Acts. 165

An Act Reviving an Act of Assembly of this Province Entituled an
Act Imposeing Three pence p Gallon on Rum and Wine Brandy
and Spiritts and Twenty Shillings p Poll for Negroes for raiseing
a supply to defray the Publick Charge of this Province and Twenty
Shillings p Poll on Irish Servants to p^rvent the Importing too
great a Number of Irish Papists into this Province.

Be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Maj^ty by and with the
Advice and Consent of her Maj^tys Presid^t Councill and Assembly of
this Province and the Authority of the same That the above men-
coned Act Entituled an Act Imposeing Three pence p Gallon on
Rum and Wine Brandy and Spiritts and Twenty shillings p Poll for
negroes for raiseing a Supply to defray the publick Charge of this
Province and Twenty shillings p poll on Irish Servants to p^rvent the
Importing too great a Number of Irish Papists into the Province
made At a Session of Assembly begun and held at the Port of An-
napolis the fifth day of December Anno dom Seventeen Hundred &
foure be and is hereby Revived and Continued in full force and
Strength from and after this p^rsent Session of Assembly after Three
Yeares.

Liber LL, 4
Acts
Acts of
Oct. 1712,
ch. 22
(Revives
1704, ch. 33)

An Act for Naturalization of Peter Overard of the Citty of An-
napolis Sadler Daniel Packett of Ann ardell County Labourer
Joseph Crismand of Charles County planter, And Ambrose Nelson
of Baltemore County planter
Be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Maj^ty by & with the
Advice & Consent of her Maj^tys Presid^t Councill & Assembly of this
province and the Authority of the same, That Peter Owerard of the
Citty of Annapolis Sadler Daniel Packett of Ann Arrundell County
Labourer Joseph Crismand of Charles County Planter And
Ambrose Nelson of Baltemore County Planter be in all Things
Adjudged Taken Reputed had held and Governed As her Maj^tys
Naturall born Subjects of this Province and that they and every of
them by the Authority aforesaid be Enabled and Adjudged to all In-
tents and purposes to demand & Challenge have hold and Enjoy any
Lands Tenem^ts Rents & Hereditam^ts To which they or any of them
might in any wise Entituled As if they and every of them had been
her Maj^tys free and Naturall born Subjects and liege people of this
Province And alsoe That they and every of them be Enabled to
Maintain Prosecute Avow Justify and defend all manner of Accons
Suites Pleas Plaints and other demands whatsoever As Liberally
frankly freely fully Lawfully and securely as if they and every of
them had been her Maj^tys Naturall born Subjects and Liege people
of this Province Any Law Statute Usage or Custome to the Contrary
in any Wise Notwithstanding.

Acts of
Oct. 1712,
ch. 24
p. 60