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In the county of Richmond; on Rappahannock creek, near the mouth, on Mr. Fantleroy's land, and on Sir Marmaduke Beckwith's land, near the bridge over the same creek, under one inspection; and on Totasky creek, on the land of Mr. Brokenbrough, and on the land of Mr. Hornby, and on the land of the late John Carter, esq. deceased, where the warehouses are now kept, under one inspection; and at Glascock's, where the warehouses are now kept.

In the county of Surry; at Cabbin-Point; and at Gray's creek, where the warehouses are now kept.

In the county of Stafford; on Patowmack creek, upon Cave's land; and at Boyd's-Hole, where the warehouses are now kept; and at Acquia.

In the connty of Spotsylvania; at Fredericksburg, and Royston's, where the said warehouses are now kept.

In the county of Warwick; at Denbeigh, where the warehouses now are.

In the county of Westmoreland; on both sides of Nomini, upon Spence's land; and on both sides of Mattox, upon Washington's and Martin's land; at Yeocomico, where the warehouses now stand, and at Rust's landing, on the same river, under one inspection.

In the county of York; at Roe's; at York-town; and at the Capitol landing, and at the College landing, in James-City county, where the warehouses are now kept, under one inspection.

In the county of James-City; at Hog-Neck, on the land of Catharine Walker.

XXXV. And be it further enacted, by the authority houses erec- aforesaid, That from and after the ninth day of November next, the public warehouses be erected at the several places herein after named: That is to say;

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In the county of Henrico; on the land of John Osborne; and at the Rocky-Ridge, on the land of the late William Byrd, esq. deceased.

In the county of King-William; at a place called the Piping-Tree; to be under the 'same inspection with the warehouses at Williams's, in the said county.

In the county of Nansemond; at Best's landing, on Lear's creek, on the north side of Nansemond river, upon the land of William Wilkinson; to be under the same inspection with the warehouses at Sleepy-Hole in the said county.

In the county of New-Kent; on the land of Anthony Waddy, where formerly the agents warehouses were. And in the county of Westmoreland; on the land of Richard Bernard, formerly Butler's, upon the lower side of upper Machotack river.

And that from and after the said ninth day of November, the warehouses at Coan shall be discontinued; and new warehouses erected, at Ferry-Neck, on the upper side of Coan river, on the land of Rodham Kenner, dec'd. and on the land of Major John Waughop, on the other side of Coan river; to be under the same inspection.

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XXXVI. And there shall be paid to the several inspectors appointed to attend, and attending the said the inspecseveral warehouses, the salaries herein after mention- tors. ed: That is to say; to each of the inspectors,

Pounds per annum. At Pungoteague and Nasswaddox, under one in

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At Pitt's and Guildford's, under one inspection,
At Conway's,

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At Layton's and Occupatia creek, under one inspection,

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At Wainwright's, and on the east side of Pagan creek, under one inspection,

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At Norfolk town upon the Fort land; at the great bridge, on Mr. Boush's land; and at Kemp's, under one inspection,

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At Williams's, and the Piping tree, under one

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At John Osborne's,

At Morton's,

At Hampton, on Miles's lot,

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At Bowler's, and on Piscattaway creek, under

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At Hobbs's Hole,

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XXXVII. And be it further enacted, That the rents Rents of the of the several warehouses hereby established, shall warehouses be, and they are hereby settled at the following rates:

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At Norfolk, Princess Anne, and the great bridge, each,

At Cherrystone's and Hungar's,

At Hog Neck,

At Roe's,

At the College landing,

And at all the other warehouses there shall be paid and allowed for the rents of the same, eight pence for every hogshead of tobacco that shall be received, inspected, and delivered out of such warehouses respectively.

XXXVIII. Provided always, That where wharfs where the are or shall be necessary to be built, or kept in repair rents are not at any of the said warehouses, and the rents hereby sufficient, established are not sufficient for building and keeping wharts and in repair such wharfs, or where any new warehouses houses shall shall hereafter be built, in pursuance of this act, and be built, at X-Vol. 6.

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the expence the rent hereby established shall not be proportionaof the public. ble to the expence of such building; in both the said cases, such farther allowance shall be made by the General Assembly as shall be thought reasonable; and the rents aforesaid, together with the inspectors salaries, shall be paid and allowed by the treasurer to the several inspectors, upon the passing their accounts; and the inspectors shall pay the rents to the persons entitled to receive the same, out of the money receiv ed by them for inspecting tobacco: And if the money received by any inspectors of any of the warehouses aforesaid, shall not be sufficient to pay the salaries and rents aforesaid, and other incident charges in this act mentioned, such deficiency shall be made good out of the general fund arising by the profits of the other warehouses; and if that shall prove deficient, then the said salaries, rents, and charges, shall be paid and satisfied out of any other public money in the hands of the treasurer for the time being.

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es already built, shall let them to the inspectors, under a penalty.

XXXIX. And be it further enacted, That where the of warehous- warehouses are already built at any of the places herein before mentioned and appointed for keeping the same, and are now made use of as, and for public warehouses, the proprietors and owners of such warehouses shall be, and they are hereby obliged to let the same to the inspectors, during the continuance of this act, at the rent hereby established for such warehouses, respectively; and if any proprietor or owner shall refuse so to do, he shall forfeit and pay one hundred pounds: And where warehouses are not already built at any of the places aforesaid, or where any new warehouse shall be hereafter appointed to be kept at any other place, it shall and may be lawful for the justices of the court of that county wherein such place is or shall be, and they are hereby required to cause the county court owner or proprietor of the land where such ware

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houses are or shall be appointed to be kept; and in case such owner or proprietor be under age, feme Covert, or out of the country, then the guardian, husband, or known attorney (as the case is) of such owner or proprietor to be summoned to appear before them at the next succeeding county court after such summons shali issue, there to declare whether they will undertake to erect and build such houses, wharfs, and other conveniencies, as the said court shall think fit to direct, and let the same to the inspectors ap

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