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ft recited aft or either of them ; unlefs fuch 

 f perfon or perfons fo prefented fhall, ac- 

 " cording to the ufual forms, traverfe fuch 

 'f prefentment. 



f c And it is hereby further enafted, That 

 !" all conftables, ty thing-men, bailiffs, and 

 *' other public officers, fhall and do within 

 f c their refpeftive jurifdiftions, from time to 

 ** time, as often as occafion fhall require, 

 *' within fourteen days after warrant from 

 !' two or more of the juftices of the peace 

 f within fuch county, town, city or place, 

 ?' to them, calling to their affiftance fuch 

 ?* perfon or perfons as they and every of 

 f c them fhall find convenient and necefTary, 

 " pluck up, burn, confume, tear to pieces, 

 V and utterly deftroy, all tobacco feed, 

 " plant, leaf, planted, fowed, or growing 

 " in any field, earth or ground." 



The other claufes relative to the cultiva- 

 tion of tobacco in this aft, are, " A penalty 

 " on the officers of five {hillings for every 

 '? rod, perch, or pole of ground fo fet, 



" planted, 



