Virginia Public Tobacco Warehouses, 1730/31 _____________________________________ LAWS OF VIRGINIA May 1730 - 3d & 4th George II. CHAP. III. An Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco, and for preventing Frauds in his Majesty's Customs. I. Whereas, the laws heretofore made, have been found ineffectual, to prevent the exportation of bad and trash tobacco, and the many frauds in deceiving his majesty of his customs, which of late years have greatly increased, to the great decay of the trade of this colony: II. Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governour, Council and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That for the more effectual preventing the exportation of all trash, bad, unsound, and unmerchantable tobacco, all tobacco which, from and after the first day of August, which shall be in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty one, shall be exported out of this colony and dominion, shall be first brought to some public warehouse, herein after mentioned, and there shall be viewed and inspected by persons thereunto appointed, in such manner as herein is expressed. III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall put on board, or receive in to any ship, sloop, boat, or other vessel, in order to be exported therein, any tobacco not packed in hogsheads, casks, or cases, upon any pretence whatsoever; nor in any hogshead, cask, or case, to be in that or any other ship, sloop, or vessel, exported out of this colony, before the same shall have been viewed and inspected, according to the directions of this act: XLIII. And for settling the number of public warehouses, and appointing the places where the same shall be kept, pursuant to this act, Be it enacted and declared, That a public warehouse or warehouses shall be kept, and the same are hereby appointed to be kept at the following places, to wit: For the counties of Goochland, and Henrico; at Warwick, upon Howlet's land; and Shockoe's upon Col. Byrd's land, under one inspection. At Bermuda Hundred, upon William Eppes's lots; and Turkey Island, upon Col. Randolph's land, in Henrico county, another inspection. In Prince George at Appomatox Point, upon Col. Bolling's land; on Col. Robert Mumford's land; and Powel's Creek, upon Mr. Bland's land, under one inspection. At Cabbin Point, in Surry; and Merchants Brandon, in Prince George County, under one inspection. At Gray's Creek in Surry, where the Agents houses were, and Warricksqueak Bay, in Isle of Wight County, under one inspection. At Swineherd's and Mr. John Soan's, in Charles City County, under one inspection. At Waynwright's Landing, Isle of Wight; and Laurence's in Nansemond County, under one inspection. At the widow Constance's at Sleepy-Hole Point, in Nansemond County, under one inspection. At Norfolk Town, upon the fort land, in the County of Norfolk; and Kemp's Landing, in Princess Anne, under one inspection. At Hampton, in Elizabeth City, upon Mr. Miles's lot, at Warwick Town, in the County of Warwick, upon Mr. Gough's lots; and at Charles river, Roe's storehouse, in the County of York, under one inspection. At Hog-Neck, in James City County; and at Taskanask, in New Kent, upon William Morris's land; and the Colledge, and Capitol landings, upon Mr. Holloway's land, under one inspection. At the town of York, where the agents house was; and at Gloucester town, upon capt. Hannar's land, under one inspection. At Deacon's Neck, and Poropotank, in Gloucester County, where the agents house was, under one inspection. At Crutchfield's, upon Col. Page's land; and Mr. David Merriwether's in Hanover County, under one inspection. At Todd's, in King and Queen; and Aylett's warehouse, in King William County, under one inspection. At John Quarle's in King William; and at Mantapike, and Shepherd's in King and Queen County, under one inspection. At Chamberlain's in New Kent; and Williams's ferry, in King William, under one inspection. At Urbanna, where the agents house was; and major Kemp's, in Middlesex County, under one inspection. At Hobb's Hole, upon the land of James Griffin; and at Bowler's ferry, upon Adam's land, in Essex, under one inspection. At Naylor's Hole, upon William Fauntleroy's land, where his prise houses now are; and the mouth of Totaskey, at Newman Brokenborough's landing, in Richmond County, both under one inspection. At Layton's, in Essex; upon Maddox Creek, at Martin's, in Westmoreland; and Bray's Church, in King George County, under one inspection. At Falmouth, upon Mr. Todd's lots in King George; and at Fredericksburg, upon Mr. Francis Willis's lots, in Spotsylvania County, under one inspection. At William Glascock's landing, in Richmond; and at the Rolling House, upon Deep Creek, in Lancaster County, under one inspection. At Corotoman, at Queen's Town, where the agents houses were; and on the land where the widow Davis lives, in Lancaster; and the Indian Creek, at the warehouses, in Northumberland County, under one inspection. At Wiccocomico, at Robert Jones's; and at Coan, at the warehouses in Northumberland, under one inspection. At Nominy, upon Patrick Spence's land; and Yeocomico, at the warehouse, in Westmoreland County, under one inspection. At Boyd's Hole, upon col. Fitzhugh's land; and Marlborough Town, in Stafford County, under one inspection. At Quantico, upon Robert Brent's land; and great Hunting Creek, upon Broadwater's land, in Prince William County, under one inspection. At John Roy's and Mr. Francis Conway's in Caroline, and at Gibson's in King George county, under one inspection. At Cherrystone's, at John Watersons; at Nasswadock's, at the Joiner's landing; and at Hungers, at George Harmanson's, in Northampton County, under one inspection. On the head of Pungoteague, at Addison's landing; at Pitt's landing, upon Pokomoke; at Guilford, at Mr. Andrew's warehouse landing, in the County of Accomack, under one inspection. _________________________ Submitted by Gwen Hurst **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ******************************************************