660 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 4, 1744.

Calvert
Paper
No. 405

It is supposed that the annual Income of Estates in Maryland is
about six hundred Thousand Pounds Currency, A Tax of One Shil-
ling in the Pound thereupon would be Thirty Thousand Pounds
The Taxable Inhabitants are about Fifty Thousand, a Tax of
Twelve Shillings p Poll on whom, would amount to Thirty Thou-
sand Pounds.
The Expence of Collecting this Sum at Six p Cent the usual Com-
mission allowed the Sheriffs would be £1800. And the two Treas-
urers Commission for receiving the Remainder & paying it away
again at Three p Cent would be £846: which two Sums being de-
ducted out of the £30,000 there remains £27354 which according to
the Regulations established in Maryland would Support & Cloath
Seven Hundred Men for a Year.
In Case an Act of Parliament was to be made to oblige the Inhabi-
tants of Maryland to raise the Sum of £30,000 Currency (£18750
Stg) annually for His Majesty's Service during the Continuance of
the War it might be provided & directed that the said Sum should be
assessed & apportioned in the usual manner on the Taxable Inhabi-
tants of the said Province every Year during the Continuance of the
present War, & be collected by the several Sheriffs within the said
Province as Publick Levies have been generally collected, the said
Sheriffs to be thereout allowed the same Sallary or Commission that
Sheriffs have been heretofore allowed for similar Services. That
the said Sheriffs should pay the Money which they might respec-
tively collect by Virtue of the said Act to the Treasurers of the Prov-
ince, who should afterwards pay the same (reserving to themselves
thereout a Commission of Three p Cent) in such Sums, at such
Times, for such Purposes, & to such Persons as the Governor or
Commander in Chief of the said Province should by Warrant under
his Hand direct. And the Governor Lieut Governor or Commander
in Chief of the said Province for the time being should be enjoined
& required to take Care that both the Treasurers & Sheriffs that are
or shall be appointed in the said Province give good & sufficient
Security to account for & pay such Sums of Money as they may re-
spectively receive by Virtue of such Act & likewise to lay their re-
spective Accounts before the General Assembly of the said Province
as often as they shall be thereunto required.
An Estimate of the Expence of Supporting Seven Hundred Men
for a Year or 365 ays according to the Regulation established in
Maryland

£

The Pay of a Colonel having a Company 20/ p Diem 365: 0 :0
of a Lieut^t Colonel having D^o 17/6 319.. 7..6
of a Major having a Company 157 273.. 15..0
of Four Captains 12/6 a Day each 912..10..0
of Fourteen Lieutenants 6/8 a Day each 1703: 6.. 8