240 Assembly Proceedings, November 1-December 6, 1766.

Liber H. S.
No. 1

whom the above sums of Tobacco shall be Assessed to discharge
and pay the same in Gold and Silver at the same Rates as by the
Act entitled an Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco for pre-
venting frauds in his Majestys Customs and for the Limitation of
Officers fees made at a Session of Assembly begun and held at the
City of Annapolis the fourth day of October in the Year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty three Gold and Silver
is directed to be received in all payments made in Virtue of that

[Proviso, in
case of his
Removal]

Act Provided always that the said Jonas Green shall Actually reside
at Annapolis during the Continuance of this Act and comply with
the Terms thereof and that upon the Death of the said Jonas Green
or his removal from Annapolis or ceasing to comply with the
Terms of this Act on his part the payment of the sums of Money

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herein before directed to be paid to him shall Cease any thing Con-
tained in this Act to the Contrary Notwithstanding
And be it Likewise Enacted that the Copy of the Public Laws
made this present Session of Assembly as well as those made at any

[The Laws
to have
marginal
notes]

future Session during the Continuance of this Act shall have
marginal notes made and printed thereto as also the date of the
Year wherein such Laws were respectively made inserted in each
page and a list of such Laws made at the end of each Session
with the page wherein they are printed all which the said Jonas
Green is hereby required and oblidged to do as well as all other
Services herein before mentioned for the Yearly Salary aforesaid

[Proviso, in
case of his
Failure of
Duty]

Provided allways that it shall and may be law full for the Sheriffs
of the several and respective Counties respectively and they are
hereby required not to pay to the said Jonas Green the said respec-
tive sums of Money herein before mentioned or any part thereof

to be Assessed and levied for his use for hie Salary for this present

or any future year during the Continuance of this Act unless it shall
be made appear to them by a Certificate or receipt from the Sheriff
of Annarundel County for the time being that the public Laws and
the Votes and proceedings of this Session and every future Session
or Convention during the Continuance of this Act were printed and
Delivered to him within the respective times herein before directed
any thing herein before contained to the Contrary in any wise
Notwithstanding

[Laws and
notes to be
forwarded
as Public
Letters]

And be it Further Enacted that the several and respective Sheriffs
within this Province shall and they are hereby directed and required
to receive and forward the said Laws with the Votes and Proceedings
aforesaid to the Clerks of the several County Courts and Members
of each House of Assembly as Public Letters are by the Laws of
this Province directed to be forwarded and under the like Penalty
to be recovered and Applied in like manner