440 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-June 2, 1750.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
May 31

The Province of Maryland to John Raitt, as Armourer of the
Province aforesaid;

From September 26, 1745, to July II, 1747, is 21 Sterling
Months and 15 Days, at 40 1. per Ann. £. 71 13 4

Errors excepted per John Raitt.
Which was read and disallowed.
This House having taken into Consideration an Act of Assembly
entituled, An Act for Settlement of an annual Revenue upon her
Majesty's Governor within this Province, for the Time being, made
in the Year of our Lord 1704; under Colour of which Act, 12 d.
Sterling per Hogshead has been levied and taken by the Right Hon-
ourable the Lord Proprietary of this Province, on all Tobacco ex-
ported out of the same, ever since the Year of our Lord 1733; at
which Time an Act entituled, An Act ascertaining the Gauge and
Tare of Tobacco Hogsheads, expired: Which said Act of 1704 is
in the following Words.

An Act for Settlement of an annual Revenue upon her Majesty's
Governor within this Province, for the Time being.

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Whereas, by an Act of Assembly formerly made, entituled, An
Act for providing a Support for the Lord Proprietary of this Prov-
ince, and likewise a Supply for defraying the public Charge of the
Government; it was by the said Act published and declared, That
from and after the first Day of September then next ensuing, there
should be raised, levied, collected, and paid to the said Lord Pro-
prietary, the Sum of Two Shillings Sterling for every Hogshead,
or Quantity of a Hogshead, of Tobacco, which should be at any
Time thereafter shipped in any Ship or Vessel, to be exported out
of this Province; on Condition that his said Lordship should receive
his Rents, and Fines for Alienation of Lands, in good sound mer-
chantable Tobacco, when tendered, at the Rate of two Pence per
Pound for one Moiety of the said Imposition; the other Moiety by
the said Act raised, to be employed towards maintaining a constant
Magazine, and defraying other public and necessary Charges of the
Government. And whereas former Assemblies, upon strict Enquiry
made into the Premises, did find his said Lordship had not only
been very deficient, and at small Charge and Expence in maintaining
a Magazine as aforesaid; but that this Province hath been obliged
to defray all public Charges arising for the Support of Government,
by Way of an equal Assessment upon the Inhabitants thereof; the
several Provisoes in the afore-recited Act to the contrary notwith-
standing. And whereas also his said Lordship the aforesaid Moiety
of two Shillings per Hogshead, under Pretext of maintaining a
Magazine as aforesaid (until the Time of their late Majesties King