132 Assembly Proceedings, November 17-December 20, /7<5p.

Liber R. G.
1769
to assess
on the tax-
able Inhabi-
tants of said
Parish, their
Proportional
Part of 1/3 of
the aforesaid
Sum of
160,000 lbs.
of Tobacco.]

the said Parish which Lieth in Talbot County being Laid before
them the said Justices or any two of them shall assess on the Taxable
Inhabitants of that part of the said Parish which Lieth in Queen
Anne's County their Proportionable part of one Third part of the
aforesaid Sum of one Hundred and sixty Thousand pounds of
Tobacco together with a salary of Five per Cent, to the Sheriff for
collecting and paying the same a Certificate of which Assessment the
Clerk of the said County shall forthwith deliver to the Sheriff thereof
which said Quantities of Tobacco so as aforesaid to be assessed and
which were omitted to be assessed by Virtue of the before recited
Act shall be Levied collected paid and applied as by that Act the same
were Directed to be Levied Collected paid and applied

[The re-
maining 2/3
Parts of the
said Tobacco
to be as-
sessed on the
Inhabitants
of said Par-
ish in each
County, re-
spectively, in
1770, and
1771,]

And be it further Enacted That it shall and may be Law full to and
for the Justices of Queen Anne's and Talbot County Courts for the
Time being and they are hereby required to assesss and Levy on the
Taxable Inhabitants of Saint Pauls Parish aforesaid living in the
said Counties respectively their Proportional parts of the remaining
Two Third parts of the aforesaid One Hundred and sixty Thousand
pounds of Tobacco together with the Sheriffs Salary of Five pounds
of Tobacco per Centum for collecting the same at Two Equal Assess-
ments the first of which Assessments to be made at their November
Courts respectively which shall be in the Year one Thousand seven
Hundred and Seventy and the other at their then next succeeding
November Courts

[which may
be dis-
charged as
other Parish
Taxes.]

And be it Enacted that the aforesaid Quantity of One Hundred
and sixty Thousand Pounds of Tobacco shall and may be Collected
by the Sheriffs of the said Counties respectively together with their
Commission as aforesaid and may be paid and Discharged by the
Parishioners aforesaid in the same manner that other Parish Taxes
are collected paid and Discharged and shall be by the said Sheriffs
accounted for and paid to the Vestrymen and Church wardens
of Saint Pauls Parish aforesaid for the Time being who are
hereby authorized and impowered to apply three fourth Parts thereof

[How to be
applied.]

towards Building and Compleating the Parish Church aforesaid and
the other fourth Part thereof towards building and Compleating an
Addition and Gallaries in the aforesaid Chapel called Wye Chapel
in such Manner as to them shall seem most necessary and Convenient
and to no other use or Purpose whatsoever, And that the said
Justices may be enabled to apportion the said remaining part of the
said Sum of one Hundred and sixty Thousand pounds of Tobacco

[The Clerks
to Certify to
each other,
the Number
of Taxables
in the Parish
which lies in
each county.]

among the Taxable Inhabitants of Saint Pauls Parish aforesaid,
Be it further enacted That the Justices for the Time being of
Queen Ann's and Talbot County Courts shall cause the Clerks of the
said Courts to Certify each to the other by the Third day of their
Courts to be held in the Month of November in the Year of our
Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and seventy and by the Third