278 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1704.

Lib. L. L,
No. 64.

. Provided Allways and it is the true intent and Meaning of
this Act that no Person or Persons whatsoever as shall trade
directly to England to this Province as aforesaid be deem'd
construed reputed or taken as foreigners but shall all and
every such Person or Persons so trading directly from England
to this Province as aforesaid have free liberty in the Exporta-
tion of any Skinns or Furrs whatsoever or in the Exportation
of any Meat dryed or undryed equall with the Inhabitants of
this Province paying such dutys and impositions for the said
Severall and respective Comoditys as this Law hath imposed
upon the Inhabitants aforesaid and no More.
And be it also further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid
by and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid that one former
Act of this Province Intituled An Act for laying an Imposition
upon Severall Comoditys exported out of this Province be and
is hereby repeal'd. Provided allways and it is the true intent
and Meaning of this Act that no Person or Persons whatso-
ever having in any part transgressd against the aforesaid
Law during the time it was in force being as yett undiscovered
or unprosecuted for the same or under present prosecution for
the same shall have and receive any benefitt or advantage by
the Repeale thereof but that upon the prosecution or Dis-
covery of such Person or Persons so having offended as afore-
said the said law shall be pleadable in any Court within this
Province wherein any plaint or information is or shall be brought
against such person or persons as aforesaid And the Judgm^t
thereupon given by the Justices of the said Court as the
nature of the Cause shall require in as full and ample manner
as tho: the said Law at the time of the rendring such Judg-
ment were then actually in force Anything before moncond or
recited to the Contrary hereof notwithstanding.

September 23^d 1704. September 26^th 1704.

Read and Assented to by Read & Assented by her
the house of Delegates. Ma^tys hon^ble Councill
W Taylard Clk hD. W. Bladen Cl Con.

Maryland October 3^d 1704.

On behalf of her Ma^ty &c I will this be a law.
Jo. Seymour

p. 72

An Act for the Encouragement of Tillage and releif of poor
Debtors.

Be it enacted by the Queens most excellent Majesty by and
with the Advice and Consent of her Majestys Governour