Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1736. 91

An Account of what Laws were in force in the Province of
Maryland the twenty fifth Day of March Seventeen hundred
Thirty and One by which any Duty or Impositions are laid on
the Trade and Shipping of Great Britain, As likewise an Ac-
count of what Duties or Impositions are now payable by any
Acts of Assembly within this Province on Negroes, Wines or
other kind of Liquors, or on any Goods Wares or Merchandise

Port Duty of fourteen Pence p Ton on all Ships and Ves-
sels trading into this Province, due to and received by the
Right honourable the Lord Proprietary thereof & his Ances-
tors, from the Payment whereof Ships and Vessels wholly be-
longing to the Inhabitants are exempt
An Act was passed to settle a Revenue of three Pence p
hh^d on their Majesties Governor Lyonel Copley Esq^r being
then Governor, which Act has been continued to all succeed-
ing Governors under the Crown by temporary Laws; and is
still payable, One half to the Lord Proprietarys Lieutenant
Governor, and the Other half to support Free Schools within
this Province
Francis Nicholson Esq^r being then Governor, An Act was
made giving Three Pence p Ton on Tonnage of all Trading
Vessels (except such as belonged to the Inhabitants) to the
Governor, which was made perpetual in the Year 1704 Col-
onell Seymour being Governor.
A Duty of three Pence p hogshead on all Tobacco exported,
has been raised upwards of fifty Years, to supply the Country
with Arms and Ammunition for the necessary Defence there-
of, which is all the Fund for that Purpose, which is continued
by temporary Laws
A perpetual Law was made (the Government of the Province
being then immediately in the Crown) to raise twelve Pence
p hogshead upon Tobacco for the support of Governm^t which
is the only One now in being
By An Act made in that year, Impositions of Three Pence p
Gallon on Rum, Wine, Brandy and Spirits imported (except
from England) Twenty Shillings p Poll on Negroes, and
Twenty shillings p Poll on Irish Servants were laid, which
Duties have hitherto been continued by Subsequent Acts, ex-
empting Irish Servants being Protestants, and also Vessels
wholly owned by the Inhabitants of this Province from paying
the s^d Impositions
A Perpetual Law for laying a Duty of Twelve Pence Cur-
rent money for Every hundred Weight of Dryed Beef and
Bacon, and a Duty of Twelve Pence p Barrel for Every Barrel
of Pork and Beef undryed exported by any Persons not In-
habitants of this Province which Duty is applied to the main-
taining a Free School.

Lib. M.