Acts. 283

same, That the Justices of Baltimore County Court shall & they
are hereby authorized directed and empowered to assess and levy
on the Taxable Inhabitants of the said County at the Time of laying
the Public Levy a Quantity of Tobacco not exceeding three hundred
thousand Pounds by two equal Assessments in the Years seventeen
hundred & seventy one and seventeen hundred and seventy two,
together with the Sheriffs Salary of five per Cent for Collection,
which said Assessments so as aforesaid to be made and levied
shall be collected by the Sheriff of the said County from the sev-
eral Taxable persons, who shall reside within the said County in

Liber R. G.
1771
Pounds of
Tobacco on
the taxable
Inhabitants
in the Years
1771 and
1772;]

the same Manner as other public and County Levies are by Law
collected & the said Tobacco when so as aforesaid collected shall
be paid by such Sheriff to the Commissioners hereafter named or
the Major Part of them or their Order or Orders who are hereby
authorized and required to receive & apply the same to the Uses and
Purposes following that is to say to finish & compleat the said
Prison and Court House.

[to be ap-
plied towards
finishing and
compleating
the Prison
and Court-
House.]

Provided Nevertheless that if the said Quantity of Tobacco when
collected should be more than sufficient for the Purposes aforesaid
then and in such Case the Overplus shall be paid into the Hands
of the Justices of the said County & applied to pay and discharge
the Public and County Levy of the said County.

[Proviso.]

And be it further enacted that Robert Alexander, William Smith
John Moale and Andrew Buchanan be and are hereby appointed
Commissioners to execute & perform the Trust reposed in them &
required by this Act & they are hereby empowered to treat and agree
with Undertakers or Workmen to finish and compleat the said Court
House & Prison.

[Commis-
sioners
appointed to
put this Act
in Execu-
tion.]

Provided always And be it enacted that it shall & may be lawful
for the several respective Inhabitants of the said County to pay and
discharge the said Quantity of Tobacco so as aforesaid to be assessed
& levied in Money at the Rate of ten Shillings Current Money per
hundred Pounds of Tobacco.

[Proviso.]

By the Lower House of
Assembly, Nov.^r 22.^d
1771. Read & assented to.
Signed by Order,
Jn° Duckett Cl. Lo. Ho.

On Behalf of the Right
Honble the Lord Pro-
prietary of this Province
I Will this be a Law.
Rob.^t Eden.

By the Upper House of p. 150
Assembly, Nov.^r 22.^d
1771. Read & assented to.
Signed by Order,
U Scott Cl. Up. Ho.

The Great Seal
in Wax appendant

No. 20 An Act to empower Elizabeth Williams Administratrix of George
Williams with the Will annexed to make and execute the Convey-
ances therein mentioned.

Whereas Elizabeth Williams of Baltimore County Widow &
Relict of George Williams late of the County deceased did by her

[A Private
Act.]