324 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 12, 1739.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

and things therein Contained, should stand, and be by this act rati-

fied and Confirmed to all intents and purposes according to the true
intent and meaning thereof not only during the Life of his Lordship,
the then Lord and proprietary of. this province but also for and during
the Natural Life of the Honourable Cecilius Calvert Esq^r his Lord-
ships son and heir and no longer and in case the said Cecilius Calvert
Esq^r should happen to Survive his then Lordship, then from and
after his Lordships Decease, the said Duty and Imposition of two
Shillings per Hogshead should be levyed raised Collected and paid
to the said Cecilius Calvert Esq^r for and during the term of his
Natural life of his Lordship, the then Lord Proprietary of this
province but also for and during the Natural life of the Honourable
Cecilius Calvert Esq^r his Lordships son and Heir and no longer,
and that in case the said Cecilius Calvert Esq^r should happen to Sur-
vive his then Lordship, then from and after his said Lordship's De-
cease the said duty and Imposition of two Shillings per Hogshead
should be levied raised Collected and paid to the said Cecilius Calvert
Esq^r for and during the term of his natural Life as aforesaid; pro-
vided always Nevertheless that all and every the said Several pro-

visoes in the said several acts Contained should during the Con-
tinuance of this Act stand in full force and virtue and be Inseparably
Annexed thereunto by the said Act relation being thereunto had
may appear under which laws of 1671, 1674 and 1676 your Commit-
tee Humbly Conceive the said Duty of two shillings per hogshead
Continued to be levied and Received to and for the uses and purposes
his Lordships Lieutenant Governor and Council for the time being
and for maintaining a Constant Magazine with arms and Ammuni-
tion for the Defence of this province, and for Defraying other pub-
lick Necessary Charges of the Government untill the time when their
late Majesty s King William and Queen Mary of Glorious Immortal
and pious Memory, assumed the Government of this province, and
took the same under his protection, upon which Assumption
and Change from a proprietary to their Majesty's Government, we
find the following Act made and passed in the time of Lyonel Coply
Esq^r Cap^t General and Governor in Chief in and over this their
Majesty's province of Maryland, and Territories thereunto belong-
ing, at an Assembly held at the City of S^t Marys on the tenth day

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Anno Domini 1692 and in the fourth year of their said Majesty's
reign Entituled an Act for the settlement of annual Revenue upon
their Majesty's Governor within this province for the time being recit-
ing the said first above mentioned act and reciting also that the free-
men of this province then Assembled upon strict Scrutiny made into
the primisses, did find that his Lordship had not only been
very Deficient and at Small Charge and Expences in Maintain-
ing a Magazine as aforesaid but that this province had been
oblideed to defray all Publick Charges arising for the Support of
Government, by way of an equal Assessment upon the Inhabitants