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Session
Laws
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Hogshead, amounts to Four Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty
Three Pounds and Eight Shillings Sterling,
Be It Therefore Enacted, by the Authority, Advice, and Consent
aforesaid, That the Three-pence per Hogshead directed to be laid
out, and applied to purchase Arms and Ammunition for the Defence
of this Province, or such Part thereof as shall be necessary, shall be
applied towards making up what the Three Shillings per Hogshead
on all Tobacco that shall be exported from the Twenty Ninth Day of
September, in this present Year, and the Twenty Ninth Day of
September, which shall be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Thirty One, and due and payable to his Lord-
ship, in Lieu of Rents and Alienation Fines, and for the Support of
Government, shall fall short of Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighty
Three Pounds Eight Shillings Sterling. And that if the said Three
Shillings per Hogshead and the said Three-pence per Hogshead
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shall fall short of the said Sum of Four Thousand Two Hundred
Eighty Three Pounds and Eight Shillings Sterling, that it shall and
may be lawful for the Governeur and Council to pay so much of the
Arrears of the said Duty of Three-pence per Hogshead now remain-
ing due and unapplied to his Lordship, as will make up with the said
Three Shillings and Three-pence per Hogshead, the Sum of Four
Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty Three Pounds and Eight Shil-
lings Sterling compleat, to and for the whole Duty of all Tobacco
that shall be exported from the said Twenty Ninth Day of September,
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty, to the Twenty Ninth
Day of September, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty One.
And Be It Likewise Enacted, That the like Sum of Four Thousand
Two Hundred Eighty Three Pounds and Eight Shillings Sterling,
shall be paid to the Lord Proprietary, out of the said Duties of Three
Shillings and Three Pence per Hogshead, and the Residue of the
Money that hath arisen by the said Duty of Three Pence per Hogs-
head, in full Discharge and Satisfaction of all Money due and
payable for the Uses and Purposes aforesaid, on all Tobacco that
shall be exported from September the Twenty Ninth, One Thou-
sand Seven Hundred and Thirty One, to September the Twenty
Ninth, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Two. And in
case the aforesaid Funds should fall short of making good the Sum
of Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Three Pounds Eight
Shillings Sterling aforesaid, that then the said Deficiency be made
good to his Lordship, out of the Monies arising by the Impositions
for defraying the Publick Charges of this Province. Any Law,
Usage, or Custom to the contrary, notwithstanding.
And Be It Further Enacted, That all and every the Clauses of this
Act, which direct and restrain the Number of Tobacco-Plants to be
planted by every Person herein before-mentioned, and every Clause
and Article relating to the same, and Execution of such Directions
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