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L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Nov. 15
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per Annum, taken out of that 3.d by the said John Rousby, as Re-
ceiver of the said 12.d in Patuxent District. This House humbly
offers unto your Excellency, that the said Duty of 12.d per Hogshead
is not chargeable with that Salary, but rather that the ffines and
fforfeitures arising in this Province, if duly collected and applied,
are sufficient to defray the Charge of the Collection of the Revenue
in all the Districts of this Province. And, whereas this House has
been informed, that, besides the said John Rousby, one or more are
appointed Receivers of the Revenue in this Province. It is further
proposed, that the Number of Officers, for the said Collection of
12.d be reduced to one. And we, likewise, with all Submission, pray,
that your Excellency will be pleased to communicate to us, in such
Manner as shall seem most meet and expedient to your Excellency,
who are the present Collectors of his Majesty's Revenue, in all the
Districts of this Province, by what Authority they have or do
receive the same, and how they are paid their respective Yearly
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Salaries. All which it is hoped, will tend to the Redress of the Mis-
application of that Part of the said 12.d applied for Arms, &a and put
this House in a Condition of judging in Pursuance of the 27.th
Article of the said Instructions, What is further necessary to be
done for the Support of this Government, for the Honour and
Maintainance of which, we think ourselves very nearly concerned,
and shall be ready upon all Occasions to give Demonstration of
the same.
Signed per Order, Thomas Macnemara, Cl. Lo. Ho.
Sent up to his Excellency the Governor and Council, by M.r
Tyler, Col. Mackall, Col. Maxfield, Major Wilson, Major Woolford,
Col. Herman, M.r Blay, and Capt. Harris. They return and say
they delivered the said Address.
Col.o Thomas Addison, and Col.o Richard Tilghman, from the
Hon. Council, deliver M.r Speaker, the following Message, Viz.t
By his Excy the Governor & Council, in Assembly, May 14, 1715
Gentlemen.
In Answer to your Message, by M.r Tyler, and several others,
relating to the Revenue, we acquaint you, that his Excellency, and
this Board, do concur with your House, that the Revenue of the
one Moiety of 2/ per Hogshead on Tobacco, exported, being wholly
appropriated by his most sacred Majesty ought not to be burthened
with the Payment of any Salary to his Majesty's Receivers, but
that their Salaries ought to be paid out of the Fines and Forfeitures,
falling in this Province. And if the said Fines and Forfeitures,
shall not be sufficient therefor, then, it may be adviseable to con-
sider of the twenty seventh Article, of his Excellency's Instructions,
communicated to you.
We likewise concur with you, that the Number of the said Re-
ceivers be reduced to One, and acquaint you, that we know of no
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