354 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1719.

            C. P.  to Accept the Same; then You Shall Appoint the third per

                   son of our Councill Actually Resideing within the Province

                   to Execute the said Office as afd And upon his Absence or

                   Refusall, the Senior of our Councill for the time being.

                    3: Whereas by Act of Assembly made in the 2d Year of

                   our Dominion, Intituled An Act Ascertaining the Gauge &

                   Tare of Tobbo hhds &ca there is to be raised to the Lord Pro

                   prietarie for the Support of Governmt fifteen pence p hogs-

                   head for Every hhd Exported &c. whereof 12 pence p hhd is

                   to be Applyed towards the maintaining the Station & Dignity

                   of his Lordships Lieutenant Governour Actually Inhabiting

                   & Resideing within the Province, and such other uses as his

                   Lordship shou'd Judge Proper; And in Case of the Death or

                   Removall of such Lieutenant Governour from his Govern

                   ment, the One half of the said 12 pence applyed to the Sup

                   port of Government as afd that shall arise in such Vacancy

                   shall be Applyed to the Maintainance and Support of such

                   Person of his Lordships Councill as his Lordship by his In

                   structions to his Leiutenant Governour or otherwise shall

                   Appoint to Preside, And to such other uses as his Lordship

                   thinks meet, And the other half of the said Twelve pence

                   towards the building a House for his Lordships Lieutenant

                   Governour to live in, as by the said Act is at Large sett forth;

                   Our Will now is that Dureing the Absence of the said John

                   Hart our Lieutenant Governour the said 12 Pence ariseing as

                   afd for the Support of our Government shall be Applyed in

                   the same Manner and to the same uses as by the said Act is

                   Provided in Case of the Death or Actuall Removall of our

                   Lieutenant Governour.

                    4: And Whereas by Act of Assembly three pence per

                   hogshead is given you the said John Hart so long as you

                   shall Continue Governour in and Over the said Province and

                   no longer, You may if you are Desirous thereof, Endeavour

                   to prevail with the Assembly to Continue the said Duty of

                   three Pence per hogshead to be Applyed to your own Use,

                   dureing your Absence out of the Province, Untill Such time as

                   we shall think fitt to Superseed your Comission. Provided

                   you bring such Act so made, Over with you for our Assent or

                   Dissent thereto, If it Can be Conveniently Enacted before

                   Your Departure.

                    5: You shall Recomend to the Assembly that we think it

                   Convenient and Necessary that the Duty of three Pence p

                   Tonn upon the Burthen of Ships and Vessells Tradeing into

                   the Province, which by Act of Assembly has been usually paid

                   unto the Governour for the Time being, be Continued &

                   Applyed to the better Support and Dignity of such person of

                   our Councill, who is Entrusted with the Administration of the