II.  It is hereby Enacted and Declared, by the Right Honourable the Lord 
Proprietary, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordship's Governor, and
the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the Authority of the same, That
the said County Commissioners, or Magistrates, nor any of them, shall construe
or explain the Words, Public Charges of their respective Counties,
mentioned in the said recited Act, which they are impowered to levy and
raise Tobacco for, to extend to any other Purposes, than the ordinary, usual and
necessary Charges, annually arising in their said several and respective Counties.

    III.  And whereas it may frequently be necessary to make Repairs to Court-houses,
Prisons and Bridges, within the several and respective Counties of this
Province, as well as to erect and build new and convenient Bridges for the
common Benefit and Advantage of the Inhabitants; Be it Enacted, by the 
Authority, Advice and Consent aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for
the Justices of the said several and respective Counties, to levy and raise upon
the Taxable Inhabitants within their said several Counties, for the making,
compleating and finishing the necessary small Repairs to Court-houses, Prisons
and Bridges, and for the erecting and building new and convenient Bridges,
when and as often as Occasion shall require, any Quantity or Quantities of
Tobacco, not exceeding the Sum of Ten Thousand Pounds of Tobacco, at any
one Time, for the full and compleat Repairing of any one County Court-house;
and not exceeding the Sum of Six Thousand pounds of Tobacco, at any one
Time, for the full and necessary Repairs for any one County Prison; and
not exceeding the Sum of Eight Thousand pounds of Tobacco, for the erecting
and building on any one new Bridge, in any one County whatsoever:  But
that in all and every case where any larger Sum or Sums of Tobacco, than
what are herein before limited and expressed, shall or may be adjudged necessary
or requisite by the said several and respective County Justices, to and
for any Uses and Purposes aforesaid, it shall not be lawful for the said several
and respective County Justices, nor any of them, to levy or raise any
such larger Sum or Sums of Tobacco, so adjudged necessary or requisite as aforesaid,
upon the Taxable Inhabitants  of their said several Counties, without
having first had and obtained Leave or Licence for their so doing from the
General Assembly of this Province, for the Time being.

    IV.  Provided always, That it shall and may be lawful for the several and
respective Inhabitants to pay and discharge the said several and respective Sums
of Tobacco, so to be levied and raised to and for the Uses aforesaid, in Current
Money, in the same Manner as they are enabled to pay and discharge the
Public or County Levy.

    V.  This Act to continue for Three Years, and to the End of the next Session
of Assembly which shall happen after the Expiration of Three Years.
                                Examined and Compared with the Original Act, REVERDY GHISELIN,
                                                                                                                        THOMAS BACON.
        Farther continued by 1751, ch. 13; 1754, ch. 18; and 1762, ch. 6.