Acts. 233

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 hindered by the Death of
her Hands employed in the Press or by Sickness or the unavoidable
Accident of her Press Breaking.

Liber R. G.
1773
p. 275

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
them within such Year that then and in such Case there shall be
allowed to the said Ann Catharine Green the Several and Respective
Quantities of Tobacco in the several Counties within this Province
following to Wit In Baltimore County four thousand seven hundred
and fifty five Anne Arundel County three thousand one hundred
and Eighty Eight Charles County two thousand seven hundred and
three Prince Georges County two thousand Eight hundred and
Eighty Frederick County four thousand Six hundred and Seventy
five Queen Anns County two Thousand five hundred and fifty Saint
Marys County two thousand one hundred and fifty one Dorchester
County two thousand five hundred and twenty Eight Kent County
one thousand nine hundred and twenty six Talbot County one
thousand Eight hundred and twenty six Somerset County one
thousand Nine hundred and fifty two Worcester County two thou-
sand and three Cecil County fifteen hundred and ninety one Calvert
County twelve hundred and seventy six which said Respective Quan-
tities of Tobacco last aforementioned 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 Catharine Green in Manner and form aforesaid for
her better Support and Encouragement in Serving this Province and
residing within the same.

[Her Allow-
ance in case
of no

Session.]

Provided always and be it hereby enacted That it shall and may
be Lawful for the Taxable Inhabitants of this Province upon whom
the above Quantities of Tobacco shall be Assessed to discharge
and Pay the same in the same Manner as Public and County Levies
are collected and paid

[To be paid
in the same
Manner as
Public and
County
Levies.]

Provided always that the said Ann Catharine Green shall actually
reside at Annapolis during the Continuance of this Act and comply
with the Terms thereof and that upon the Death of the said Ann
Catharine Green or her Removal from Annapolis or ceasing to
comply with the Terms of this Act on her part the Payment of the
Sums of Money herein before directed to be paid to her shall cease
any thing contained in this Act to the Contrary Notwithstanding

[Proviso in
case of her
Death or
Removal.]