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his Majesty's person and Government, and for putting our selves
in the best and Speediest posture of Defence we are able: Humbly
pray 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 Lordship's Governor, and
the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the Authority of the
same, That there shall be Levied, collected and Raised a Duty or
Impost of ffour pence Sterling money on every Hogshead of To-
bacco, which now is, and hereafter shall be, taken on Board any
Ship or Vessel, to be Exported out of this province, and not Cleared
at some Naval office before the End of this present Session of Assem-
bly, to be Collected and Received by the Respective Naval-officers,
in the same manner as other Duties on all Tobacco now due and
payable, are Collected and Raised; which said Duty, shall from time
to time, by the Naval-officers aforesaid, be paid to the Honourable
Coi. Edward Sprigg.
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority, Advice and Consent
aforesaid, That the same Col. Edward Sprigg, shall, with the Money
which he shall so Receive, by Virtue of this Act, send for and pur-
chase for the use and Defence of this Province, such Arms, Ammu-
nition, and other Warlike Stores, as his Excellency, his Lordship's
present Governor, or his Lordship's Governor for the Time being,
shall direct and Appoint
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That the
several Naval officers aforesaid, shall from Time to Time, make and
Render to both Houses of Assembly of this Province, Sufficient and
Clear Accounts of all Monies which they shall Receive by virtue of
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this Act, and that the same Col. Edward Sprigg, shall from time to
time Render to both Houses of Assembly, Accounts of what Moneys
he shall Receive by Virtue of this Act, and how the same shall have
been disposed of
And be it further Enacted, That the said Several Naval officers,
for Collecting and Receiving the Duty aforesaid, and paying the
same to the aforesaid Col Edward Sprigg, shall take and be allowed
the Sallary of Eight pounds per Cent for such part as they shall
Collect and Receive as Naval officers aforesaid; and that the same
Col Edward Sprigg, shall Receive ffive pounds per Cent, for laying
out and applying such money Collected as aforesaid, according to
the Directions of this Act, and no more.
And be it further Enacted, That if the Governor, or Commander
in Chief of this Province for the time being, shall not direct any
Arms, Ammunition, or other stores aforesaid, to be purchased with
the monies arising from the Duties aforesaid, before the next Ses-
sion of Assembly which shall happen after the Expiration of this
Act, that then the said Monies or such part thereof as shall be un-
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