512 Assembly Proceedings, October 4-November 26, 1763.

No. 27

[No. XXVIll]
Liber H. S.
No. 1
[Passed

26^th Of

November]
[Additional
duty of 40 s.
on each
negro im-
ported]

An Act for imposing an Additional duty of two Pounds Per Poll
on all Negroes imported into this Province

Be it enacted by, the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by
and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordships Governor and
the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the Authority of
the same that from and after the end of this Session of Assembly
all Masters of Ships and other Vessels and all other Persons im-
porting or bringing Negroes into this Province either by Land or by
Water shall at the Time of making their entry or bringing in the
same pay unto the Naval Officer of the Port or Place where they
shall make their entry or bring in such Negroes the sum of two
Pounds Current Money over and above what by the Law of this
Province now in force is to be Payed for every Negroe so imported
or brought in on Penalty and Forfeiture of ten Pounds Current
Money for every Negroe so imported or brought in and not Payed
for as aforesaid to be recovered by Action of Debt or on the Case
with full Costs in any Court of Record within this Province having
Cognizance of the same One half thereof to be Applied to the use
of him her or them that shall sue for the same the other half to be
Applied to the use of the County Schools which said duty shall be
Collected Accounted for and Passed by the several Naval Officers in

[In what
manner
collected]

the same manner as the Duties on Negroes heretofore imposed by
the Laws of this Province are directed to be collected Accounted for
and Payd and under the like Penalties to be recovered and Applied
in like manner as in the said Laws is mentioned and shall be Applied
to the use of the several County Schools in like Manner as the
duties last mentioned are by Former Laws of this Province directed
to be Applied

[Proviso, as
to the slaves
of persons
removing
into this
Province]
p. 521

Provided always that nothing herein Contained shall hinder any
Person or Persons who shall remove from any other of his Majestys
Dominions in order to settle and reside within this Province from
bringing with him her or them such Negroes as he she or they shall
be Possessed of for carrying on his her or their proper Occupation
at the Time of such removal but that such Negroes may be imported
Duty Free any thing herein to the Contrary Notwithstanding

[If exported
in 2 months
the duty to
be returned]

Provided also that if any importer or bringer in of any such
Negroes as aforesaid shall desire to export them or any of them
within two Months from the Time of their Importation and shall
make report thereof to the Naval Officer with whom they were first
entered and shall export all or any of them it shall and may be
Lawfull for such Naval Officer to repay the aforesaid duty to such
importer or bringer in for such Negroes in Proportion to the Num-
ber that shall be so Exported

[Duration]

This Act to continue and be in force from the end of this Session
of Assembly for and during the Term of three Years and to the