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

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

his Lordship from accounting for the Arrears of the one Shilling
per Hogshead, for supporting the Government and providing Arms
and Ammunition, but that he be obliged to all the aforesaid Matters
and Things as fully and strongly as if the said Law were in full
Force.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That every
Master of a Ship or Vessel as aforesaid, at the Time of his Clear-
ing, shall upon Oath declare the Quality and Quantity of his Load-
ing; and that the Naval Officer, by the Governor aforesaid appointed
for the Time being, shall, and is hereby empowered to administer
the said Oath; and in case the said Master shall refuse the said
Oath, . or upon Suspicion of having Goods on board for which he
hath not cleared, it shall be lawful for the said Naval Officer to enter
on board any such Ship or Vessel, and the same to search for any
such Goods as aforesaid; any Thing in this Act beforementioned
notwithstanding.
Thereupon the Question was put, Whether the following Entry,
viz. [Resolved, That the levying and taking the Sum of Twelve
Pence Sterling per Hogshead, by the Right Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Province, on all Tobacco exported out of the
same, under Pretence and Colour of the said Act of 1702, is not
warranted by Law,] shall be made on the Journal, as the Resolve

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of this House; or Not? Resolved in the Affirmative.

For the Affirmative,

M^r Mills,

M^r Lee,

M^rLux,

Smith,

Wilson,

Wootton,

Richard Lloyd,

N. Goldsborough,

Addison,

Wilmer,

J. Goldsborough,

Sprigg,

Carroll,

Robert Lloyd,

Murdock,

Worthington,

Oldham,

Hopper,

J. J. Mackall,

Hooper,

Wilkinson,

Heighe,

Travers,

Davis,

B. Mackall,

Colvill,

Crabb,

B. Bund,

Hyland,

Chaplain.

Smallwood,

Sheredine,

Owen,

Stoddert,

Paca,

Prather.

For the Negative,

M^r Key,

M^r Gordon,

M^r Scarborough,

Barnes,

Dulany,

J. Henry.

King,

Robins,

Sulivane,

Selby,