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L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45
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by the said Act among other things Enacted that from and after the
End of the then present Session of Assembly there should be levied
Collected and raised to the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary,
his heirs and Successors for every hogshead of Tobacco which should
be shipped in any ship or Vessel to be Exported out of this province,
or any the Territories, Islands, Ports, Rivers, Creeks or places there-
unto belonging, after the end of the then Present Session of Assem-
bly the sum of fifteen pence Sterling in lieu and Stead of twelve pence
Sterling per Hogshead, formerly Imposed on every Hogshead of the
aforementioned former gauge, and for every hundred weight of
Tobacco Exported in box, Chest, or case two pence half peny Ster-
ling and so pro rato for a greater or Lesser quantity, provided
always that the money that should be raised by the said Duty, should
be applied to those ends and uses, for which it had to that time been
raised Viz. twelve pence of the aforesaid fifteen pence per hogshead
to the Lord Proprietary for the support of Government, and the
remaining three pence of the said fifteen pence per Hogshead for the
Purchasing arms and Ammunition for the Maintaining a Maga-
zine for the better Defence of this province and for the due preserva-
tion thereof, to be Collected by the proper officer and paid to the
Treasurer or Treasurers of this province for the time being to be Dis-
posed of the uses aforesaid, as the Governor and Council for the
Time being should Direct, provided Nevertheless, that in the absence
of the Lord Proprietary himself out of this province one shilling part
of fifteen pence be applied towards the Maintaining the Station and
Dignity of his said Lordships Lieutenant Governor, actually In-
habiting and resideing within this province, and to such other neces-
sary uses toward the suport and Defence of the Lord Proprietary's
Government of this Province, as in his Lordship's Wisdom to him
should seem meet, and that in case of the death or removal of such
Lieutenant Governor from his Government the one half of the said
twelve pence applied to the Support of Government as aforesaid,
that should arise in such Vacancy, should be applied to the Main-
tainance and Support of such person of his Lordships Council as his
Lordship, by his Instructions to his Lieutenant Governor, or otherwise
should apoint to preside, and to such other Necessary uses Toward
the Support of his Lordships Government, as in his Lordships wis-
dom to him should seem meet; the other half towards Building a
house for his Lordships Lieutenant Governor for the time being to
recide in the money for the said Building to be Lodged in the pub-
lick Treasurers hands and, to be applied and layed out in such man-
ner and place as the Lord proprietor, or in his Absence his Lieutenant
Governor and Council should appoint; and the said Act also further
reciting, as is before mentioned to be recited, Concerning the pay-
ment and his Lordships recept of his rents and Alienation fines, it
is also thereby among other things Enacted, that from and after the
then present Session of Assembly, there should be raised levied, Col-
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