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

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45
May 30

Wednesday morning May 30^th 1739
The House met according to Adjournment
The Members were called and all present that were yesterday
except M^r Goldsborough and M^r Hammond
The Bill Entituled An Act for raising an Annual Revenue for the
better support of his Lordships Government and Governor Read
the second time by an Especial Order and will pass
Sent to the Upper House by M^r Smith and twelve more
A Bill Entituled an act for laying out the Town anew commonly
called Snow Hill Town in Somerset County Read the first time and
Ordered to lye on the Table. Ordered that M^r Hammond Doctor
Carroll M^r Calder, M^r George, and M^r Stoughton prepare an Ad-
dress to his Excellency the Governor and therein set forth in General
the many Aggrievances that are or may be remonstrated this Session
Col^o King from the Committee of Accounts to (which the petition
of John Dabian was referred) Reports that the Facts and allegations
therein were not made to appear to the said committee

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The petition was Rejected
M^r Calder delivers M^r Speaker the following Address

To His Excellency, Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor and Commander in
chief in and over the Province of Maryland
The humble Address of the House of Delegates of the same
Province in General Assembly met

May 1t please your Excellency

We his Majestys most dutiful and Loyal Subjects the Delegates of
the Freemen of the Province of Maryland in General Assembly
convened having in the most candid and Serious manner taken into
consideration the money lately raised as a duty upon Tobacco for
the support of his Lordships Government must acknowledge our-
selves sensibly concerned to find that twelve Pence Sterling money
for every Hogshead of Tobacco exported since the 29^th of Septem-
ber 1733 has been collected and Levied from the people of this Prov-
ince without any Law that we know of to warrant the same
We have been indeed informed by the several Naval Officers that
they Levy that money by Virtue of An Act of Assembly made in the
year 1704 Entituled An Act for settlement of an Annual Revenue
upon her Majestys Governor within this province for the time being
what light this Act has hitherto appeared in, to your Excellency, we
cannot say, but we hope that when you have considered in the man-
ner we have done, the several Acts made for raising money for the
Support of this Government at the respective Times when the same
was in the Hands of the Proprietarys or immediately in the Crown,