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trary notwithstanding) to disanull or make void his Lordships right
to the other Moiety of the said two Shillings per Hogshead to be
paid in Consideration of his rents and Alienation Money in Tobacco
at two Pence per Pound during the term of his natural Life) but
that the same be kept and hereby preserved to his Lordship in as
full and ample manner as by the said Law is expressed or intended
or in the least to discharge his Lordship of receiving the Rents
aforesaid at two Pence per pound as by the said Act is enjoynecl
during also the Term of his natural Life nor to discharge his Lord-
ship from accounting for the Arrears of the One Shilling per Hogs-
head for supporting the Government and providing Arms and Am-
munition but that he be obliged to all the aforesaid matters and
things as fully and strongly as if the said Law were in full force

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

And be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid that every
Master of a Ship or Vessel as aforesaid at the time of his Clearing
shall upon Oath declare the Quality and Quantity of his Loading
and that the Naval officer by the Governor aforesaid appointed for
the time being shall and is hereby empowered to administer the
said Oath and in Case the said Master shall refuse the said Oath
or upon Suspition of having Goods on Board for which he hath not
Cleared it shall be lawful for the said Naval Officer to enter on Board
any such Ship or Vessel and the same to search for any such Goods as
aforesaid any thing in this Act before mentioned notwithstanding.
September 21^st 1704 September 21^st 1704
Read and Assented to by the Read and Assented to by her
House of Delegates Majestys honourable Council
W. Taylard Cl to: D W Bladen Cf Council
Maryland October 3^d 1704

On Behalf of her Majesty &c^a I will this be a Law
(Great Seal) Jo: Seymour

The Bill Entituled An Act for laying out The Town a new
commonly called Snow Hill Town read the second time and was
passed
On Motion leave given to bring in a Bill to raise a Fund to be
applied to the payment of An Agent and for other the necessary
Services of this Province in Affairs that may be transacted by such
Agent in Great Britain and that the Application of such Fund be
under the directions of this House and not otherwise
Ordered that the Committee of Laws prepare and bring in a Bill
accordingly and receive it as an Instruction that the duty be raised
on Tobacco
An Ingrossed Bill Intituled An Act for the Speedy and effectual
Publication of the Laws of this Province and for the Encourage-

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