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Correspondence of Governor Sharpe, 1753-1757

28 Correspondence of Governor Sharpe.

Calvert
Papers.

Goverment For Lord Baltimore is but his Majesty's Heredi-
tary Gov^r and at most has but the Utile Dominum. So that
it will always be the Kings Goverm^t & Consequently intended
to be & Provided for by any Act raising a Support for his
Majesty's Goverment, In whatsoever hands the Administra-
tion is.
The next thing concluded by the Comittee is, " That when
the Goverm^t was restored to the Lord Proprietor the Act of
Gauge & Tare was made for Support of his Lord^ps Goverm^t &
the other uses therein Expressed." It is certain the aforesaid
Act Intituled An Act Ascertaining the Gauge & Tare of
Tobacco Hogsh^ds was made after Lord Baltimore was Admitted
to the Administration of the Goverm^t and by that Act a Sup-
port of Goverm^t was raised But upon Perusal of that Act It
cannot appear or be suggested, that that Act was made upon an
opinion or Iudgem^t that the Act of 1704 Did not provide for
the support of the Gov^r as far as it went. But the true Reason
of making such Act seems to be, Because the Assembly for the
Reasons ment^d In that Act ludged it Necessary to Increase
the Support of Goverm^t from 12^d to 15^d p^r Hogsh^d and also
were desirous to loyn the composition and Agreem^t of the
country with his Lord^p for his Quit-Rents & Alenation fines
&c as well as the Gauge & Tare of Tobacco Hogsh^d in the
same Act.
The Report mentions "That by what Acts appear to them
at all times made for the Support of his Lord^ps Goverm^t &c.
the same has been loined with a consideration for his Quit-
Rents & Alienation fines & w^h made it appear to the comittee
that the Legislators always deemed their Granting towards the
support of his Lord^ps Goverm^t as a Mixed Consideration not
only for that Particular use but towards a Compensation of the
others likewise" What Acts did or did not Appear to them
is Immaterial But the Fact w^h is Endeavoured to be insinuated
of a Mixed Consideration in such Acts is false. For by the
Act made in 1638 Intituled "An Act Ordaining certain Laws
for the Goverm^t of this Province " Also another Act made in
1641 Intituled An Act for Grant^g of one Shilling and by another
Act made made in 1642 Intituled "An Act for support of
Goverm^ts These were Dutys laid for Support of Goverm^twith^t any other Consideration than Gratitude to the Lord Pro-
prietor for His Great Charge & care w^h his Lord^p had been put
in Maintain^g the Goverm^t & Protect^g the Inhabitants in their
Persons Rights & Liberties &c. as Expressed in the said Act
of 1641. with^t Inference of a Mixed Consideration Suggested
in the Report. It seems as if the Comittee imagined the
Goverm^t when Administred by the Lord Baltimore or his
Deputys ought not to be supported Unless his Lord^p wo^d make

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