their bread; and

Chap. LXXXVIII. Be it Enacted by the Authority afore- Bakers to have a said, That henceforth every Baker shall have a Distinct mark distinct mark for for his bread, and keepe the true assizes, as hereafter is ex- shall keep the expressed, viz: (When Wheat is ordinarily sold for mony at true assizes. these Several Rates hereafter mentioned) The Penny White Loaf by Avoirdupois weight, when wheat is by the bushel.

And so proportionably, under the penalty of forfeiting all such bread, as shall not be of the Several Assizes afore mentioned, to the use of the poor of the town, where the offence is committed, and otherwise as is hereafter expressed.

market town,

weigh the bread,

and seize the

defective to
poor's use.

And for the better Execution of this present Law; there Two persons shall be in every Market town, and all other towns needfull, shall in each one or two able persons annually Chosen by each town, who be anually chosshall Solemnly Declare at the next County Court, or before en, who shall the next magistrate, unto the faithful discharge of his or their office; Who are hereby Authorized to enter into all houses, either with a Constable or without, where they shall suspect, or be informed of any bread baked for sale, and also to weigh the said bread as oft as they see caus, and seaze all such as they shall find Defective; As also to weigh all But- Also all butter ter made up for sale, and brought into, or being in the town for sale, and seize or market, to be sold by Weight, Which if found Light after notice once given, shall be forfeited in like manner.

the defective.

The like penalty shall be for not marking all bread made The officer to for sale: And the said officer shall have One Third part of have one third of all forfeitures for his pains; the rest to the poor, as aforesaid.

all forfeitures.

mark their spending bread

And further, to prevent fraud, That all persons within this Also common Province and territories thereof, who shall usually sell bread bakers shall within doors or without, shall at all times hereafter, have all their bread that they either put to sale or spend in their &c. families, made of the Due assizes, Marked and yeelded to tryall of said Officer, as is Directed in the law aforesaid, Under the penalty therein exprest.*

* Abrogated by William and Mary, King and Queen, in the year 1693-See Appendix.

Bridges shall be built over all

small creeks, and in the king's

to Sussex, within

Chap. LXXXIX. And be it &c. That Bridges shall be built over all small Creeks and Rivers (that are difficult, or apt to be high by suddain Rain), in the King's highway, from road, from falls, the falls of Delaware to the southernmost parts of Sussex eighteen months. County, within the space of eighteen months from the time The highway and aforesaid, Which bridges shall be ten feet broad and a Rail passages, into and out of creeks, on each side; And that all trees, Stubbs, and Stumps of for horse and trees, that lye in, and cross the said highway, and all passages cart, at the coun- in and out of Creeks and branches, may be made Safe and easy both for horse and Cart, att the chairge of the respective Counties in manner aforesaid.

made passable

ty's charge.

County court

of ten pounds.

And the County Court in every County shall every seventh yearly in seventh month, yearly chose and appoint, three overseers, at least, month, shall ap for the highways; upon the penalty of ten pounds sterling. point three overseers for high- And Such Overseers shall summon in all their inhabitants of ways on penalty the respective limits, to Come in and Work at the Making Who shall sum of all highways and bridges therein, Upon the penalty of tants, on penalty five pounds; And every inhabitant so Summoned as aforesaid, that Shall not appear and do his labour, shall pay to ing to work shall the use of the publick twenty shillings sterling.* pay twenty shillings.

mon the inhabi

of five pounds.

Who not appear

canoes, taken

from landing,

without consent,

of owner: the taker shall pay twice the value of the boat also,

Boats, vessels, or Chap. XC. Be it &c. That if any person or persons Whatsoever within this Province or territories thereof, shall at any time after the Publication hereof take or carry away any Boat, Vessell, or Canoee from any person's Landing, without Leave, hee shall bee lyable to pay for such his offence twice the value of the boat, vessell, or canoee; and the boat, vessell or Canoee, Shall remain still intire to the Master or Owner, and one half of the fine shall go to the Master or Owner.†

and one half fine to the owner.

Corn-fields shall be tenced five feet high otherwise the owner finable by county court.

Chap. XCI. Be it &c. That all Corn-fields shall be fenced, and all fences shall be at least five foot high, and for Default thereof, such person shall be fined at the Discretion of the County Court.t

Fellers of a timber tree on oth

Chap. XCII. Be it &c. That if any Person within this Province or territories thereof, shall at aine time after the

*Abrogated by William and Mary, King and Queen, in the year 1693-See Appendix.

Abrogated by William and Mary, King and Queen, in the year 1693-See Appendix. Re-enacted the same year-See Chapters 48 and 49, Petition of Right, post.

publication thereof, presume to Cut and fell any timber tree, er's land, forfeit the land of aine other person, without leave, such per- him. five pounds to upon son shall forfeit to the Owner thereof five pounds for every such tree as aforesaid.*

first month, shall

Chap. XCIII. Be it &c. That Whosoever shall presume to Firer of woods sett on fire, any Woods, Lands, or Marshes, in this Province before first of or territories thereof, before the first day of the first month make good all yearly; They shall yearly make good all the Damages that damages happening thereby. shall thereby happen to any of the inhabitants thereof.†

Chap. XCIV. And be it &c. that there shall be no Weares Making of weares made from one side of any Creek or River, to the other, And from side to side. for each offence, Whosoever shall be Convicted of offending herein, shall for ten shillings, and every such offence pay ten shillings, and the weares be destroyed.*

tho

destroyed.

to be

bo established

Christeen, at

Chap. XCV. And be it &c. That there shall be ferry-boats Ferries shall for men and horses, built within One year, ensuing the first within a year &c. Session of this General Assembly, over the Creeks; com- over Neshaminee, monly called Neshaminee, Scuilkill, and Christeen, at the Schuylkill, and charges of the Countys they belong unto, to be equally Leav- county charges. ied upon the inhabitants thereof, according to the proportion of Land they hold, by the several Courts of Justice of their respective Countys. And the price shall be two pence a head for Carrying over every person, and with an horse, four pence, with a horse. 4. and for every led horse or other beast three-pence; The In- Led horse. come of which shall be equally divyded into the publick the stock of the stock of the Several Counties, Which rate or price shall hold county, and the for seven years, from the date hereof.

The price.
Pence.
Each person, 2.

Dividable with

3.

rate to hold for seven years.

provide the said places, shall have

undertaking to

the profit.

A convenient

Provided always that if any private person, will Under- A private person take to provide the said places with boats at his own Charge, hee shall have the profit as aforesaid; And if any person that lives convenient for a ferry, shall refuse to keep the ferry, It shall be lawful, for another person that will, to build a house and have twelve acres of land, in such Convenient place, paying yearly for it, so much as the County Court, shall adjudge reasonable, to the Owner of the said land.*

Abrogated by William and Mary, King and Queen, in the year 1693-See Appendix.

Abrogated by William and Mary, King and Queen, in the year 1693-See Appendix. Re-enacted the same year-See Chapter 50, Petition of Right, post.

liver, refusing to keep the ferry, another may build, and have

twelve acres of his convenient land, paying for it, as the county court shall appoint.

Stealers of hogs,

first offence shall

Chap. XCVI. Be it &c. That if aine person shall at any or other cattle, time, hereafter, take, steal, kill, possess, or convert to his own pay treble value. use, any hog, or hoggs, shoat, pig, or other Cattle, belonging to any other person, hee or shee being Convicted thereof, shall pay for the first offence to the owner treble the value Second offence, thereof; and for the second offence, hee shall pay treble the treble value, and value thereof as aforesaid and also suffer six months' imprisonment, at hard Labour; And for the third offence hee or shee shall pay treble ye value thereof, to the owner and be whipt with thirty nine Lashes on his or her bare back, well layd on, and be banished out of the Government, never to return again, upon such penaltie as the County Court shall think fit to lay upon such persons.*

six months' imprisonment.

Third offence, treble value, and whipping, and banishment.

Rum, brandy, strong waters, imported, to pay

Chap. XCVII. And to the end That The freemen of this Province and territories thereof, may in some Measure, testify their due respects, and regards to their Proprietary and Governour, in his great Care, Chairge, and Liberality to and for the benefit of the inhabitants of this Province and territories thereof: The freemen in Provincial Council and Assembly mett, as a Testimony of their gratitude and Affection, so farr as the present State and infancy of the Province will permitt, Do Unanimously intreat him to accept. . . And that it may be Enacted... And be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all Rum, Wine, Brandy, and Strong-waters that shall be imported into this Province, or territories thereof, as custom, three shall pay to the Proprietary and Governour, as a Custom, Two pence by ye gallon; And all Syder that shall be imported as aforesaid shall pay One penny by ye gallon; And Other merchan all other goods imported as aforesaid shall pay after the Rate of twenty shillings for every hundred pounds Worth of goods, imported for merchandise or traffique, as aforesaid, (molasses only excepted). And if any person shall Land from aboard any Ship or Vessel, before duly entered and the Custome assured to be paid, Shall forfeit all such goods; The one third part thereof, to the Governour, and one third to the public, and one third part to him that shall discover and prove the same.†

pence per gallon.

Cider, one penny per gallon.

dise one per cent.

The contravender forfeits all goods put on shore, not entered, and custom assured.

Custom on

Chap. XCVIII. And be it &c. That all persons that shall Export any hydes, Beaver-skins, Deer-skins, or aine peltry Whatsoever out of this Province or territories thereof, to any places (England only excepted), shall pay the Several Pence, Sums as is hereunder expressed, That is to say; A Steer, 9 Bull, or Cow hyde shall pay twelve pence; A Beaver-skin

A hide.
Beaver skin.

12

* Abrogated by William and Mary, King and Queen, in the year 1693-See Appendix. Re-enacted the same year-See Chapter 51, Petition of Right, post.

Repealed in the year 1690-See Chapter 192, post.

shall pay nine pence; All peltry to the value of a beaver, Peltry to value. 9 nine pence; For every pound weight of Deer Skins, one half Pound deer skin. 1/2. pence; And whosover shall be found to Export any of the The contravener, aforesaid Skins, contrary to the true meaning and intent of shall forfeit, one this Act, shall forfeit to the Governour one third of those third to the gov. skins not duly entered, and one third more to the Discoverer.* third to discov

ernor, and one

erer.

license, under

one half pence a

Chap. XCIX. And be it &c. That no person within this None shall keep Province or territories thereof, shall presume to keep an ordinary without Ordinary without Licence first obtained of the Governour, pain of five to the end that all travellers and such as are not house-keep- pounds. ers may be reasonably accommodated in places where Ordi- Nor naries now are, or shall hereafter be kept, No such keeper shall demand of an Ordinary shall Demand above seven and one half pence above seven and a meal by the head; which meal shall Consist of beef or meal. pork, or such like produce of the Countrie, and Small beer; Nor And of a footman, hee shall not demand above two pennies above two pence a night for his bed; And of a horseman nothing, hee paying six pence a Night for his horses hay or grass; And in case any person shall keep an Ordinary without licence, such person shall forfeit five pounds. And if any One shall presume paying six pence to ask more than is herein exprest, shall forfeit five shillings pain of five for every such offence.t

a night for a foot man's bed.

Nor

of a horseman anything; he

for hay; under pounds.

There shall be in

Chap. C. Be it &c. That each County Court of this Province and territories thereof, shall appoint and settle Sufficient each county, a Cart-ways to the most Convenient Landing places, in their Respective Countys, for publick use and benefit.

cart way to

landing place.

A prison twenty

be built in each

Chap. CI. Be it &c. That every County within this Province of Pennsilvania and territories thereunto belonging, feet square, shall Shall before the last Day of the tenth month, next ensuing, county by last of at their own Cost and Charge, erect, build or cause to be tenth month, built in the Most Convenient place in each County, respective, forty pounds, at a sufficient house, at least twenty foot square, for Restraint, the county's Correction, Labour and Punishment of all such persons as charge. shall be thereunto Committed by law; And that every County

* Repealed in the year 1690-See Chapter 192, post.

Repealed in the year 1684-See Chapter 155, post. Another law on the subject passed the same year-See Chapter 169, post.

Abrogated by William and Mary, King and Queen, in the year 1693-See Appendix. Re-enacted the same year-See Chapter 52, Petition of Right, post.

under pain of