Acts. 239

our Lord seventeen hundred and sixty seven and also a Copy
of the Laws of any future Session within three Months and of
the Votes and Proceedings of the Lower House of Assembly within
four Months respectively after the end of every such Session during
the Continuance of this Act to the Governor and each Member of
the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and one Book of the
Votes and Proceedings to the Clerk of each House and three Books
of the Votes and Proceedings aforesaid to the Clerks of the Several
and respective County Courts for the Perusal of the Inhabitants of
the several and respective Counties and a Copy of the Public Laws

Liber H. S.
No. 1

during the Continuance of this Act to every Provincial and County
Magistrate and a Copy of each Law bound up in Leather to each
House of Assembly, the High Court of Appeals, the Provincial
Court and to each County Court within this Province unless he
shall be hindered by the Death of his hands employed in the Press
or by Sickness or the unavoidable accident of his Press breaking

p. 631

And be it Likewise Enacted that if it should happen that in any
Year during the Continuance of this Act there should not be any
Session of Assembly held within this Province whereby the said
Jonas Green may be enabled to print Laws and deliver them within
such year that then and in such case there shall be Allowed to the
said Jonas Green the several and respective sums of Tobacco in the
several Counties within this Province following to wit. In Baltimore
County four thousand one hundred and seventy Annarundel County
three thousand four hundred and forty Charles County three thou-
sand one hundred and eighty, Prince Georges County three thousand
and ninety six Frederick County two thousand seven hundred and
Ninety five, Queen Ann's County two thousand seven hundred and
six, Saint Mary's County Two thousand four hundred and ninety
four Dorchester County two thousand four hundred and eight
Kent County two thousand three hundred and sixty five, Talbot
County two thousand one hundred and fifty Somerset County two
thousand and twenty, Worcester County Nineteen hundred and
thirty five Cecil County eighteen hundred and ninety and Calvert
County fourteen hundred and sixty which said respective sums of
Tobacco last aforementioned together with the Sheriffs Salary of
five pounds per Cent for Collecting the same the said Justices of
the several County Courts within this Province are hereby impowered
and required to allow and Assess in their respective County Levy and
shall be by the respective Sheriffs collected and yearly paid to the
said Jonas Green in manner and form aforesaid for his better
support and Encouragement in serving this Province and residing
within the same

[His Allow-
ance in case
of no
Session]

Provided allways and be it hereby Enacted that it shall and may
be Law full for the Taxable Inhabitants of this Province upon

[May be
paid in
Money]