Acts. 157

Present Session by the Twenty fifth day of May in the Year Seven-
teen Hundred and Seventy and also a Copy of the Laws of any
future Session within Three Months and of the Votes and proceed-
ings of the Lower House of Assembly within Four Months respec-
tively 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 Pro-
ceedings to the Clerk of each House and Three Books of the Votes
and proceedings aforesaid to the Clerks of the Several & respective
County Courts for the perusal of the Inhabitants of the Several
and respective Countys and a Copy of the Public Laws 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 she shall be Hin-
dered by the Death of her Hands employed in the press or by Sickness
or the unavoidable accident of her press Breaking.

Liber R. G.
1769

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
Anne Catharine Green may be enabled to print Laws and Deliver

[Her allow-
ance in case
of no
Session.]

them within such Year that then and in such Case there shall be
allowed to the said Anne Catharine Green the Several and respective
sums of Tobacco in the Several Counties within this Province follow-
ing to wit. In Baltimore County Four Thousand one Hundred and
seventy, Ann Arundel County Three Thousand four hundred and
forty Charles County Three Thousand one hundred & Eighty Prince
Georges County three Thousand and ninety six Frederick County
Two thousand seven Hundred and ninety five Queen Anns 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 Csecil County
Eighteen Hundred and Ninety and Calvert County fourteen Hun-
dred and sixty which said respective Sums of Tobacco last afore-
mentioned together with the Sheriffs Salary of five 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 Anne Catha-
rine Green in manner and form aforesaid for her better support and
Encouragement in serving this Province and residing within the same

Provided always and be it hereby Enacted, That it shall and may
be Lawful for the Taxable inhabitants of this Frovince upon whom

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