354 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

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of hhds Annually Exported are Increased since that time yett
for that the Value of his said Lordships rents are not much
more Encreased itt is Humbly prayed that itt may be Enacted —
And be itt Enacted by the Kings most Excellt Majesty by
and with the Advice and Const of his Majesties Governt
Councill and Assembly of this province and the Authority ot
the same that from and after the twenty ninth day of Sepr next
there shall be raised Levyed and Collected for Every hhd of
Tob^o which shall be shipt in any ship or Vessell to be Ex-
ported out of this province or any the Territories Islands ports
Rivers Creeks or places thereunto belonging the sume of
Eighteen pence Sterl and for Every hundred weight of
Tob^o Exported in Box Chest Barrell or Case three pence
Sterl and so pro rato for a greater or Lesser Quantity to the
Kings most Excellt Majesty his heirs and successors for the
Uses hereafter mentioned (over and above the afd fifteen
pence per hhd herein before Imposed in Lieu and stead of the
twelve pence Sterling formerly Imposed on Every hhd and
applyed to the use of the Late Lord proprietaries) and that
the same duty of Eighteen pence per hhd shall after the
twenty ninth day of Septr afd from time to time be paid and
Satisfyed to the sev^ll and respective Navall Officers of this

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province for the time being by the Master or Masters of
Every such Shipp or Vessell respectively in which any such
Tob^o shall be Exported on or about the twenty ninth day of
Septr afd Dureing the Continuance of this Act upon his or
their Clearing or taking out his or their dispatch or dispatches
for Every such respective Shipp or Vessell and before the
Departure of such Shipp or Vessell and the Master or Mas-
ters of Every such Shipp or Vessell Coming into this province
shall att their first arrivall here and before their Loading on
board any goods or Comodities of the growth production
or Manufacture of this province give good & Sufficient Se-
curity for the paymt thereof as is herein before directed and
the said Navall Officers on the receipt of the Eighteen pence
per hhd afd shall be & are hereby obliged to render an Acctof
and pay the same to the publick Treasurer of this province
after the same Manner that they are required to Acct for and
pay the dutys raised to defray the publick Charge of this
province to be by such Treasurer Accounted for and paid to
the right Hon'ble Benedict Leonard Lord Baltemore propry
of this province in Case he shall be favourably pleased to
Accept the same in Consideration of his receiving his Quit
rents and Alienation fines dureing the Continuance of this
Act in Tob^o att the rate of two pence Sterl per pound after

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such Acceptance by his said Lordship shall be duly Signifyed
to this province And in Case his Lordship shall not think ffitt