembly now met at Little River for the North East part of the said province.

II. And It Is Hereby Enacted by the Authority of the same that all Fees due to the several and respective Offices hereafter mentioned shall be as followeth.

Viz.

GOVERNOR'S FEES.

The first four Articles to be paid in Pork or Silver.

For entering and Clearing deck Vessels.

Boats or Canoes of the Country if bound to Foreign parts.
For entering and clearing Deck belonging to the Country..
For entering and clearing Foreign Vessels

For Marriage License

For Signing a Testimonial under the Colony Seal..

For Signing a Probat of a Will..

For signing a Supersedeas

For Signing letters of Administ❜n.

Ordinary Keepers Licenses at the precinct Court..
Ordinary Keepers Licenses at the General Court.
Signing a Register for open Vessels

Signing a Register for Deck'd Vessels..

For Letters patents for Denization.

For Signing Sales of Land for Purchase Patents 640 Acres..

For Sales of above 640 Acres.

For a Warrant of Apprisement

For signing a Divorce in Chancery.

For an Injunction in Chancery

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Bond in order to obtain a pass for people going out of the Country to be paid to the Naval Officer.

COLLECTOR'S FEES.

For Entering and Clearing.

Foreign Vessels. ....

For Entering and Clearing open Vessels of the Country.
For entering and clearing Deck'd Vessels of the Country.
For Certificate upon the change of a Master.

For Recording of a Register.

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Registering a Corroner's Return.

A writ of Error to be paid where it issues from

A Supersedeas to be paid to the person on granting.

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Coppy to be paid to ye Clerk of ye Crown..

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Letters of Denization.....

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