Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1669. 235

An Act for the paym^t of the
Publick Charge of the Province

Whereas there are Severall Sumes of Tobacco dew to
severall psons from the Province as by account herevnto
Annexed at Large Appeareth amounting in the whole to Two
hundred ffifty ffower Thousand Two hundred seaventy Six
pounds of Tobacco as also Thirty Eight Thousand Two hun-
dred Seaventy Eight pounds of Tobbaco To the Severall dele-
gates from the Severall Counties for their Expenses at S^t
Maries during this Assembly besides what they have for their
Boates or other necessary Expenses in comeing downe to this
Assembly Be it Enacted by the R^t Hono^ble the Lord Proprietary
by & with the advise & consent of this p^rsent Gen" Assembly
That the Said Sume of Two hundred ffifty foure Thousand
Two hundred Seaventy Six pounds of Tobacco due as by the
account herevnto annexed be Leavied by Equall Assesm^t vpon
the psons & Estates of the Inhabitants of this Province & paid
to the Severall psons & in the pporcons as in the account
herevnto Annexed As also the Said Sume of Thirty Eight
Thousand Two hundred Seaventy Eight pounds of Tobacco
vpon the Severall Counties & in the pporcons herevnto in the
account herevnto annexed To be paid to the Severall & Re-
spective delegates Serving in this Assembly for the Severall
& Respective Counties in the account aforesaid Specefied

The Governo^r Enacteth these to be Lawes
Charles Calvert

Memorandum the Lawes above menconed was Published
vndf the great Scale of this Province of Maryland the 27 day
of May
1669
Philip Calvert Canc^r.

P. R. O.

Colonial En-
try Book
No. 53