Acts. 455

N:^o 18 An Act for the speedy and effectual Publication of the Laws of
this Province and for the Encouragement of Anne Catharine
Green of the City of Annapolis Printer

Liber H. S.
No. 1

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 there shall be allowed to Anne Catharine Green of the
City of Annapolis Printer the several and respective sums of Tobacco
in the several Counties within this Province following to wit. In
Baltimore County five thousand one hundred and sixty. Ann Arundel

[Allowance
in Tobacco
to A. C.
Green.]

County four thousand three hundred and eighty six. Charles County
four thousand and forty two. Prince Georges County three thou-
sand nine hundred and fifty six. Frederick County three thousand
five hundred and twenty six Queen Anns County three thousand
four hundred and eighty three Saint Marys County three thousand
three hundred and fifty four Dorchester County three thousand one
hundred and eighty two Kent County three thousand one hundred
and thirty nine Talbot County three thousand and fifty three Somer-
set County three thousand and ten Worcester County two thousand
eight hundred and eighty one Caecil County two thousand eight
hundred and thirty eight and Calvert County nineteen hundred and
ninety which said respective sums of Tobacco the Justices of the
several County Courts within this Province are hereby impowered
and required to allow and Assess in their respective County Levies
Annually during the Continuance of this Act together with the

[In the
several
Counties]

Sheriffs Sallary of five per Cent for Collecting the same and the
several sums of Tobacco so to be allowed and assessed as aforesaid
shall be collected by the Sheriff of each respective County and
Yearly paid by them respectively free from any Abatement or De-

p. 700

duction to the said Anne Catharine Green or her Order for printing
stitching covering with Marble or blue Paper and delivering a Copy
of the publick Laws made in this present Session of Assembly by
the twentieth Day of September in the Year one thousand seven
hundred and Sixty Eight and the Votes and Proceedings of the
Lower House of Assembly of this present Session by the first Day
of October in the Year seventeen hundred and sixty Eight 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 publick Laws
during the Continuance of this Act to every Provincial and County

[Her duty
for such
Allowance]