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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 27
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of an Annual Revenue upon their Majesty's Govr &c is By the
very Terms a Perpetual Law without Limitation of Time or
Duration Whatsover. That it could never be understood to
have duration only with such Govr or Govermt. The Act made
in 1692 when Mr Copley was Govr who Died in Sepr 1693. It
continued in force his Govermt & during the Presidentship of
Col: Greenbury then again in the Govermt of Sr Edmund Andros,
The Presidentp of Sr Thos Lawrence & the Govermt of Col:
Nicholson so that it continued from 1693 to 1698. And the
Act of 1699 mention'd in the Report was made in the Ist
year of the Govermt of Col: Blackiston. Therefore the said
Inferance made by the Report is from a Supposed frequent
continuance & re-enacting the said Act of 1692. Whereas
Only one Continuance & as to re-enactg is Alledged, Vizt that
of 1699. Moreover to put this point beyond dispute. The
Act of 1699 was Dissented to by King William, Notwithstandg
wh the Act of 1692 as it continued in force before the Act of
1699 & the Support of Govermt was raised thereby during the
Govermt of Mr Copley &c as before mentioned in the Reigns
of Wm & Mary & K. William So after the Dissent of the
Act 1699 the Support of Govermt was raised by the Act of
1692 during the Govermt of Col. Blackiston. The Presidentp
of Mr Tench & part of the Govermt of Col: Seymour from the
time of his coming to the Govermt to the time of making the
aforesaid perpetual Law of 1704.
(Vide the Dissent & Letr April the 4th 1700 from the Council
at Annapolis)
The next observation made by the Comittee in their Report
is, "That it was the sense of the Legislature, That Acts grantg
to the Propry for the Support of his Govermt did not Extend to
that of the King as they said was mainifested in the Act of
1692; that of 1676 being still unreapealed & having expresly
its Duration with the Life of Charles Lord Baltimore Lord
Proprietary of this Province " The meaning of this is that Act
made for support of Lord Baltimore's Govermt cannot be Ex-
tended to, or be Suffient to raise a Support for his Majesty's
Govermt. This may be very true, and yet it will not follow
from thence, that Acts made for the Support of his Majesty's
Govermt will not be Sufficient for the Support of Govermt of
wh Lord Baltimore by himself or his Deputy Govr has the
Administration for in the one Case, the whole Cause or Pur-
pose for wh such Act is made (Id Est) for Support of the Lord
Baltimore's Govermt is intierly gone & Ceases upon the Kings
taking to himself the Govermt But in the other case, the
whole Cause or purpose for wh such Act is made (Id Est) for
Support of the King's Govermt does not Cease upon Lord
Baltimore being again Admitted to the Administration of such
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