Acts. 87

and Somersett Countyes be & is hereby utterly repealed abrogated &
made void any thing in the said act to the contrary notwithstanding.

An Act for the Assessing the Publique Levy of this Province.
Whereas there hath been six hundred Forty Four thousand Nine
hundred Forty one pounds of Tobacco expended laid out & dis-
bursed by severall of the Inhabitants of this Province upon the
necessary charge of this Province which hath been examined stated
& allowed by this present Generall Assembly to the intent therefore
that the same may be satisfyed & paid to those Persons to whom the
same is due Bee it enacted by the Kings most Excellent Maj^tie by
& with the advice & consent of this present Generall Assembly & by
the authority of the same that the said summe of six hundred Forty
Four thousand Nine hundred forty one pounds of Tobacco be paid
in manner & forme as is hereafter expressed by an Equall Assessment
upon the Person & Estates of the inhabitants of this Province & be
paid to the severall Persons to whom the same is due & payable as
aforesaid any Law Statute custome or usuage to the contrary thereof
in any wise notwithstanding.
That is to say
To M^r Sam^ll Watkins Eleaven hundred pounds of Tobacco to W^m
Hallett of Anne Arrundell County Four hundred pounds of Tobacco
to Tho: Blackwell Three hundred eighty two To Tho: Blackwell for
James Baker Door keeper three hundred sixty six to William
Bladen Ten thousand pounds of Tobacco to Peter Ferdinando two
thousand to William Shute two thousand to M^r Peregrine Coney
two thousand to M^r George Tubman three thousand to W^m
Howard two hundred to Allein Robinate nine thousand pounds of
Tobacco to Tho: Blackwell two hundred sixty six pounds of
Tobacco to Tho: Hicks two thousand two hundred sixty six pounds
to M^r Jn^o Pollard two thousand Four hundred & Forty to Hen :
Hooper two thousand two hundred sixty six to Major Tho: Ennalls
seaventeen hundred & six to M^r Edw^d Boothby Eighteen hundred
& sixty to M^r Ja: Maxwell two thousand to M^r Jn^o Ferry Two
thousand two hundred & eighty pounds of Tobacco to Cap^t Ri: Hill
two thousand to Cap^t Ric: Hill Nineteen hundred & sixty pounds of
Tobacco to Coll Jn^o Hinson two thousand two hundred & eighty to
M^r W^m Frisby two thousand two hundred & eighty to Major Tho :
Smith two thousand two hundred & eighty to Coll Hans Hanson
Eight hundred & eighty to M^r Edw^d Boothbey four hundred to
Major Hammond fourteen hundred pounds of Tobacco to Major
Hammond more nineteen hundred & sixty to M^r James Sanders two
thousand one hundred & twenty to Major Edw^d Dorsey two thousand
eight hundred to Cap^t Ri: Hill nineteen hundred & sixty to Cap^t W^m
Holland Five thousand two hundred twenty Four to M^r Tho: Dixon
two thousand Four hundred & Forty to M^r Jn^o Bosnian two thou-

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London.
C. O. 5,
Vol. 731.
Maryland.
From
1694-1702.
Acts
Acts of
July, 1696,
ch. 16