628 Assembly Proceedings, July 17-Aug. 10, 1716.

M. H. S.
Collection.

upon the Hhds which shall be of the Gage herein directed
should be in some Sort enlarged proportionably to the En-
largement of the said Gage it is therefore most humbly prayed
that His Ldp the Ld Proprietary will be favourably pleased to
grant that it may be enacted & Be it enacted by His said Ldp
by & with the Advice & Consent aforesaid that from & after
the 29th Day of Sept next there shall be levied collected &
raised to the R^t Honble the Ld Proprietary His Heirs & Suc-
cessors for every Hhd of Tob^o which shall be shipt in any
Ship or Vessel to be exported out of this Province or any the
Territories Islands, Ports Rivers Creeks or Places thereto
belonging after the 29th Day of Sept aforesaid the Sum of fifteen
pence Sterling in lieu & stead of the twelve pence Sterling
formerly imposed on every Hhd of the aforementioned former
Gage & for every 100 lb of Tob^o exported in Box, Chest
Barrel or Case two pence half penny Sts & so pro rato for a
greater or lesser quantity Provided always that the Money
that shall be raised by the said Duty shall be applied to those
Ends & Uses for which it has hitherto been raised viz. for the
Support of His Ldps Govern' within this Province in manner
following & not otherwise that is to say Three pence of the
said fifteen Pence p Hhd for the purchasing Arms & Ammu-
nition for the maintaining a Magazine for the better Defence
of this Province & for the due Preservation thereof to be
collected by the proper Officer & paid to the Treasurer or
Treasurers of this Province for the time being to be disposed
of to the Uses aforesd as the Governor & Council for the time
being shall direct, the other twelve pence to His Ldp's Gov-
ernor for the time being actually inhabiting & residing within
this Province for the better enabling him to support the honour
& Dignity of Gov' & effectually to execute the Powers &
Authorities to him committed to be collected by the proper
Officers by him appointed & paid to such Governor as aforesd
And in Case of the Death or Absence of such Governor the
one half of the said 12s applied to the Governor as aforesd
that shall arise in such Vacancy shall be applied to the Main-
tenance & Support of such of His Ldps Council as shall then
preside the other Half to be applied towards the building a
House for His Ldps Governor & be lodged in the publick
Treasurers hands for that use, & be it further enacted that the
said Duty & Impost shall be from time to time paid & satis-
fied by the Master or Masters of every such Ship or Vessel
respectively in which any such Tob^o shall be exported upon
his or their Clearing or taking out his or their Dispatch or
Dispatches for every such respective Ship or Vessel & before
the Departure of such Ship or Vessel. And the Master or