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Thousand Pound for his Majesty Service & Striking thirty four
Thousand and fifteen Pounds Six Shillings thereof in Bills of
Credit and raising a fund for Sinking the same to compute and
ascertain the Rate of an Additional Land Tax in case of a Deficiency
of the funds hereby Certify that the Rate by way of Additional
Tax on Lands to be imposed in the Same manner with the Land
Tax by the said Act imposed Sufficient to make good such Deficiency
adding thereto the Sum of five hundred Pounds is seven Shillings
and Seven pence per hundred Acres on all Tracts or Parcels of
Land within this Province and so inproportion of a greater or less
Quantity with the further Sum of Seven Shillings and Seven pence
for every hundred Acres held by any Papist or reputed Papist of
the Age of Eighteen years or upwards who Shall refuse or neglect
to take the Several Oaths to the Government and Sign the Oath of
abjuration and the test now by Law Established and so inproportion
for a greater or less Quantity to be Collected Levied Accounted for
and Paid in the same manner to all Intents and purposes as the
Land Tax by the Said Act imposed, is directed to be Collected

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
Sept. 29

Levied Accounted for and In Witness whereof We have hereunto
set our hands and Seals this Seventh Day of August 1760

A Bill from the Lower house by Mess^rs Tilghman and Golds-
borough Entered an Act for easing the Inhabitants of this Province
from the Great and unequal Burthen of the Additional Land Tax
thus endorsed
By the Lower House of Assembly 29^th September 1760
Read the first & Second time by Especial Order & will pass
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Clk. Lo. Ho

Read the first time in this House & ordered to lye on the Table
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

p. 447

Tuesday Morning 30^th September 1760
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday & Col^o Hammond
Read the Petition of Hugh Carrigan and Thomas Rolles Soldiers
enlisted in the Maryland Service in 1757 who were taken Prisoners
by the French and sent to Mississippi and from thence to Old
France praying Some Recompence for their past Services, Referred
& Sent by Col^o Lloyd

His Excellency is pleased to communicate to this House the
following Message
Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly

Being well assured that You have a due Sense of the Paternal
Care which his Majesty our most gracious Sovereign hath shewn

Sept. 30