232 Assembly Proceedings, November 16-December 23, 1773.

No. 22
Liber R. G.

1773
p. 274

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 —

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

Be it enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary by
and with the Advice and Consent of his 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 Quantitys of To-

[in the
several
Counties.]

bacco in the Several Counties within this Province following to wit
In Baltimore County six thousand three hundred and forty Ann
Arundel County four thousand two hundred and fifty Charles
County Three Thousand six hundred and four Prince George's
County Three Thousand eight hundred and forty Frederick County
Six Thousand two hundred and Thirty three Queen Anns County
Three thousand four hundred Saint Marys County two thousand
eight hundred and sixty eight Dorchester County three thousand
three hundred and seventy Kent County Two thousand five hundred
and sixty seven Talbot County two thousand four hundred and
thirty four Somerset County two thousand six hundred and two
Worcester County two thousand six hundred and seventy Cecil
County two thousand one hundred and twenty one Calvert County
seventeen hundred and one 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 Respec-
tive County Levys annually during the Continuance of this Act
together with the Sheriff's Salary of five per Cent for collecting the
same And the several Quantities of Tobacco so to be allowed and
Assessed as aforesaid shall be collected by the Sheriff of each Re-
spective County and Yearly paid by them respectively free from
any Abatements or Deduction to the said Anne Catharine Green or

[Her Duty
for such
Allowance.]

her Order for printing Stitching covering with Marble or Blue
Paper and delivering a Copy of the Public Laws made in this present
Session of Assembly by the Tenth Day of May in the Year one
thousand seven hundred and seventy four And the Votes and Pro-
ceedings of the Lower House of Assembly of this present Session
by the tenth Day of June in the Year Seventeen hundred and seventy
four 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 C[l]erks of the several and Respective County Courts for the
Perusal of the Inhabitants of the several and respective Counties
and a Copy of the Public Laws during the Continuance of this Act