316 Assembly Proceedings, May 24-June 24, 1749.

Liber B. L. C.

And whereas the Justices of Dorchester County, at the laying the
Levy for their County in the Year Seventeen hundred forty and
seven, did levy only the Sum of Fifteen Pounds current Money,
for the Use of the said Jonas Green, for the printing, stitching, and
delivering the Laws and Votes and Proceedings as aforesaid, in-
stead of Twenty Pounds directed to be levied by former Laws of
this Province: Be it therefore Enacted, That it shall and may be
lawful for the Justices of Dorchester County aforesaid, and they

[5 l. allowed
in Dor-
chester
County, to
make good
a Deficiency
in 1747.]

are hereby directed to allow and assess unto the said Jonas Green,
in their next County Levy, the Sum of Five Pounds current Money,
over and above the Twenty Pounds by this Law allowed to be made
him, for printing, stitching, and delivering the Laws and Votes and
Proceedings of this Session; any former Law to the contrary thereof
in any wise notwithstanding.

[Continu-
ance of this
Act.]

This Act to continue until the twenty-fifth Day of December,
which shall be in the Year One thousand seven hundred and fifty.

June 23^d 1749
Read and Assented to
by the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
M. Macnemara Cl lo ho.

On behalf of the Right
Hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry
of this province I will
this be a Law.
Sam: Ogle

The Great Seal in
wax appendant

23 June 1749
Read and Assented to
by the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
J Ross Cl Up Ho.

No. 9

An Act for the more effectual destroying Squirrels and Crows in
the Counties of Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot; and for de-
stroying red Foxes in the said Counties.

[Preamble.]
p. 475

Whereas it is represented to this present General Assembly, That
in the Counties of Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot, the Laws here-
tofore made for the destroying of Squirrels and Crows have been
found ineffectual; and further, That red Foxes have been found to
be greatly injurious to the Inhabitants of those several and respec-
tive Counties. Wherefore it is prayed that it may be Enacted,

[Two
Pounds of
Tobacco to
be allowed
for each
Crow or
Squirrel
above the
three for
each
Taxable.]

And be it Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprie-
tary, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordship's Gover-
nor, and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the Au-
thority of the same, That from and after the End of this present
Session of Assembly, every Person in the said Counties of Kent,
Queen Anne's, and Talbot, who shall bring to any Justice of the
Peace of the aforesaid Counties the Heads or Scalps of any more
Squirrels or Crows, than the Three required to be brought in for
each Taxable, by an Act entituled, An Act to encourage the Destroy-
ing of Wolves, Crows, and Squirrels, shall for every such Head or
Scalp be allowed, in the Levy of any of the aforesaid Counties,
where such Squirrel or Crow shall be killed, the Quantity of two
Pounds of Tobacco; and the Justice of the Peace before whom such