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been due to and received by the Lord Baltimore Lord Pro-
prietary of Maryland, since the year 1694 three pence p Ton
on all Trading Vessels except such as belonged to Residents
has by Virtue of an Act of Assembly then made been Collected
for the Use of the Governor or Lieutenant Governor for the
time being. In 1704 a Perpetual Law was made to raise for
the support of Government Twelve pence p Hhd on all To-
bacco exported, In the same year another Perpetual Law was
made for laying a Duty of Twelve pence Current money on
every 100lb of dried Beef and Bacon, and Twelve pence on
every Barrel of Pork & Beef undried, exported by any Persons
not Inhabitants, the money raised by Virtue of this Act is
Applyed to the Maintaining a Free School, By Virtue of an
Act made in 1715, Twenty Shillings Sterling p Poll is imposed
on every Negro and Irish Papist imported into this Province,
the money Appropriated to the Use of the Several Counties.
In 1717 An Additional Duty of Twenty Shillings p Poll on
Irish Servants being Papists, and an Additional Duty of
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Twenty Shillings Currency p Poll on negroes imported was
laid to raise a Fund for the support of Publick Schools within
this Province, The Act imposing these Duties continues in
force. In 1723 A duty of Twelve pence a Barrell and six pence
p loolb of Pork. Twelve pence on each Barrell of Pitch and
six pence on every Barrell of Tar imported by any other than
Inhabitants of this Province was laid and has been ever since
collected for the Use of the Free Schools, In 1732 an act was
passed whereby a Duty of fifteen pence Sterling was laid on
every Hogshead of Tobacco which should be exported during
the space of Thirty One years next ensuing the 29th Day of
September in the year aforesaid for supporting the Credit of
and Sinking £90,000, emitted and then made Current in Bills
of Credit.
In 1756 the Sum of £40,000, Currency was granted by an
Act of Assembly for his Majesty's Service, which Sum was
expended in raising and Supporting a Body of Troops during
that and the Subsequent year, in order that the Bills of Credit
then emitted may be sunk by June in the year 1763, there was
a Duty imposed on all Spirituous Liquors consumed in the
Province, a Tax upon Batchelors, on Billiard Tables, and on
all Horses imported, a Land Tax, a Stamp duty also an Addi-
tional Duty on Negroes, Pitch, Tar and Turpentine imported,
All publick Accounts are audited and past by a Committee of
both Houses of Assembly
17. The Establishments as well Civil as Military within this
Government depend on the Powers granted by the Royal Char-
ter to the Lord Baltimore under whom all the Officers (ex-
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