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An Act to raise A Fund to be Applyed for the payment of An
Agent and other necessary Uses of this province
Whereas it is both necessary and convenient that there should be
An Agent at the Imperial Seat of Our mother country Great
Britain in Order there to transact the emergent and necessary
Business of this Province and inasmuch as many Occasions do and
may require a Sollicitation from his Majestys dutiful liege Sub-
jects the Inhabitants of this province to his most sacred Royal and
Gracious person who is the Protector and Father of his People and
likewise to their noble Lord Proprietary residing there And Whereas
such Agent cannot be supported but at the publick Charge nor such
Sollicitations made or necessary Business transacted without a Fund
to that purpose And for that this General Assembly are willing and
desirous to charge themselves in the Staple Commodity of this prov-
ince with Reasonable Tax to so good and desirable an end it is
humbly prayed that it may be enacted And be it Enacted by the
Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by and with the Advice and
Consent of his Lordships Governor, and the Upper and Lower
Houses of Assembly and the Authority of the same that imme-
diately from and after the expiration of this Session of Assembly
every Master or Commander of any Ship or Vessel trading into this
province before the Clearing such Ship or Vessel shall pay unto the
several and respective Naval Officers clearing such Ship or Vessel
the sum of Six Pence Sterling money of Great Britain for every
Hogshead or Quantity of an Hogshead of Tobacco taken on Board
such Ship or Vessel in Order to be transported out of this province
and for every hundred weight of Tobacco taken on Board such Ship
or Vessel in order to be Transported as aforesaid either in Bundles
Chests Case or other Package one Penny Sterling for every hundred
weight and so pro Rato for a greater or lesser quantity And be it
further Enacted by the Authority Advice and Consent aforesaid
that the said several and respective Naval Officers within this prov-
ince shall be and Are hereby Obliged yearly and every year during
the Continuance of this Act to Collect the money arising by this
Act in Sterling money in Specie or good Bills of Exchange made
payable in Great Britain unto such respective naval Officer collecting
the same and [said] Naval Officer shall be and he is hereby Obliged
to pay the same so by him received to such Person or Persons as shall
from time to time (by Warrant or Authority from the House of
Delegates in Assembly convened under the hand of the Speaker of
the same House for the time being) be appointed Trustees to receive
the same deducting for the Trouble and care of such Naval Officer
in such Collection and Payment aforesaid five pounds p Cent out of
such money so to be received and paid and no more
And be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and Consent
aforesaid that such Person or persons so to be appointed Trustees
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