Acts. 53

afforesaid & no longer. And in case any Ship or other Vessell paying
the duty & imposition afforesaid shall miscarry before hir arrivall at
hir intended port, then such Master or Masters or other person or
persons Intressed or concerned shall be allowed to ship of so much
Tobacco againe the next year ensuing without paying the afforesaid
duty & Imposition any thing in this present act contained to the
contrary thereof notwithstanding.

Public
Record
Office,
London.
C. O. 5,
Vol. 731,
Maryland.
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1694-1702.
Acts

An act for laying the publick Leavie.

Be it Enacted by the King & Queens most Excellent Majesties by
& with the advice & consent of this present Gennerall Assembly & the
Authority of the same that these severall persons following Viz^t
M^r John Wattson of St. Maryes Citty M^r Rob^t Mason of St. Maryes
Countie, Major Thomas Smith of Kent County, Major John Ham-
mond of Ann-Arrundell County, M^r Thomas Tasker of Calvert
County, M^r William Dent of Charles County, M^r Francis Wattkins
of Baltimore County, M^r Rob^t Smith of Talbot County, Captain
Will^m Whittington of Somersett County, M^r John Pollard of Dor-
chester County & Major John Thompson of Coecil County Bur-
gess'es & Delegates of the said severall & respective Counties be & are
hereby authorized nominated & appointed a Committee for the laying
the next publick levie in order to the defraying of the Publick charge
of this Province not exceeding the sum of five hundred thousand
pounds of tobacco which said severall persons are hereby required &
appointed to meet at Annapolis in the County of Ann-Arundell on the
Monday before the Provinciall Court which shall be in October next
ensueing this present Gennerall Assembly & to the end that all per-
sons intrested or concerned may have due notice of the time & place
afforesaid.
Be it Enacted by the Authority afforesaid that the Deligates of
each respective County doe signifie to the Respective Clerkes the
time & place by this act nominated & appointed for all persons to
bring in their accounts, who are hereby Oblidged to fix up in some
publick place neer the Court house in Writing the time & place
afforesaid under the penalty & forfeiture of two thousand pounds
of tobacco, One halfe to their Majesties their heirs & Successors
and the other halfe to him or them that shall informe and sue for
the same to be recovered by Bill, plaint or Information, wherein no
Essoin Protection or Wager of Law to be allowed.

Acts of
May, 1695,
ch. 14

An act for Reviving the Temporary Laws of this Province.
Be it Enacted by the King & Queens most Excellent Majesties by &
with the advice & consent of this present Gennerall Assembly & the
Authority of the same that one Act of Assembly of this Province
made at a Gennerall Assembly of this Province begun & held at the
Citty of St. Maryes the tenth day of May in the year of our Lord

Acts of
May, 1695,
ch. 16