152 Assembly Proceedings, August 5-September 28, 1745.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46

Several Lands have been discovered in the three last Counties
which are not yet carried to the Rent Rolls, so as to distinguish what
Part lies in each County, whereof the whole Rent amounts to, per
Annum, Ditto 74.. 4..6
Prince George's County, Ditto 803.. 6..1
Charles County Ditto 263.. 8..6
St. Mary's County, Ditto 169.. 9..0

£4568.. 15.. 4

The whole Sum which the People now pay amounts to 5369.. 11.. 3
The Sheriffs will collect this for 5 per Cent, which is 268.. 9..1

His Lordship will then receive nett 5101.. 2.. 2
Besides Arrears, Certificates not carried to the Rent Rolls, those
in the Hands of the Surveyors, Warrants located, and future Increase
The House adjourns to 2 of the Clock

Post Meridiem

The House met according to Adjournment
The House taking into Consideration the Governor's Message of
Saturday, concerning Fines Forfeitures &c^a Ordered that the Com-
mittee of Laws, prepare an Address in answer thereto.
The following ingrossed Address, viz.
To his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^re Governor of Maryland :
The humble Address of the House of Delegates of the said
Province.
May it please your Excellency.
Altho' we were greatly concerned on reading the Introduction
to your last Message, relating to the Pound of Tobacco per Taxable,
intimating that your Excellency's Opinion, differed from that of
this House upon the Right of Levying the same; and the more so,
as we had previous to our last Address to your Excellency on that
Head, given it the fullest Attention and Consideration we were
capable of; yet from the subsequent Parts of that Message we have
great Hopes, that when you shall have considered the several Laws,
which are the Subject matter of this Controversy between us, with
the same Attention that we have done, you will not think us wrong
in our Opinion.
We believe with your Excellency, that (in general) the Differ-
ence between a perpetual and temporary Law is, " That there is no
Time limited for the Duration, Operation, or Continuance of the
former, and that therefore it must continue in force 'til it is repealed :
That the latter having a fix'd or limited Time for it's Duration or
operation, it must certainly expire, when the Time so fixed or limited